Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair Fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Fencing Gymnasium of the Olympic Green Convention Centre from 14 September to 17 September.

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.

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

Participating countries[]

There were 84 fencers (60 male, 24 female) from 19 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary[]

Medal table[]

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their fencers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	6	6	1	13
2	Hong Kong (HKG)	3	2	2	7
3	France (FRA)	1	1	0	2
4	Belarus (BLR)	0	1	0	1
5	Poland (POL)	0	0	2	2
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	0	2	2
7	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
	Thailand (THA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		10	10	10	30

Men's events[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Épée A details	Tian Jianquan  China	China	Poland
Épée B details	Hu Daoliang  China	Belarus	Ukraine
Foil A details	Ye Ruyi  China	China	Dariusz Pender  Poland
Foil B details	Hu Daoliang  China	Laurent François  France	Pál Szekeres  Hungary
Sabre A details	Ye Ruyi  China	Tian Jianquan  China	Alberto Pellegrini  Italy
Sabre B details	Laurent François  France	Hong Kong	Ukraine

Women's events[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Épée A details	China	Yu Chui Yee  Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Épée B details	Chan Yui Chong  Hong Kong	China	Saysunee Jana  Thailand
Foil A details	Yu Chui Yee  Hong Kong	China	Hong Kong
Foil B details	Chan Yui Chong  Hong Kong	China	China

References[]

• "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair Fencing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-10.

External links[]

• Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics