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James Ball
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 33)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's Para-cycling
Para-cycling Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Los Angeles Tandem B kilo
Gold medal – first place 2017 Los Angeles Tandem B sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem B kilo
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montichiari Tandem B sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem B sprint
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Tandem B kilo
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Tandem B sprint

James Ball (born 24 June 1991) is a British Paralympic cyclist who competes in tandem races as an athlete with a visual impairment.[1]

Cycling career

Ball has a long history of sporting achievement, and as a youth represented Wales in swimming. He initially trained as a sprinter, hoping to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, but injury ruled him out. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, he won Wales's first medal, a silver in the men's B&VI 1,000m time trial.[2]

Personal history

Ball was born in 1991, and comes from Ponthir in Wales.

References

  1. ^ "James Ball". britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Para-cyclist James Ball wins Wales' first medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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