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Duane Paul Kale ONZM (born 1 September 1967) is a New Zealand Paralympic swimmer who won four gold medals, along with a silver and a bronze, at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. He was also the Chef de Mission for the New Zealand Paralympic Team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

Duane Kale

Personal information
Full name	Duane Paul Kale
Born	1 September 1967 (1967-09) (age 54)
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  New Zealand Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta 50 m butterfly S6 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S6 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle S6 1996 Atlanta 200 m medley SM6 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle S6 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke S6

In the 1997 New Year Honours, Kale was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to swimming.[3] In November 2013, he was elected to the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board.[4]

References

External links

• Duane Kale at Paralympics New Zealand
• Duane Kale at the International Paralympic Committee

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