Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.
DatesAugust 9 – 17
| Fencing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Green Convention Center |
| Dates | August 9 – 17 |
Medal summary
Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
Events
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.
Qualification
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 |