Bruce Patton, left, Chenin Madden and Mike Ramsay with their gold medal hauls from the recent NZ Masters GamesThree Queenstowners each hauled in four golds at the recent New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin — Mike Ramsay, 75, Chenin Madden, 47, and Bruce Patton, 83. It was his first Masters Games for about 10 years ago when he also won gold medals. Competing in athletics in her 45-to-49 age category, Madden won golds in the 100m, 400m, 800m and long jump before tearing a hamstring in the 200m sprint. While winning gold was good, especially in front of her 12-year-old daughter, Madden says the biggest buzz was just the atmosphere — ‘‘you come away buzzing’’. Patton, meanwhile, won gold in his 80-to-84 age category in swimming, indoor rowing and cycling — he hadn’t competed in the latter for 26 years.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 06, 2026 21:03 UTC