World records tumble at paraplegic games

Press, 26 April 1984, Page 27

World records tumble at paraplegic games

PA Hamilton The sixteenth New Zealand paraplegic and physically disabled championships ended on Monday with an amazing 45 new world records.

Athletes from Australia, Switzerland and throughout New Zealand spent Easter week-end in Hamilton competing for numerous national titles.

Track and field events, swimming, archery, dartchery, basketball, weightlifting, and pistol shooting were contested by athletes disabled with blindness, paralysis, cerebral palsy, and various other disabilities.

Athletes competing included 14 members of the New Zealand team to compete at the world championships later this year. A championships spokesman, Bruce Tocker, said that the presence of the New Zealand team lifted the games and was responsible for so many world records being shattered. He said the team’s standard of performance was particularly high because the athletes had been training for the international event.

Performances especially notable during the championships came from R. Courtney in the 100 m paraplegic track event, G. Condon in the 1500 m paraplegic event, R. Crichton in paraplegic swimming races, and D. Miller in paraplegic track events. World records broken were.— Amputee:: B. Froggatt (Auckland) 100 m track 23.795, 400 m track Imin 47.635, S. McMillan (Otago-Southland) 100 m freestyle swim 1:07.255, 400 m freestyle 5:18.645. Cerebral palsy: C. Aim (Southern North Island) javelin 8.84 m, J. Cordery (Auckland) club 16.48 m, 100 m freestyle swim 2:19.595, 50m backstroke 1:11.475, 50m breaststroke 1:20.665, J. Miller (Queensland), 50m freestyle 1:13.375, 50m backstroke 1:35.285, 50m breaststroke 1:10.81s, Denis Cook (Central North Island) 50m breaststroke 1:28.095.

Other locomotive disabilities: D. Cooper (Central North Island), 100 m track 13.035, 400 m 56.675, D. Blanchett (Canterbury), shotput 5.30 m, G. Miscall (Southern North Island), shot put grade three men 1.69 m, D. Miller (Auckland) shot put grade four men 5.56 m, R. Nelson (Southern North Island), shot put grade five men 8.28 m, D. Cooper (Central North Island), shot put

grade six men 8 36m, D. Blanchett, discus 1186 m, G. Miscall, discus grade three, 3.28 m, D. Miller, discus grade four 14.90 m. R. Nelson, discus grade five 20.52 m, D. Blanchett, javelin grade two 7.98 m, Miscall, javelin grade three 4.06 m, Miller, javelin grade four 12.50 m, Nelson, javelin grade five 25.60 m, Blanchett, club grade two 22.96 m, Miscall, club grade three 13.02 m, Miller, club grade four 26.80 m, Nelson, 50m freestyle swim 37.795, Y. Mills, grade three women 50m freestyle 35.425, 50m backstroke Imin 23.755, L. Odom (Auckland) grade six women 100 m freestyle 2min 14.045, 100 m backstroke 2:32.965.

Paraplegic: D. Miller (Central North Island) grade 1c 100 m 22.455, 200 m 44.385, 400 m 1:28.88s, slalom 56.765, R. Courtney (Auckland) grade 4 100 m 15.565, S. Hadfield, grade 3 100 m 20.985, R. Hynds, grade 1c club 25.62 m, R. Cordukes (New South Wales), grade la 100 m freestyle swim 3:40.215, R. Crichton (Canterbury), grade 250 m freestyle 38.355, 200 m freestyle 3:44.585, 4 x 25m medley 1:59.885, L. Cunningham (Victoria) 100 m backstroke 1:54.025, D. Cree, 50m butterfly 1:08.01s, J. Flower (Queensland) 400 m freestyle 6:58.475, G. Condon (Canterbury), 1500 m track 4:40.605, B. Gibson (Central North Island) 200 m freestyle 2:58.305, D. Cree (Queensland), 400 m freestyle 8:28.215.