Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing
at the XIII Paralympic Games

Paralympic Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair fencing at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Épée A   men   women
Épée B   men   women
Foil A men women
Foil B men women
Sabre A men
Sabre B men

Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Fencing Gymansium of the Olympic Green Convention Centre from 14 September to 17 September.

Classification

Fencers were 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 classes, A and B. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.

Events

The five event types below were competed for both class A and class B, for a total of ten events.

Qualification

There were 81 fencers (57 male, 24 female) taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their fencers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China (CHN) 6 6 1 13
2  Hong Kong (HKG) 3 2 2 7
3  France (FRA) 1 1 0 2
4  Belarus (BLR) 0 1 0 1
5  Poland (POL) 0 0 2 2
5  Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 2 2
7  Hungary (HUN) 0 0 1 1
7  Italy (ITA) 0 0 1 1
7  Thailand (THA) 0 0 1 1
Total 10 10 10 30

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Épée A
 Tian Jianquan
China (CHN)
 Zhang Lei
China (CHN)
 Radoslaw Stanczuk
Poland (POL)
Épée B
 Hu Daoliang
China (CHN)
 Mikalai Bezyazychny
Belarus (BLR)
 Serhiy Shenkevych
Ukraine (UKR)
Foil A
 Ye Ruyi
China (CHN)
 Zhang Lei
China (CHN)
 Dariusz Pender
Poland (POL)
Foil B
 Hu Daoliang
China (CHN)
 Laurent Françoic
France (FRA)
 Pál Szekeres
Hungary (HUN)
Sabre A
 Ye Ruyi
China (CHN)
 Tian Jianquan
China (CHN)
 Alberto Pellegrini
Italy (ITA)
Sabre B
 Laurent Francois
France (FRA)
 Hui Charn Hung
Hong Kong (HKG)
 Serhiy Shenkevych
Ukraine (UKR)

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Épée A
 Zhang Chuncui
China (CHN)
 Yu Chui Yee
Hong Kong (HKG)
 Fan Pui Shan
Hong Kong (HKG)
Épée B
 Chan Yui Chong
Hong Kong (HKG)
 Yao Fang
China (CHN)
 Saysunee Jana
Thailand (THA)
Foil A
 Yu Chui Yee
Hong Kong (HKG)
 Zhang Chuncui
China (CHN)
 Fan Pui Shan
Hong Kong (HKG)
Foil B
 Chan Yui Chong
Hong Kong (HKG)
 Yao Fang
China (CHN)
 Ye Hua
China (CHN)

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