Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...

competitions at the

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were held from August 9 to August 17 at the

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Medal summary

Medal table

Men's events

Women's events

Events

10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: *Individual

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 contains ...

Men *Individual Épée Women *Individual

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 ...

Men *Individual Foil Women *Individual

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 ...

Men *Individual Sabre Women *Team Épée Men *Team Foil Women *Team Sabre Men *Team Sabre Women

Competition format

The Fencing competition at the Olympic Games consists of a

single elimination A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

tournament. The 2 losers in the semifinal will fence for the bronze medal.

Qualification

Participating nations

References

Qualifications for the 2008 OG before the NOCs confirmationFederation Internationale D'EscrimeCompetition Information on the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

Fencing – Official Results Book
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2008 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by China