Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

{{Infobox Paralympic event

| event = Wheelchair fencing

| games = 2012 Summer

| image = Wheelchair Fencing, London 2012.png

| image_size = 150px

| caption =

| venue = ExCeL

| dates = 4 – 8 September 2012

| competitors = 105

| nations = 24

| prev = 2008

| next = 2016

}}

Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 4 September to 8 September 2012.{{cite web|title=Paralympic 2012: Wheelchair Fencing|url=http://www.london2012.com/wheelchair-fencing|publisher=london2012.com|access-date=7 February 2012|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426040345/https://www.london2012.com/wheelchair-fencing|url-status=dead}}

Classification

Fencers were 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 classes, A and B. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.

Participating nations

105 fencers from 24 nations took part in this sport.

{{flagIPC|ARG|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|AUT|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|BLR|2012 Summer|5}}
{{flagIPC|BRA|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|CAN|2012 Summer|2}}
{{flagIPC|CHN|2012 Summer|9}}
{{flagIPC|FRA|2012 Summer|11}}
{{flagIPC|GER|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|GBR|2012 Summer|7}}
{{flagIPC|GRE|2012 Summer|4}}
{{flagIPC|HKG|2012 Summer|8}}
{{flagIPC|HUN|2012 Summer|8}}
{{flagIPC|IRQ|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|ITA|2012 Summer|5}}
{{flagIPC|KUW|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|MAC|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|MAS|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|POL|2012 Summer|10}}
{{flagIPC|RUS|2012 Summer|12}}
{{flagIPC|KOR|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|ESP|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|THA|2012 Summer|1}}
{{flagIPC|UKR|2012 Summer|7}}
{{flagIPC|USA|2012 Summer|6}}

Medal summary

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = flagIPCteam

| event = 2012 Summer

| team =

| gold_CHN = 6 | silver_CHN = 3 | bronze_CHN = 1

| gold_HKG = 2 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 4

| gold_POL = 2 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1

| gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 0

| gold_THA = 1 | silver_THA = 0 | bronze_THA = 0

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 3 | bronze_FRA = 2

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 3 | bronze_HUN = 2

| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 0

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2

}}

Events

The five event types below were competed for both class A and class B, for a total of ten events.

Men's épée
Men's foil
Men's sabre
Women's épée
Women's foil

= Men's events =

Men's Épée A
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée A}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Dariusz Pender|POL|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Romain Noble|FRA|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Matteo Betti|ITA|2012 Summer}}

Men's Épée B
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée B}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Jovane Silva Guissone|BRA|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Tam Chik Sum|HKG|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Alim Latrèche|FRA|2012 Summer}}

Men's Foil A
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's foil A}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Ye Ruyi|CHN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Chen Yijun|CHN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Richárd Osváth|HUN|2012 Summer}}

Men's Foil B
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's foil B}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Hu Daoliang|CHN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Anton Datsko|UKR|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Alim Latrèche|FRA|2012 Summer}}

Men's Sabre A
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's sabre A}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Chen Yijun|CHN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Tian Jianquan|CHN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Chan Wing Kin|HKG|2012 Summer}}

Men's Sabre B
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's sabre B}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Grzegorz Pluta|POL|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Marc-André Cratère|FRA|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Alessio Sarri|ITA|2012 Summer}}

Men's Team
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's team open}}

| {{flagIPCteam|CHN|2012 Summer}}
Chen Yijun
Ye Ruyi
Hu Daoliang

| {{flagIPCteam|FRA|2012 Summer}}
Ludovic Lemoine
Alim Latrèche
Damien Tokatlian

| {{flagIPCteam|HKG|2012 Summer}}
Wong Tang Tat
Chan Wing Kin
Chung Ting Ching

= Women's events =

Women's Épée A
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's épée A}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Yu Chui Yee|HKG|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Zsuzsanna Krajnyák|HUN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Wu Baili|CHN|2012 Summer}}

Women's Épée B
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's épée B}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Saysunee Jana|THA|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Simone Briese-Baetke|GER|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Chan Yui Chong|HKG|2012 Summer}}

Women's Foil A
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's foil A}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Yu Chui Yee|HKG|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Wu Baili|CHN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Zsuzsanna Krajnyák|HUN|2012 Summer}}

Women's Foil B
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's foil B}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Fang Yao|CHN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Gyöngyi Dani|HUN|2012 Summer}}

| {{flagIPCmedalist|Marta Makowska|POL|2012 Summer}}

Women's Team Open
{{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's team open}}

| {{flagIPCteam|CHN|2012 Summer}}
Rong Jing
Yao Fang
Wu Baili

| {{flagIPCteam|HUN|2012 Summer}}
Veronika Juhász
Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Gyöngyi Dani

| {{flagIPCteam|HKG|2012 Summer}}
Fan Pui Shan
Yu Chui Yee
Chan Yui Chong

References

2012

Paralympics

Category:Events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Category:International fencing competitions hosted by the United Kingdom