Gregg Warburton

Started: He began playing wheelchair basketball at age nine with the Manchester Mavericks in England. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016) Reason: "When I was young I tried and participated in many sports until I came across wheelchair basketball through a multi-sport event via school. I went along to one session and never looked back. It's changed my life for the better." (sunrisemedical.co.uk, 09 Sep 2019; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016) Awards: He was named in the All-Star Five at the 2023 and 2019 editions of the European championships. (bbc.com, 19 Aug 2023; iwbf.org, 11 Sep 2019) He was named in the All-Star Five at the 2022 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2023) He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2018 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. (bbc.co.uk, 30 Aug 2019) In 2015 he received the Junior of the Year award at the Richard Langhorn Trust Wheelchair Basketball Awards. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2023) In 2014 he won the Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year Award for the Wigan and Leigh area in England. (feweek.co.uk, 07 Oct 2014) He and eight other members of the Great Britain youth [U22] wheelchair basketball team were selected as flag bearers during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2023)

Sporting Relatives: His brother Lucas has played wheelchair basketball for the Manchester Mavericks club in England. (leighjournal.co.uk, 07 Sep 2016, 06 Sep 2012)