James Rawson
British para table tennis player (1965–2024)
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James Rawson (7 July 1965 – November 2024) was a British para 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.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 7 July 1965 Newark, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | November 2024 (aged 59) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para table tennis |
| C3 | |
Table tennis career
Rawson 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]
Personal life and death
Rawson was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England on 7 July 1965.[8] On 7 November 2024, it was announced that Rawson had died at the age of 59.[9]
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