Justine Moore is a British Paralympic

wheelchair fencer Wheelchair fencing (also called Parafencing) is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympi ...

Life

Moore was born in about 1992 and she damaged her spine from a fall from a tree. In 2009 she took up fencing. In 2012 she did wheelchair fencing in Hong Kong. She was at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...

. In the team event she came sixth with teammates Gabi Down and

Gemma Collis-McCann Gemma Collis (born 10 October 1992) is a British Paralympic wheelchair fencer who competed in the Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020. Gemma is an 18 time World Cup medallist, and European silver medallist. She has qualified for Paris 2024. She i ...

. She was beaten by the Hungarian Gyongyi Dani in the women's individual Épée Category B. The match was at the Excel Arena in London. She obtained sponsorship to be at the postponed

2020 Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympi ...

in Tokyo.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Justine Wheelchair fencers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 1992 births Sportspeople from Blackpool Living people Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Great Britain 21st-century British sportswomen