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Neil Robinson (table tennis)

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Neil Robinson, an MBE born on 23 July 1958, is a retired para table tennis player from the United Kingdom who took part in seven consecutive Paralympic Games and won team titles with Scott Robertson and James Rawson at world and European championships. He was appointed MBE in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to disabled sport. At the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics he took silver in the men's singles Class 3 and gold in the men's teams Class 3 alongside James Rawson and Phillip Evans, and the same trio won silver at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, losing the gold medal match to South Korea.

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1958 1
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Male 1
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1 1
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1 1
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Para or Adaptive 1
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He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to disabled sport.
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    (born 23 July 1958)
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    Neil Robinson (born 23 July 1958) is a retired para table tennis player from the United Kingdom.
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    He participated in seven consecutive Paralympic Games and won team titles with Scott Robertson and James Rawson in both world and European championships.
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    At the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, Robinson took silver in the Men's Singles Class 3 and gold in the Men's Teams Class 3 alongside James Rawson and Phillip Evans.
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    He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to disabled sport.
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