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Neroli Susan Fairhall MBE (26 de agosto de 1944 - 11 de junio de 2006) fue una atleta de Nueva Zelanda y la primera competidora parapléjica en los Juegos Olímpicos. [1]
Neroli Susan Fairhall MBE (26 August 1944 – 11 June 2006) was a New Zealand athlete, who was the first paraplegic competitor in the Olympic Games.
3 de abr. de 2023 · Sin embargo, la pionera que abrió el camino para los deportistas con discapacidad en los Juegos Olímpicos fue Neroli Fairhall. Participó en cinco campeonatos del mundo y en cuatro Juegos Paralímpicos, además de haber participado en los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles de 1984.
Neroli Fairhall became the first disabled athlete to take part in an Olympic Games when she competed in the women's archery event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. It was yet another remarkable achievement in a unique career.
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5 de jul. de 2024 · Biography. Neroli Fairhall's athletic career appeared to be finished when she was paralysed from the waist down following a motorbike accident. Undeterred, she took up archery, competing while seated in a wheelchair. In 1984 she earned the right to represent New Zealand at the Los Angeles Games.
11 de jun. de 2006 · As a track & field athlete, Neroli Fairhall became paralysed from the waist down following a motorcycle accident. She continued her athletics career, competing in the 1972 Paralympic Games in various events in track and field. She then switched to archery, winning the gold in the 1980 Paralympics.
