Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL
Dates	4 – 8 September
Competitors	105 from 24 nations

Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 4 September to 8 September 2012.

Classification

Fencers were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows fencers to compete against others with a similar level of function. Fencing has two classes, A and B. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.

Participating nations

105 fencers from 24 nations took part in this sport.

•  Argentina (1)
•  Austria (1)
•  Belarus (5)
•  Brazil (1)
•  Canada (2)
•  China (9)
•  France (11)
•  Germany (1)
•  Great Britain (7)
•  Greece (4)
•  Hong Kong (8)
•  Hungary (8)
•  Iraq (1)
•  Italy (5)
•  Kuwait (1)
•  Macau (1)
•  Malaysia (1)
•  Poland (10)
•  Russia (12)
•  South Korea (1)
•  Spain (1)
•  Thailand (1)
•  Ukraine (7)
•  United States (6)

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	6	3	1	10
2	Hong Kong (HKG)	2	1	4	7
3	Poland (POL)	2	0	1	3
4	Brazil (BRA)	1	0	0	1
	Thailand (THA)	1	0	0	1
6	France (FRA)	0	3	2	5
	Hungary (HUN)	0	3	2	5
8	Germany (GER)	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	0	1
10	Italy (ITA)	0	0	2	2
Totals (10 entries)		12	12	12	36

Events

The five event types below were competed for both class A and class B, for a total of ten events.

• Men's épée
• Men's foil
• Men's sabre
• Women's épée
• Women's foil

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Épée A	Dariusz Pender  Poland	Romain Noble  France	Matteo Betti  Italy
Men's Épée B	Jovane Silva Guissone  Brazil	Tam Chik Sum  Hong Kong	Alim Latrèche  France
Men's Foil A	Ye Ruyi  China	Chen Yijun  China	Richárd Osváth  Hungary
Men's Foil B	Hu Daoliang  China	Anton Datsko  Ukraine	Alim Latrèche  France
Men's Sabre A	Chen Yijun  China	Tian Jianquan  China	Chan Wing Kin  Hong Kong
Men's Sabre B	Grzegorz Pluta  Poland	Marc-André Cratère  France	Alessio Sarri  Italy
Men's Team	China (CHN) Chen Yijun Ye Ruyi Hu Daoliang	France (FRA) Ludovic Lemoine Alim Latrèche Damien Tokatlian	Hong Kong (HKG) Wong Tang Tat Chan Wing Kin Chung Ting Ching

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's Épée A	Yu Chui Yee  Hong Kong	Zsuzsanna Krajnyák  Hungary	Wu Baili  China
Women's Épée B	Saysunee Jana  Thailand	Simone Briese-Baetke  Germany	Chan Yui Chong  Hong Kong
Women's Foil A	Yu Chui Yee  Hong Kong	Wu Baili  China	Zsuzsanna Krajnyák  Hungary
Women's Foil B	Fang Yao  China	Gyöngyi Dani  Hungary	Marta Makowska  Poland
Women's Team Open	China (CHN) Rong Jing Yao Fang Wu Baili	Hungary (HUN) Veronika Juhász Zsuzsanna Krajnyák Gyöngyi Dani	Hong Kong (HKG) Fan Pui Shan Yu Chui Yee Chan Yui Chong