Saysunee Jana
Saysunee Jana | |
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Born | 15 June 1974 |
Sport | |
Country | Thailand |
Sport | Fencing |
Weapon | Épée and Foil |
Medal record |
Saysunee Jana (Thai: สายสุนีย์ จ๊ะนะ; born 15 June 1974) is a Thai wheelchair fencer. She is Thailand's first female Paralympic gold medallist when she won the Épée B event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. She has won two gold, one silver, and three bronze in total from five appearances at the Paralympic Games.
Personal life[edit]
When she was 17, Jana was in a motorcycle crash which resulted in her breaking her back and leaving both of her legs paralysed.[1]
Career[edit]
Jana first participated in the Paralympic Games in 2004 where she won a gold medal in the Épée B event and a bronze medal in the Foil B event. She won another bronze medal at the 2008 games, a gold medal at the 2012 games and a silver medal at the 2016 games, all of which were in Épée B events.[2] She was also the flag bearer for Thailand at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Hodal, Kate (5 September 2012). "Thailand's 'unbeatable' wheelchair fencer aims for more Paralympic gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Saysunee Jana - Wheelchair Fencing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links[edit]
- Saysunee Jana at the International Paralympic Committee
- Saysunee Jana at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website[dead link]
- Thai female épée fencers
- Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Thailand
- Paralympic gold medalists for Thailand
- Paralympic silver medalists for Thailand
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Thailand
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair fencing
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Thai female foil fencers
- 21st-century Thai women
- 21st-century Thai people
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
- Asian fencing biography stubs
- Thai martial arts biography stubs
- Asian Paralympic medalist stubs
- Thai sportspeople stubs