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Steven Patrick Bayley (born 9 June 1971) is a Paralympic medalist from 
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
who competed in alpine skiing. He competed in the 1998 Winter Paralympics
The , the seventh Paralympic Winter Games, were held alongside the 1998 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Japan from 5 to 14 March 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe. 571 athletes ...
where he won a bronze medal in Giant Slalom. He also competed in the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City where he won a bronze medal in the Downhill and Super G and a gold medal in the Giant Slalom. Steven (Or Steve as he is called) grew up on the family farm near birdlings flat and as a child was interested in many activities, such as kayaking, cycling, biking, fishing and of course skiing. Unfortunately around the age of 25, Bayley was in a car crash that resulted in the need for leg amputation. He was told that they could find no way for them to put his original leg back on, so he now wears prosthetic legs.
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* * 1971 births Living people New Zealand male alpine skiers Paralympic alpine skiers for New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Paralympic gold medalists for New Zealand Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Sportspeople from Christchurch {{NewZealand-Paralympic-medalist-stub