Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Fencing
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Green Convention Center
DatesAugust 9 – 17

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)2204
2 Italy (ITA)2057
3 Germany (GER)2002
4 United States (USA)1326
5 China (CHN)1102
6 Russia (RUS)1001
 Ukraine (UKR)1001
8 Romania (ROU)0112
9 Japan (JPN)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
12 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (13 entries)10101030

Men's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Épée
details
Matteo Tagliariol
 Italy
Fabrice Jeannet
 France
José Luis Abajo
 Spain
Team épée
details
 France (FRA)
Fabrice Jeannet
Jérôme Jeannet
Ulrich Robeiri
 Poland (POL)
Robert Andrzejuk
Tomasz Motyka
Adam Wiercioch
Radosław Zawrotniak
 Italy (ITA)
Stefano Carozzo
Diego Confalonieri
Alfredo Rota
Matteo Tagliariol
Individual foil
details
Benjamin Kleibrink
 Germany
Yuki Ota
 Japan
Salvatore Sanzo
 Italy
Individual sabre
details
Zhong Man
 China
Nicolas Lopez
 France
Mihai Covaliu
 Romania
Team sabre
details
 France (FRA)
Julien Pillet
Boris Sanson
Nicolas Lopez
 United States (USA)
Tim Morehouse
Jason Rogers
Keeth Smart
James Williams
 Italy (ITA)
Aldo Montano
Luigi Tarantino
Giampiero Pastore
Diego Occhiuzzi

Women's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Épée
details
Britta Heidemann
 Germany
Ana Maria Brânză
 Romania
Ildikó Mincza-Nébald
 Hungary
Individual foil
details
Valentina Vezzali
 Italy
Nam Hyun-Hee
 South Korea
Margherita Granbassi
 Italy
Team foil
details
 Russia (RUS)
Svetlana Boyko
Aida Chanaeva
Victoria Nikichina
Evgenia Lamonova
 United States (USA)
Emily Cross
Hanna Thompson
Erinn Smart
 Italy (ITA)
Valentina Vezzali
Giovanna Trillini
Margherita Granbassi
Ilaria Salvatori
Individual sabre
details
Mariel Zagunis
 United States
Sada Jacobson
 United States
Becca Ward
 United States
Team sabre
details
 Ukraine (UKR)
Olha Zhovnir
Olga Kharlan
Halyna Pundyk
Olena Khomrova
 China (CHN)
Bao Yingying
Huang Haiyang
Ni Hong
Tan Xue
 United States (USA)
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
 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

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

External links

  • Fencing – Official Results Book
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