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'''George Henry Swindlehurst''' [[MBE]] (1925-2009), also known as '''Ginger''', was a former [[Paralympic]] athlete from [[Great Britain]] who competed in the early editions of the [[Paralympic Games]], taking part in table tennis and wheelchair basketball. He was born in 1925 in [[Stockport]]. |
'''George Henry Swindlehurst''' [[MBE]] (1925-2009), also known as '''Ginger''', was a former [[Paralympic]] athlete from [[Great Britain]] who competed in the early editions of the [[Paralympic Games]], taking part in table tennis and wheelchair basketball. He was born in 1925 in [[Stockport]]. |
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==Paralympics career== |
==Paralympics career== |
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In 1960, in [[Rome]], |
In 1960, in [[Rome]], Swindlehurst competed in the first [[Summer Paralympics]] as part of the men's wheelchair basketball team where he and the British team won silver in Men's Tournament Class A<ref>[https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/hira/web/results/event/PG1960WBM000A0010000 "Rome 1960 Paralympic Games: Wheelchair Basketball: Men's Tournament Class A"], [[International Paralympic Committee]]</ref> and he won bronze in men's doubles table tennis.<ref>[https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/hira/web/results/event/PG1960TTMDBLC0010000 "Rome 1960 Paralympic Games: Table Tennis: Men's Doubles C"], [[International Paralympic Committee]]</ref> In the 1964 Games in [[Tokyo]], Swindlehurst won silver medals in both sports. |
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He competed in the men's wheelchair basketball tournaments right up to 1972. At the end of his sporting career he was awarded a Gold Medal Triad in 2000,<ref name="Swindlehurst"/> as well as receiving an MBE. |
He competed in the men's wheelchair basketball tournaments right up to 1972. At the end of his sporting career he was awarded a Gold Medal Triad in 2000,<ref name="Swindlehurst"/> as well as receiving an MBE. |
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Revision as of 13:28, 7 September 2018
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| Full name | George Henry Swindlehurst |
| Nationality |  Great Britain |
| Born | 1925 Stockport, Cheshire |
| Died | 25 April 2009 (aged 83–84) Macclesfield, Cheshire |
George Henry Swindlehurst MBE (1925-2009), also known as Ginger, was a former Paralympic athlete from Great Britain who competed in the early editions of the Paralympic Games, taking part in table tennis and wheelchair basketball. He was born in 1925 in Stockport.
He enlisted in the Coldstream Guards in 1943 at the age of 18. Whilst serving his country in Arnhem, Holland he was shot in the back and paralysed.[1]
Paralympics career
In 1960, in Rome, Swindlehurst competed in the first Summer Paralympics as part of the men's wheelchair basketball team where he and the British team won silver in Men's Tournament Class A[2] and he won bronze in men's doubles table tennis.[3] In the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Swindlehurst won silver medals in both sports.
He competed in the men's wheelchair basketball tournaments right up to 1972. At the end of his sporting career he was awarded a Gold Medal Triad in 2000,[1] as well as receiving an MBE.
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