Thomas "Tom" Matthews (born 19 August 1992) is a British Paralympic table tennis player.[1] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's individual class 1 event.[1] Matthews is also a European champion and a World bronze medalist.[2][3]
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| Born | 19 August 1992 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2009, Matthews was a very keen mountain biker, he went out for a bike ride with his uncle and a friend. Matthews went over the handle bars and broke his neck after going down a mountain too fast. While in rehabilitation in Rookwood Hospital, he was encouraged to try table tennis by Welsh para table tennis Paralympic medalist James Munkley when Munkley was visiting hospital wards in Wales and then Matthews joined the Welsh table tennis team in 2013 and competed internationally a year later.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Table Tennis - MATTHEWS Thomas". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Matthews - IPTTC Profile". IPTTC.org. International Para Table Tennis Federation. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.
- ^ "It's Super Saturday as our GB Para Table Tennis Players Shine in Tokyo!". tabletennis.wales. Table Tennis Wales. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Grassroots to Glory - Tom Matthews". lotterygoodcauses.org.uk. The National Lottery. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.
