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British para table tennis player (1965–2024) This article is about a British table tennis player. For the 19th-century Irish architect, see James Rawson Carroll. Not to be confused with James Rowson.

James Rawson
Rawson in 2009
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born(1965-07-07)7 July 1965
Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
DiedNovember 2024(2024-11-00) (aged 59)
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 (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. 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

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.

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.

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

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.

Personal life and death

Rawson was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England on 7 July 1965. On 7 November 2024, it was announced that Rawson had died at the age of 59.

References

  1. "James Rawson". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. "Medallists Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. "Results Archive Athens 2004 Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. "Results Archive Beijing 2008 Table Tennis - Men's Teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. "James Rawson Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  9. "Obituary: British Paralympic great James Rawson". Table Tennis England. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.


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