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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | December 22, 1989 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
David Wetherill (born 22 December 1989)[1] is a British international table tennis player who has the rare bone development disorder Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia.[2][3]
Wetherill's hometown is Torpoint, Cornwall[1] Wetherill completed his bachelor's degree in Biological Chemistry at the University of Sheffield in 2011.[2]
He has represented Great Britain at three international Paralympic Games, the first being Beijing in 2008[2] followed by London in 2012 and then 2016 Paralympic Games [Rio 2016].[1] He finished in the top 8 in the 2008 games.[1] and was knocked out after his second game in 2012. Wetherill won a bronze medal in the singles and a silver medal in the team event at the 2015 European Championships.[4][5] On 9 March 2016 Wetherill was officially selected as a member of the GB Paralympic Table Tennis Team for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.[4]
Wetherill has also shown support for charities, and on 28 October[when?] spent the day participating in the 'Do it for you' day with cancer patients from the Sheffield Children's Hospital.[citation needed]