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Fencing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics . Qualification was primarily based on the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Official Ranking, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments. For the team events, 8 teams qualified in each event. Each team must be composed of 3 fencers, with a fourth alternate. The top 4 ranked teams qualified. The next-best ranked team from each zone (Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Oceania) also qualified as long as it was ranked in the top 16. If a zone did not have any team ranked between fifth and sixteenth, the best-placed nation not already qualified was selected regardless of zone. For individual events the 3 fencers from the team event qualified for individual competition automatically. 6 more places were awarded based on the rankings (ignoring fencers from countries with team qualifications, and considering only the top fencer from each country): the top 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 2020 Summer Olympics
The fencing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 12 events, the first time that both team and individual events have been held in all three weapons for both men and women. Originally scheduled for 25 July to 2 August 2020, the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 24 July to 1 August 2021. Qualification There were 200 quota spots for fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Qualification were primarily based on the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Official Ranking as of 4 April 2020, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments. For the team events, 8 teams qualify in each event. Each team must be composed of at least 3 fencers. The top 4 ranked teams qualify. The next-best ranked team from each zone (Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Oceania) will qualify as long as it is ranked in the top 16. If a zone does not have any teams ranked between 5th and 16th, the best-placed team not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Garozzo
Enrico Garozzo (; born 21 June 1989 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer and 2016 Olympic silver medalist. Garozzo is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri. Biography Garozzo won a silver medal at the 2006 Cadets World Fencing Championship in Taebaek, then took the gold at the 2008 Junior World Fencing Championship in his childhood city Acireale. Amongst seniors, he made his first Fencing World Cup podium in 2010 with a third place in the Grand Prix de Berne. This was followed in the 2011–12 season by a second place at the Jockey Club Argentino. In the 2012–13 season he placed third in the Heidenheimer Pokal and in the 2013 Mediterranean Games at Mersin. He advanced to the quarter-finals in the 2013 European Championships at Budapest before being stopped by eventual silver medallist Daniel Jerent. In the 2013–14 season, he won a silver medal in the Doha Grand Prix and took a bronze medal at the World Championships in Kazan after los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeisser Ramirez
Yeisser Ramirez (born November 5, 1986) is a Cuban-American épée fencer. Biography Ramirez was born in Cuba to Idalmis Ferrer and Francisco Ramirez. He learned to fence épée barefoot in Guantánamo Bay Guantánamo Bay ( es, Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off .... Ramirez immigrated to the U.S. in 2007 at 21 years old, after being drawn to receive an American visa in a Cuban lottery program. He represented Team USA at the Senior World Championships in 2015. Ramirez represented Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Career highlights *2012 Division 1 Men's Épée National Championships, 2nd (individual) *2013 Division 1 Men's Épée National Championships, 3rd (individual) *2015 Pan American Championships, 12th (individual) *2020 Tokyo Olympics (individual & team) References 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis McDowald
Curtis McDowald (born January 23, 1996) is an American épée fencer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. McDowald is currently on a temporary suspension issue by USA Fencing in November 2023 pending investigation. Early life McDowald was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York."Curtis McDowald" Team USA. His mother, Demetria Goodwin, works at the jail. He attended the Dwight School, a college preparatory school on |
Jacob Hoyle
Jacob Hoyle (born April 15, 1994) is an American épée fencer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Hoyle was born in New York City to Charlie and Suzie Hoyle, and is Jewish."Jake Hoyle" Team USA. He attended . He fenced in college for Columbia University
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Park Sang-young
Park Sang-young ( or ; born 16 October 1995) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, three-time team Asian champion, 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, and 2016 individual Olympic champion. Early life Park was introduced to fencing in middle school. He nearly had to give up the sport as his family could not afford the expensive equipment but financial aid from a non-profit charity and his admission into Gyeongnam Physical Education High School, a public school, allowed him to continue to fencing. During his first year in high school, he won first place in the individual épée category at the national high school championships. Career Park was junior world champion in Moscow in 2012, becoming the first South Korean male junior fencer to win a medal in the épée event. He qualified for the senior national team in 2013 by winning the national championship, a rarity for a high school student as fencers generally competed at collegiate level before making the step up. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Se-geon
Ma Se-geon (; born January 24, 1994) is a South Korean left-handed épée fencer and 2021 team Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ... bronze medalist. Medal Record Olympic Games References 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Busan South Korean male épée fencers Olympic fencers for South Korea Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in fencing {{SouthKorea-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kweon Young-jun
Kweon Young-jun (; born March 29, 1987) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer and 2021 team Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ... bronze medalist. Medal Record Olympic Games World Championship Asian Championship Grand Prix References External links * South Korean male épée fencers Olympic fencers for South Korea Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for South Korea Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in fencing Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Korea Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Niggeler
Michele Niggeler (born 10 March 1992) is a Swiss épée fencer. He has dual nationality, Swiss and Italian, but he competed in the Épée for Switzerland. His club is Lugano Scherma. He participated at the 2019 World Fencing Championships The 2019 World Fencing Championships was held from 15 to 23 July 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. Schedule Twelve events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External l ..., winning a medal. He also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but was defeated in the first round. References External links * 1992 births Living people Swiss male épée fencers World Fencing Championships medalists Fencers at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Switzerland Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Switzerland 21st-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Steffen
Benjamin Steffen (born 8 March 1982) is a Swiss left-handed 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 contain ... fencer, three-time team European champion, 2018 team world champion, and 2016 Olympian. Between 2006 and 2016, Steffen won two silver medals and two bronze medals at FIE Men's Épée Grands Prix. Between 2007 and 2009, Steffen won one silver medal and two bronze medals at FIE Men's Épée World Cups. Steffen began fencing at the age of 7 on his brother Andreas' suggestion. His sister Tabea is also an épée fencer. Medal Record World Championship European Championship Grand Prix World Cup References External links * *Profileat Fechtgesellschaft Basel Swiss male fencers Swiss épée fencers 1982 births Sportspeople from Basel-Stadt L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Heinzer
Max Heinzer (born 8 August 1987) is a Swiss right-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, 2018 team world champion, and three-time Olympian. Heinzer competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 .... He began fencing at the age of 5 when his older brother Michael introduced him to fencing. Medal record World Championship European Championship Grand Prix World Cup References External links * * Swiss épée fencers Swiss male épée fencers Living people Olympic fencers of Switzerland Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Lucerne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Svichkar
Roman Yuliyovych Svichkar ( uk, Роман Юрійович Свічкар, translit=Roman Julijovych Svičkar; born 23 June 1993) is a Ukrainian épée fencer, bronze medallist in the 2018 World Fencing Championships. Career Roman Svichkar represented Ukraine at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, where he was 12th in individual event. Svichkar earned a place in the national team in 2017. Since then he participates in different international senior competitions. On May 13, 2018, he won his first ever World Cup medal which was bronze in team event in Paris. At the 2018 European Fencing Championships he was 19th in individual competition and 5th in team. He surprised at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China, where he won bronze having beaten the reigning at that time World Champion Paolo Pizzo from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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