Neil Robinson (table tennis)

Neil Robinson MBE is a retired para table tennis player from the United Kingdom.[1] He participated in seven consecutive Paralympic Games and won team titles with Scott Robertson and James Rawson in both world and European championships.

Neil Robinson
MBE
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
BornBridgend, Wales
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportPara table tennis
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Disability classC3
Retired2008
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaMen's teams C3
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaMen's singles C3
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaMen's singles C3
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyMen's teams C3
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensMen's teams C3
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaMen's teams C3
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 TaipeiMen's teams C3
Bronze medal – third place2006 MontreuxMen's singles C3
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 HillerodMen's singles C3
Gold medal – first place1999 PiestanyMen's teams C3
Gold medal – first place2003 ZagrebMen's teams C3
Silver medal – second place1995 HillerodMen's teams C3
Silver medal – second place1999 PiestanyMen's doubles C1-5
Silver medal – second place2001 FrankfurtMen's teams C3
Bronze medal – third place1999 PiestanyMen's singles C3
Bronze medal – third place2005 GesoloMen's teams C5

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.[2][3]

Paralympic career

At 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.[4]

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.[5]

At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, Robinson won silver in the Men's Class 3 Team event with Rawson and Stefan Trofan.[6] The same trio retained their silver medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, losing in the gold medal match to South Korea.[7]

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.[8]

After retiring from competition, Robinson became a coach for the Paralympics GB table tennis team.[2]

References
  1. "Athlete Bio". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 17 November 2018.
  2. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 21.
  3. "Paralympian Neil Robinson receives the MBE". Wales Online. 23 May 2012.
  4. "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. "Medallists Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. "Results Archive Athens 2004 Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. "Results Archive Beijing 2008 Table Tennis - Men's Teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.


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