Wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueGrand Palais
Dates3–7 September 2024
Competitors96
2020

Wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France were held between 3 and 7 September. There was a total of sixteen events: eight events each for men and women. They were categories A and B and will use épée, foil and sabre swords in individual events and épée and foil in team events.[1]

Qualification

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An NPC can enter a maximum of two eligible fencers per individual event. Eligible fencers must at least compete in three international sanctioned IWAS Wheelchair Fencing competitions between 1 October 2022 to 31 May 2024.[2]

Competitions

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Competition Date Venue
2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships 22–25 October 2022 Brazil São Paulo
2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 17–20 November 2022 Hungary Eger
2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing European Championships 29 November 2022 – 4 December 2022 Poland Warsaw
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 14–17 January 2023 United States Washington D.C.
16–19 March 2023 Italy Pisa
20–23 April 2023 France Nîmes
6–9 July 2023 Poland Warsaw
4–6 August 2023 Brazil São Paulo
2–5 September 2023 South Korea Busan
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships 2–8 October 2023 Italy Terni
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Asian Championships 23–28 October 2023 China Hangzhou
2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 5–8 December 2023 Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima
2024 IWAS Wheelchair World Cup 11–14 January 2024 United Kingdom Cardiff
23–26 May 2024 Brazil São Paulo
2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing European Zonals 5–10 March 2024 France Paris
2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Asian Zonals 24–28 April 2024 Thailand Pattaya
2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Zonals 8–12 May 2024 Costa Rica San Jose

Quotas

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Maximum entries per medal event as follows.

Event Male Female
Épée A 21 21
Épée B 21 21
Épée team 12 12
Foil A 21 21
Foil B 21 21
Foil team 12 12
Sabre A 21 21
Sabre B 21 21

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (France)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China105419
2 Thailand3115
3 Great Britain2316
4 Germany1001
5 Poland0213
6 Italy0134
7 Ukraine0123
8 Hungary0101
 Iraq0101
 South Korea0101
11 France*0011
 Georgia0011
 Spain0011
 Turkey0011
Totals (14 entries)16161648

Medalists

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Men's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual épée A
details
Sun Gang
 China
Piers Gilliver
 Great Britain
Hakan Akkaya
 Turkey
B
details
Dimitri Coutya
 Great Britain
Visit Kingmanaw
 Thailand
Michał Dąbrowski
 Poland
Team épée A–B
details
 China
Tian Jianquan
Sun Gang
Zhang Jie
Zhong Saichun
 Iraq
Zainulabdeen Al-Madhkhoori
Ammar Ali
Hayder Al-Ogaili
 
 Great Britain
Piers Gilliver
Dimitri Coutya
Oliver Lam-Watson
 
Individual foil A
details
Sun Gang
 China
Matteo Betti
 Italy
Zhong Saichun
 China
B
details
Dimitri Coutya
 Great Britain
Feng Yanke
 China
Hu Daoliang
 China
Team foil A–B
details
 China
Sun Gang
Feng Yanke
Zhong Saichun
Tian Jianquan
 Great Britain
Oliver Lam-Watson
Piers Gilliver
Dimitri Coutya
 
 France
Ludovic Lemoine
Damien Tokatlian
Maxime Valet
Yohan Peter
Individual sabre A
details
Maurice Schmidt
 Germany
Piers Gilliver
 Great Britain
Edoardo Giordan
 Italy
B
details
Feng Yanke
 China
Michał Dąbrowski
 Poland
Zhang Jie
 China

Women's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual épée A
details
Chen Yuandong
 China
Kwon Hyo Kyeong
 South Korea
Gu Haiyan
 China
B
details
Saysunee Jana
 Thailand
Kang Su
 China
Olena Fedota-Isaieva
 Ukraine
Team épée A–B
details
 China
Gu Haiyan
Zou Xufeng
Kang Su
Chen Yuandong
 Ukraine
Yevheniia Breus
Olena Fedota-Isaieva
Nataliia Morkvych
Nadiia Doloh
 Thailand
Aphinya Thongdaeng
Duean Nakprasit
Saysunee Jana
 
Individual foil A
details
Zou Xufeng
 China
Gu Haiyan
 China
Judith Rodríguez Menéndez
 Spain
B
details
Saysunee Jana
 Thailand
Xiao Rong
 China
Beatrice Vio
 Italy
Team foil A–B
details
 China
Chen Yuandong
Gu Haiyan
Xiao Rong
Zou Xufeng
 Hungary
Éva Hajmási
Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Boglárka Mező
Amarilla Veres
 Italy
Andreea Mogoș
Rossana Pasquino
Loredana Trigilia
Beatrice Vio
Individual sabre A
details
Gu Haiyan
 China
Kinga Dróżdż
 Poland
Nino Tibilashvili
 Georgia
B
details
Saysunee Jana
 Thailand
Xiao Rong
 China
Olena Fedota-Isaieva
 Ukraine

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair Fencing - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 18 November 2023.
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