Lorraine Te Punga #56
Games type:
Paralympic Winter Games
Games year:
Innsbruck 1988
Para sport:
Para alpine skiing
Gender:
Female
| Ethnicity | NZ Maori |
| Date of Birth | 3 August 1953 |
| Resides | Taupo |
| Iwi | Ngāti Rangi |
| Occupation | Part time educational support worker |
| Impairment (Disability) | Right Leg Above Knee Amputee |
Lorraine represented New Zealand at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games. She was the only women in a team of 3 Paralympians, emerging as part of a new generation of Kiwi Para alpine skiers, competing in Para alpine skiing in Giant slalom, slalom and downhill.
Her passion for sport continued off the slopes as Lorraine worked as a swim school manager until last year. She is now a part time educational support worker.
Lorraine officially received her ‘numbered’ Paralympic pin as part of The Celebration Project in Tauranga in July 2019.
Paralympic results
| 1988 | Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games | - |
