Wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France were held between 3 and 7 September. There was a total of sixteen events: eight events each for men and women. They were categories A and B and will use épée, foil and sabre swords in individual events and épée and foil in team events.[1]

Wheelchair fencing
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueGrand Palais
Dates3–7 September 2024
Competitors96
2020

Qualification

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An NPC can enter a maximum of two eligible fencers per individual event. Eligible fencers must at least compete in three international sanctioned IWAS Wheelchair Fencing competitions between 1 October 2022 to 31 May 2024.[2]

Competitions

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Competition Date Venue
2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships 22–25 October 2022   São Paulo
2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 17–20 November 2022   Eger
2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing European Championships 29 November 2022 – 4 December 2022   Warsaw
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 14–17 January 2023   Washington D.C.
16–19 March 2023   Pisa
20–23 April 2023   Nîmes
6–9 July 2023   Warsaw
4–6 August 2023   São Paulo
2–5 September 2023   Busan
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships 2–8 October 2023   Terni
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Asian Championships 23–28 October 2023   Hangzhou
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 5–8 December 2023   Nakhon Ratchasima
2024 IWAS Wheelchair World Cup 11–14 January 2024   Cardiff
23–26 May 2024   São Paulo
2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing European Zonals 5–10 March 2024   Paris
2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Asian Zonals 24–28 April 2024   Pattaya
2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Zonals 8–12 May 2024   San Jose

Quotas

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Maximum entries per medal event as follows.

Event Male Female
Épée A 21 21
Épée B 21 21
Épée team 12 12
Foil A 21 21
Foil B 21 21
Foil team 12 12
Sabre A 21 21
Sabre B 21 21

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (France)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China105419
2  Thailand3115
3  Great Britain2316
4  Germany1001
5  Poland0213
6  Italy0134
7  Ukraine0123
8  Hungary0101
  Iraq0101
  South Korea0101
11  France*0011
  Georgia0011
  Spain0011
  Turkey0011
Totals (14 entries)16161648

Medalists

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Men's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual épée A
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Sun Gang
  China
Piers Gilliver
  Great Britain
Hakan Akkaya
  Turkey
B
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Dimitri Coutya
  Great Britain
Visit Kingmanaw
  Thailand
Michał Dąbrowski
  Poland
Team épée A–B
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  China
Tian Jianquan
Sun Gang
Zhang Jie
Zhong Saichun
  Iraq
Zainulabdeen Al-Madhkhoori
Ammar Ali
Hayder Al-Ogaili
 
  Great Britain
Piers Gilliver
Dimitri Coutya
Oliver Lam-Watson
 
Individual foil A
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Sun Gang
  China
Matteo Betti
  Italy
Zhong Saichun
  China
B
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Dimitri Coutya
  Great Britain
Feng Yanke
  China
Hu Daoliang
  China
Team foil A–B
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  China
Sun Gang
Feng Yanke
Zhong Saichun
Tian Jianquan
  Great Britain
Oliver Lam-Watson
Piers Gilliver
Dimitri Coutya
 
  France
Ludovic Lemoine
Damien Tokatlian
Maxime Valet
Yohan Peter
Individual sabre A
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Maurice Schmidt
  Germany
Piers Gilliver
  Great Britain
Edoardo Giordan
  Italy
B
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Feng Yanke
  China
Michał Dąbrowski
  Poland
Zhang Jie
  China

Women's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual épée A
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Chen Yuandong
  China
Kwon Hyo Kyeong
  South Korea
Gu Haiyan
  China
B
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Saysunee Jana
  Thailand
Kang Su
  China
Olena Fedota-Isaieva
  Ukraine
Team épée A–B
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  China
Gu Haiyan
Zou Xufeng
Kang Su
Chen Yuandong
  Ukraine
Yevheniia Breus
Olena Fedota-Isaieva
Nataliia Morkvych
Nadiia Doloh
  Thailand
Aphinya Thongdaeng
Duean Nakprasit
Saysunee Jana
 
Individual foil A
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Zou Xufeng
  China
Gu Haiyan
  China
Judith Rodríguez Menéndez
  Spain
B
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Saysunee Jana
  Thailand
Xiao Rong
  China
Beatrice Vio
  Italy
Team foil A–B
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  China
Chen Yuandong
Gu Haiyan
Xiao Rong
Zou Xufeng
  Hungary
Éva Hajmási
Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Boglárka Mező
Amarilla Veres
  Italy
Andreea Mogoș
Rossana Pasquino
Loredana Trigilia
Beatrice Vio
Individual sabre A
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Gu Haiyan
  China
Kinga Dróżdż
  Poland
Nino Tibilashvili
  Georgia
B
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Saysunee Jana
  Thailand
Xiao Rong
  China
Olena Fedota-Isaieva
  Ukraine

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair Fencing - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 18 November 2023.
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