Disabled Sports Personality of the Year Open to any disabled person who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.
MASTERTON
Jack Lewington
Ben Taylor
Josh Taylor
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
Jack won three gold medals at the 2020 New Zealand Secondary School Track and Field Championships, in the senior T37 100m, 200m, and long jump, as well as a silver medal in the shot put. At the 2019 NZSS championships he won gold in the 100m, and bronze medals in the 200m and shot put. Jack also placed third in two events at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships, in the T37 100m and long jump. He finished a creditable fifth in the 200m and shot put.
Ben competed with success in para throwing disciplines in Wairarapa, regional and national events. At the 2019 NZSS Athletics Championships in Wellington, Ben won the T/F20 senior boys’ discus, and won silver medals in the shot put and javelin. Ben also completed a clean sweep of gold medals at the 2019 North Island Secondary School Championships in Tauranga, winning the javelin, shot put and discus.
Josh has won numerous medals in national and regional para athletics events. At New Zealand Secondary School Championships he won three gold medals in the senior T20 long jump, javelin, and shot put in 2020, and was first place in the 400m in 2019. He also won two golds in the 400m and long jump at the North Island Secondary School Championships. At the New Zealand Track and Field Championships, Josh was second in the open para long jump in 2020, and third in 2021. He has also won gold medals in Special Olympics athletics and swimming events.
WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE SPORTS AWARDS 2020-2021 | 25
