Alison Yu Chui Yee (; born 29 March 1984) is a wheelchair fencer from

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. When she was 11 years old, she had

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, leading to the amputation of her left leg. She began as a swimmer but switched to fencing at the age of 17. At the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympi ...

, she won four gold medals in both the individual and team events of

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and

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. She was the first athlete to win four gold medals in fencing in category A in 2004. At the

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, she represented Hong Kong again, but since the team matches were canceled, she only won one gold and one silver medal in the individual events.

Career

Yui Chui Yee first made her Paralympic games debut representing Hong Kong in the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Athens. Yu won four gold medals in wheelchair fencing in category A individual foil, team foil, individual épée, and team épée, becoming the first athlete to win four gold medals in fencing. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, Yu won gold in the Individual foil category A, and earned silver in the Individual épée category A, being bested by Zhang Chuncui, representing China. However, in the London 2012 Summer Paralympics, Yu took home gold medals in both individual épée category A and individual foil category A. She also earned a bronze medal in the open category team épée alongside teammates Chan Yui Chong and Fan Pui Shan. During the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Yu secured a silver medal in category A individual foil and in team épée with teammates Chan Yui Chong and Ng Justine Charissa.

Personal life

In addition to attaining 7 Paralympic gold medals, Yu Chui Yee is also a radio host, a columnist on the official paralympic movement website, and even a co-founder of the Fencing Sport Academy for young children and teenagers. In her spare time, Yu stated she is an avid swimmer, runner, and even plans to take up scuba diving and paragliding. Following her Paralympic debut in the 2004 Paralympic games in Athens, Yu was granted admission into the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Department of Geography and Resource Management where she obtained her MA in Sports Studies.

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* 1984 births Living people Hong Kong female épée fencers Paralympic wheelchair fencers of Hong Kong Paralympic gold medalists for Hong Kong Paralympic silver medalists for Hong Kong Paralympic bronze medalists for Hong Kong Wheelchair fencers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair fencers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair fencers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in wheelchair fencing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Chinese amputees Hong Kong female foil fencers {{HK-bio-stub