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Fencing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Qualification will be primarily based on the FIE Official Ranking as of April 2, 2012, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments. Teams will be composed of 3 fencers. For teams to qualify they must be ranked in the top 16, if a continent is not ranked in the top 16 the next best placed country will take their spot. Summary Qualification timeline Qualification Men's Individual Épée Men's Team Foil Men's Individual Foil Men's Team Sabre *No African country was in the top 16 of the World Rankings. Men's Individual Sabre Women's Team Épée *No African country was in the top 16 of the World Rankings. Women's Individual Épée Women's Team Foil Women's Individual Foil Women's Individual Sabre ** Up to 8 fencers spread across any team or individual events, additional to any qualifiers References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Qualification Qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of the official figures. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews, Romani people, Romani, Serbs and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; eleven King of Hungary, Hungarian kings and eight queens were crowned in St Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava, St Martin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Fiedler
Jörg Fiedler (also spelled Joerg, born 21 February 1978) is a German épée fencer, European champion in 2011 and 2013, and three-time team silver world medallist (1999, 2003, and 2005). Fiedler took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the second round to Oleksandr Horbachuk. In the team event, Germany finished 5th. He won a bronze medal with Sven Schmid and Daniel Strigel Daniel Strigel (born 13 February 1975) is a German fencer. He won a bronze medal in 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 ... in the team épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated by South Korean Jung Jin-sun in the quarter-finals. In addition to his career as an athlete, Fiedler is also a fencing coach. References External links * * archive * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiedler, Jorg 1978 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leung Ka Ming
Leung Ka Ming (, born 19 December 1988, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong fencer. At the 2012 Summer 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 ..., he competed in the Men's épée but was defeated in the first round by Paolo Pizzo. References Hong Kong male épée fencers Living people Olympic fencers for Hong Kong Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games 1988 births Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong {{HongKong-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyen Tien Nhat
Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元）is a different word and surname. By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this surname.Lê Trung Hoa, ''Họ và tên người Việt Nam'', NXB Khoa học - Xã hội, 2005 Origin and usage "Nguyễn" is the spelling of the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of the Han character 阮 (, ). The same Han character is often romanized as ''Ruǎn'' in Mandarin, ''Yuen'' in Cantonese, ''Gnieuh'' or ''Nyoe¹'' in Wu Chinese, or ''Nguang'' in Fuzhou dialect, Hokchew. . Hanja reading ( Korean language, Korean) is 완 (''Wan'') or 원 (''Won'') and in Hiragana, it is げん (''Gen''), old reading as け゚ん (Ngen). The first recorded mention of a person surnamed Nguyen is a 317 CE description of a journey to Giao Châu undertaken by Eastern Jin dynasty (, ) officer and his family. Many events in Vietnamese history have contribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruslan Kudayev
Ruslan Kudayev (born 8 May 1980 in Andijan Province) is an Uzbekistani fencer. He qualified in men's épée at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the three top finishers of the Asia-Oceania qualifying tournament. He defeated South Korea's Park Kyoung-doo Park Kyoung-doo ( or ; born 3 August 1984) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, four-time team Asian champion, 2016 individual Asian champion, and two-time Olympian. Park competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games The 2012 ... in the table of 32, but lost to Venezuela's Silvio Fernández in the next round. References 1980 births Living people Uzbekistani male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Uzbekistan Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan 20th-century Uzbekistani people 21st-century Uzbekistani people {{Uzbekista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Sukhov
Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov ( rus, Павел Владиславович Сухов, , ˈpavʲɪɫ ˈsuxəf, born 7 May 1988) is a Russian right-handed épée fencer. Sukhov is a two-time team European champion and 2012 individual European champion. A three-time Olympian, Sukhov is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. Sukhov competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games 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 ..., the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Career Sukhov began fencing at the age of 9. He originally played tennis but switched to fencing when his coach moved abroad. He made his international debut for Russia at the 2008 Doha World Cup, and is a Russian Armed Forces Athlete. Medal record Olympic Games World Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartosz Piasecki
Bartosz Piasecki (; born 9 December 1986) is a Norwegian fencer. Early life Piasecki was born in Tczew in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland but moved to Norway with his family when he was two years old. His father, Mariusz Piasecki is a fencing champion and coach who won 12 medals at the Polish Championships, and represented Poland at international competitions in the epee. Bartosz Piasecki holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Oslo Career He won the silver medal in the men's individual épée at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Piasecki lives in Bestum in Oslo and competes for Bygdø Fekteklubb. A right-hand fencer, Piasecki is coached by his father, Mariusz Piasecki, and works as a math teacher at the elite sports program at Wang Secondary School in Oslo. Bartosz Piasecki earned a bronze medal during the U23 European Fencing Championship in Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radosław Zawrotniak
Radosław Aleksander Zawrotniak (born 2 September 1981 in Kraków, Małopolskie) is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and Robert Andrzejuk. For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. 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. * Joaquim Videira 1-2 * Dmitriy Karuchenko 1-0 * Érik Boisse Érik Boisse (born 13 March 1980, in Clichy) is a French épée fencer. He is the son of Philippe Boisse. Boisse won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating ... 0-1 References sports-reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmytro Karyuchenko
Dmytro Karyuchenko ( uk, Дмитро Миколайович Карюченко; born 15 January 1980) is a Ukrainian épée fencer. Career He was born in 1980 in Kharkov. Begin fencing in 1990 and was the first coach of the brother. Karyuchenko Igor after the death of coach Episheva AS in September 1994 he moved to OdokienkoI.I and Averbeh L.V. 1995 at 15 years old won the Junior Championship of Ukraine, and in 1997 at the age of 17 years went to the national team for the first World Championships, Cape Town (South Africa) member of the national team of Ukraine since 1997 1997 3rd place World Junior Championships individual Tenerife, Spain 1998 1st junior world champion Valencia, Venezuela individual 1999 2nd place World Junior Championships. Hungary, teams, 1st placeTeam European Championship juniors. Portugal 2000 3rd place World Junior Championships Team USA South Bemd 2001 1st place team European Championship in Leipzig, Germany 2002 3rd place team European Fenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayman Mohamed Fayez
Ayman Mohamed Fayez or Ayman Alaa Eldin Mohamed Fayez (born 3 March 1991 Giza, Egypt) is an Egyptian fencer who competed in the 2012 Olympics and 2016 Olympics in Men's Individual Épée. Fayez was African champion in 2009, 2012 and 2017, also winning gold in the team epee event on all three occasions. In 2008, 2013 and 2015, he won a bronze medal in the individual event and a gold medal in the team event at the African Championships. In 2016, he won a silver medal in the individual and a gold medal in the men's team epee at the African Championships, replicating his results from the 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... and 2014 African Championships. References Egyptian male épée fencers Living people Olympic fencers for Egypt Fencers at the 2012 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Bouzaid
Alexandre Bouzaid (born 29 June 1981) is a French-Senegalese épée fencer representing Senegal in international competitions. Twice African champion (2010 and 2011), he took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Career Bouzaid was born in Kaolack, Senegal, but raised in Libourne, near Bordeaux, in France. He is of Lebanese descent. He began fencing at the age of four at his local club. He became won the French national championship for his age class in 1996. Two years later he earned a gold medal at the Cadet World Championships in Valencia, Venezuela. He reached the final five times out of six participations at the 1999 Junior World Cup. After his baccalauréat Bouzaid transferred to the Saint-Gratien fencing club in the Paris area and undertook physical education studies at INSEP, a state-sponsored institute for high-performance athletes. He later turned to business studies at ESG Management School, then at ESSEC Business School. He won a team silver medal at the 2007 Summer Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weston Kelsey
Weston "Seth" Kelsey (born August 24, 1981 in Santa Monica, California) is an American épée fencer and three time Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympiads: 2004, 2008 and 2012. He finished 4th in the individual competition at the 2012 London Olympics. Career He finished 17th in the individual competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has competed at the World Fencing Championships since 2003. His best results were seventh at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, France. He was a member of the American team that won the silver medal in team épée at the 2010 World Championships and a member of the American épée team that won the 2012 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine. He competed in the 2012 Olympics at London, losing his semi-final 5 - 6 to eventual champion Ruben Limardo Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
