Qualifying Criteria
An NOC may enter up to 3 athletes per weapon (
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 ...
,
foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ...
, or
sabre
A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...
) for the weapons in which there is a team event and up to 2 athletes per weapon for other weapons.
For each team event there will be 8 qualified teams plus a team from the Host Nation if applicable. The teams will qualify as follows:
*
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
The ''Fédération Internationale d'Escrime'' ( en, International Fencing Federation), commonly known by the acronym FIE, is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today, its head office is at the Maison du Sport International i ...
(FIE) Official Team Ranking as of March 31, 2008 (best 4 teams)
* Highest ranked team from each zone (America, Europe, Asia/Oceania, Africa) outside top 4 in FIE Team Ranking (4 teams)
For each individual event (weapons which have a team event) there will be 39 qualified athletes as follows:
* All athletes qualified for team competition (24 athletes)
* The 3 highest ranked athletes in the FIE Individual adjusted official ranking (AOR) (3 athletes)
* The 7 highest ranked athletes from FIE Individual AOR by zone (Europe 2, America 2, Asia/Oceania 2, Africa 1) – 1 per NOC
* The 5 highest ranked athletes from zonal qualifying events (Europe 2, America 1, Asia/Oceania 1, Africa 1) – 1 per NOC
For the remaining individual events there will be 24 qualified athletes as follows:
* The first 8 from the FIE Individual Ranking
* The first 8 from the FIE Individual AOR by zone (Europe 3, America 2, Asia/Oceania 2, Africa 1) – 1 athlete per country
* The first 8 from zonal qualifying events (Europe 3, America 2, Asia/Oceania 2, Africa 1) – 1 per NOC, open only for NOCs not qualified as mentioned above
Summary
Men
Épée
Team Competition:
''The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:''
* , , ,
''The highest-ranked team from each zone:''
*Africa:
*Asia-Oceania:
*America:
*Europe:
''Invitational:''
*Host: ^
^ China received two additional places for team event.
Foil
Sabre
Team Competition:
''The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:''
* , , ,
''The highest-ranked team from each zone:''
*Africa:
*Asia-Oceania:
*America:
*Europe:
Women
Épée
Foil
Team Competition:
''The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:''
* , , ,
''The highest-ranked team from each zone:''
*Africa:
*Asia-Oceania:
*America:
*Europe:
Sabre
Team Competition:
''The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:''
* , , ,
''The highest-ranked team from each zone:''
*Africa:
*Asia-Oceania:
*America:
*Europe:
'' * The host country will have the right to enter 8 fencers, to be distributed between team and individual events as it sees fit: thus, it could enter teams, or have no team and select for only the individual events. Any places unused by the host country of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will be reallocated by the Tripartite Commission (IOC, NOC, FIE)''
References
Qualifications for the 2008 OGFederation Internationale D'Escrime
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Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics