Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 10 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre. There were 41 competitors from 23 nations. The event was won by Matteo Tagliariol of Italy, the nation's first victory in the event since 1960 (the last of six consecutive wins) and first medal of any color since 1968. It was Italy's seventh overall victory, most among nations. The silver medal went to Fabrice Jeannet of France. José Luis Abajo earned Spain's first men's individual épée medal with his bronze. The Russian fencers' streak of five Games on the podium (including Russian fencers for the Soviet Union in 1988 and Unified Team in 1992) ended. Background This was the 25th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900. Three of the eight quarterfinalists from 2004 returned: silver medalist Wang Lei of China, fif ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Aissam Rami
Aissam Rami (born 8 May 1975) is a Moroccan fencer. He competed in the individual épée events at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References External links * 1975 births Living people Moroccan male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Morocco Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Moroccan people {{Morocco-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wang Lei (fencing)
Wang Lei (; born March 20, 1981, in Shanghai) is a Chinese épée fencer. Wang won the gold medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships The 2006 World Fencing Championships were held at the Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy. The event took place from 29 September to 7 October 2006. Same Thing of the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter ... after beating Joaquim Videira 6-5 in the final. He also won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. References 1981 births Living people Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Olympic silver medalists for China Fencers from Shanghai Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Kauter
Michael Kauter (born February 18, 1979 in Bern) is a Swiss épée fencer. He won a bronze medal in the weapon at the 2008 European Fencing Championships in Kiev, Ukraine. He is the son of Christian Kauter, a medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in épée, and the brother of Fabian Kauter, an Olympic fencer in the same weapon. Kauter represented Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's individual épée event. He defeated Ukraine's Bohdan Nikishyn Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn ( uk, Богдан Сергійович Нікішин, translit=Bohdan Serhiyovyč Nikišyn; born 29 May 1980) is a Ukrainian right-handed épée fencer, 2015 team world champion, and three-time Olympian. Nikishyn c ... in the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing his next match to Netherlands' Bas Verwijlen, with a score of 13–15. References External links *Profile– FIENBC 2008 Olym ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sturla Torkildsen
Sturla Andreas Blanck Torkildsen (born 18 July 1981 in Oslo) is a Norwegian épée fencer. Torkildsen represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's individual épée event. He first defeated Venezuela's Wolfgang Mejías in the preliminary round of sixty-four, before losing out his next match to Italy's Matteo Tagliariol, with a score of 10–15. Torkildsen is a member of Njård, a local fencing club in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ..., and is also a graduate of law at the University of Oslo. References External linksProfile– FIENBC 2008 Olympics profile 1981 births Living people Fencers from Oslo Norwegian male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Norway Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics University ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wolfgang Mejías
Wolfgang Eduardo Mejías (born March 14, 1983 in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a Venezuelan épée fencer. Mejias represented Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in two épée events. For his first event, the men's individual épée, Mejias lost the first preliminary match to Norway's Sturla Torkildsen, with a sudden death score of 11–12. Few days later, he joined with his fellow fencers and teammates Francesco Limardo, Silvio Fernández, and Rubén Limardo, for the men's team épée. Although he was considered an alternate, Mejias and his team lost the fifth place match 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 25 touches. References External linksProfile– FIENBC 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bohdan Nikishyn
Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn ( uk, Богдан Сергійович Нікішин, translit=Bohdan Serhiyovyč Nikišyn; born 29 May 1980) is a Ukrainian right-handed épée fencer, 2015 team world champion, and three-time Olympian. Nikishyn competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Nikishyn won a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin, Italy, a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, a gold medal in the team men's épée event at the 2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia, a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China, and a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Nikishyn won a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2016 Europe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike Wood (fencer)
Michael Brian Wood (born 8 February 1971 in Durban) is a South African épée fencer. At age thirty-seven, Wood made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in two épée events. He is also the husband of Elvira Wood, who qualified for the women's sabre at these Olympic games. For his first event, the men's individual épée, Wood lost the first preliminary match to Ukraine's Bohdan Nikishyn, with a score of 7–15. A few days later, he joined with his fellow fencers and teammates Sello Maduma and Dario Torrente, for the men's team épée. Wood and his team, however, lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to the Chinese team (led by Li Guojie Li Guojie (born 15 October 1985 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese épée fencer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as ...), with a total score of 28 touches. Ref ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Diego Confalonieri
Diego Confalonieri (born 11 April 1979) is a male Italian fencer. He won the bronze medal in the men's team épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Record against selected opponents Includes results from all competitions 2006–present and athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have medaled in major team competitions. * Gábor Boczkó 1-0 * Ignacio Canto 2-0 * Joaquim Videira 1-1 * Érik Boisse 1-0 * Dmytro Chumak 1-0 * Marcel Fischer 0-1 * Géza Imre 2-1 * Fabrice Jeannet 0-2 * Jérôme Jeannet 1-1 * Krisztián Kulcsár 0-1 * Guillermo Madrigal Sardinas 0-1 * Ulrich Robeiri 2-1 * Alfredo Rota 0-1 * Radosław Zawrotniak 1-1 * José Luis Abajo 1-2 * Anton Avdeev 1-2 * Sven Järve 1-0 * Matteo Tagliariol 1-0 * Yin Lian Chi 1-1 * Vitaly Zakharov 1-0 * Stefano Carozzo 1-0 * Silvio Fernández 0-1 * Nikolai Novosjolov 0-1 * Alexandru Nyisztor 1-0 * Tomasz Motyka 1-0 * Martin Sc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Won-Jin (fencer)
Kim Won-jin (born August 24, 1984, Seoul) is a South Korean épée fencer who coaches at the Seoul Physical Education High School. Kim Won-jin has placed in the top eight at many international events, winning both the Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ... and Asian Championships twice. He won the 2006 Asian Games in the men's individual épée. He says the inspirational figure in his life is Shim Jae-sung, another South Korean épéeist. He fences left-handed and is tall. References 1984 births Living people Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for South Korea Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers from Seoul Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games South Korean male épée fencers Korea National S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jérôme Jeannet
Jérôme Jeannet (born 26 January 1977 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a French épée fencer. His brother, Fabrice Jeannet is a fencer also. 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. * Anton Avdeev 1-0 * Érik Boisse 1-2 * Stefano Carozzo 2-1 * Dmytro Chumak 2-0 * Diego Confalonieri 1-1 * Géza Imre 1-1 * Maksym Khvorost 2-0 * Tomasz Motyka 2-1 * Bogdan Nikishin 0-1 * Ulrich Robeiri 1-2 * Matteo Tagliariol 2-1 * Vitali Zakhrov 1-0 * Radosław Zawrotniak 1-0 * Fabrice Jeannet 1-1 * Pavel Kolobkov 0-1 * Guillermo Madrigal Sardinas 1-0 * Alfredo Rota 1-1 * Sven Järve 0-1 * Alexandru Nyisztor 1-0 * Bas Verwijlen 1-0 * Juan Castañeda Cortes 1-0 * Yin Lian Chi 1-0 * Nikolai Novosjolov 1-1 * Jose L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |