Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.
| Fencing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Green Convention Center |
| Dates | August 9 – 17 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Épée | Matteo Tagliariol Italy | Fabrice Jeannet France | José Luis Abajo Spain |
| Team épée | France Fabrice Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Ulrich Robeiri | Poland Robert Andrzejuk Tomasz Motyka Adam Wiercioch Radosław Zawrotniak | Italy Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol |
| Individual foil | Benjamin Kleibrink Germany | Yuki Ota Japan | Salvatore Sanzo Italy |
| Individual sabre | Zhong Man China | Nicolas Lopez France | Mihai Covaliu Romania |
| Team sabre | France Julien Pillet Boris Sanson Nicolas Lopez | United States Tim Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams | Italy Aldo Montano Luigi Tarantino Giampiero Pastore Diego Occhiuzzi |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Épée | Britta Heidemann Germany | Ana Maria Brânză Romania | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald Hungary |
| Individual foil | Valentina Vezzali Italy | Nam Hyun-Hee South Korea | Margherita Granbassi Italy |
| Team foil | Russia Svetlana Boyko Aida Chanaeva Victoria Nikichina Evgenia Lamonova | United States Emily Cross Hanna Thompson Erinn Smart | Italy Valentina Vezzali Giovanna Trillini Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori |
| Individual sabre | Mariel Zagunis United States | Sada Jacobson United States | Becca Ward United States |
| Team sabre | Ukraine Olha Zhovnir Olga Kharlan Halyna Pundyk Olena Khomrova | China Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue | United States Sada Jacobson Becca Ward Mariel Zagunis |
Events
Ten sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Individual Épée Men
- Individual Épée Women
- Individual Foil Men
- Individual Foil Women
- Individual Sabre Men
- Individual Sabre Women
- Team Épée Men
- Team Foil Women
- Team Sabre Men
- Team Sabre Women
Competition format
The Fencing competition at the Olympic Games consists of a single elimination tournament. The 2 losers in the semifinal will fence for the bronze medal.
Qualification
Participating nations
| Nation | Men's Individual Épée | Men's Team Épée | Men's Individual Foil | Men's Individual Sabre | Men's Team Sabre | Women's Individual Épée | Women's Individual Foil | Women's Team Foil | Women's Individual Sabre | Women's Team Sabre | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Austria | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Belarus | 3 | X | 3 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 9 | |||
| Chile | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 20 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | 10 | |||
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | X | 2 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 15 | |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Hungary | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X(1) | 1 | 15 | ||
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Italy | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 16 | ||
| Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Norway | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Panama | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Peru | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Poland | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X | 13 | ||
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Russia | 1 | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 14 | ||
| Senegal | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | X | 3 | X (1) | 7 | ||||||
| South Korea | 3 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 10 | ||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | X | 13 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Total athletes | 41 | 32 | 26 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 39 | 30 | 233 |
| Total NOCs | 23 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 45 |
See also
- Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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