New Zealand Deaf Sports Team: XVIth World Games for the Deaf

A booklet released by the New Zealand Deaf Amateur Sports Association formally announcing the New Zealand team for the 16th World Games for the Deaf to be held in Christchurch 1989. The booklet contains photographs of selected players, location and their sports (athletic, badminton, cycling, basketball, football, table tennis, volleyball, swimming, shooting, tennis and wrestling), with a sports timetable. The New Zealand team was the largest ever to represent the country at a World Games for the Deaf event. 


  1. Alexander Folomu

  2. Andie Vowles

  3. Angeline Perez

  4. Bernie Clews

  5. Brent Macpherson

  6. Carol Owen

  7. Chris Blum

  8. Chris McGettigan

  9. Christine Ryder

  10. Clive Morgan

  11. Craig Haworth

  12. Craig Roberts

  13. Daniel Upton

  14. Denise Godman

  15. Doug Croskery

  16. Douglas Mason

  17. Eddie Hokianga

  18. Eric Coppage

  19. Erina Haronga

  20. Fetuao Ualesi

  21. Frank Watson

  22. Gillian Ramsay

  23. Graeme Phinney

  24. Gwen Rapley

  25. Hayden Costar

  26. Janet Watt

  27. Jeff Went

  28. John Ellis

  29. John Lavell

  30. John Ooteman

  31. Judith Kinaston

  32. Karim Baradi

  33. Kaz Witko

  34. Kelly Quirke

  35. Kerry Titcombe

  36. Kevin Lawrence

  37. Kevin Pivac

  38. Kim Robinson

  39. Leeann Rose

  40. Lorraine Butler

  41. Lyndon Malcolm

  42. Malcolm Clausen

  43. Margaret Coutts

  44. Martin Abela

  45. Maureen Keegan

  46. Michael Hines

  47. Michael Lynch

  48. Michael Rose

  49. Mirra Storey

  50. Murray Kirk

  51. Nadia Maradi

  52. Nicki Morrison

  53. Norman Norris

  54. Pam Croskery

  55. Paul Scott

  56. Penny Went

  57. Peter (Popeye) Berry

  58. Peter Downie

  59. Polly Fechney

  60. Pollyanna Ferguson

  61. Richard Pointon

  62. Ripeka Bird

  63. Robert Cameron

  64. Roger Strong

  65. Ross Freemantle

  66. Roy Williams

  67. Royce Flynn

  68. Shona McGhie

  69. Stephen Jourdain

  70. Susan Hamilton

  71. Susie Ovens

  72. Suzanne Hanson

  73. Terry Kane

  74. Tony Kuklinski

  75. Tony McGill

  76. Tony Walton

  77. Victoria Green

  78. Wayne Knowsley

  79. William Browne

  80. William Katu

  81. William Tindall

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