Saysunee Jana

Saysunee Jana
Personal information
Born (1974-06-15) 15 June 1974 (age 50)
Chiang Mai, Thailand[1]
Sport
Country Thailand
WeaponÉpée, Foil and Sabre
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 5 1 4
World Championships 5 3 4
Asian Para Games 3 7 4
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Foil B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Sabre B
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Épée B
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Foil B
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Épée B
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Épée B
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Épée team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2011 Catania Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2015 Eger Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2023 Terni Épée B
Silver medal – second place 2017 Rome Sabre B
Silver medal – second place 2017 Rome Épée B
Silver medal – second place 2023 Terni Épée Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris Foil B
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Catania Foil B
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cheongju Foil B
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Terni Foil B
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Épée B
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Épée B
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Foil B
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Sebre B
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Sabre team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Sebre B
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Foil B
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Épée Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Sabre Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Foil B
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Épée Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Foil team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Foil team

Saysunee Jana (Thai: สายสุนีย์ จ๊ะนะ; born 15 June 1974) is a Thai wheelchair fencer. She became Thailand's first female Paralympic gold medalist when she won the Épée B event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. She has won five gold, one silver, and four bronze medals in total from six appearances at the Paralympic Games.

Early life and career

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. This made her Thailand's first female Paralympic gold medalist. 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 competed at the 2024 games where she won gold medals in the sabre B,[3] foil B[4] and épée B[5] individual events and a bronze medal in the épée team event for the first time and the first medal of the Thai team.[6] She was also the flag bearer for Thailand at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London[7] and the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.[8] In 2024 she became the first female wheelchair fencer to win three gold medals, one in each of the three wheelchair fencing disciplines (sabre, foil and epee) or all types of the fencing weapons, at any Paralympics.[9][10] This also made her the second wheelchair fencer in any Paralympics to win three gold medals in individual fencing, the first being Roberto Marson in 1968.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Hodal, Kate (5 September 2012). "Thailand's 'unbeatable' wheelchair fencer aims for more Paralympic gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Saysunee Jana - Wheelchair Fencing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Sabre Category B Gold Medal Bout". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Category B Gold Medal Bout Bout 28". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Épée Category B Gold Medal Bout Bout 28". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "WHEELCHAIR FENCING - WOMEN'S ÉPÉE TEAM BRONZE MEDAL MATCH BOUT 15". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ^ "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ^ "JANA Saysunee". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 6 September 2024. (alternate link)
  9. ^ a b "Saysunee makes history with Paralympics fencing treble" – via www.bangkokpost.com.
  10. ^ "JANA Saysunee: World's first female wheelchair fencer to secure trio of Paralympic titles". www.wheelchair-fencing.org. Retrieved 6 September 2024.


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