Roly Crichton
New Zealand Paralympian
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Ronald "Roly" Crichton ONZM is a New Zealand para-swimmer and coach. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 50m Freestyle 2, silver medals in the 200m Freestyle 2 and 25m Butterfly 2, and a bronze medal in the 100m Individual Medley 2.[1] At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the 200m Freestyle 2 and a bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle 2.[2]
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| Full name | Ronald Crichton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Crichton is the former coach of para-swimmer Sophie Pascoe, and in the 2019 New Year Honours, he was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Paralympic sport.[3][4]
