Bill Oughton

Bill Oughton was a wheelchair rugby player from New Zealand, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks.

Bill Oughton
Medal record
Wheelchair rugby
Representing  New Zealand
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team competition

Bill competed for the Wheel Blacks at two Paralympic Games, winning a medal in each. First he won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Paralympics becoming New Zealand Paralympian #129, before being part of the gold medal-winning team in 2004. [1]

Bill died on 31 December 2022. He had a wife (Michelle) and twin sons Jack and Pete.[2]

References

  1. "Bill Oughton". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. "NZWR announces Bill Oughton's passing". Wheel Blacks Facebook page. Retrieved 1 January 2023.


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