Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
# Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.

## Medal summary

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

### Men's events

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Épée details | Matteo Tagliariol Italy | Fabrice Jeannet France | José Luis Abajo Spain |
| Team épée details | France (FRA) Fabrice Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Ulrich Robeiri | Poland (POL) Robert Andrzejuk Tomasz Motyka Adam Wiercioch Radosław Zawrotniak | Italy (ITA) Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol |
| Individual foil details | Benjamin Kleibrink Germany | Yuki Ota Japan | Salvatore Sanzo Italy |
| Individual sabre details | Zhong Man China | Nicolas Lopez France | Mihai Covaliu Romania |
| Team sabre details | France (FRA) Julien Pillet Boris Sanson Nicolas Lopez | United States (USA) Tim Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams | Italy (ITA) Aldo Montano Luigi Tarantino Giampiero Pastore Diego Occhiuzzi |

### Women's events

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Épée details | Britta Heidemann Germany | Ana Maria Brânză Romania | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald Hungary |
| Individual foil details | Valentina Vezzali Italy | Nam Hyun-Hee South Korea | Margherita Granbassi Italy |
| Team foil details | Russia (RUS) Svetlana Boyko Aida Chanaeva Victoria Nikichina Evgenia Lamonova | United States (USA) Emily Cross Hanna Thompson Erinn Smart | Italy (ITA) Valentina Vezzali Giovanna Trillini Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori |
| Individual sabre details | Mariel Zagunis United States | Sada Jacobson United States | Becca Ward United States |
| Team sabre details | Ukraine (UKR) Olha Zhovnir Olga Kharlan Halyna Pundyk Olena Khomrova | China (CHN) Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue | United States (USA) Sada Jacobson Becca Ward Mariel Zagunis |

## Events

10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

* Individual Épée Men
* Individual Épée Women
* Individual Foil Men
* Individual Foil Women
* Individual Sabre Men
* Individual Sabre Women
* Team Épée Men
* Team Foil Women
* Team Sabre Men
* Team Sabre Women

## Competition format

The Fencing competition at the Olympic Games consists of a single elimination tournament.

The 2 losers in the semifinal will fence for the bronze medal.

## Participating nations

| Nation | Men's Individual Épée | Men's Team Épée | Men's Individual Foil | Men's Individual Sabre | Men's Team Sabre | Women's Individual Épée | Women's Individual Foil | Women's Team Foil | Women's Individual Sabre | Women's Team Sabre | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Algeria | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| Argentina | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Australia | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| Austria | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Belarus | | | | 3 | X | | | | | | 3 |
| Brazil | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| Burkina Faso | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 3 | X (1) | 9 |
| Chile | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| China | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 20 |
| Cuba | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 |
| Egypt | 1 | | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | | | 10 |
| Estonia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| France | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | X | 2 | 1 | | 3 | X (1) | 15 |
| Germany | | | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 3 | X | 1 | | 9 |
| Great Britain | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 3 |
| Hong Kong | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 | X (1) | | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X(1) | 1 | | 15 |
| Ireland | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Israel | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | | 3 | X (1) | 2 | | 16 |
| Japan | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 7 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
| Norway | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Panama | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Peru | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Poland | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X | 13 |
| Portugal | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
| Qatar | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Romania | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | | | 5 |
| Russia | 1 | | | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 14 |
| Senegal | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | X | | | | | | | 3 | X (1) | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | X | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | 10 |
| Spain | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 5 |
| Sweden | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| Thailand | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| Tunisia | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 |
| Ukraine | 3 | X (1) | | | | 1 | 1 | | 3 | X (1) | 10 |
| United States | 1 | | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | X | 13 |
| Venezuela | 3 | X | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 7 |
| Total athletes | 41 | 32 | 26 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 39 | 30 | 233 |
| Total NOCs | 23 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 45 |
