#ThrowbackThursday: Remembering Neroli Fairhall

It has been 30 years since the New Zealand para-archer made the crossover to the Olympic Games. 22 May 2014

Two photos of an archer shooting a bow are shown. The image on the right is from 1944, and the image on the left is from 2006.

New Zealand's Neroli Fairhall set the tone for para-athletes wanting to compete alongside able-bodied athletes.

ⒸWorld Archery

By Billie Marshall | For the IPC

“After all these years I am still asked will we have another gold medallist that could shoot like Neroli – all this attention several years after the legendary Neroli Fairhall.”