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International Olympic Committee results database This page was last edited on 26 August 2024, at 16:03 (UTC). Text ... List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men)
212 fencing quota places, with an equal distribution between men and women, were available for Paris 2024, similar to the Tokyo 2020 roster size. Qualified NOCs could enter a maximum of eighteen fencers (nine per gender), with each consisting of a trio, whether men's or women's, across all weapon-based team events (foil, épée, and sabre).
Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. There are three forms of Olympic fencing: Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a team of 3 fencers in the men's team foil. These fencers also automatically qualified for the individual event. [2] There are 8 dedicated quota spots for men's team foil. They are allocated as through the world team ranking list of 5 April 2021.
France won the men's team saber bronze 45-25 against Iran for its sixth fencing medal of the Paris Olympics. Iran was a surprise medal contender after eliminating the second-seeded United States ...
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified fencers in the men's foil. Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of men's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two.
The fencing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 12 events, the first time that both team and individual events have been held in all three weapons for both men and women. [1] Originally scheduled for 25 July to 2 August 2020, the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 24 July to 1 August 2021 ...
The five top results as well as the Olympic Games or World Fencing Championships and zonal championships results are taken into account for each fencer's rankings. For teams, up to five World Cup events are held each year.