Joey Brinson Explained

Joey Brinson
Birth Place:Jackson, Mississippi
Height:5feet

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joey Brinson. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228185305/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BR/Joseph-Brinson. dead. February 28, 2014. United States Olympic Committee. Team USA. July 16, 2013.
  2. Web site: Mississippian chosen for U.S. wheelchair fencing team . Susan Christensen . April 17, 2009 . July 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729225209/https://www.methodistonline.org/news-events/2009/04/16/mississippian-chosen-us-wheelchair-fencing-team . July 29, 2014 . live .