title: Reuben Ngata
text: # Reuben Ngata
  
  Reuben Ngata (born 31 October 1936) is a former New Zealand Paralympic athlete of Ngāti Porou descent. In 1961, he became diagnosed with Polio. In the 1968 Summer Paralympics he competed in athletics. In the 1976 Summer Paralympics he competed in athletics, table tennis and weightlifting, winning a bronze medal in the Weightlifting in men's lightweight.
  
  He would later take up boccia after the Toronto Games.
  
  