New Zealand's oldest Olympian and the last surviving member of the 1948 Olympic team has passed away. Ngaire Galloway (nee Lane) died in Nelson on July 8 at the age of 95. Braden Fastier/Stuff Pictured here in 2018, Ngaire Galloway relives memories of the Olympic Games with her granddaughter Gina Galloway, who competed in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Andrew Galloway speaks at a memorial service for the late Olympian Ngaire Galloway, at Founders Park in Nelson. The Olympic flag on the wall was presented to the Galloway family to recognise Ngaire Galloway as a member of the 1948 New Zealand Olympic team at the London Olympics.

Source: Stuff July 15, 2021 04:18 UTC