Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
# 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.

## 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.

* Men's épée
* Men's foil
* Men's sabre
* Women's épée
* Women's foil

## Participating countries

There were 84 fencers (60 male, 24 female) from 19 nations taking part in this sport.

* Belarus (2)
* Canada (1)
* China (9)
* France (9)
* Germany (1)
* Great Britain (1)
* Greece (3)
* Hong Kong (6)
* Hungary (7)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (1)
* Kuwait (4)
* Poland (7)
* Russia (5)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (6)
* Thailand (2)
* Ukraine (7)
* United States (5)

## 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.

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

### Men's events

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

### Women's events

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