James Leslie Herbert Savage (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. References External links 1936 births 2023 deaths Paralympic athletes of New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Wheelchair shot putters Place of birth missing (living people) New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) New Zealand male shot putters Paralympic shot putters 20th-century New Zealand people