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Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Team épée
The men's team épée fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 15 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre. The team épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ... competition consisted of a four-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers and classification semifinals and finals for 5th to 8th places. Teams consist of three members each. Matches consist of nine bouts, with every fencer on one team facing each fencer on the other team. Scoring carried over between bouts with a total of 45 touches being the team goal. Bouts lasted until one team reached the target multiple of 5 touches. For example, if the first bout ended with a score of 5-3, that score would remain into the next bout and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Green Convention Centre
The China National Convention Center, previously known as the Olympic Green Convention Center () is a convention center located in the Olympic Green in Beijing. History It was designed by RMJM and was originally used for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It covers an area of 270,000 square metres. It was one of the four principal buildings of the Olympic Green. The convention center served as the competition spot for the fencing, and the shooting and fencing parts of the modern pentathlon events in the 2008 Summer Olympics and the boccia and wheelchair fencing events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. The International Broadcast Centre was located in this venue. and will be used again for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Transportation The nearest subway station is Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) station Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) station () is an interchange station on Line 8 and Line 15 of the Beijing Subway. The station was named Olympic Green. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a detailed contempraneous description of the history and form of the sport. As a thrusting weapon, the is similar to a foil (contrasted with a sabre, which is designed for slashing). It has a stiffer blade than a foil. It is triangular in cross-section with a V-shaped groove called a fuller. The also has a larger bell guard and weighs more. The techniques of their use differ, as there are no rules regarding priority and right of way. Thus, immediate counterattacks are a common feature of fencing. In addition, the entire body is a valid target area. Background While modern sport of fencing has three weapons — foil, , and sabre, each a separate event — the is the only one in which the entire body is the valid target area (the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmytro Chumak (fencer)
Dmytro Oleksandrovych Chumak ( uk, Дмитро Олександрович Чумак; born 29 January 1980) is a Ukrainian épée fencer. Career Chumak won a bronze medal at the 2005 European Championships in Zalaegerszeg after being defeated 13–15 in the semi-finals by Poland's Tomasz Motyka. Along with Dmytro Karyuchenko, Maksym Khvorost and Bohdan Nikishyn, he earned the bronze medal in the épée team event of the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match. Chumak competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the first round he defeated Venezuela's Rubén Limardo, who would become Olympic champion at the 2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., but was stopped in the table of 16 by South Korea's Jung Jin- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksym Khvorost
Maksym Khvorost ( uk, Максим Володимирович Хворост; born 15 July 1982) is a Ukrainian épée fencer. Career He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Khvorost won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmytro Karyuchenko, Dmytro Chumak and Bohdan Nikishyn. Record against selected opponents Includes results from all competitions 2006–present and major competitions from pre - 2006. The list includes athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have earned medals in major team competitions. * Fabrice Jeannet 0-1 * Lee Sang Yup 0-1 * Silvio Fernandez 2-0 * Alexandru Nyisztor 0-3 * Jose Luis Abajo 1-1 * Gábor Boczkó 0-1 * Alexandr Filinov 3-0 * Jérôme Jeannet 1-1 * Krisztián Kulcsár 0-2 * Joaquim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Limardo
Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón (born August 3, 1985) is a Venezuela, Venezuelan left-handed épée Fencing, fencer, five-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, three-time Olympic Games, Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion. Limardo competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. His younger brother, Francisco Limardo, Francisco, also competes in fencing on the international level. In 2015 he was elected to the National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. Olympics Born in Ciudad Bolívar, Limardo competed for his native country in the 2008 Olympics épée competition, Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's épée#Final classification, placing 23rd. Limardo competed at the London 2012, 2012 Summer Olympics in London winning a Olympic medal, gold me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Limardo
Francisco Alberto Limardo Gascón (born March 27, 1987 in Ciudad Bolívar) is a Venezuelan épée fencer. He is the brother of Rubén Limardo, who won Venezuela's first gold medal from a forty-four year drought at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Limardo competed as a member of the national fencing team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his brother Ruben, and compatriots Wolfgang Mejías and Silvio Fernández. Limardo and his team, however, lost the fifth place match of men's team épée to the Hungarian team (led by Géza Imre Géza Imre (; born 23 December 1974) is a Hungarian fencer, who has won four Olympic medals in the Épée competitions, a silver medal in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, a bronze medal in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and a silver medal in 2 ...), with a total score of 20 touches. References External linksProfile– FIENBC 2008 Olympics profile Venezuelan male épée fencers Living people Olympic fencers for Venezuela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio Fernández (fencer Born 1979)
Silvio Fernández Briceño (born January 9, 1979 in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a Venezuelan épée fencer. He has competed in three Olympiads (2004, 2008 and 2012) and four FIE world championships (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007). Fernández has been ranked as high as third in the world on the FIE points list. He finished 2nd at the 2008 Challenge Bernadotte in Stockholm. In June 2013, he earned the gold medal in the Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena after defeating his fellow countryman Rubén Limardo Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón (born August 3, 1985) is a Venezuela, Venezuelan left-handed épée Fencing, fencer, five-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, three-time Olympic Games, Olympian, and 2012 indiv .... References 1979 births Living people Venezuelan male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Venezuela Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2007 Pan American Games Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iván Kovács
Iván Kovács (born 8 February 1970) is a Hungarian épée fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition. References 1970 births Living people Hungarian male épée fencers Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in fencing Martial artists from Budapest Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade silver medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{hungary-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krisztián Kulcsár
Krisztián Kulcsár (born 28 June 1971) is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition. He became world champion in 2007. As of 2013, he is deputy chairman of the Hungarian Fencing Federation. Kulcsár has a university degree in Economics and Law. In his private life, he is married with two daughters and one son. Kulcsár was elected President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) on 2 May 2017, replacing Zsolt Borkai. The general assembly of MOB withdrew confidence from Kulcsár on 30 December 2021. Therefore, Kulcsár resigned from his position with effect from 31 January 2022. Awards * Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1998 * National Defence awards, II.class (1998) * Hungarian Fencer of the Year Hungarian Fencer of the Year awards are granted each year since 1964, Hungarian Fencing Federation The Hungarian Fencing Federation ( hu, Magyar Vívó Szövetség - ''MVSZ'') is the national organization for fencing in Hungary. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géza Imre
Géza Imre (; born 23 December 1974) is a Hungarian fencer, who has won four Olympic medals in the Épée competitions, a silver medal in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, a bronze medal in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and a silver medal in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was the 2015 world champion in men's épée in Moscow. He is the husband of Beatrix Kökény, a Hungarian handballer. Awards * Hungarian Fencer of the Year Hungarian Fencer of the Year awards are granted each year since 1964, Hungarian Fencing Federation The Hungarian Fencing Federation ( hu, Magyar Vívó Szövetség - ''MVSZ'') is the national organization for fencing in Hungary. It was founded in 1 ... (2): 1996, 2015 * Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1998 * National Defence awards, II.class (1998) * Budapest Pro Urbe award (2016) ;Orders and special awards * Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Silver Cross (1996) * Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gábor Boczkó
Gábor Boczkó (born 1 April 1977) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács. Boczkó took up fencing after his father took him to a competition in Tapolca. His first coach was Kinga Borosné Eitner. Record against selected opponents Includes results from all competitions 2006 – present and major competitions from pre – 2006. The list includes athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have earned medals in major team competitions. * Diego Confalonieri 0–1 * Bas Verwijlen 3–1 * Vitaly Zakharov 3–0 * Jose Luis Abajo 3–1 * Anton Avdeev 1–1 * Érik Boisse 1–0 * Stefano Carozzo 3–0 * Géza Imre 3–2 * Fabrice Jeannet 1–1 * Maksym Khvorost 1–1 * Tomasz Motyka 1–1 * Ulrich Robeiri 1–2 * Yin Lian Chi 0–1 * Krisztián Kulcsár 1–0 * Alfredo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dong Guotao
Dong Guotao (born March 8, 1980 in Dandong, Liaoning) is a Chinese épée fencer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Major performances *2003 Asian Championships - 1st team/3rd individual; *2005 World Cup (Kuwait) - 6th individual See also *China at the 2008 Summer Olympics China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as ''Team China''. As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes ... References 1980 births Living people Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Sportspeople from Dandong Fencers from Liaoning Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Chinese male épée fencers Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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