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		3			X						8
China		3			X						3
Egypt		3			X						3
France		3			X			3		X	6
Great Britain		3			X						3
Italy		3			X						3
Russia		3			X			3		X	6
Ukraine								3		X	3
United States		3			X			3		X	6
Total: 9 NOCs	0	24	0	0	8	0	0	12	0	4	36

Timeline

Event	Date	Venue
FIE Official Ranking cut-off	April 4, 2016	—
Zonal Qualifier – Asia & Oceania	April 10–12, 2016	Wuxi
Zonal Qualifier – Africa	April 10–15, 2016	TBA
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
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	35

Team épée

Standard	Places	Qualified teams
Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking^[3]	5	France Ukraine Italy Switzerland Hungary
Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16^[3]	1	South Korea
Top team from Africa in positions 5–16^[3]	0
Top team from America in positions 5–16^[3]	1	Venezuela
Top team from Europe in positions 5–16^[3]	1	Russia
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	35

Team foil

Standard	Places	Qualified teams
Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking^[4]	4	Russia Italy France United States
Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16^[4]	1	China
Top team from Africa in positions 5–16^[4]	1	Egypt
Top team from America in positions 5–16^[4]	1	Brazil
Top team from Europe in positions 5–16^[4]	1	Great Britain
Host country option	0	—
Total	8

Individual sabre

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
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	35

Team épée

Standard	Places	Qualified teams
Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking^[3]	5	Romania China Russia Estonia France
Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16^[3]	1	South Korea
Top team from Africa in positions 5–16^[3]	0
Top team from America in positions 5–16^[3]	1	United States
Top team from Europe in positions 5–16^[3]	1	Ukraine
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
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	35

Team sabre

Standard	Places	Qualified teams
Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking	4	Russia Ukraine France United States
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

1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Fencing" (PDF). FIE. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
1 2 "FIE Competition Calendar 2015–2016" (PDF). FIE. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "TEAM ÉPÉE WORLD CUP: ROMANIA REIGNS IN ARGENTINA, HUNGARY VICTORIOUS IN VANCOUVER". FIE. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 Pavitt, Michael (7 February 2016). "Eight places available in Rio 2016 men's team foil competition at FIE World Cup in Bonn". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

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