 Warburton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1996 (age 27) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Medal record | |
Gregg Warburton (born 18 November 1996) is a British wheelchair basketball player. At the age of 19, he won a bronze medal with Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Warburton was born in Leigh, Lancashire on 18 November 1996. [1] He had his feet amputated at around six months old and was born with an abnormality to his left arm, resulting in it being shorter and with only two fingers. [2] Despite this, he began playing wheelchair basketball at the age of 10. [1] While attending The Westleigh School, Warburton and his younger brother Lucas played together with the Manchester Mavericks basketball team. [3] Later, he was selected to represent England North at the 2012 Sainsbury School Games, a multi-sport event for school-aged elite athletes. [4] In the same year, he also played with Great Britain's U22 team as they won a bronze medal game at the U22 European Championships. [5]
Following high school, Warburton enrolled at Wigan and Leigh College to study sports while also competing internationally. He competed with Great Britain at the 2014 Under-22 Wheelchair Basketball European Championships, helping them win a gold medal and individually being named the Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year. [6] In the same year, he also played a role in Great Britain's Junior Men's performance at the Kitakyushu Cup, helping them earn a silver medal. [5] Following this, Warburton made his Paralympics debut in 2016 where he helped Great Britain defeat Turkey in the bronze-medal match. He was subsequently shortlisted for SportsAid's One-to-Watch Award. [7]
Four years later, Warburton played a major role in Great Britain's World Championship win in Hamburg, Germany, and was named Most Valuable Player for the men's tournament. [8] He also moved to Badajoz, Spain to play for Mideba Extremadura in the FEDEDDF Division de Honour. [9]
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