Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée B

Men's Épée B
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates 5 September 2012
Competitors 15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jovane Silva Guissone  Brazil
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tam Chik Sum  Hong Kong
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alim Latrèche  France

The men's épée category B fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 5 September 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. This class was for athletes who had good trunk control and their fencing arm was not affected by their impairment.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
5 September 201212:00Qualification
15:00Round of 16
15:45Quarterfinals
17:45Semifinals
18:30Final

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. During a qualification round-robin, bouts last a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete has scored five hits. There is then a knockout phase, in which bouts last a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete has scored 15 hits.

Results

Qualification

Group A

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (BLR)   (CAN)   (BRA)   (POL)   (RUS)
 Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR)441.00207N/A5–05–15–25–4
 Pierre Mainville (CAN)420.5014151–5N/A5–23–55–3
 Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA)420.5012150–52–5N/A5–25–3
 Grzegorz Pluta (POL)420.5014172–55–32–5N/A5–4
 Alexandr Kurzin (RUS)40014204–53–53–54–5N/A

Group B

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (FRA)   (CHN)   (RUS)   (BLR)   (HKG)
 Marc-André Cratère (FRA)441.00207N/A5–35–25–15–1
 Hu Daoliang (CHN)430.5015123–5N/A5–35–42–0
 Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS)420.5015172–53–5N/A5–35–4
 Viktar Lemiashkevich (BLR)410.2513181–54–53–5N/A5–3
 Chung Ting Ching (HKG)4008171–50–24–53–5N/A

Group C

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (FRA)   (IRQ)   (HKG)   (USA)   (ARG)
 Alim Latrèche (FRA)430.751615N/A2–55–45–25–4
 Amar Ali (IRQ)430.7519105–2N/A4–55–35–0
 Tam Chik Sum (HKG)430.7519154–55–4N/A5–45–2
 Ryan Estep (USA)410.2514182–53–54–5N/A5–3
 José Palavecino (ARG)40010194–50–52–53–5N/A

Finals

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 5  
 Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 8      Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 15  
     Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 10  
       Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 11  
       Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 15  
     Hu Daoliang (CHN) 9  
     Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 15  
       Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 14
       Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15
     Amar Ali (IRQ) 6  
     Alim Latrèche (FRA) 15  
       Alim Latrèche (FRA) 11   Third place match
       Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15  
     Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15    Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 11
 Pierre Mainville (CAN) 6      Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 11    Alim Latrèche (FRA) 15
 Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15  
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