George Wyndham (table tennis)

{{short description|Sierra Leonean para table tennis player}}

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George Wyndham (born 23 March 1990) is a Sierra Leonean para table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/george-wyndham |title=George Wyndham |publisher=rio2016 |accessdate=9 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201016/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/george-wyndham |archivedate=22 September 2016 }} He was the only Sierra Leonean athlete who competed.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37300374 |title=Sierra Leone's homeless Paralympian |publisher=BBC News |date=7 September 2016 |accessdate=9 September 2016}} Wyndham was able to compete with financial help from the United Nations Development Programme.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/?p=79274 |title=Sierra Leone's Paralympian athlete champions rights of people living with disabilities |publisher=Sierra Express Media |date=8 September 2016 |accessdate=9 September 2016}}

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 is paralyzed after contracting polio as a child.{{cite web|author=Nina de Vries |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/african-table-tennis-player-paralympic-games/3236480.html |title=African Table Tennis Player Sets Sights on Paralympics |publisher=Voice of America |date=14 March 2016 |access-date=9 September 2016}}