Neil Robinson MBE (born 23 July 1958)[1][2] is a retired para table tennis player from the United Kingdom.[3] He participated in seven consecutive Paralympic Games and won team titles with Scott Robertson and James Rawson in both world and European championships.
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| Nationality | Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1958[1] Bridgend, Wales[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Bridgend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to disabled sport.[4][5]
Paralympic career
editAt the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, Robinson took silver in the Men's Singles Class 3 and gold in the Men's Teams Class 3 alongside James Rawson and Phillip Evans.[6]
Robinson won the Class 3 individual silver again four years later at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, this time taking the bronze in the Class 3 team competition with Rawson.[7]
At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, Robinson won silver in the Men's Class 3 Team event with Rawson and Stefan Trofan.[8] The same trio retained their silver medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, losing in the gold medal match to South Korea.[9]
Robinson competed at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics in the Men's individual Class 3 event without winning a medal; alongside James Rawson he came fourth in the Men's team Class 3, losing the bronze medal match to host nation China.[10]
After retiring from competition, Robinson became a coach for the Paralympics GB table tennis team.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GB Staff: Neil Robinson - Coach". BTTAD.org. [British Table Tennis Association for Disabled. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "Athlete Bio". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 17 November 2018.
- ^ a b "No. 60009". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 21.
- ^ "Paralympian Neil Robinson receives the MBE". Wales Online. 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Medallists Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive Athens 2004 Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive Beijing 2008 Table Tennis - Men's Teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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