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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 . Biography. Born in Christchurch in 1944, Fairhall took up archery following a motorbike accident that paralysed her from the waist down, ending her previous athletic career.
Neroli Fairhall was a remarkable archer who overcame a paralysing motorcycle accident to compete at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. She also participated in four Paralympics and was a pioneer for disabled sport in New Zealand.
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.
Neroli Fairhall MBE #17. Born in Christchurch in 1944, Neroli Fairhall took up Para archery following a motorbike accident which paralysed her from the waist down. Paralympic legend Fairhall competed in Para athletics and Para archery at her first two Paralympic Games in Heidelberg 1972 and Arnhem 1980, but it was in Para archery that she ...
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has awarded the PNZ Order of Merit to the late Neroli Fairhall MBE, Paralympian #17, for her outstanding service to PNZ and Paralympic sport in New Zealand.
Jun 11, 2006 · Neroli Fairhall was a New Zealand archer who became the first paraplegic to compete at the Olympics in 1984. She also won gold medals at the Paralympics and the Commonwealth Games, and coached other athletes.
Neroli Fairhall, MBE, archer. Died aged 61. Neroli Fairhall was the first paraplegic to win a gold medal at a Commonwealth games, for archery at Brisbane in 1982.
