Jim Savage (shot putter)
New Zealand athlete (1936–2023)
- Athletics
- archery
- table tennis
Medal record
Men's para athletics | ||
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Representing New Zealand | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
1972 Heidelberg | Shot put 3 | |
1976 Toronto | Shot put 3 |
James Leslie Herbert Savage MBE (1 July 1936 – 20 February 2023) was a New Zealand Paralympic athletics competitor. He won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Paralympics in the shot put 3 event.[1]
In the 1977 New Year Honours, Savage was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to paraplegics and sport.[2]
Savage died on 20 February 2023, at the age of 86.[3]
References
External links
- Jim Savage at Paralympics New Zealand
- J. Savage at the International Paralympic Committee
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