Saysunee Jana has made Paralympic fencing history in France, becoming the first female wheelchair fencer to win gold medals in all three disciplines: épée, foil and sabre.

Bangkok Post reported that the Thai athlete secured her third gold of the Games by defeating Su Kang of China on Friday, completing a rare sweep that only one other wheelchair fencer had previously achieved. That earlier benchmark belonged to Italy’s Roberto Marson, who won three golds in individual fencing at the 1968 Paralympics.

The result also made Jana the second overall wheelchair fencer to achieve the three-discipline sweep, and the first woman to do it. The distinction matters because wheelchair fencing has a long Paralympic history, but few athletes have been able to dominate across all three weapon categories. Jana’s feat places her in that small, exclusive group.

The 50-year-old athlete’s victory was the latest chapter in a long Paralympic career. Bangkok Post noted that she had competed in six Paralympic tournaments over two decades, starting at the 2004 Athens Games. With the latest gold, she extended an already formidable medal collection and added one of the sport’s most complete individual records.

Her post-match comments reflected both the scale of the achievement and how unexpected it was to her. She said she had not believed it would be possible to win all three golds, and she described her happiness and pride after the final. That sense of surprise is part of what has made the result notable beyond the medal table: it was not simply another title, but a break through a boundary that had stood for more than half a century.

Jana also thanked Thailand’s sporting authorities and support organisations for their backing, along with her family. Those acknowledgements point to the broader infrastructure behind elite Paralympic competition, where success often depends on long-term funding, access and coaching as much as individual talent.

The history-making sweep was especially significant for Thailand, which has long been among the stronger Paralympic nations in fencing. Bangkok Post said the country ranked 16th in France as of Friday, with six golds, 10 silvers and 11 bronzes. Jana’s third gold added to that total and gave the delegation a headline result in one of its signature sports.

For wheelchair fencing itself, the performance provided a clear marker of the sport’s depth and of the elite consistency required to win across multiple weapons. Different disciplines reward different tactical strengths, so winning at the highest level in épée, foil and sabre in the same Games is rare even among top international athletes.

Jana’s achievement is therefore more than a personal milestone. It is a historical first for women in the wheelchair fencing event and a reminder that some Paralympic records are not merely broken, but expanded into new territory entirely.