Chemda Levy
Israeli Paralympic competitor
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Chemda Levy (Hebrew: חֶמְדָּה לֵבִי) 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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | חֶמְדָּה לֵבִי |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing |
Medal record | |
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[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
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
She married paralympic athlete Moshe Levy.[9]