▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁weight l ifting ▁compet itor ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 1 1 0   kg ▁division . ▁He ▁is ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁falling ▁on ▁his ▁face ▁during ▁a ▁lift ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁gold ▁medal ▁winning ▁effort . ▁During ▁the ▁failed ▁lift ▁he ▁fell ▁forward ▁with ▁the ▁weights ▁rolling ▁off ▁the ▁platform ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁jud ges ▁area . ▁The ▁foot age ▁of ▁his ▁fall ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁W ide ▁World ▁of ▁Sports ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁and ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁icon ic ▁foot age ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sport . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁career ▁he ▁stopped ▁weight l ifting ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁followed ▁Christian ity . ▁In ▁a ▁TV ▁document ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁admitted ▁to ▁taking ▁performance ▁en han cing ▁ster oid s ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁gold ▁medal ▁performance , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁illegal ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁offered ▁to ▁hand ▁back ▁his ▁medal ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁decl ined . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁male ▁weight l if ters ▁Category : Common wealth ▁Games ▁compet itors ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Common wealth ▁Games ▁gold ▁med all ists ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Weight l if ters ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4