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Jai Waite

Personal information
Born	3 November 1976 (1976-11-03) (age 48) New Plymouth, New Zealand
Occupation	Documentary Film Editor
Spouse	Rebecca Waite (Kennedy)
Children	2
Sport
Disability	C5/6 Quadriplegic
Medal record Wheelchair rugby Representing  New Zealand Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Mixed team

Jai Waite (born 3 November 1976) is a wheelchair rugby player from New Zealand, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks.

Jai competed for the wheel blacks at two paralympics, firstly in 2004 when they won the gold medal and also in the 2008 Summer Paralympics tournament where they placed fifth.

Jai has gone on to a successful career as a documentary film editor, winning 2 Apollo Awards for Best Editing (Factual/Drama), and twice receiving the award for Best Editing (Australia/New Zealand) Asian Academy Creative Awards.

References

1. "Jai Waite". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
2. "Jai Waite takes second Apollo award". SCREENZ. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
3. "2019 REGIONAL WINNERS". Asian Academy Creative Awards. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

External links

• Jai Waite at Paralympics New Zealand
• Jai Waite at the International Paralympic Committee

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