Chemda Levy née Shevah 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.

Chemda Levy
Sport
Country Israel
SportWheelchair basketball
Wheelchair fencing
Medal record

Career

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Sport

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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

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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

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She married paralympic athlete Moshe Levy.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 1976 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Novice Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. ^ "Toronto 1976 - Wheelchair Basketball - Women's Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ^ "Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Individual 2-3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  4. ^ "Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. ^ "Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Basketball - Women's Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  6. ^ הישראלים הוסיפו אתמול למאזנם 7 מדליות באולימפיאדת הנכים, מעריב, 27.7.1984 (in Hebrew)
  7. ^ "Seoul 1988 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  8. ^ חמדה לוי מונתה למנכ"לית המרכז להכשרה ושיקום מקצועי לוינשטיין (in Hebrew)
  9. ^ ציפי, משה ורון - שווים זהב, מעריב, 13.7.1980 (in Hebrew)
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