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Who was the first New Zealander to win an Olympic gold medal? Which Kiwi Olympian wore nappies when he competed? Which paralympian won her first gold medal at the ages of fifteen? Who was named New Zealand Olympian of the century? Golden Kiwis has the answers to these questions and brings you the inspirational stories behind every Olympic gold medal won by a New Zealander.Contents
Contents : introduction -- a brief history of the Olympic Games -- Leonard Cuff -- Malcolm Champion -- Ted Morgan -- Jack Lovelock -- Yvette Williams -- Norman Read -- Jack Cropp & Peter Mander -- Peter Snell -- Murray Halberg -- Helmer Pedersen & Earle Wells -- The 1968 Coxed Four -- The 1972 Eight -- John Walker -- The 1976 Men’s Hockey Team -- The 1984 Coxless Four -- Russell Coutts -- Alan Thompson -- Ian Ferguson -- Ian Fergus & Paul MacDonald -- The 1984 K-4 men -- Chris Timms & Rex Sellers -- Mark Todd -- Bruce Kendall -- Barbara Kendall -- Danyon Loader -- Blyth Tait -- Rob Waddell -- Hamish Carter -- Caroline & Georgina Evers-Swindell -- Sarah Ulmer -- Tom Ashley -- Valerie Adams -- Nathan Cohen & Joseph Sullivan -- Eric Murray & Hamish Bond -- Mahe Drysdale -- Lisa Carrington -- Jo Aleh & Polly Powrie -- Golden Paralympians -- Golden Kiwis -- Sources -- references -- thanks -- about the author.
