James Rawson
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1965-07-07) 7 July 1965
Newark, Nottinghamshire
Sport
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC3
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaMen's teams C3
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyMen's teams C3
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensMen's teams C3
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaMen's teams C3
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaMen's singles C3

James Rawson (born 7 July 1965 in Newark, Nottinghamshire) is a British table tennis player who competed at every Summer Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008, winning five medals.[1] He has also competed at World Championships in Assen 1990,Taipei 2002 where he won Team silver with Neil Robinson and individual Bronze defeating Guertler from Germany

Table tennis career

He won a gold medal in the men's team Class 3 event at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, alongside Neil Robinson and Phillip Evans, defeating Germany in the final.[2]

At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Class 3 team event, again with Robinson, and a further bronze in the Class 3 singles event, with Robinson taking the silver.[3]

Rawson won silver in the Men's Class 3 team event at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics alongside Robinson and Stefan Trofan.[4] The same trio retained their silver medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, losing in the gold medal match to South Korea.[5]

Rawson competed at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics in the Men's individual Class 3 event without winning a medal; alongside Robinson and Arnie Chan he came fourth in the Men's team Class 3, losing the bronze medal match to host nation China.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "James Rawson". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Medallists Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Results Archive Athens 2004 Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Results Archive Beijing 2008 Table Tennis - Men's Teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "James Rawson Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2014.


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