Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing
at the XV Paralympic Games
Wheelchair fencing; at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Carioca Arena 3
Dates	12–16 September
Competitors	88
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Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio de Janeiro from 4 September to 8 September 2016.^[1]

Classification

Fencers are 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 ability classes, A and B, two genders and three weapons, epee, foil and sabre. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.

Medal summary

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	9	4	4	17
2	Ukraine (UKR)	2	0	2	4
3	France (FRA)	1	0	2	3
4	Italy (ITA)	1	0	1	2
5	Belarus (BLR)	1	0	0	1
6	Hungary (HUN)	0	3	2	5
7	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	2	1	3
8	Poland (POL)	0	1	2	3
9	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	0	1
	Greece (GRE)	0	1	0	1
	Iraq (IRQ)	0	1	0	1
	Thailand (THA)	0	1	0	1
Totals (12 entries)		14	14	14	42

Events

Twelve events will be competed at the games, six for individual men plus a team events, four for women (who do not take part in an individual sabre event) and a team event.

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual épée	A details	Sun Gang China	Piers Gilliver Great Britain	Tian Jianquan China
Individual épée	B	Andrei Pranevich Belarus	Ammar Ali Iraq	Oleg Naumenko Ukraine
Team épée	A–B	France Robert Citerne Yannick Ifebe Romain Noble	China Tian Jianquan Sun Gang Hu Daoliang	Poland Dariusz Pender Michal Nalewajek Kamil Rzasa
Individual foil	A	Ye Ruyi China	Richárd Osváth Hungary	Sun Gang China
Individual foil	B	Feng Yanke China	Hu Daoliang China	Maxime Valet France
Team foil	A–B	China Ye Ruyi Sun Gang Hu Daoliang	Poland Jacek Gaworski Dariusz Pender Michał Nalewajek	France Ludovic Lemoine Damien Tokatlian Maxime Valet
Individual sabre	A	Andrii Demchuk Ukraine	Richárd Osváth Hungary	Tian Jianquan China
Individual sabre	B	Anton Datsko Ukraine	Panagiotis Triantafyllou Greece	Adrian Castro Poland

Women's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual épée	A	Zou Xufeng China	Bian Jing China	Yevheniia Breus Ukraine
Individual épée	B	Zhou Jingjing China	Saysunee Jana Thailand	Chan Yui Chong Hong Kong
Team épée	A–B	China Zou Xufeng Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing	Hong Kong Chan Yui Chong Justine Charissa Ng Yu Chui Yee	Hungary Gyöngyi Dani Amarilla Veres Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Individual foil	A	Rong Jing China	Yu Chui Yee Hong Kong	Zsuzsanna Krajnyák Hungary
Individual foil	B	Beatrice Vio Italy	Zhou Jingjing China	Yao Fang China
Team foil	A–B	China Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing Zhang Chuncui	Hungary Gyöngyi Dani Éva Hajmási Zsuzsanna Krajnyák	Italy Beatrice Vio Andreea Mogoș Loredana Trigilia

References

^ "Paralympic Wheelchair Fencing". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[1] "Paralympic Wheelchair Fencing". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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