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.
 Rawson in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 7 July 1965 Newark, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | November 2024 (aged 59) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para table tennis |
| Disability class | C3 |
Table tennis career
editRawson 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
editRawson 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]
References
edit- ^ "James Rawson". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Medallists Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive Athens 2004 Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive Beijing 2008 Table Tennis - Men's Teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "James Rawson Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "Obituary: British Paralympic great James Rawson". Table Tennis England. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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