Gema Hassen-Bey

Gema Victoria Hassen-Bey González (born 2 July 1967) is a Spanish journalist and wheelchair fencer.

[2] At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, she won another bronze medal in the women's épée team.

[3] She abandoned the climb at over 3,700 metres but became the first Paralympic athlete in a wheelchair to reach 3,000 meters altitude using only her arms.

[4] The challenges are sponsored and the objectives include the development of a handbike that is capable of allowing her to climb these mountains.

[5] In 2017 her specialist bike was stolen when she parked it in a space reserved for people with disabilities while attending a Pride event.

González with her specialist bike in 2017 as the police returned it to her