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Reuben Ngata

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(1936-10-31) 31 October 1936 (age 88) Tikitiki, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Athletics Table tennis Weightlifting
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  New Zealand Paralympic Games 1976 Toronto Lightweight

Reuben Ngata (born 31 October 1936) is a former New Zealand Paralympic athlete of Ngāti Porou descent. In 1961, he became diagnosed with Polio. 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.

References

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

External links

• Reuben Ngata at Paralympics New Zealand
• R. Ngata at the International Paralympic Committee

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