Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Qualification will be primarily based on the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Official Ranking, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments.

Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics
List of fencers Qualification
Épée	men	women
Team épée	men	women
Foil	men	women
Team foil	men	women
Sabre	men	women
Team sabre	men	women

For the team events, 8 teams will qualify in each event. Each team must be composed of 3 fencers, with a fourth alternate. The top 4 ranked teams will qualify. The next-best ranked team from each zone (Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Oceania) will also qualify as long as it is ranked in the top 16. If a zone does not have any team ranked between fifth and sixteenth, the best-placed nation not already qualified will be selected regardless of zone.[1]

For individual events the 3 fencers from the team event will qualify for individual competition automatically. 6 more places will be 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 and Asia-Oceania, and the top 1 fencer from Africa and the Americas. 4 more places (1 per zone) will be awarded through zone qualifying tournaments; only countries without a qualified fencer in an event will be eligible to participate in these zone qualifying tournaments.[1]

The host country will be awarded a minimum of 8 quota spots. Unused spots will be awarded to other countries through the FIE universality quota and the Tripartite Commission.[1]