Jim Savage
- February 20, 2023
- 86 years
About Jim Savage
Jim Savage, 86, New Zealand athlete, archer and table tennis player, Paralympic bronze medalist (1972, 1976).
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|James Leslie Herbert Savage MBE (1 July 1936 – 20 February 2023) was a New Zealand Paralympic athletics competitor. He won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Paralympics in the shot put 3 event.
In the 1977 New Year Honours, Savage was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to paraplegics and sport.
Savage died on 20 February 2023, at the age of 86.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Savage_(shot_putter)
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Trivia & Knowledge· 4 questions
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1.In which year did Jim Savage die?
- A.2014
- B.2023correct
- C.2010
- D.2016
Jim Savage died in 2023.
Source: Profile: year of death: "Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: age at death 86. Archive record: date of death 20 February 2023."
2.How old was Jim Savage when they died?
- A.75
- B.81
- C.86correct
- D.78
Jim Savage was 86 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "er, Paralympic bronze medalist (1972, 1976). Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: age at death 86. Archive record: date of death 20 February 2023."
3.In which month did Jim Savage die?
- A.March
- B.Februarycorrect
- C.May
- D.April
Jim Savage died in February.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "2, 1976). Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: age at death 86. Archive record: date of death 20 February 2023."
4.On which day of the month did Jim Savage die?
- A.22
- B.21
- C.20correct
- D.19
Jim Savage died on day 20 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: age at death 86. Archive record: date of death 20 February 2023."
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