Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing; at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Carioca Arena 3
Dates	12–16 September 2016
Competitors	88

Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio from 4 September to 8 September 2016.[1][2]

Classification

Fencers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows fencers to compete against others with a similar level of function. Fencing has two ability classes, A and B, two genders and three weapons, epee, foil and sabre. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.

Medal summary

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	9	4	4	17
2	Ukraine (UKR)	2	0	2	4
3	France (FRA)	1	0	2	3
4	Italy (ITA)	1	0	1	2
5	Belarus (BLR)	1	0	0	1
6	Hungary (HUN)	0	3	2	5
7	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	2	1	3
8	Poland (POL)	0	1	2	3
9	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	0	1
	Greece (GRE)	0	1	0	1
	Iraq (IRQ)	0	1	0	1
	Thailand (THA)	0	1	0	1
Totals (12 nations)		14	14	14	42

Events

Twelve events will be competed at the games, six for individual men plus a team events, four for women (who do not take part in an individual sabre event) and a team event.

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's épée A	Sun Gang China	Piers Gilliver Great Britain	Tian Jianquan China
Men's épée B	Andrei Pranevich Belarus	Ammar Ali Iraq	Oleg Naumenko Ukraine
Men's foil A	Ye Ruyi China	Richárd Osváth Hungary	Sun Gang China
Men's foil B	Feng Yanke China	Hu Daoliang China	Maxime Valet France
Men's sabre A	Andrii Demchuk Ukraine	Richárd Osváth Hungary	Tian Jianquan China
Men's sabre B	Anton Datsko Ukraine	Panagiotis Triantafyllou Greece	Adrian Castro Poland
Men's team épée	France (FRA) Robert Citerne Yannick Ifebe Romain Noble	China (CHN) Tian Jianquan Sun Gang Hu Daoliang	Hungary (HUN) Dariusz Pender Michal Nalewajek Kamil Rzasa
Men's team foil	China (CHN) Ye Ruyi Sun Gang Hu Daoliang	Poland (POL) Jacek Gaworski Dariusz Pender Michał Nalewajek	France (FRA) Ludovic Lemoine Damien Tokatlian Maxime Valet

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's épée A	Zou Xufeng China	Bian Jing China	Yevheniia Breus Ukraine
Women's épée B	Zhou Jingjing China	Saysunee Jana Thailand	Chan Yui Chong Hong Kong
Women's foil A	Rong Jing China	Yu Chui Yee Hong Kong	Zsuzsanna Krajnyák Hungary
Women's foil B	Beatrice Vio Italy	Zhou Jingjing China	Yao Fang China
Women's team épée	China (CHN) Zou Xufeng Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing	Hong Kong (HKG) Chan Yui Chong Justine Charissa Ng Yu Chui Yee	Hungary (HUN) Gyöngyi Dani Amarilla Veres Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Women's team foil	China (CHN) Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing Zhang Chuncui	Hungary (HUN) Gyöngyi Dani Éva Hajmási Zsuzsanna Krajnyák	Italy (ITA) Beatrice Vio Andrea Mogos Loredana Trigilia

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References

"Paralympic 2012: Wheelchair Fencing". london2012.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
"Paralympic Wheelchair Fencing". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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[1] "Paralympic 2012: Wheelchair Fencing". london2012.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

[2] "Paralympic Wheelchair Fencing". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.