Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
VenueOlympic Green Convention Center
DatesAugust 9 – 17

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 nations)10101030

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Épée
Matteo Tagliariol
 Italy
Fabrice Jeannet
 France
José Luis Abajo
 Spain
Team épée
 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
Benjamin Kleibrink
 Germany
Yuki Ota
 Japan
Salvatore Sanzo
 Italy
Individual sabre
Zhong Man
 China
Nicolas Lopez
 France
Mihai Covaliu
 Romania
Team sabre
 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

Event 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 (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
Mariel Zagunis
 United States
Sada Jacobson
 United States
Becca Ward
 United States
Team sabre
 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

NationMen's
Individual Épée
Men's
Team Épée
Men's
Individual Foil
Men's
Individual Sabre
Men's
Team Sabre
Women's Individual ÉpéeWomen's Individual FoilWomen's Team FoilWomen's
Individual Sabre
Women's
Team Sabre
Total
 Algeria112
 Argentina11
 Australia112
 Austria11
 Belarus3X3
 Brazil112
 Burkina Faso11
 Canada111113X (1)9
 Chile11
 China3X (1)23X (1)23X (1)3X (1)20
 Cuba112
 Egypt113X (1)13X10
 Estonia11
 France3X23X213X (1)15
 Germany2123X19
 Great Britain1113
 Hong Kong1113
 Hungary3X (1)3X (1)23X(1)115
 Ireland11
 Israel1113
 Italy3X (1)23X (1)3X (1)216
 Japan1211117
 Kyrgyzstan11
 Mexico11
 Morocco112
 Netherlands112
 Norway11
 Panama11
 Peru11
 Poland3X (1)113X (1)3X13
 Portugal112
 Qatar11
 Romania12115
 Russia13X23X (1)3X (1)14
 Senegal213
 South Africa3X3X (1)7
 South Korea3X1112210
 Spain11215
 Sweden11
 Switzerland112
 Thailand112
 Tunisia112
 Ukraine3X (1)113X (1)10
 United States113X (1)13X3X13
 Venezuela3X11117
Total athletes41322640292541293930233
Total NOCs239212182024821845

See also

References

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