Aaron McKibbin
Wandsworth, London Aaron McKibbin
Wandsworth, LondonBiography
Aaron played tennis from the age of four to 14 before taking up table tennis at school. He joined the British Para table tennis team in 2009 and won a bronze medal in the men’s class 6-8 team event at the London 2012 Paralympic Games with Will Bayley and Ross Wilson.
Four years later in Rio he won the deciding singles match against world champions China to secure bronze again in the men’s class 6-8 team.
Aaron enjoyed his best season in 2019, breaking into the world’s top 10 in men’s class 8 for the first time with singles medals in Slovenia, Poland and Japan and reaching his first major final, taking silver in the men’s class 8 team event at the European Championships with Ross Wilson and Billy Shilton.
Aaron reached the quarter-finals of the men’s class 8 singles in Tokyo and won his third Paralympic medal, taking bronze in the men’s class 8 team event with Billy Shilton and Ross Wilson.
Major appearances and career highlights
| Paralympic Games | Tokyo | 2021 | Men’s Class 8 Team bronze; Men’s Class 8 Singles QF |
| European Championships | Sweden | 2019 | Men’s Class 8 Team silver |
| European Championships | Slovenia | 2017 | Men’s Class 8 Team bronze |
| Paralympic Games | Rio | 2016 | Men’s Class 6-8 Team bronze Men’s Class 8 Singles QF |
| European Championships | Denmark | 2015 | Men’s Class 8 Team bronze |
| Paralympic Games | London | 2012 | Men’s Class 6-8 Team bronze |
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Aaron McKibbin sweeps board at para National Championships
Aaron McKibbin bounced back from disappointing results at the Paralympic Games by sweeping the board at the Michael Hawkesworth National Championships in Sheffield this weekend.
Aaron McKibbin looks to cap ‘best year’ with Paralympics glory
Video: Aaron McKibbin has never failed to win a medal at the Paralympics, but with three bronzes already to his name he is ready to upgrade to gold this time around in Paris.