Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Fencing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Carioca Arena 3 |
| Dates | 6–14 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 212 from 48 nations |
| Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | women | |
The fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 14 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 212 fencers (an equal distribution between men and women; of which, eight fencers came from the host nation Brazil) competed in 10 events -- six individual and four team.[1]
Similar to 2008 and 2012, the International Fencing Federation maintained the format of ten events with a rotation system for team events. As a result, the men's team sabre and the women's team foil were dropped from the program only at these Games.[2][3]
Qualification
Qualification was primarily based on the FIE official rankings as of 4 April 2016, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments.[4]
Participating nations
- Algeria (2)
- Argentina (1)
- Austria (1)
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Belarus (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Benin (1)
- Brazil (13)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (5)
- China (11)
- Colombia (2)
- Cuba (1)
- Czech Republic (2)
- Egypt (7)
- Estonia (5)
- France (15)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (4)
- Great Britain (3)
- Greece (2)
- Hong Kong (3)
- Hungary (9)
- Iran (2)
- Italy (14)
- Ivory Coast (1)
- Japan (6)
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Kuwait (1)
- Lebanon (1)
- Mexico (7)
- Morocco (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Panama (1)
- Poland (4)
- Romania (6)
- Russia (16)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Senegal (1)
- South Korea (14)
- Switzerland (4)
- Tunisia (5)
- Turkey (1)
- Ukraine (10)
- United States (14)
- Venezuela (6)
- Vietnam (4)
Schedule
| Date → | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Foil individual | Épée individual | Sabre individual | Foil team | Épée team | ||||
| Women's | Épée individual | Sabre individual | Foil individual | Épée team | Sabre team |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's
Women's
See also
References
- ^ "Rio 2016: Fencing". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Butler, Nick (29 November 2013). "Men's sabre and women's foil team events removed from Rio 2016 fencing programme". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "2 fencing team events cut for Rio". ESPN. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FIE Fencing Qualification System" (PDF). FIE. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Russia's substitute, Dmitry Zherebchenko, did not fence in the competition and did not receive a medal. "Russian foil fencers score stunning victory at Rio Olympics - coach". TASS. 13 August 2016.
External links
- "Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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- International Fencing Federation
- Results Book – Fencing