Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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|games = 2000 Summer
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée, foil and sabre). Women competed in the foil and the épée events.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/FEN/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/FEN/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results |access-date=2012-02-25 |publisher=Sports Reference}} The events took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Medal summary
=Men's events=
| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}} | |
| individual épée {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's épée}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Pavel Kolobkov|RUS|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Hugues Obry|FRA | 2000 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|Lee Sang-ki|KOR|2000 Summer}} |
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| team épée |{{FlagIOCteam|ITA|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|FRA|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|CUB|2000 Summer}} | |
| Individual foil {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's foil}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Kim Young-ho|KOR|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Ralf Bißdorf|GER|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Dmitriy Shevchenko|RUS|2000 Summer}} | |
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| team foil |{{FlagIOCteam|FRA|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|CHN|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|ITA|2000 Summer}} | |
| Individual sabre {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Mihai Covaliu|ROU|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Mathieu Gourdain|FRA|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Wiradech Kothny|GER|2000 Summer}} | |
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| team sabre |{{FlagIOCteam|RUS|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|FRA|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|GER|2000 Summer}} |
=Women's events=
| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}} |
| Individual épée {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's épée}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Tímea Nagy|HUN|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Gianna Hablützel-Bürki|SUI|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Laura Flessel-Colovic|FRA|2000 Summer}} |
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| team épée |{{FlagIOCteam|RUS|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|SUI|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|CHN|2000 Summer}} |
| Individual foil {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's foil}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Valentina Vezzali|ITA|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Rita Koenig|GER|2000 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Giovanna Trillini|ITA|2000 Summer}} |
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| team foil |{{FlagIOCteam|ITA|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|POL|2000 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|GER|2000 Summer}} |
Medal table
Italy finished top of the fencing medal table at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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| gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2
| gold_RUS = 3 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 1
| gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 1
| gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 0
| gold_ROM = 1 | silver_ROM = 0 | bronze_ROM = 0
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 3
| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 0
| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 1
| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0
| gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 1
}}
Participating nations
A total of 217 fencers (134 men and 83 women) from 40 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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- {{flagIOC|ALG|2000 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|ARG|2000 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIOC|AUT|2000 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIOC|BLR|2000 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|CHI|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|CHN|2000 Summer|13}}
- {{flagIOC|COL|2000 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|CUB|2000 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIOC|EGY|2000 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|EST|2000 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer|16}}
- {{flagIOC|GER|2000 Summer|18}}
- {{flagIOC|GBR|2000 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|HUN|2000 Summer|13}}
- {{flagIOC|ISR|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|ITA|2000 Summer|17}}
- {{flagIOC|JPN|2000 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|KAZ|2000 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|KUW|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|KGZ|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|LAT|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|NOR|2000 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|POL|2000 Summer|10}}
- {{flagIOC|POR|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|PUR|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|ROU|2000 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIOC|SCG|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|KOR|2000 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIOC|ESP|2000 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|SWE|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|SUI|2000 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|TUN|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer|10}}
- {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer|8}}
- {{flagIOC|UZB|2000 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|VEN|2000 Summer|1}}
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Report]
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