Andrew Oswin has been an athlete for Special Olympics New Zealand for twenty-three years. He started aged 13 years old in 2003 and has been involved with Special Olympics Canterbury ever since.
Andrew has participated in Athletics, Floor Hockey and Swimming. He has competed in five National Summer Games and graduated as an Athlete Leader in 2013.
His successes include representing New Zealand at the World Summer Games in Athens, Greece in 2011 where he won two gold medals in Shot Put and the 4x100 meter relay as the anchor runner. He shared the role of Master of Ceremonies with entertainer, Jason Gunn, at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Christchurch National Summer Games in December 2025.
Andrew’s goal on the Athlete Leadership Council is to advocate and represent the voices of athletes throughout the Upper South Island.
