George Wyndham (table tennis)

George Wyndham
Wyndham in 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born(1990-03-23)23 March 1990
Kenema, Sierra Leone
Died22 May 2026(2026-05-22) (aged 36)
Sport
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityPolio
Medal record
Representing  Sierra Leone
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Sharm el SheikhSingles C4
Bronze medal – third place2015 AgadirSingles C4

George Wyndham (23 March 1990 – 22 May 2026) was a Sierra Leonean para table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] He was the only Sierra Leonean athlete who competed.[2] Wyndham was able to compete with financial help from the United Nations Development Programme.[3]

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Wyndham competed in Class 4 of the Men's Table Tennis Individual Event. Wyndham was eliminated from the tournament in the preliminary round of the tournament after coming 3rd in Group F, losing both his matches to Zhang Yan of China (11–2, 11–6, 9–11, 11–5) and to Wanchai Chaiwut of Thailand (11–2, 11–9, 11–9).

Wyndham was paralysed after contracting polio as a child.[4] He died on 22 May 2026, at the age of 36.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "George Wyndham". rio2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sierra Leone's homeless Paralympian". BBC News. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sierra Leone's Paralympian athlete champions rights of people living with disabilities". Sierra Express Media. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Nina de Vries (14 March 2016). "African Table Tennis Player Sets Sights on Paralympics". Voice of America. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Commonwealth Movement mourns the passing of GAPS athlete George Wyndham". Commonwealth Sport News. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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