James Rawson

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James Rawson
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1965-07-07) 7 July 1965 (age 58)
Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC3
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men's teams C3
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Men's teams C3
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Men's teams C3
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Men's teams C3
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Men's singles C3

James Rawson (born 7 July 1965[1] in Newark, Nottinghamshire) is a British para table tennis player who competed at every Summer Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008, winning five medals.[2] 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[edit]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Rawson won silver in the Men's Class 3 team event at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics alongside Robinson and Stefan Trofan.[5] The same trio retained their silver medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, losing in the gold medal match to South Korea.[6]

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.[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  2. ^ "James Rawson". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Medallists Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Results Archive Athens 2004 Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Results Archive Beijing 2008 Table Tennis - Men's Teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ^ "James Rawson Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2014.