Jamie Burdekin
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1979 (age 44) Liverpool, England |
| Doubles | |
| Paralympic Games |  Bronze Medal (2008) |
Jamie Burdekin (born 10 December 1979 in Liverpool)[1] is an English wheelchair tennis player. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]
He won the bronze medal together with Peter Norfolk in the Quad Doubles event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[2]
Norfolk and Burdekin also won the Quad Doubles event at the Japan Open as part of the 2012 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
He also won the bronze medal in the Quad Doubles event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, together with Andrew Lapthorne.[2]
In 2014 and 2015, Lapthorne and Burdekin also won the silver medals in the Quad Doubles event of the Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
In 2017, Burdekin was wrongly suspended from competition for four years due to failing to comply with anti-doping testing; as he retired in 2016.[3] [4]
References
[edit]- ^ "International Tennis Federation - Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal - Decision In The Case Of Jamie Burdekin" (PDF). Doping.nl. 4 April 2005.
The player was born in Liverpool on 10 December 1979
- ^ a b c "Jamie Burdekin". paralympic.org.
- ^ "Burdekin banned but says he had retired". BBC Sport.
- ^ Kerr, Tim; Esteban, José Antonio Pascual; O’Driscoll, Barry (4 April 2005), International Tennis Federation Independent anti-doping tribunal: Decision in the case of Jamie Burdekin (PDF).
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