Fencing events at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics were held from 7 to 10 October at the Africa Pavilion in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 6 competitors, 3 per each gender and 1 per each weapon. 66 places was decided at the 2018 Cadet World Championships held in Verona, Italy from 1–9 April 2018. Ten athletes per each individual event (1 from Africa, 2 from the Americas, 3 from Asia/Oceania and 4 from Europe) qualified. Furthermore, the top six ranked individual athletes that have not qualified overall across all genders will also qualify, with a maximum one per event per NOC (2 from Oceania and 1 from the other four continents). As hosts, Argentina is able to enter athletes in all six events and a further three wildcards were awarded per gender. These were awarded to: Costa Rica, Lebanon, Togo, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Senegal.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.
NOC Boys Girls TotalÉpée Foil Sabre Épée Foil Sabre X X2 XXXXXX2 X X 2 X 1 X X2 X1 X XX 3 XXX XX3 X 1 X 1 X 1 XXXXX 5 XX X 3 X X 2 X XXX4 XXXX4 X 1 X 1 XX XXX3 X X X 3 X 1 X 1 X 1 X X2 X 1 X X 2 X 1 X 1 X X 2 X X X3 X 1 X 1 X 1 XXX X3 X 1 X 1 X 1 X1 X 1 XXXXXX6 X 141 NOCs 11 13 15 14 14 11 78
Medal summary
Medal table
Events Boys' Épée Boys' Foil Boys' Sabre Girls' Épée Girls' Foil Girls' Sabre Mixed Team Event Europe 1 Asia-Oceania 1 Americas 1
References
External links Official Results Book – Fencing