Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL
Dates	4 – 8 September 2012
Competitors	105 from 24 nations
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Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Épée A	men	women
Épée B	men	women
Foil A	men	women
Foil B	men	women
Sabre A	men
Sabre B	men
Team	men	women
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Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 4 September to 8 September 2012.^[1]

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.

Medal summary[]

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	6	3	1	10
2	Hong Kong (HKG)	2	1	4	7
3	Poland (POL)	2	0	1	3
4	Brazil (BRA)	1	0	0	1
	Thailand (THA)	1	0	0	1
6	France (FRA)	0	3	2	5
	Hungary (HUN)	0	3	2	5
8	Germany (GER)	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	0	1
10	Italy (ITA)	0	0	2	2
Totals (10 nations)		12	12	12	36

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[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Épée A details	Dariusz Pender  Poland	Romain Noble  France	Matteo Betti  Italy
Men's Épée B details	Jovane Silva Guissone  Brazil	Hong Kong	Alim Latrèche  France
Men's Foil A details	Ye Ruyi  China	Chen Yijun  China	Richárd Osváth  Hungary
Men's Foil B details	Hu Daoliang  China	Anton Datsko  Ukraine	Alim Latrèche  France
Men's Sabre A details	Chen Yijun  China	Tian Jianquan  China	Hong Kong
Men's Sabre B details	Grzegorz Pluta  Poland	Marc-André Cratère  France	Alessio Sarri  Italy
Men's Team details	China (CHN) Chen Yijun Ye Ruyi Hu Daoliang	France (FRA) Alim Latrèche Damien Tokatlian	Hong Kong (HKG)

Women's events[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's Épée A details	Yu Chui Yee  Hong Kong	Zsuzsanna Krajnyák  Hungary	China
Women's Épée B details	Saysunee Jana  Thailand	Germany	Chan Yui Chong  Hong Kong
Women's Foil A details	Yu Chui Yee  Hong Kong	China	Zsuzsanna Krajnyák  Hungary
Women's Foil B details	China	Gyöngyi Dani  Hungary	Marta Makowska  Poland
Women's Team Open details	China (CHN) Rong Jing	Hungary (HUN) Zsuzsanna Krajnyák Gyöngyi Dani	Hong Kong (HKG) Yu Chui Yee Chan Yui Chong

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