| Wheelchair fencing at the V Paralympic Games | |
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Wheelchair fencing at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, ten for men and four for women.
| Wheelchair fencing at the V Paralympic Games | |
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| Paralympic Wheelchair fencing | |
Wheelchair fencing at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, ten for men and four for women.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil individual 2-3 | Janet Swann  Great Britain | Alice Verhee  Belgium | Ayala Malchan  Israel |
| Foil individual 4-5 | Josette Merckx  France | Rachel Tassa Israel | Carol Bryant Great Britain |
| Foil novice individual | Martine Favarcq France | Winckelmann West Germany | None |
| Foil novice team |  Israel (ISR)Ayala Malchan Margalit Peretz Chemda Shevach |  France (FRA)Martine Favarcq Josette Merckx Maguy Ramousse |  Great Britain (GBR)Valerie Robertson Janet Swann Phyllis Waller |
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Wheelchair fencing is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games. The Paralympic games take place every 4 years in different countries.
The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee. Medals are awarded in every event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that the Olympic Games started in 1904.
Alison Yu Chui Yee is a wheelchair fencer from Hong Kong. When she was 11 years old, she had bone cancer, leading to the amputation of her left leg. She began as a swimmer but switched to fencing at the age of 17. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, she won four gold medals in both the individual and team events of épée and foil. She was the first athlete to win four gold medals in fencing in category A in 2004. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she represented Hong Kong again, but since the team matches were canceled, she only won one gold and one silver medal in the individual events.
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Wheelchair fencing classification is the classification system for wheelchair fencing which is governed by the IWAS. People with physical disabilities are eligible to compete included people with physical disabilities. Classification for national competitions is done through the local national Paralympic committee.
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