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Liam Malone, Rio, 2016

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Liam Malone, Rio, 2016

Paralympian Liam Malone is pictured here on his way to winning gold in record time in the men’s 200 metres (T44 class), having already won a silver medal in the 100 metres. He went on to win a second record-breaking gold medal in the 400 metres. The Rio games were Malone’s only Paralympics. He was New Zealand’s flag-bearer at the closing ceremony.

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Ian McDonald, Disability sport – Paralympics and Commonwealth Games, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46818/liam-malone-rio-2016 (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Ian McDonald, published 14 June 2022, updated 1 February 2022.