Hani Watson
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Auckland, New Zealand
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| Born | 20 September 1982 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Para powerlifting | |||||||||||
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Hani Watson (born 20 September 1982)[1] is an Australian para powerlifter.[2][3][4][5] She was the first Australian to qualify in Para-Powerlifting in 12 years with 2024 Paris Paralympics as her debut.[6]
Watson who has lived in Queensland since she was a baby, was born on 20 September 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand.[7] She was born with bilateral leg metaphyseal dysplasia, which bowed her tibia and femur bones. Since the age of 9, she underwent multiple surgeries until she was 34, where her last attempt at correcting her legs have failed, as it is known now that she suffers a genetic predespsotion that her bones will continue to always grow bowed. Watson now suffers from multiple medical issues such as bone effusion, loss of sensation, muscle atrophy, chronic pain and osteonecrosis.[7] Watson uses a wheelchair but can also walk at times with great difficulty or uses the aid of crutches. Her disability is progressive and degenerative.[7]
Her name Hani, (pronounced ‘Har-Nee’) has a special meaning to her Niuean Polynesian background – it means “being one with the water.” [7] Hani currently resides in Queensland.[8]
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