Jovane Guissone

Jovane Guissone
	Guissone at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Born	11 March 1983 (age 41)
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Foil, épée
Coached by	Linio Eduardo
Medal record
Representing Brazil
Paralympic Games

Jovane Silva Guissone (born 11 March 1983) is a Paralympic épée and foil fencer from Brazil. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics and won a gold medal in the individual épée in 2012.^[2]

Guissone lost control of his legs after being shot in 2004. In 2008 he took up wheelchair fencing, and in 2014 was named Top Paralympic Performer of the Year at the 2014 Brazilian Paralympic Awards in Copacabana. Guissone is married and has a son.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jovane Silvae Guissone^{[dead link]}. paralympic.org
^ Jovane Guissone Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

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[bio-1] Jovane Silvae Guissone^{[dead link]}. paralympic.org

[rio-2] Jovane Guissone Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

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