Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games
# Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games

Fencing competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara will be held from October 24 to October 29 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium. All 12 events will be on the schedule, meaning every team event will be contested, after reverting to Olympic only events in 2007.

## Medal summary

### Medal table

* Host nation (Mexico)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Mexico* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual épée details | Weston Kelsey United States | Rubén Limardo Venezuela | Silvio Fernández Venezuela |
| Individual épée details | Weston Kelsey United States | Rubén Limardo Venezuela | Reynier Henriquez Cuba |
| Team épée details | United States Soren Thompson Weston Kelsey Cody Mattern Gerek Meinhardt | Venezuela Silvio Fernández Francisco Limardo Rubén Limardo Jhon Perez | Canada Tigran Bajgoric Igor Gantsevich Vincent Pelletier Étienne Turbide |
| Individual foil details | Alexander Massialas United States | Felipe Alvear Chile | Antonio Leal Venezuela |
| Individual foil details | Alexander Massialas United States | Felipe Alvear Chile | Guilherme Toldo Brazil |
| Team foil details | United States Miles Chamley-Watson Alexander Massialas Gerek Meinhardt | Canada Étienne Turbide Anthony Prymack Nicolas Teisseire Tigran Bajgoric | Brazil Fernando Scavasin Heitor Shimbo Guilherme Toldo Renzo Agresta |
| Individual sabre details | Philippe Beaudry Canada | Timothy Morehouse United States | Hernán Jansen Venezuela |
| Individual sabre details | Philippe Beaudry Canada | Timothy Morehouse United States | Joseph Polossifakis Canada |
| Team sabre details | United States Benjamin Igoe Timothy Morehouse James Williams | Canada Joseph Polossifakis Philippe Beaudry Vincent Couturier Anthony Prymack | Brazil Renzo Agresta William De Moraes Tywilliam Pacheco Heitor Shimbo |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual épée details | Kelley Hurley United States | Courtney Hurley United States | Elida Aguero Argentina |
| Individual épée details | Kelley Hurley United States | Courtney Hurley United States | Yamirka Rodriguez Cuba |
| Team épée details | United States Lindsay Campbell Courtney Hurley Kelley Hurley | Canada Sherraine Schalm Ainsley Switzer Sandra Sassine Daria Jorqera | Mexico Alexandra Avena Andrea Millan Alejandra Terán Alely Hernandez |
| Individual foil details | Lee Kiefer United States | Nzingha Prescod United States | Monica Peterson Canada |
| Individual foil details | Lee Kiefer United States | Nzingha Prescod United States | Nataly Michel Mexico |
| Team foil details | United States Lee Kiefer Nzingha Prescod Doris Willette Ibtihaj Muhammad | Canada Alanna Goldie Monica Peterson Kelleigh Ryan Sandra Sassine | Venezuela Mariana González Johana Fuenmayor Yulitza Suarez Maria Martinez |
| Individual sabre details | Mariel Zagunis United States | Alejandra Benítez Venezuela | Eileen Grench Panama |
| Individual sabre details | Mariel Zagunis United States | Alejandra Benítez Venezuela | Yaritza Goulet Cuba |
| Team sabre details | United States Ibtihaj Muhammad Mariel Zagunis Dagmara Wozniak Lindsay Campbell | Mexico Úrsula González Angelica Aguilar Angélica Larios Alejandra Terán | Venezuela Alejandra Benítez Yulitza Suarez Maria Blanco Patricia Contreras |

## Schedule

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5).

| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Day 11 | Monday October 24, 2011 | 9:00 | 14:40 | Women's individual foil | Preliminaries |
| Day 11 | Monday October 24, 2011 | 9:00 | 14:40 | Men's individual épée | Preliminaries |
| Day 11 | Monday October 24, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:15 | Women's individual foil | Semifinals/Finals |
| Day 11 | Monday October 24, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:15 | Men's individual épée | Semifinals/Finals |
| Day 12 | Tuesday October 25, 2011 | 9:00 | 14:20 | Women's individual sabre | Preliminaries |
| Day 12 | Tuesday October 25, 2011 | 9:00 | 14:20 | Men's individual foil | Preliminaries |
| Day 12 | Tuesday October 25, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:15 | Women's individual sabre | Semifinals/Finals |
| Day 12 | Tuesday October 25, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:15 | Men's individual foil | Semifinals/Finals |
| Day 13 | Wednesday October 26, 2011 | 9:00 | 14:20 | Women's individual épée | Preliminaries |
| Day 13 | Wednesday October 26, 2011 | 9:00 | 14:20 | Men's individual sabre | Preliminaries |
| Day 13 | Wednesday October 26, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:15 | Women's individual épée | Semifinals/Finals |
| Day 13 | Wednesday October 26, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:15 | Men's individual sabre | Semifinals/Finals |
| Day 14 | Thursday October 27, 2011 | 8:30 | 17:50 | Women's team foil | Quarter/Semifinals/Bronze medal match |
| Day 14 | Thursday October 27, 2011 | 8:30 | 17:50 | Men's team épée | Quarter/Semifinals/Bronze medal match |
| Day 14 | Thursday October 27, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:00 | Women's team foil | Finals |
| Day 14 | Thursday October 27, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:00 | Men's team épée | Finals |
| Day 15 | Friday October 28, 2011 | 8:30 | 17:30 | Women's team sabre | Quarter/Semifinals/Bronze medal match |
| Day 15 | Friday October 28, 2011 | 8:30 | 17:30 | Men's team foil | Quarter/Semifinals/Bronze medal match |
| Day 15 | Friday October 28, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:50 | Women's team sabre | Finals |
| Day 15 | Friday October 28, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:50 | Men's team foil | Finals |
| Day 16 | Saturday October 29, 2011 | 8:30 | 17:30 | Women's team épée | Quarter/Semifinals/Bronze medal match |
| Day 16 | Saturday October 29, 2011 | 8:30 | 17:30 | Men's team sabre | Quarter/Semifinals/Bronze medal match |
| Day 16 | Saturday October 29, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:50 | Women's team épée | Finals |
| Day 16 | Saturday October 29, 2011 | 18:50 | 21:50 | Men's team sabre | Finals |

## Qualification

An NOC may enter up to 3 athletes per weapon (épée, foil, or sabre) if it has qualified for the team event and 1 athlete per if it has not.

The top seven teams at the 2010 Pan American Championship in San José, Costa Rica plus hosts Mexico in each team event qualify a three athletes for each respective team event, and two athletes for the individual event for that weapon. Also this championship qualified the top 2 athletes per event for the individual event if the country had not qualified through the team event.

### Participating nations

| Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Athletes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nation | Individual Épée | Team Épée | Individual Foil | Team Foil | Individual Sabre | Team Sabre | Individual Épée | Team Épée | Individual Foil | Team Foil | Individual Sabre | Team Sabre | Athletes |
| Argentina | 1 | | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | | | 2 | X | 13 |
| Brazil | | | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 15 |
| Canada | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 1 | | 16 |
| Chile | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | | | 15 |
| Colombia | 2 | X | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Costa Rica | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| Cuba | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
| Dominican Republic | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | X | 5 |
| El Salvador | 2 | X | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 |
| Guatemala | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
| Panama | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | X | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | X | 1 | | 5 |
| United States | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
| Venezuela | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
| Total athletes | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 156 |
| Total NOCs | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 NOCs |
