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Peter Norfolk (born 13 December 1960) is a British wheelchair tennis player.
Norfolk suffered a motorbike accident at the age of 19, and was left paraplegic. He subsequently became a Paralympian, and was the first person ever to win a Paralympic medal for Britain in tennis when he took gold in the quads singles at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. He represented Great Britain again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning gold in the singles event[1] and bronze in doubles with Jamie Burdekin.[2]
Norfolk has won a total of thirteen Super Series titles on all.[3]
As of 2009, he is ranked number one in the world, ahead of David Wagner of the United States.[4]
References
- ^ "Wheelchair Tennis Day 7 Review: Defending champions prevail". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "Wheelchair Tennis Day 6 Review: Second Quad Doubles event in Paralympic history draws to a close". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "Paralympic challengers: Peter Norfolk", BBC, 2 September 2008
- ^ "Paralympic challengers: Peter Norfolk", BBC, 2 September 2008
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