World Games for the Deaf: Tuesday 10 January 1989

World Games for the Deaf: Tuesday 10 January 1989

A full page update from The Press, on the results from the World Games for the Deaf – Tuesday 10 January. Wrestlers impress; Soviets scoop six gold medals; Finalnd polished volleyball team; Americans upset; Japan succeeds in table tennis; Britain’s Lee steals swimming limelight; Americans upset.

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John McRae

Milton Reedy

Robert Algie

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Deaflympics

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The Press

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1989-053

Bibliographic source:

The Press, 10 January 1989, p.32

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