Neil Robinson (table Tennis)

	Neil Robinson (table Tennis) Neil Robinson is a retired para table tennis player from the United Kingdom. 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. 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. 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. At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, Robinson won silver in the Men's Class 3 Team event with Rawson and Stefan Trofan. The same trio retained their silver medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, losing in the gold medal match to South Korea. Robinson competed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Scott Robertson (table Tennis) Scott Robertson may refer to: Scotty Robertson (1930–2011), American basketball coach Scott Robertson (rugby union) (born 1974), New Zealand rugby coach Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1985) Scott Robertson (born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish football player and coach, who currently serves as a coach at Dundee. Robertson is a midfielder, who previously played for Dundee, Peterhead, Dundee United, Blackpool, Hibernian, Romanian club ... , Scottish football player (Dundee United, Hibernian, Botoșani) Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1987), Scottish football player (Queen of the South, Partick Thistle, Stranraer) Scott Robertson (footballer, born 2001), Scottish football player (Celtic and Crewe Alexandra) Scott Robertson (diver) (born 1987), Australian diver {{hndis, Robertson, Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Table Tennis At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Team – Class 3 The Men's Team Class 3 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 13 September and 16 September at the Peking University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium (), nicknamed China's Spine (), is an indoor arena located in the southeastern part of Peking University in Beijing, China. The gymnasium was constructed for the table tennis events of the 2008 Summer Olympics and t .... Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete's ability to compete. The competition was a straight knock-out format. Each tie was decided by the best of a potential five matches, two singles, a doubles (not necessarily the same players) and two reverse singles. The event was won by the team representing . Competition bracket Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- ---- Finals ;Gold medal match ---- ;Bronze medal m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Table Tennis At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Individual – Class 3 The men's individual class 3 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium (), nicknamed China's Spine (), is an indoor arena located in the southeastern part of Peking University in Beijing, China. The gymnasium was constructed for the table tennis events of the 2008 Summer Olympics and t .... Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete. The event was won by Feng Panfeng, representing . Results Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J Competition bracket References {{DEFAULTSORT:Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's individual - Class 3 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2008 Beijing Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic symbols, Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,"Beijing 2008" International Paralympic Committee the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Games in Athens). Five countries 2008 Summer Paralympics#Participating NPCs, competed for the first time. As host country, China fielded more Sportsperson, athletes than any other country. The slogan for the 2008 Paralympics was the same as the 2008 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	South Korea At The 2004 Summer Paralympics South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 82 athletes, 72 men and 10 women. Competitors from Korea won 28 medals, including 11 gold, 11 silver and 6 bronze to finish 16th in the medal table. Medallists Sports Archery Men , - , align=left, An Tae Sung , align=left rowspan=3, Men's individual standing , 603 , 10 , Bye , W 152-143 , W 102-76 , L 92-104 , W 108-99 , , - , align=left, Cho Hyu Kwan , 609 , 5 , Bye , L 142-144 , colspan=4, Did not advance , - , align=left, Lee Hak Young , 638 WR , 1 , Bye , L 154-155 , colspan=4, Did not advance , - , align=left, Jung Young Joo , align=left rowspan=3, Men's individual W2 , 619 , 5 , W 159-137 , W 161-149 , W 92-87 , W 109-95 , L 95-108 , , - , align=left, Lee Hong Gu , 628 , 1 , Bye , W 162-152 , W 97-92 , L 95-109 , W 104-96 , , - , align=left, Lee Ouk Soo , 617 , 7 , W 157-146 , W 146-141 , L 91-94 , colspan=3, Did not advance , - , align=left, Jung Young Joo Lee Hak Young Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2004 Athens Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic Stadium , summer_prev = Sydney 2000 , summer_next = Beijing 2008 , winter_prev = Salt Lake City 2002 , winter_next = Turin 2006 The 2004 Summer Paralympics ( el, Θερινοί Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports. Four new events were introduced to the Paralympics in Athens; 5-a-side football for the blind, quads wheelchair tennis, and women's competitions in judo and sitting volleyball. Following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stefan Trofan Stefan Trofan (4 April 1962 – 1 September 2008) was a former British para table tennis player. In his childhood years, he was very interested in football and was a keen footballer, he was paralysed from the waist down aged 17 in a bike accident. He played alongside Neil Robinson and James Rawson in table tennis team events internationally. He coached Great Britain's Paralympic table tennis team for the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He died of oesophageal cancer on 21 August 2008 in Sheffield surrounded by family, days before the Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Trofan, Stefan 1962 births 2008 deaths Paralympic table tennis players of Great Britain Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2000 Sydney Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different Organizing Committees. In this edition, a record 3,801 athletes from 120 National Paralympic Committees participated in 551 events in 18 sports and until the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne,was the second largest sporting event ever held in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Sydney was the eighth city to host the Olympics and the Paralympics on same venues at the same year, and the first since Barcelona 1992 that the were organized in conjunction with the Olympics. They were also the first Paralympic Games outside the Northern Hemisphere and also in Oceania. Background to the Bid Process On 9–13 September 1993, during the 10th International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Executive Board Session the entity carried out an assessm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1996 Atlanta Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability athletes were given full medal status. Bidding history In an interview with Atlanta-based Reporters and Newspapers website, the CEO of the Organizing Committee (APOC), the disability rights attorney Andrew Flaming thanked and recognized the efforts of Alana Shepherd who founded the world-renowned Shepherd Center which was one of the first hospitals in the world dedicated to the rehabilitation of victims of cervical spine accidents. Since the city was not originally planned to host the Paralympic Games. Even with an initial move, and already with the logo and mascot launched, the city ruined the real risk of not hosting the event, either because of disorganization by the Org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports. Founded on 22 September 1989 in Düsseldorf, West Germany, its mission is to "enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world". Furthermore, the IPC wants to promote the Paralympic values and to create sport opportunities for all persons with a disability, from beginner to elite level. The IPC has a democratic constitution and structure and is composed of representatives from 182 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), four international organizations of sport for the disabled (IOSDs) and five regional organizations. The IPC's headquarters is located in Bonn, Germany. Overview On the basis of being able to organize the Paralympic Games more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1992 Barcelona Paralympics )( es, Deporte Sin Límites) , nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD) , athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD) , opened_by = Queen Sofía , opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD) , closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD) , events = 487 in 15 sports (BCN)68 in 5 sports (MAD) , cauldron = Antonio Rebollo (BCN)Coral Bistuer (MAD) , stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc (BCN) Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (MAD) , summer_prev = Seoul 1988 , summer_next = Atlanta 1996 , winter_prev = Tignes/Albertville 1992 , winter_next = Lillehammer 1994 The 1992 Summer Paralympics ( es, Juegos Paralímpicos de Verano de 1992; ca, Jocs Paralímpics d'estiu de 1992) were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralympics in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Host city selection Barcelona is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]