Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Qualification will be primarily based on the FIE Official Ranking as of April 4, 2016, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments. For the team events, each NOC must be composed of 3 fencers, and be ranked in the top 16. If a continent fails to attain the top 16 ranking, the next best placed nation will take its spot.[1]
Summary
| Nation | Men | Women | Total |
| Individual | Team | Individual | Team |
| Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Sabre |
 Brazil | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Total: 1 NOCs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
| FIE Official Ranking cut-off | April 4, 2016 | — |
| Zonal Qualifier – Asia & Oceania | April 10-12, 2016 | TBA (April 15, 2015) |
| Zonal Qualifier – Africa | April 10–15, 2016 |
| Zonal Qualifier – America | April 15–17, 2016 |  San José[2] |
| Zonal Qualifier – Europe | April 15–17, 2016 |  Prague[2] |
Men's events
Individual épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 |
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| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 |
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| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | |
Team épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 |
|
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | |
Individual foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 |
|
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 |
|
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | |
Team foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 |
|
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | |
Individual sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
| Top 14 individual AOR | 14 |
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| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 |
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| Top 2 individual AOR: Africa | 2 |
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| Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 |
|
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 3 |
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| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 2 |
|
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 4 |
|
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | |
Women's events
Individual épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 |
|
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 |
|
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | |
Team épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 |
|
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | |
Individual foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
| Top 14 individual AOR | 14 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Africa | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 |
|
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 3 |
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| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 2 |
|
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 4 |
|
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | |
Individual sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 |
|
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 |
|
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 |
|
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | |
Team sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 |
|
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Host country option | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | |
References