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wheelchair fencing

{{short description|Fencing variation for disabled athletes}}

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Wheelchair fencing (also called Parafencing) is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games. The Paralympic games take place every 4 years in different countries.

Classification

  • class A (athletes with full trunk movement and good balance)
  • class B (athletes with no leg movement and impaired trunk and balance functions)
  • class C (athletes with a disability in all four limbs, not included in the Paralympic games program)

Events

=Paralympic Games=

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!width=50|Year

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align=center|1align=center|1960align=center|3{{flagIOC2|ITA|1960 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|2align=center|1964align=center|7{{flagIOC2|ITA|1964 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|3align=center|1968align=center|10{{flagIOC2|ITA|1968 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|4align=center|1972align=center|11{{flagIOC2|ITA|1972 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|5align=center|1976align=center|14{{flagIOC2|FRA|1976 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|6align=center|1980align=center|17{{flagIOC2|FRA|1980 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|7align=center|1984align=center|15{{flagIOC2|FRA|1984 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|8align=center|1988align=center|14{{flagIOC2|FRA|1988 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|9align=center|1992align=center|14{{flagIOC2|FRA|1992 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|10align=center|1996align=center|15{{flagIOC2|FRA|1996 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|11align=center|2000align=center|15{{flagIOC2|POL|2000 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|12align=center|2004align=center|15{{flagIOC2|HKG|2004 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|13align=center|2008align=center|10{{flagIOC2|CHN|2008 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|14align=center|2012align=center|12{{flagIOC2|CHN|2012 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|15align=center|2016align=center|14{{flagIOC2|CHN|2016 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|16align=center|2020align=center|16{{flagIOC2|CHN|2020 Summer Paralympics}}
align=center|17align=center|2024align=center|16{{flagIPC|CHN|2024 Summer}}

=World Championships=

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EditionYearHostDates
11994{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong
21998{{flagicon|GER}} Eisenkirchen
32002{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt
42006{{flagicon|ITA}} Torino
52010{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris12–20 November
62011{{flagicon|ITA}} Catania8–15 October
72013{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest7–12 August
82015{{flagicon|HUN}} Eger17–24 September
92017{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome6–12 November
102019{{flagicon|KOR}} Cheongju17–23 September
112021{{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw5–6 July
122023{{flagicon|ITA}} Terni3–8 October
132025{{flagicon|KOR}} Iksan2-7 September

=European Championships=

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EditionYearHostDates
12011{{flagicon|GBR}} Sheffield13–19 July
22014{{flagicon|FRA}} Strasbourg7–12 June
32016{{flagicon|ITA}} Casale Monferrato17–22 May
42018{{flagicon|ITA}} Terni17–23 September
52021{{flagicon|HUN}} Eger14–17 May
62022{{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw29 November – 4 December
72024{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris5–10 March

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Wheelchair fencing}}

  • [http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/sports/iwas-wheelchair-fencing/ IWAS Wheelchair Fencing]
  • [http://www.paralympic.org/sport/wheelchair-fencing Wheelchair Fencing on International Paralympic Committee website]
  • [http://www.parasport.org.uk/sports-landingpage.asp?section=48§ionTitle=Wheelchair+Fencing Wheelchair fencing at the Paralympics]

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