Jim Savage (shot putter)

James Leslie Herbert Savage MBE (1 July 1936 – 20 February 2023) was a New Zealand Paralympic athletics competitor. He won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Paralympics in the shot put 3 event.^[1]

Jim Savage

MBE

Personal information
Full name	James Leslie Herbert Savage
Born	(1936-07-01)1 July 1936
Died	20 February 2023(2023-02-20) (aged 86)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Athletics archery table tennis
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing  New Zealand Paralympic Games 1972 Heidelberg Shot put 3 1976 Toronto Shot put 3

In the 1977 New Year Honours, Savage was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to paraplegics and sport.^[2]

Savage died on 20 February 2023, at the age of 86.^[3]