Terupe, Tui
Rupe was orphaned by the age of 10 and spent the rest of his childhood in children's homes and boarding schools. He was blind from birth in one eye, and during adolescence the sight in his left eye began to fail. He has been legally blind for some years. He had to abandon the idea of becoming a physical education teacher.
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In 1967 he ran his first marathon, and in 1995 his 100th, including races in Boston, New York, Vancouver, Warsaw and Athens, as well as New Zealand.
References
Speck, Isabell. "On the Way to Tui's Ton," Mana, issue 10 (Spring 1995), p. 33Indexes
Polynesian, MelanesianNew Zealand
20th Century
21st Century
Sports
Physical Handicaps
School-age Years, Adolescence
Orphaned (Both Parents)
Institutional Care
Parent(s) Died, Disappeared or Became Incapacitated
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