Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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

Wheelchair fencing
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair fencing

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.

Participating countries

There were 84 fencers (60 male, 24 female) from 19 nations 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.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)66113
2 Hong Kong (HKG)3227
3 France (FRA)1102
4 Belarus (BLR)0101
5 Poland (POL)0022
 Ukraine (UKR)0022
7 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (9 nations)10101030

Men's events

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

Women's events

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

References

    • "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair Fencing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
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