Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Intellectual impairment |
Classification |
T20 |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began competing in 2010. |
Why this sport? |
"I had to do something instead of sitting around all day." |
Club / Team |
Wairarapa Track and Field Club: New Zealand |
Name of coach |
Raylene Bates [national] |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2015 |
Competing for |
New Zealand |
Tournament |
Grand Prix |
Location |
Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named the Para-Athlete of the Year by Athletics Wellington in 2014 and 2015. (athleticswellington.org.nz, 10 Apr 2015; 28 May 2015)
He was named the 2014 Disabled Sports Personality of the Year by the Wairarapa Times-Age newspaper in New Zealand. (nzherald.co.nz, 06 Jun 2014) |
