New ’lifting records
W2 Press Asseciatiov) NAPIER Two New Zealand weight-lift ing records were broken when tiie seventh national paraplegic games opened in Napier yester day.
Reuben Ngata (Tauranga) set l new mark in the llght-welgi’ . section, jerking 3451 b. 251 b abov« ! his previous record. Yred Creba (Canterbury) bet i tered his light-heavyweight re cord bv 15Jb when he jerkej < 3301 b with his last lift. ! Paraplegic athletes lift weight! ' by lying full length on a board and jerking from rest blockt . a few Inches above their chests In the other event decided yes terday. Dennis Miller (Rotorua raced his wheelchair through ti i obstacle course in 43 2sec to wit ibis class. Other class winnen I were Trevor Cullen 'Auckland! Keith McCormick (Canterburvi Brian McNieholl (Otago) an| Tony Christianson (Tauranga>. In the women’ll slalom Jul!» ' Compton (Hawke’s Bav) and Net rolie Fairhall (Canterbury) wen ' winners In th<* men’s pentathl<i i Graham Marett 'Otago) easilj I won from Jim Savage (Kaveraif I by 357 points to 308.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33804, 29 March 1975, Page 16
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