Joey Brinson

Joey Brinson
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born1976 (age 49–50)
Jackson, Mississippi
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Medal record
Athletics
Various
Bronze medal – third place2011 U.S. Fencing National Wheelchair ChampionshipMen's épée fencing
Bronze medal – third place2011 U.S. Fencing National Wheelchair ChampionshipMen's sabre fencing
Bronze medal – third place2011 Parapan American GamesMen's épée fencing
Silver medal – second place2011 Parapan American GamesMen's foil fencing
Bronze medal – third place2012 North American CupMen's sabre fencing
Gold medal – first place2012 U.S. Fencing National Wheelchair ChampionshipMen's sabre fencing
Silver medal – second place2012 U.S. Fencing National Wheelchair ChampionshipMen's épée fencing

Joey Brinson is an American wheelchair fencer.

Biography

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Joey Brinson". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ Susan Christensen (April 17, 2009). "Mississippian chosen for U.S. wheelchair fencing team". Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
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