Chemda Levy
Israeli Paralympic competitor

Chemda Levy

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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.

Career

Sport

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 and a second gold medal as member of the women's wheelchair basketball team.

At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, she won a bronze medal in individual wheelchair fencing and two silver medals as a member the women's teams in wheelchair fencing and in wheelchair basketball.

At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in women's wheelchair fencing team 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.

Psychology

Levy is a psychologist who worked at Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital and appointed in 2014 to head its center for vocational rehabilitation and training.

Personal life

She married paralympic athlete Moshe Levy.