Jyoti Chetty

Jyoti Chetty (born January 26, 1982 in Pretoria) is a South African sabre fencer.[1] Chetty represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events.

Jyoti Chetty
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1982-01-26) 26 January 1982
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Sabre
ClubTyshler Fencing School

For her first event, the women's individual sabre, Chetty lost the first preliminary match to Tunisia's Azza Besbes, with a score of 2–15.[2] Few days later, she joined with her fellow fencers and teammates Shelley Gosher, Elvira Wood and Adele du Plooy, for the women's team sabre. Chetty and her team, however, lost the seventh place match to the Canadian team (led by Sandra Sassine), with a total score of 16 touches.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jyoti Chetty". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. "Women's Individual Sabre – Round of 64". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. "Women's Team Sabre – Placement 7–8 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.


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