Gregg Warburton

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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.

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Early life

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]

Career

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Gregg Warburton". Paralympics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "GREGG WARBURTON". Sunrise Medical. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Westleigh's Gregg Warburton and GB team-mates fly the flag at Games ceremony". Leigh Journal. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gregg Warburton to star in school games finals". Leigh Journal. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "GREGG WARBURTON #12". Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association . Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Awards for Leigh wheelchair basketballer". Leigh Journal. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gregg Warburton shortlisted for award". Leigh Journal. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL-STAR TEAMS". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Interview with Gregg Warburton: "I haven't really 'looked' to become a leader or anything like that."". Rollt.Magazin. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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