Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair fencing at the XV Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Carioca Arena 3 |
Dates | 12–16 September |
Competitors | 88 |
Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio de Janeiro from 4 September to 8 September 2016.[1]
Classification
[edit]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
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Events
[edit]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
[edit]Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual épée | A | Sun Gang![]() | Piers Gilliver![]() | Tian Jianquan![]() |
B | Andrei Pranevich![]() | Ammar Ali![]() | Oleg Naumenko![]() | |
Team épée | A–B | ![]() Robert Citerne Yannick Ifebe Romain Noble | ![]() Tian Jianquan Sun Gang Hu Daoliang | ![]() Dariusz Pender Michal Nalewajek Kamil Rzasa |
Individual foil | A | Ye Ruyi![]() | Richárd Osváth![]() | Sun Gang![]() |
B | Feng Yanke![]() | Hu Daoliang![]() | Maxime Valet![]() | |
Team foil | A–B | ![]() Ye Ruyi Sun Gang Hu Daoliang | ![]() Jacek Gaworski Dariusz Pender Michał Nalewajek | ![]() Ludovic Lemoine Damien Tokatlian Maxime Valet |
Individual sabre | A | Andrii Demchuk![]() | Richárd Osváth![]() | Tian Jianquan![]() |
B | Anton Datsko![]() | Panagiotis Triantafyllou![]() | Adrian Castro![]() |
Women's events
[edit]Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual épée | A | Zou Xufeng![]() | Bian Jing![]() | Yevheniia Breus![]() |
B | Zhou Jingjing![]() | Saysunee Jana![]() | Chan Yui Chong![]() | |
Team épée | A–B | ![]() Zou Xufeng Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing | ![]() Chan Yui Chong Justine Charissa Ng Yu Chui Yee | ![]() Gyöngyi Dani Amarilla Veres Zsuzsanna Krajnyák |
Individual foil | A | Rong Jing![]() | Yu Chui Yee![]() | Zsuzsanna Krajnyák![]() |
B | Beatrice Vio![]() | Zhou Jingjing![]() | Yao Fang![]() | |
Team foil | A–B | ![]() Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing Zhang Chuncui | ![]() Gyöngyi Dani Éva Andrea Hajmási Zsuzsanna Krajnyák | ![]() Beatrice Vio Andreea Mogoș Loredana Trigilia |
References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympic Wheelchair Fencing". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.