Jack Hunter-Spivey

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Jack Hunter-Spivey
Personal information
Born (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 28)
Liverpool, Great Britain
Home town Anfield, Great Britain
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sport Para table tennis
Disability Cerebral palsy
Disability class C5
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual C5
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Individual C3-5 [1]

Jack Hunter-Spivey (born 11 May 1995) is a British Paralympic table tennis player. He won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and bronze at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, both in the Men's individual class 5 event. [2] [3]

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Personal life

He grew up in the Anfield suburb of Liverpool and is a supporter of Liverpool F.C. [4] [5] He has appeared as a guest on The Anfield Wrap. [6]

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References

  1. "'This is my Anfield' - Hunter-Spivey wins gold" via www.bbc.com.
  2. "Jack Hunter Spivey - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 31 August 2021.
  3. "Jack Hunter Spivey - ParalympicsGB". ParalympicsGB. 31 August 2021.
  4. Hunter-Spivey, Jack (16 July 2021). "tbh: by Jack Hunter-Spivey". Paralympics.org.uk . Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. "Jack Hunter-Spivey". Paralympics.org.uk . 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. "Jack Hunter-Spivey Archives".