Reuben Ngata | |
Nationality: | New Zealander |
Birth Date: | 1936 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tikitiki, New Zealand |
Sport: | Athletics Table tennis Weightlifting |
Reuben Ngata (born 31 October 1936) is a former New Zealand Paralympic athlete of Ngāti 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]