James Rawson should not be confused with James Rowson.
| James Rawson | |
| Nationality: | English |
| Sport: | Para table tennis |
| Disability Class: | C3 |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Newark, Nottinghamshire, England |
James Rawson (born 7 July 1965[1] in Newark, Nottinghamshire) is a British para table tennis player who competed at every Summer Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008, winning five medals.[2] 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
He 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.[3]
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.[4]
Rawson won silver in the Men's Class 3 team event at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics alongside Robinson and Stefan Trofan.[5] The same trio retained their silver medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, losing in the gold medal match to South Korea.[6]
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.[7] [8]