James "Jim" Munkley MBE (8 January 1949 – 3 October 2017) was a former

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player. He participated in five

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. After his retirement from sport in 2008, Munkley became a voluntary coach and trained

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for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Munkley, James 1949 births 2017 deaths Welsh male table tennis players Paralympic table tennis players for Great Britain Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in table tennis Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Welsh Paralympic competitors Members of the Order of the British Empire Table tennis coaches