Graham Condon
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Full name | Graham Thomas Condon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 February 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 September 2007 | (aged 58)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Thomas Condon
Biography
Condon was rendered a
He was one of the founding members of Parafed Canterbury, which strives to boost sport and recreational involvement among disabled people.
Death
On Saturday 8 September 2007 the 58-year-old Condon was killed in an accident involving a car while riding his hand-propelled bicycle.
Recognition
Condon was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours,[13] and a New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990.[12]
The Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centre in Papanui, which opened on 9 October 2011, is named after him.[14] Parafed Canterbury have also named a scholarship after him.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Graham Condon". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "High achiever Condon remembered". TVNZ. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Condon". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "1976 Summer Paralympic Games: New Zealand Team". Paralympics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-86958-566-2.
- ^ King, Caroline (10 October 2011). "Graham Condon's name lives on". Star Canterbury. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Nelson takes out sport scholarship". The Press. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "SPARC acknowledges former board member, Graham Condon". Infonews.co.nz. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Hudson, Alice (9 September 2007). "Paralympian killed". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Teen in Condon death on restricted". TVNZ. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Scott, Don (14 September 2007). "Funeral biggest show in city". The Press. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Canterbury loses braveheart councillor". The Press. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "No. 49010". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1982. p. 41.
- ^ "New Recreation and Sport Centre honours late Graham Condon". Christchurch City Council. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links
- Graham Condon at Paralympics New Zealand
- Graham Condon at the International Paralympic Committee (1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988)