Samuel Gibson of Hawkes Bay has a congenital bone disorder, leaving him 1 metre tall and nearly all of his bones have been broken. Mr Gibson is also an adventurer and has designed a special wheelchair
More than 700 people have filled a hall to farewell and celebrate Samuel Gibson.
The father of two died in Hawke's Bay Hospital on Monday, after falling from his wheelchair during the Hawke's Bay International Marathon.
The 39-year-old adventurer had a rare brittle bone disease and spoke at TEDxAuckland last
week about his experience with osteogenesis imperfecta.
The main hall at the Riverbend Bible Church in Havelock North was not big enough for the hundreds of people attending.
Police were on hand to help direct traffic outside the venue. As the hall filled up, others were ushered in to a side room to watch the service on a screen.
