Neil Robinson (table tennis)

British para table tennis player

Neil Robinson
MBE

Personal information

Nationality| Welsh
Born|  (1958-07-23) 23 July 1958 (age 66)[1]
Bridgend, Wales[1]
Home town| Bridgend
Sport
Country|  Great Britain
Sport| Para table tennis
Disability| Spinal cord injury
Disability class| C3
Retired| 2008

Medal record

Para table tennis
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
| 1992 Barcelona | Men's teams C3
| 1992 Barcelona | Men's singles C3
| 1996 Atlanta | Men's singles C3
| 2000 Sydney | Men's teams C3
| 2004 Athens | Men's teams C3
| 1996 Atlanta | Men's teams C3
World Championships
| 2002 Taipei | Men's teams C3
| 2006 Montreux | Men's singles C3
European Championships
| 1995 Hillerød | Men's singles C3
| 1999 Piešťany | Men's teams C3
| 2003 Zagreb | Men's teams C3
| 1995 Hillerød | Men's teams C3
| 1999 Piešťany | Men's doubles C1-5
| 2001 Frankfurt | Men's teams C3
| 1999 Piešťany | Men's singles C3
| 2005 Jesolo | Men's teams C5

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.

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

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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.[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

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1. ^ a b c "GB Staff: Neil Robinson - Coach". BTTAD.org. [British Table Tennis Association for Disabled. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
2. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
3. ^ "Athlete Bio". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 17 November 2018.
4. ^ a b "No. 60009". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 21.
5. ^ "Paralympian Neil Robinson receives the MBE". Wales Online. 23 May 2012.
6. ^ "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
7. ^ "Medallists Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
8. ^ "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
9. ^ "Results Archive Athens 2004 Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
10. ^ "Results Archive Beijing 2008 Table Tennis - Men's Teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

## External links

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* Neil Robinson at ITTF Para Table Tennis
* Neil Robinson at the International Paralympic Committee

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