ROBERTS Jim

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 3 Sep 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 3.0

Place of birth: WELSHPOOL

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : WELSHPOOL

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed GBR Great Britain	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #03 GBR Great Britain 50 CAN Canada 47	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #08 GBR Great Britain 60 NZL New Zealand 37	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #11 USA United States 50 GBR Great Britain 48	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Semifinal #15 JPN Japan 49 GBR Great Britain 55	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Gold Medal #18 USA United States 49 GBR Great Britain 54	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
5	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
4	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
5	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN
European Championships
1	Mixed	2019	Vejle, DEN
1	Mixed	2017	Koblenz, GER

Jim (essexlive.news, 12 Jun 2016)

Occupation:

Architect, Athlete

Architecture, Design - Coventry University, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

Paul Shaw [national], GBR

Position style:

Forward (telegraph.co.uk, 12 Oct 2015)

He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2010. (walesonline.co.uk, 17 Oct 2015)

He was introduced to the sport by a nurse during his rehabilitation, having played able-bodied rugby before his illness. (j-roberts.co.uk, 05 Aug 2019; gbwr.org.uk, 2015)

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (j-roberts.co.uk, 05 Aug 2019)

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (j-roberts.co.uk, 05 Aug 2019)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2019 European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. (iwrf.com, 07 Aug 2019)

He was named Best 3.0 Class Player at the European championships in 2015 and 2017. (gbwr.org.uk, 05 Aug 2018)

He was named MVP while playing for the Phoenix Heat at the 2015 US National Championships in Lexington, KY, United States of America. (gbwr.org.uk, 2015)

General Interest

Classification
3.0 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (walesonline.co.uk, 17 Oct 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (walesonline.co.uk, 17 Oct 2015)

Impairment Details
He contracted meningitis at age 19, and was in a coma for 10 days. The effects of the illness resulted in the amputation of both his legs below the knee, and limited movement in his arms and hands. (walesonline.co.uk, 17 Oct 2015; ability360.org, 2015)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as a member of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation [IWRF] athletes' council. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2021)

OCCUPATION
He works as a senior architectural technologist at an architectural practice in London, England. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/jpenryr
https://instagram.com/jim__roberts
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimrobertsgbwr
https://twitter.com/jim__roberts
Athlete Website: https://www.j-roberts.co.uk

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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