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==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Cathedral Square redevelopment 971.JPG|thumb|upright|Plaque commemorating the redevelopment of [[Cathedral Square, Christchurch|Cathedral Square]] in 1998/99, with Condon listed as one of the councillors]]
[[File:Cathedral Square redevelopment 971.JPG|thumb|upright|Plaque commemorating the redevelopment of [[Cathedral Square, Christchurch|Cathedral Square]] in 1998/99, with Condon listed as one of the councillors]]
Condon was rendered a [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]] after contracting childhood [[Poliomyelitis|polio]].<ref name="lib">{{cite web|url=http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Society/People/C/Condon-Graham/|title=Graham Condon|publisher=Christchurch City Libraries|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> Condon was the only New Zealander to take part in six consecutive Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/1338421|title=High achiever Condon remembered|publisher=[[TVNZ]]|date=9 September 2007|accessdate=19 March 2008}}</ref> He competed in the Paralympics in athletics and swimming at both the [[1968 Summer Paralympics|1968 Tel Aviv]] and [[1972 Summer Paralympics|1972 Heidelberg]] Games, and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 3 event at the latter competition.<ref name="IPC">{{IPC profile|surname=Condon}}. Retrieved 11 August 2012.</ref> He participated in the [[1976 Summer Paralympics|1976 Toronto Paralympics]]<ref name="lib"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympics.org.nz/paralympics/_s1976.htm|title=1976 Summer Paralympic Games: New Zealand Team|publisher=[[Paralympics New Zealand]]|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 2 event and a silver medal in the Men's Slalom 2 event at the [[1980 Summer Paralympics|1980 Arnhem Games]]; he also participated in swimming at the 1980 games.<ref name="IPC"/> At the [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games]], he won two bronze medals in the Men's Marathon 2 and Men's Slalom 2 events.<ref name="IPC"/> During the Marathon, he was with a bloc of competitors from Australia, America, and Canada when he hit a pothole around the {{convert|20|km|adj=on}} mark, causing the competitor behind him, [[Robert McIntyre (Paralympian)|Robert McIntyre]], to lose his balance and flip upside down. Condon helped McIntyre back into position and ended up coming third.<ref name="IPC"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Gray|first=Alison|title=Against the Odds: New Zealand Paralympians|year=1997|publisher=Hodder Moa Beckett|isbn=978-1-86958-566-2|page=31}}</ref> His final Paralympics were the [[1988 Summer Paralympics|1988 Seoul Games]], where he won a silver medal in the Men's Slalom 2 event.<ref name="IPC"/> He won a total of seven Paralympic medals and 36 medals in international competitions throughout his career.<ref name="star">{{cite web|url=http://www.starcanterbury.co.nz/news/graham-condons-name-lives-on/1131537/|title=Graham Condon's name lives on|publisher=Star Canterbury|date=10 October 2011|first= Caroline|last=King|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref>
Condon was rendered a [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]] after contracting childhood [[Poliomyelitis|polio]].<ref name="lib">{{cite web|url=http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Society/People/C/Condon-Graham/|title=Graham Condon|publisher=Christchurch City Libraries|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> Condon was the only New Zealander to take part in six consecutive Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/1338421|title=High achiever Condon remembered|publisher=[[TVNZ]]|date=9 September 2007|accessdate=19 March 2008}}</ref> He competed in the Paralympics in athletics and swimming at both the [[1968 Summer Paralympics|1968 Tel Aviv]] and [[1972 Summer Paralympics|1972 Heidelberg]] Games, and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 3 event at the latter competition.<ref name="IPC">{{IPC profile|surname=Condon}}. Retrieved 11 August 2012.</ref> He participated in the [[1976 Summer Paralympics|1976 Toronto Paralympics]]<ref name="lib"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympics.org.nz/paralympics/_s1976.htm |title=1976 Summer Paralympic Games: New Zealand Team |publisher=[[Paralympics New Zealand]] |accessdate=11 August 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808032740/http://www.paralympics.org.nz/paralympics/_s1976.htm |archivedate=8 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 2 event and a silver medal in the Men's Slalom 2 event at the [[1980 Summer Paralympics|1980 Arnhem Games]]; he also participated in swimming at the 1980 games.<ref name="IPC"/> At the [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games]], he won two bronze medals in the Men's Marathon 2 and Men's Slalom 2 events.<ref name="IPC"/> During the Marathon, he was with a bloc of competitors from Australia, America, and Canada when he hit a pothole around the {{convert|20|km|adj=on}} mark, causing the competitor behind him, [[Robert McIntyre (Paralympian)|Robert McIntyre]], to lose his balance and flip upside down. Condon helped McIntyre back into position and ended up coming third.<ref name="IPC"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Gray|first=Alison|title=Against the Odds: New Zealand Paralympians|year=1997|publisher=Hodder Moa Beckett|isbn=978-1-86958-566-2|page=31}}</ref> His final Paralympics were the [[1988 Summer Paralympics|1988 Seoul Games]], where he won a silver medal in the Men's Slalom 2 event.<ref name="IPC"/> He won a total of seven Paralympic medals and 36 medals in international competitions throughout his career.<ref name="star">{{cite web|url=http://www.starcanterbury.co.nz/news/graham-condons-name-lives-on/1131537/ |title=Graham Condon's name lives on |publisher=Star Canterbury |date=10 October 2011 |first=Caroline |last=King |accessdate=11 August 2012 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


He was one of the founding members of Parafed Canterbury, which strives to boost sport and recreational involvement among the disabled.<ref name="scholarship">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/171453/Nelson-takes-out-sport-scholarship|title=Nelson takes out sport scholarship|publisher=[[The Press]]|date=1 January 2009|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> He was also a board member of the national sports agency [[Sport and Recreation New Zealand|SPARC]] for five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=5828|title=SPARC acknowledges former board member, Graham Condon|publisher=Infonews.co.nz|date=9 September 2007|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> Condon was elected as a [[Christchurch City Council|Christchurch city council]]lor in 1995 and served four terms as a city councillor.<ref name="lib"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/road-accidents/news/article.cfm?c_id=663&objectid=10462537|title=Paralympian killed|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=9 September 2007|first=Alice|last=Hudson|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> He was standing for re-election for the Shirley-Papanui ward in the October 2007 election.<ref name="lib" />
He was one of the founding members of Parafed Canterbury, which strives to boost sport and recreational involvement among the disabled.<ref name="scholarship">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/171453/Nelson-takes-out-sport-scholarship|title=Nelson takes out sport scholarship|publisher=[[The Press]]|date=1 January 2009|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> He was also a board member of the national sports agency [[Sport and Recreation New Zealand|SPARC]] for five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=5828|title=SPARC acknowledges former board member, Graham Condon|publisher=Infonews.co.nz|date=9 September 2007|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> Condon was elected as a [[Christchurch City Council|Christchurch city council]]lor in 1995 and served four terms as a city councillor.<ref name="lib"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/road-accidents/news/article.cfm?c_id=663&objectid=10462537|title=Paralympian killed|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=9 September 2007|first=Alice|last=Hudson|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> He was standing for re-election for the Shirley-Papanui ward in the October 2007 election.<ref name="lib" />
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==Recognition==
==Recognition==
Condon was awarded a [[Queen's Service Medal]] for community service in the [[1982 Birthday Honours|1982 Queen's Birthday Honours]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/49010/supplements/39 ''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 49010, 11 June 1982]. Retrieved 5 May 2013.</ref> and a [[New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal]] in 1990.<ref name="braveheart">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/41422/Canterbury-loses-braveheart-councillor|title=Canterbury loses braveheart councillor|publisher=[[The Press]]|date=10 September 2007|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> The Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centre in [[Papanui]], which opened on 9 October 2011, is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2011/201110033.aspx|title=New Recreation and Sport Centre honours late Graham Condon|publisher=[[Christchurch City Council]]|date=3 October 2011|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> Parafed Canterbury have also named a scholarship after him.<ref name="scholarship"/>
Condon was awarded a [[Queen's Service Medal]] for community service in the [[1982 Birthday Honours|1982 Queen's Birthday Honours]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/49010/supplements/39 ''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 49010, 11 June 1982]. Retrieved 5 May 2013.</ref> and a [[New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal]] in 1990.<ref name="braveheart">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/41422/Canterbury-loses-braveheart-councillor|title=Canterbury loses braveheart councillor|publisher=[[The Press]]|date=10 September 2007|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> The Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centre in [[Papanui]], which opened on 9 October 2011, is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2011/201110033.aspx |title=New Recreation and Sport Centre honours late Graham Condon |publisher=[[Christchurch City Council]] |date=3 October 2011 |accessdate=11 August 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102224005/http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2011/201110033.aspx |archivedate=2 November 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Parafed Canterbury have also named a scholarship after him.<ref name="scholarship"/>


==References==
==References==

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Graham Condon
Personal information
Full nameGraham Thomas Condon
Nationality New Zealand
Born11 February 1949
Died8 September 2007(2007-09-08) (aged 58)
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Heidelberg Men's Discus 3
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem Men's Discus 2
Silver medal – second place 1980 Arnhem Men's Slalom 2
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Men's Slalom 2
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Men's Marathon 2
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Men's Slalom 2

Graham Thomas Condon QSM JP (11 February 1949 – 8 September 2007) was a disabled athlete who won seven medals for New Zealand competing in Paralympic swimming and athletic events and a total of 36 medals in international competition overall. He was also a local-body politician and a disability advocate.

Biography

Plaque commemorating the redevelopment of Cathedral Square in 1998/99, with Condon listed as one of the councillors

Condon was rendered a paraplegic after contracting childhood polio.[1] Condon was the only New Zealander to take part in six consecutive Paralympics.[2] He competed in the Paralympics in athletics and swimming at both the 1968 Tel Aviv and 1972 Heidelberg Games, and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 3 event at the latter competition.[3] He participated in the 1976 Toronto Paralympics[1][4] and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 2 event and a silver medal in the Men's Slalom 2 event at the 1980 Arnhem Games; he also participated in swimming at the 1980 games.[3] At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, he won two bronze medals in the Men's Marathon 2 and Men's Slalom 2 events.[3] During the Marathon, he was with a bloc of competitors from Australia, America, and Canada when he hit a pothole around the 20-kilometre (12 mi) mark, causing the competitor behind him, Robert McIntyre, to lose his balance and flip upside down. Condon helped McIntyre back into position and ended up coming third.[3][5] His final Paralympics were the 1988 Seoul Games, where he won a silver medal in the Men's Slalom 2 event.[3] He won a total of seven Paralympic medals and 36 medals in international competitions throughout his career.[6]

He was one of the founding members of Parafed Canterbury, which strives to boost sport and recreational involvement among the disabled.[7] He was also a board member of the national sports agency SPARC for five years.[8] Condon was elected as a Christchurch city councillor in 1995 and served four terms as a city councillor.[1][9] He was standing for re-election for the Shirley-Papanui ward in the October 2007 election.[1]

Death

On Saturday 8 September 2007 the 58-year-old Condon was killed in an accident involving a car while riding his hand-propelled bicycle.[1] He was struck by a fifteen-year-old driver on Lower Styx Road, Brooklands.[10] The funeral was held at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament where hundreds of mourners paid their respects.[11] He was survived by his wife of 35 years, Kath, and his two children, Craig and Andrea.[1][12]

Recognition

Condon was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for community service in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours[13] and a New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990.[12] The Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centre in Papanui, which opened on 9 October 2011, is named after him.[14] Parafed Canterbury have also named a scholarship after him.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Graham Condon". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ "High achiever Condon remembered". TVNZ. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e Graham Condon at the International Paralympic Committee Edit this at Wikidata . Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ "1976 Summer Paralympic Games: New Zealand Team". Paralympics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Gray, Alison (1997). Against the Odds: New Zealand Paralympians. Hodder Moa Beckett. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-86958-566-2.
  6. ^ King, Caroline (10 October 2011). "Graham Condon's name lives on". Star Canterbury. Retrieved 11 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ a b "Nelson takes out sport scholarship". The Press. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ^ "SPARC acknowledges former board member, Graham Condon". Infonews.co.nz. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ^ Hudson, Alice (9 September 2007). "Paralympian killed". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  10. ^ "Teen in Condon death on restricted". TVNZ. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  11. ^ Scott, Don (14 September 2007). "Funeral biggest show in city". The Press. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Canterbury loses braveheart councillor". The Press. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  13. ^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 49010, 11 June 1982. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  14. ^ "New Recreation and Sport Centre honours late Graham Condon". Christchurch City Council. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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