Reuben Ngata Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Glass half full Reuben . Pacific Homecare . 24 May 2017 . 8 August 2017.
  2. Web site: BOCCIA NEW ZEALAND (INC.) Minutes of the Management Committee . www.boccia.org.nz . 18 June 2012 . 8 August 2017.