Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio de Janeiro from 4 September to 8 September 2016.

Classification Fencers are 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 ability classes, A and B, two genders and three weapons, epee, foil and sabre. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.

Medal summary Medal table

Events

Twelve events will be competed at the games, six for individual men plus a team events, four for women (who do not take part in an individual sabre event) and a team event.

Men's events Individual épée A B Team épée A–B Robert CiterneYannick IfebeRomain Noble Tian JianquanSun GangHu Daoliang Dariusz PenderMichal NalewajekKamil Rzasa Individual foil A B Team foil A–B Ye RuyiSun GangHu Daoliang Jacek GaworskiDariusz PenderMichał Nalewajek Ludovic LemoineDamien TokatlianMaxime Valet Individual sabre A B

Women's events Individual épée A B Team épée A–B Zou XufengZhou JingjingRong Jing Chan Yui ChongJustine Charissa NgYu Chui Yee Gyöngyi DaniAmarilla VeresZsuzsanna Krajnyák Individual foil A B Team foil A–B Zhou JingjingRong JingZhang Chuncui Gyöngyi DaniÉva HajmásiZsuzsanna Krajnyák Beatrice VioAndreea MogoșLoredana Trigilia

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