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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Jackson, Mississippi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joey Brinson is an American wheelchair fencer.
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joey Brinson is an American wheelchair fencer.
Brinson was born in 1976 in Jackson, Mississippi. He became paralyzed after a car accident at the age of 17. [1] He was got interested in a sport in 2006 when a Methodist Rehabilitation Center in his home city added fencing as a part of their sports program for disabled individuals. In 2007, he was one of the founders of Blade Rollers, a fencing team supported by MRC. [2] He won bronze medals in both épée and sabre at U.S. Fencing National Wheelchair Championship in 2011 and the same year won another bronze for épée and a silver one for foil at Parapan American Games. In 2012 he won a bronze medal in sabre at the North American Cup, and the same year got a gold one for the same thing, and a silver one for épée at the 2012 U.S. Fencing National Wheelchair Championship. [1]
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