Fencing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympic Green Convention Center |
Dates | August 9 – 17 |
Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Épée | men | women |
Team épée | men | |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | women | |
Sabre | men | women |
Team sabre | men | women |
Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Men's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual Épée |
Matteo Tagliariol![]() |
Fabrice Jeannet![]() |
José Luis Abajo![]() |
Team épée |
![]() Fabrice Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Ulrich Robeiri |
![]() Robert Andrzejuk Tomasz Motyka Adam Wiercioch Radosław Zawrotniak |
![]() Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol |
Individual foil |
Benjamin Kleibrink![]() |
Yuki Ota![]() |
Salvatore Sanzo![]() |
Individual sabre |
Zhong Man![]() |
Nicolas Lopez![]() |
Mihai Covaliu![]() |
Team sabre |
![]() Julien Pillet Boris Sanson Nicolas Lopez |
![]() Tim Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams |
![]() Aldo Montano Luigi Tarantino Giampiero Pastore Diego Occhiuzzi |
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual Épée |
Britta Heidemann![]() |
Ana Maria Brânză![]() |
Ildikó Mincza-Nébald![]() |
Individual foil |
Valentina Vezzali![]() |
Nam Hyun-Hee![]() |
Margherita Granbassi![]() |
Team foil |
![]() Svetlana Boyko Aida Chanaeva Victoria Nikichina Evgenia Lamonova |
![]() Emily Cross Hanna Thompson Erinn Smart |
![]() Valentina Vezzali Giovanna Trillini Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori |
Individual sabre |
Mariel Zagunis![]() |
Sada Jacobson![]() |
Becca Ward![]() |
Team sabre |
![]() Olha Zhovnir Olga Kharlan Halyna Pundyk Olena Khomrova |
![]() Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue |
![]() Sada Jacobson Becca Ward Mariel Zagunis |
Events
10 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 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 9 | |||
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3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 20 |
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1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | 10 | |||
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3 | X | 2 | 3 | X | 2 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 15 | |
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2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 1 | 9 | ||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
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3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X(1) | 1 | 15 | ||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
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3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 16 | ||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
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3 | X (1) | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X | 13 | ||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
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1 | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 14 | ||
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3 | X | 3 | X (1) | 7 | ||||||
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3 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
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3 | X (1) | 1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 10 | ||||
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1 | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | X | 13 | |
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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
References
- Qualifications for the 2008 OG before the NOCs confirmation
- Federation Internationale D'Escrime
- Competition Information on the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine