Jim Gault

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Jim Gault
Personal information
Born (1954-04-24) 24 April 1954 (age 69)
Sport
CountryFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Wheelchair curling
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2014
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Winter Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Mixed competition
Updated on 16 March 2014.

Jim Gault (born 24 April 1954) is a wheelchair curler who competed for Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Paralympics after being called up as a replacement for Tom Killin who pulled out due to illness. [1] This will be his Paralympic debut. [2]

He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics at Sochi with the British team beating China 7–3 in the third-place play-off match. [3]

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References

  1. "Moray curler overjoyed with Paralympics call-up". The Northern Scot. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. "British Paralympic profile". Sochi.paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. "Sochi Paralympics: GB curlers beat China to win bronze". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.