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Story: Disability sport

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Development of disability sport

  3. Disability and para sports

  4. Paralympics and Commonwealth Games

  5. Special Olympics and Deaflympics

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Development of disability sport

Murray Halberg at the Rome Olympics, 1960

Murray Halberg at the Rome Olympics, 1960

Race at the annual limbless soldiers' picnic, 1920s

Race at the annual limbless soldiers' picnic, 1920s

Father Leo Close

Father Leo Close

Pompey Heremaia at the Perth Games, 1962

Pompey Heremaia at the Perth Games, 1962

Halberg Foundation

Halberg Foundation

Sophie Pascoe, Halberg Award winner

Sophie Pascoe, Halberg Award winner

From page 2 - Disability and para sports

Boccia

Boccia

Goalball

Goalball

Riding for the Disabled

Riding for the Disabled

Adaptive snow sports

Adaptive snow sports

Adaptive surfing

Adaptive surfing

Halberg Junior Disability Games

Halberg Junior Disability Games

Harry Randall, keen sportsman

Harry Randall, keen sportsman

From page 3 - Paralympics and Commonwealth Games

1968 Paralympic team

1968 Paralympic team

Eve Rimmer

Eve Rimmer

Neroli Fairhall

Neroli Fairhall

Liam Malone, Rio, 2016

Liam Malone, Rio, 2016

New Zealand's Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals

New Zealand's Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals

From page 4 - Special Olympics and Deaflympics

Special Olympics at the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, 2009

Special Olympics at the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, 2009

Jenny Metcalfe

Jenny Metcalfe

Deaf Rugby World Championships, 2002

Deaf Rugby World Championships, 2002

How to cite this page:

Ian McDonald, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/disability-sport/media (accessed 28 May 2023)

Story by Ian McDonald, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Feb 2022 with assistance from Catriona McBean

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