Ben Fox

Started: He took up the sport in 2007 at the Wolverhampton Rhinos club in England. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2019; rollt-magazin.de, 27 Aug 2020) Reason: He had a chance meeting at a motorway service station with British wheelchair basketball player Sinclair Thomas, who suggested he try the sport. "I honestly had never played basketball in my life before I met him [Thomas]. At the service station he asked me, 'Have you ever played wheelchair basketball before?' I didn't even know what it was. I couldn't throw a ball. I wasn't good at all at trying to bounce a ball and moving at the same time." (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2019) Awards: In 2012 he carried the Olympic torch through Royal Wootton Bassett in England as part of the torch relay ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 16 Feb 2016; bbc.co.uk, 23 May 2012)