James Fox MBE (born 2 May 1992) is a

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Paralympic rower who is a five time

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champion and a

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champion in the mixed

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ...

Paralympic events. He started

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

when he was eleven. He started his career at the

Peterborough City Rowing Club Peterborough City Rowing Club is a rowing club based at Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. History The club was founded in 1948 and is affiliated to British Rowing. In 1983 the club moved to the purpose built rowing lake at Thorpe Me ...

. Fox broke his back in a car accident shortly after starting university. Fox attended the

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where he rowed for the

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(ULBC).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, James 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Peterborough English male rowers Paralympic rowers of Great Britain Rowers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in rowing Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Members of the Order of the British Empire