Gregg Warburton
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.jpg) Warburton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1996 (age 28) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Medal record | |
Gregg Warburton (born 18 November 1996) is a British wheelchair basketball player. At the age of 19, he won a bronze medal with Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Warburton was born in Leigh, Lancashire on 18 November 1996.[1] He had his feet amputated at around six months old and was born with an abnormality to his left arm, resulting in it being shorter and with only two fingers.[2] Despite this, he began playing wheelchair basketball at the age of 10.[1] While attending The Westleigh School, Warburton and his younger brother Lucas played together with the Manchester Mavericks basketball team.[3] Later, he was selected to represent England North at the 2012 Sainsbury School Games, a multi-sport event for school-aged elite athletes.[4] In the same year, he also played with Great Britain's U22 team as they won a bronze medal game at the U22 European Championships.[5]