Thursday 30 November, 2023Yvonne Mills made her Paralympic debut at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games. She was part of the New Zealand Paralympic…
Thursday 30 November, 2023David competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively won 17 medals.…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Stelios made his Paralympic debut at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Lesli was diagnosed at the aged of 14 with Stargardt’s disease, the child form of macular degeneration, which has no…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Peter was born with a condition called Amniotic Band Syndrome. He was born without all four limbs. From a young age…
Thursday 30 November, 2023At the age of 9, Brent had a pool accident. He started Para sport and Para swimming as part of…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Rodney competed in international Para sport events in the late 60s. Upon return from one of these events in Jamaica,…
Thursday 30 November, 2023John grew up in Invercargill and became a paraplegic after an accident in 1964. As a teenager, during a school…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Former Pongakawa School pupil, diagnosed with polio in his early 20s, Jim started wheelchair sport in 1966. Jim was a…
Thursday 30 November, 2023A wheelchair user as a result of a diving accident when he was 22, Keith represented New Zealand only 2…
