FOX Ben

16 Aug 1995
26
Male
3.5

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WBK Wheelchair Basketball Men 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
GBR
Great Britain
70
ALG
Algeria
43
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
GER
Germany
71
GBR
Great Britain
59
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
GBR
Great Britain
64
USA
United States
63
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
57
GBR
Great Britain
69
Finished
Ariake Arena
AUS
Australia
69
GBR
Great Britain
70
Finished
Ariake Arena
GBR
Great Britain
66
CAN
Canada
52
Finished
Ariake Arena
JPN
Japan
79
GBR
Great Britain
68
Finished
Ariake Arena
ESP
Spain
58
GBR
Great Britain
68
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
European Championships
1Men2019Walbrzych, POL
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Athlete
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English
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BSR Amiab Albacete [Spain] since 2020
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Haj Bhania [national]
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He has played amputee football for Chelsea FC in England. (swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 16 Feb 2016)
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2019 for Great Britain, European Championships in Walbrzych, Poland (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2019)
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In 2018 he underwent heart surgery and was able to return to action within six months. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2019; swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 16 Jul 2021)
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Division de Honor [ESP] (swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 16 Jul 2021)
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He took up the sport in 2007 at the Wolverhampton Rhinos club in England. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2019; rollt-magazin.de, 27 Aug 2020)
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He had a chance meeting at a motorway service station with British wheelchair basketball player Sinclair Thomas, who suggested he try the sport. "I honestly had never played basketball in my life before I met him [Thomas]. At the service station he asked me, 'Have you ever played wheelchair basketball before?' I didn't even know what it was. I couldn't throw a ball. I wasn't good at all at trying to bounce a ball and moving at the same time." (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 16 Feb 2016)
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"Sport has changed my life. It has given me a lot more confidence and a lot more self-belief. It has given me a future." (swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 16 Feb 2016)
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In 2012 he carried the Olympic torch through Royal Wootton Bassett in England as part of the torch relay ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 16 Feb 2016; bbc.co.uk, 23 May 2012)
Legend
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Bronze 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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