Ewan Park | |
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Member Association | England |
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 1 (2002) |
Medal record |
Ewan Park is an English wheelchair curler. [1]
He competed in the 2002 World Wheelchair Championships.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
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2001–02 | Ian Wakenshaw | Noel Thomas | Ken Dickson | Ewan Park | Joan Reed | WWhCC 2002 (6th) |
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games.
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