FOX James

Great Britain
Rowing
2 May 1992
29
Male
PR3-PI
PETERBOROUGH
 
Great Britain
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ROW Rowing PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+
GBR
Great Britain
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+ Heat 2
#8
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+ Final A
#24
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3:17.17
World Championships
1PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+2019Linz, AUT7:09.54
1PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+2017Sarasota, FL, USA6:55.70
1LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+2015Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA3:19.56
1LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+2014Amsterdam, NED3:20.45
1LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+2013Chungju, KOR3:16.12
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Foxy (ulbc.co.uk, 03 Sep 2013)
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Baking. (paralympic.org, 06 May 2020)
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Athlete
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Sports Science - Brunel University London, Uxbridge, GBR
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English
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University of London Boat Club [Great Britain]
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Tom Dyson [national], GBR; Nick Baker [national], GBR
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He competed in able-bodied rowing at junior international level. (britishrowing.org, 28 Aug 2014)
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He missed the 2018 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and the entire 2019 season after undergoing surgery on a long-term hip injury. (eurosport.com, 04 Jun 2018; paralympic.org, 06 May 2020)
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He began rowing at age 11 with Peterborough Rowing Club in England. (britishrowing.org, 28 Aug 2014)
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He had represented Great Britain in able-bodied rowing at junior international level. After his accident, coach Brian Young suggested he get tested for Para rowing. (britishrowing.org, 28 Aug 2014)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 06 May 2020)
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Winning gold in the legs, trunk and arms mixed coxed four at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and winning the 2008 Henley Royal Regatta in England. (British Rowing YouTube channel, 06 Apr 2019)
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He and fellow British Para rowers Ellen Buttrick, Giedre Rakauskaite, Oliver Stanhope and Erin Wysocki-Jones were named the 2019 Para Crew of the Year by World Rowing. (britishrowing.org, 22 Nov 2019)

He was named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2017 New Year's Honours list. (bbc.com, 31 Dec 2016)

In December 2016 he was granted the freedom of the city of Peterborough, England. (bbc.co.uk, 15 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
PR3 (worldrowing.com, 03 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (peterboroughtoday.co.uk, 27 Jun 2013)

Impairment Details
In 2010 he broke his back in a car accident, resulting in limited movement in his ankles. (jackhunt.peterborough.sch.uk, 2015; peterboroughtoday.co.uk, 27 Jun 2013)

General
RECOVERY FROM CAR ACCIDENT
After breaking his back in a car accident in 2010, he attempted to resume his able-bodied rowing career before he was fully healed, which resulted in further damage. He took a break from the sport and considered giving up rowing before switching to Para rowing. "Breaking your back when you're a rower is about the worst thing you can do and so, at times, I pretty much considered my rowing career over and done with. Also, among the worst things you can do is try and train and race on a broken back before it has had time to heal and that is exactly what I did. I think the first step when you face a challenge is to acknowledge the challenge and not try and push on through it and so I stopped rowing and started my rehab. When I was injured I couldn't row but I trained by biking and swimming so I entered a triathlon to give me something to aim for that would also help me overcome the obstacle." (jackhunt.net, 18 Nov 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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