Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Appearance
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
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Men's events
[edit]Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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
[edit]Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]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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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
[edit]References
[edit]- 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