Irma Khetsuriani (Georgian: ირმა ხეცურიანი; born in 18 September 1985 in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR) is a Georgian wheelchair fencer. She won the world championship in October 2015, which was held in France,[1][2] and again in 2017 in Rome,[3] and in 2018 in Warsaw, Poland.[4] She won silver in the sabre B discipline in the world championships held in Eger, Hungary, in 2015.[5][6]
She is the first wheelchair fencer in Georgia, and took up the sport after it was suggested to her by the country's paralympic committee. She has a spinal disease.[2]
At the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation world cup event she competed in all three fencing disciplines of épée, sabre and foil, while most other competitors competed in only one discipline.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Georgian Female Fencer Takes World Championship Gold". Caucasus Business Week. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Akhalaia, Ana (24 October 2015). "Georgian Fencer Wins Gold Medal at World Cup Competition". Georgia Today. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Irma Khetsuriani claims Wheelchair Fencing Championships gold in Rome". Agenda.GE. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Wheelchair fencer Irma Khetsuriani wins World Cup gold in Warsaw". Agenda.GE. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Georgian female fencer takes World Championship silver". Agenda.GE. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Zou stuns again with second world title". International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
External links
edit- "Irma Khetsuriani". International Paralympic Committee.
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