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Podcast: Weekend Sport with Jason Pine
Episode: Dave MacCalman: Three-time Paralympic medallist on his career and new book
Description: Dave McCalman is a three-time Paralympic medalist for New Zealand. In 1980 he misjudged the depth of the water when hejumpedinto a water hole and sustained serious spinal injuries. Following his disability, he moved into able-bodied basketball coaching, leading teams to national titles before later taking up para-athletics. In Barcelona in 1992 he made his paralympic debut entering in the javelin, becoming New Zealand Paralympian number 80. He won a javelin silver medal at the 1996 Paralympic Games and two golds in javelin and the restored pentathlon at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics. Dave McCalman...