Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Qualification was primarily based on the FIE Official Ranking as of April 4, 2016, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments.
| Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | women | |
For the team events, 8 teams qualified in each event. Each team must be composed of 3 fencers. The top 4 ranked teams qualified. The next best ranked team from each zone (Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Oceania) qualified as long as it was ranked in the top 16. If a zone had no teams ranked between 5th and 16th, the best placed nation not already qualified would be selected regardless of zone.[1]
For individual events with corresponding team events, the 3 fencers from the team event qualified for individual competition automatically. 7 more places were awarded based on the rankings (ignoring fencers from countries with team qualifications and considering only the top fencer from each country): the top 2 fencers from each of Europe, Asia-Oceania, and the Americas, and the top 1 fencer from Africa, qualified. 4 more places (1 per zone) were awarded through zone qualifying tournaments; only countries without a qualified fencer in an event were eligible to participate in these zone qualifying tournaments.[1]
For individual events without corresponding team events, the top 14 fencers in the rankings (adjusted to include only the top 2 fencers per country) qualified. The next 2 best ranked fencers from each zone (but from different countries) also qualified. 10 spots were allocated through zone qualifying tournaments (4 for Europe, 3 for Asia-Oceania, 2 for the Americas, and 1 for Africa); only countries without a qualified fencer in an event were eligible to participate in these zone qualifying tournaments and each country could send only 1 fencer.[1]
The host country was guaranteed a minimum of 8 quota spots.
Summary
| Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Team | Individual | Team | ||||||||
| Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Sabre | ||
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 3 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | 13 | |
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | 11 | ||
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
 | 1 | 3 | X | 4 | |||||||
 | 3 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 15 |
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
 | 3 | X | 3 | ||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 | 3 | 2 | X | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 14 | |
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 7 | ||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 3 | X | 4 | |||||||
 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 5 | ||||||
 | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 16 |
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 14 | |
 | 3 | X | 1 | 4 | |||||||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
 | 3 | 1 | X | 3 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 11 | ||
 | 1 | 3 | 2 | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 14 | |
 | 3 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Total: 48 NOCs | 38 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 213 |
Timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| FIE Official Ranking cut-off | April 4, 2016 | — |
| Zonal Qualifier – Asia & Oceania | April 11–12, 2016 | |
| Zonal Qualifier – Africa | April 14–15, 2016 | |
| Zonal Qualifier – America | April 16–17, 2016 |  |
| Zonal Qualifier – Europe | April 16–17, 2016 | |
Men's events
Individual épée
Team épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking[3] | 5 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16[3] | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16[3] | 0 | — |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16[3] | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16[3] | 1 | |
| Host country option | 1 | |
| Total | 9 |
Individual foil
Team foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking[4] | 4 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16[4] | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16[4] | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16[4] | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16[4] | 1 | |
| 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 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 |
Team épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking[3] | 5 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16[3] | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16[3] | 0 | — |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16[3] | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16[3] | 1 | |
| Host country option | 1 | |
| Total | 9 |
Individual foil
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 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 |
Team sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 5 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 0 | — |
| 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
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Fencing" (PDF). FIE. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "FIE Competition Calendar 2015–2016". FIE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "Team Épée World Cup: Romania reigns in Argentina, Hungary victorious in Vancouver". FIE. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- 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.
- Usmanov, Alisher (27 June 2016). "Information Letter" (PDF). FIE. Retrieved 16 July 2016.