Saysunee Jana | |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1974 |
Weapon: | Épée and Foil |
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Saysunee Jana (; born 15 June 1974) is a Thai wheelchair fencer. She is Thailand's first female Paralympic gold medallist when she won the Épée B event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. She has won two gold, one silver, and three bronze in total from five appearances at the Paralympic Games.
When she was 17, Jana was in a motorcycle crash which resulted in her breaking her back and leaving both of her legs paralysed.[1]
Jana first participated in the Paralympic Games in 2004 where she won a gold medal in the Épée B event and a bronze medal in the Foil B event. She won another bronze medal at the 2008 games, a gold medal at the 2012 games and a silver medal at the 2016 games, all of which were in Épée B events.[2] She was also the flag bearer for Thailand at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.[3]