Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 5 August 2012

The

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competitions at the

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were held from 28 July to 5 August at the

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. Ten events (six individual, four team) were contested. The

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(FIE) had pushed for the inclusion of two more team events, but the

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voted to keep the current format of ten events.

Qualification

Qualification was primarily based on the ind. official rankings as at 2 April 2012, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments.

Medal table

Despite fencing being its top medal-producing sport, France did not win any medal for the first time since 1960.

Events

Men's

Women's

References

External links

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International fencing competitions hosted by the United Kingdom