About James Shaw
Born 1901. James Shaw was a Canadian athletics competitor.
James Shaw is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F38 throwing events.
James has competed in three Paralympics. In 1996 he won gold in both the F34/37 discus and shot and bronze in the javelin. For the 2000 Summer Paralympics he concentrated on the discus and won his second gold medal, this time in the F38 class. 2004 saw him compete in the discus and shot put but was unable to medal in either.
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Who was James Shaw?
Canadian athlete (20th century)
When was James Shaw born?
James Shaw was born in 1901.
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James Shaw was an athletics competitor.
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James Shaw was Canadian.
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