Doug has competed in three Deaflympics – 1985 in Los Angeles, 1989 in Christchurch, and his final one in 2005 in Melbourne. At nearly 50 years old, he was one of the oldest athletes there and copped a bit of teasing. When people asked why he still played, he simply said no one in New Zealand could beat him! Doug was the top-ranked Deaf male badminton player in the country and had tried facing different opponents at the NZ Deaf Games, but won easily every time.
Doug’s Final Deaflympics: One of the Oldest, Still on Top in NZ!
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Doug has competed in three Deaflympics – 1985 in Los Angeles, 1989 in Christchurch, and his final one in 2005 in Melbourne. At nearly 50 years old, he was one of the oldest athletes there and copped a bit of teasing. When people asked why he still played, he simply said no one in New Zealand could beat him! Doug was the top-ranked Deaf male badminton player in the country and had tried facing different opponents at the NZ Deaf Games, but won easily every time.
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Doug Croskery
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DCADS-03-STO25
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