Fencing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
| Fencing at the I Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Dates | 15 – 18 August 2010 |
| No. of events | 7 (3 boys, 3 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 78 from 36 nations |
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| Épée | boys | girls | |
| Foil | boys | girls | |
| Sabre | boys | girls | |
| Team | mixed | ||
Fencing competitions at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore consisted of three Cadet Male individual events, three Cadet Female individual events and one team event including both genders and all 3 weapons: épée, foil and saber. 78 fencers from 36 nations were competing. The venue was located at the International Convention Centre (ICC).[1]
Fencing was one of the five sports that was continually featured at the Olympics since Athens in 1896; the others being athletics, swimming, cycling and gymnastics.
Schedule[]
| Event Date | Event Day | Approx. Duration | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August | Sunday | 11:00 hrs | 9:30 am | Men's Sabre |
| 11:00 hrs | 12:00 pm | Women's Foil | ||
| 16 August | Monday | 11:00 hrs | 12:00 pm | Men's Épée |
| 11:00 hrs | 9:30 am | Women's Sabre | ||
| 17 August | Tuesday | 13:15 hrs | 9:00 am | Men's Foil |
| 13:15 hrs | 1:00 pm | Women's Épée | ||
| 18 August | Wednesday | 6:45 hrs | 9:00 am | Mixed Team Fencing |
Qualifications[]
FIE Qualifications After 2010 Baku Cadet World Championships[]
Initially FIE qualified 54 fencers based on the results of 2010 Cadet World Championships in Baku with 1 more entry in each weapon reserved for a host country[2]
A table below illustrates these selections, where number in brackets near fencers' names shows their placement [3] in 2010 Cadet World Championships:
2010 WC medalists prevented from entering YOG through qualifying procedure[]
By minimum age limit (born in 1995)[]
(KOR), silver medal in men's épée
Yuval Shalom Freilich (ISR), bronze medal in men's épée
Anna Márton (HUN), bronze medal in women Sabre
By exceeding NOC quota of one fencer per NOC[]
(UKR), Silver Medal in Women Saber
(GER), Silver Medal in Men's Saber
Race Imboden (USA), Bronze Medal in Men's Foil
By teammate substitution[]
Final selections[]
Finalized selection table[4] included 20 additional fencers added by FIE and IOC based on the final revision of "Criteria for qualification to the 2010 YOG" published here.[5] The following table illustrates final selections where numbers in brackets near fencers' names indicates their placement in 2010 Cadet WC (zero indicates that fencer did not participate).
Mixed teams composition[]
In total there will be 9 continental teams formed. The composition of the teams will be determined by the results achieved during the individual events. The best fencers ranked in each weapon will form the top team of each continent as follows: Europe 1, Europe 2, Europe 3, Europe 4, Asia 1, Asia 2, Americas 1, Americas 2, Africa.[6]
Medal summary[]
Medal table[]
This table presents only individual results. Mixed team medals are not included.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet Male Épée |
Marco Fichera Italy
|
 Germany
|
Alexandre Lyssov Canada
|
| Cadet Male Foil |
Edoardo Luperi Italy
|
Alexander Massialas United States
|
 South Korea
|
| Cadet Male Sabre |
South Korea
|
Italy
|
Richard Hübers Germany
|
| Cadet Female Épée |
 China
|
Alberta Santuccio Italy
|
 Poland
|
| Cadet Female Foil |
Camilla Mancini Italy
|
Victoria Alexeeva Russia
|
 Hungary
|
| Cadet Female Sabre |
Yana Egorian Russia
|
United States
|
Germany
|
| Mixed Team Event |
Europe 1 Yana Egorian RussiaMarco Fichera ItalyCamilla Mancini Italy ItalyAlberta Santuccio ItalyEdoardo Luperi Italy
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Europe 2 Germany Germany Victoria Alexeeva RussiaRichard Hübers Germany PolandTevfik Burak Babaoğlu  Turkey
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Americas 1 United States Alexandre Lyssov CanadaAlanna Goldie Canada United StatesKatharine Holmes United StatesAlexander Massialas United States
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Participating nations[]
Argentina (1)
Belarus (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (3)
China (3)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (1)
Egypt (5)
El Salvador (1)
France (2)
Germany (3)
Great Britain (2)
Hong Kong (2)
Hungary (3)
Iraq (1)
Italy (6)
Kazakhstan (1)
South Korea (6)
Lebanon (1)
Niger (1)
Palestine (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (3)
Russia (5)
Senegal (1)
Singapore (4)
Slovakia (1)
South Africa (1)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (1)
Ukraine (2)
United States (5)
Venezuela (1)
Fencer's distribution by continent[]
| Women's épée | Men's épée | Women's foil | Men's foil | Women's saber | Men's Saber | Totals | Maximum # of teams | # of fencers qualified for a team | # of fencers not qualified for a team | |
| Europe | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 24 | 12 |
| Americas | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Asia | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Totals | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 78 | 9 | 54 | 24 |
See also[]
References[]
- Fencing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- 2010 Summer Youth Olympics events
- 2010 in fencing
- Fencing at the Youth Olympics
- Fencing competitions in Singapore