Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| 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 | ||
Pictogram used to identify fencing at the 2008 Games
Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.
Contents
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Romania (ROU) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 |  Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Épée |
Matteo Tagliariol (ITA) |
Fabrice Jeannet (FRA) |
José Luis Abajo (ESP) |
| 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 (GER) |
Yuki Ota (JPN) |
Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) |
| Individual sabre |
Zhong Man (CHN) |
Nicolas Lopez (FRA) |
Mihai Covaliu (ROU) |
| 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 (GER) |
Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) |
Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) |
| Individual foil |
Valentina Vezzali (ITA) |
22x20px Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | Margherita Granbassi (ITA) |
| Team foil |
Russia (RUS) Svetlana Boiko 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 (USA) |
Sada Jacobson (USA) |
Becca Ward (USA) |
| 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
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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 | ||||||
| 23x15px 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 |
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