Personal information | |
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Birth name | Ruth Sylvie Morel |
Born | September 2, 1956 |
Home town | Pincourt, Quebec, Canada |
Sport | |
Sport | Wheelchair fencing |
Disability class | A |
Ruth Sylvie Morel (born September 2, 1956) [1] is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair fencer.
At the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, Morel was the first Canadian to compete in Paralympic-level wheelchair fencing. She placed 10th in épée and 11th in foil. [2] She qualified for the 2004 Summer Paralympics but was not selected by Canada to compete. [3]
At the 2011 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships, Morel won gold in women's A épée, which qualified her for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [4] At the 2012 Paralympic games, she placed 12th in épée. [2]
Morel won gold in women's A épée and silver in women's A foil at the 2015 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships. [4] She missed out on qualifying for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by four points. [5] At the 2018 North American Cup in Milwaukee, Morel won gold in women's sabre and bronze in women's foil. [6]
Morel was the oldest Canadian Paralympian to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games. [3] [2] She placed 14th in sabre, her Paralympic sabre debut, [5] and 15th in foil.
At the 2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships, Morel won gold in the women's sabre category A. [7] At the 2023 IWAS Pan Am championships, Morel, on a team with Amber Briar and Trinity Lowthian, won bronze in the women's épée team event. [8] At the 2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships, Briar, Lowthian, and Morel again won bronze in the women's épée team event. [9]
Going into the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Morel was ranked 21st in the women's category A sabre. [10] She has said the 2024 Paralympics will be her last. [10]
After a car accident in 1993, Morel had her right leg amputated below the knee. [3]
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Ruth Sylvie Morel |
Born | September 2, 1956 |
Home town | Pincourt, Quebec, Canada |
Sport | |
Sport | Wheelchair fencing |
Disability class | A |
Ruth Sylvie Morel (born September 2, 1956) [1] is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair fencer.
At the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, Morel was the first Canadian to compete in Paralympic-level wheelchair fencing. She placed 10th in épée and 11th in foil. [2] She qualified for the 2004 Summer Paralympics but was not selected by Canada to compete. [3]
At the 2011 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships, Morel won gold in women's A épée, which qualified her for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [4] At the 2012 Paralympic games, she placed 12th in épée. [2]
Morel won gold in women's A épée and silver in women's A foil at the 2015 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships. [4] She missed out on qualifying for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by four points. [5] At the 2018 North American Cup in Milwaukee, Morel won gold in women's sabre and bronze in women's foil. [6]
Morel was the oldest Canadian Paralympian to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games. [3] [2] She placed 14th in sabre, her Paralympic sabre debut, [5] and 15th in foil.
At the 2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships, Morel won gold in the women's sabre category A. [7] At the 2023 IWAS Pan Am championships, Morel, on a team with Amber Briar and Trinity Lowthian, won bronze in the women's épée team event. [8] At the 2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships, Briar, Lowthian, and Morel again won bronze in the women's épée team event. [9]
Going into the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Morel was ranked 21st in the women's category A sabre. [10] She has said the 2024 Paralympics will be her last. [10]
After a car accident in 1993, Morel had her right leg amputated below the knee. [3]