Joseph Brinson

Current Residence: Florence, Miss.
Club: Methodist Rehab
Coach: Les Stawicki and Julio Diaz
U.S. Ranking: No. 4 (saber), No. 4 (foil)
World Ranking: No. 17 (saber), No. 27 (epee) 
Wheelchair World Championship Teams: 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2010

Personal

After a car accident at age 17 left Brinson a paraplegic, the former multi-sport high school athlete turned his attention to sled hockey before being recruited to compete in wheelchair fencing in 2006. Within just four years, Brinson qualified for his first World Championship Team. Although he won medals in both foil and epee at the 2011 Pan American Wheelchair Championships, his specialty weapon – saber – wasn’t contested at the Paralympic qualifier. Brinson continued to fight his way through the World Cup circuit to build his world ranking and qualify for London. Brinson returned to the Paralympic stage in 2016, fencing in Rio at his second Games.

Results

2018:

• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
• Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)

2017:

• Silver - October North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Silver - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
• Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
• Bronze - October North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)

2016:

• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Silver - October North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Silver - Pan American Wheelchair Championships (Individual Saber)
• Silver - Pan American Wheelchair Championships (Team Epee)
• Bronze - October North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
• 11th - Pan American Wheelchair Championships (Individual Epee)
• 15th - Laval Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 20th - Laval Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

2015:

• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
• Silver - Pan American Wheelchair Championships (Team Epee)
• Bronze - Pan American Wheelchair Championships (Individual Epee)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Bronze- March North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
• Bronze- March North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Fifth - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
• 14th - Montreal Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
• 14th - Montreal Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 14th - Pisa Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 20th - Wheelchair World Championships (Category B Saber)
• 22nd - Pisa Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
• 22nd - Paris Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 23rd - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 28th - Wheelchair World Championships (Category B Epee)
• 29th - Paris Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
• 35th - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

2014:

• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Silver - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
• Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
• Sixth - Montreal Wheelchair Grand Prix (Individual Saber) 
• Sixth - Montreal Wheelchair Grand Prix (Team epee)
• 10th - Montreal Wheelchair Grand Prix (Individual Epee) 
• 11th - Warsaw Wheelchair Grand Prix (Team Epee)
• 21st - Hong Kong Wheelchair Grand Prix (Category B Saber)
• 21st - Warsaw Wheelchair Grand Prix (Individual Saber)
• 26th - Hong Kong Wheelchair Grand Prix (Category B Epee) 
• 34th - Warsaw Wheelchair Grand Prix (Individual Epee)

2013:

• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
• Silver - October North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Silver - October North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Sixth - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Team Saber)
• Eighth - Wheelchair World Championships (Individual Saber)
• Eighth - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Saber)
• 10th - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Individual Saber)
• 12th - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Epee)
• 17th - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Individual Epee) 
• 26th - Wheelchair World Championships (Individual Epee)

2012:

• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
• Bronze - March North American Cup (Wheelchair Saber)
• Fifth - March North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
• Eighth - Malchow Wheelchair World Cup (Team Saber)
• 14th - Paralympic Games (Category B Saber)
• 18th - Malchow Wheelchair World Cup (Individual Epee)
• 18th - Malchow Wheelchair World Cup (Individual Saber)

2011: 

• Silver - Pan American Wheelchair Championships (Category B Foil)
• Bronze - Pan American Wheelchair Championships (Category B Epee)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Saber)
• Bronze - North American Cup D (Wheelchair Epee)
• Bronze - North American Cup D (Wheelchair Saber)
• 11th - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Epee)
• 13th - Malaga Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 13th - Lonato Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
• 15th - Lonato Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 16th - Wheelchair World Championships (Individual Saber)
• 16th - Eger Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
• 16th - Eger Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 17th - Wheelchair World Championships (Individual Epee)
• 19th - Malaga Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

2010: 

• Bronze - North American Cup A (Wheelchair Epee)
• Bronze - North American Cup E (Wheelchair Epee)
• Fifth - North American Cup E (Wheelchair Saber)
• Sixth - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Saber)
• Sixth - North American Cup A (Wheelchair Saber)
• Sixth - North American Cup E (Wheelchair Foil)
• 14th - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Epee)
• 17th - Lonato Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
• 21st - Wheelchair World Championships (Individual Saber)
• 22nd - Lonato Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
• 25th - Wheelchair World Championships (Individual Epee)

2009: 

• Fifth - Montreal Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Foil)
• 10th - Montreal Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)