Reuben Ngata
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) Tikitiki, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics Table tennis Weightlifting |
Medal record | |
Reuben Ngata (born 1936 in Tikitiki) is a former New Zealand Paralympic athlete of Ngati Porou descent. In 1961, he became diagnosed with Polio[1]. In the 1968 Summer Paralympics he competed in athletics. In the 1976 Summer Paralympics he competed in athletics, table tennis and weightlifting, winning a bronze medal in the Weightlifting in men's lightweight.
He would later take up boccia after the Toronto Games.[2]
References
- ^ "Glass half full Reuben". Pacific Homecare. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "BOCCIA NEW ZEALAND (INC.) Minutes of the Management Committee" (PDF). www.boccia.org.nz. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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- Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
- Living people
- 1936 births
- People from the Gisborne District
- Ngāti Porou
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