Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Tari, PNG |
Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Spinal Cord Injuries |
General Interest |
Impairment |
He was diagnosed with polio as a child which resulted in paraplegia. (postcourier.com.pg, 24 Feb 2011) |
Impairment Information |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Lae Morobe Paralympic Sports: Papua New Guinea |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He was encouraged to begin powerlifting by a friend, who also had an impairment. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee official Bernard Chan. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2014) |
Hero / Idol |
Papua New Guinean swimmer Ryan Pini. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Anthony King, PNG, from 2014 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 2007. |
International Debut |
Year |
2009 |
Competing for |
Papua New Guinea |
Location |
Darwin, NT, AUS |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Keep a healthy diet and train hard." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2014) |