Ross Wilson

Ross Wilson

Athlete Information

  • Region

    Minster

  • Date of Birth

    04/06/1995

  • Classification

    Men’s class 8 singles & men’s class 8 team

Athlete main content

Bio

Ross first played table tennis while on holiday at Center Parcs and a watching member of staff, noting the Arsenal shirt he was wearing, christened him the Thierry Henry of table tennis. His natural skill brought him success in abled bodied table tennis and as a junior he was ranked in the top ten in the country, winning two National doubles titles.

However, as he got older it became clear that some physical problem was affecting his development and in 2011 he was diagnosed with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, which affects the growing ends of the bones. Ross won bronze in the men’s class 6-8 team event in London 2012 at the age of just 17 and overcame a series of injuries and two years out of the sport to qualify for Rio 2016 and take bronze again in the men’s class 6-8 team.

In April 2018 he won gold in the men’s class 6-10 singles at the Commonwealth Games in Australia and in October 2018 became World champion after beating the double Paralympic champion from China in the final.

At Tokyo 2020 he secured another bronze medal after he and team-mates Aaron McKibbin and Billy Shilton defeated Hungary in their quarter-final before losing to China in the semi-finals.

Career Highlights

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

  • men’s teams (class 6-8) bronze

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

  • men’s teams (class 6-8) bronze

London 2012 Paralympic Games

  • men’s teams (class 6-8) bronze

2019: European Championships, Sweden – silver, men’s teams (class 8)

2018: World Championships, Celje, Slovenia – gold, men’s singles (class 8)

Commonwealth Games, Australia – gold, men’s singles (class 6-10)

2017: European Championships, Slovenia – bronze, men’s singles (class 8); bronze, men’s teams (class 8)

Bayreuth Open, Germany – gold, men’s singles (class 8)

2015: European Championships, Vejle, Denmark - bronze, men’s teams (class 8)

2014: Cote d’Azur International, France - gold, men’s singles (class 8)

2012: Slovenian Open - gold, men’s singles (class 8)

2011: European Championships, Split, Croatia - silver, men’s singles (class 8)

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