Chemda Levy Explained

Chemda Levy
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair fencing

Chemda Levy is a former Israeli wheelchair fencer and wheelchair basketball player. She won eight Paralympic medals: one individual medal in wheelchair fencing, four medals as a member of the women's wheelchair fencing team and three medals, as a member of the women's wheelchair basketball team.

Career

Sport

Levy was active at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled.

At the 1976 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal as a member of the women's foil novice team[1] and a second gold medal as member of the women's wheelchair basketball team.[2]

At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, she won a bronze medal in individual wheelchair fencing[3] and two silver medals as a member the women's teams in wheelchair fencing[4] and in wheelchair basketball.[5]

At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in women's wheelchair fencing team[6] and an additional silver medal as a member of the women's wheelchair basketball team.

At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, she won her final bronze medal with the women's wheelchair fencing foil team.[7]

Psychology

Levy is a psychologist who worked at Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital and appointed in 2014 to head its center for vocational rehabilitation and training.[8]

Personal life

She married paralympic athlete Moshe Levy.[9]

References

  1. Web site: Toronto 1976 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Novice Team . 2023-02-21 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  2. Web site: Toronto 1976 - Wheelchair Basketball - Women's Tournament . 2023-02-21 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  3. Web site: Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Individual 2-3 . 2023-03-07 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  4. Web site: Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team. 2023-02-21 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  5. Web site: Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Basketball - Women's Tournament . 2023-02-21 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  6. הישראלים הוסיפו אתמול למאזנם 7 מדליות באולימפיאדת הנכים, מעריב, 27.7.1984
  7. Web site: Seoul 1988 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team. 2023-02-21 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  8. https://www.aisrael.org/?CategoryID=1340&ArticleID=45182 חמדה לוי מונתה למנכ"לית המרכז להכשרה ושיקום מקצועי לוינשטיין
  9. ציפי, משה ורון - שווים זהב, מעריב, 13.7.1980