title: Fencing at the 2015 European Games – Qualification
text: # Fencing at the 2015 European Games – Qualification
  
  A total of 216 qualifying places are available for fencing events at the 2015 European Games. The qualification will be based on the FIE Official Ranking on 30 November 2014 and the Qualifying Competition 20–21 December 2014.
  
  ## Qualification timeline
  
  | Event | Date | Location | Res. |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | FIE Official Ranking cut off date | 30 November 2014 | – | |
  | Qualification Tournament | 20–21 December 2014 | Budapest | |
  
  ## Qualification summary
  
  | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nation | Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team | Team | Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team | Team | | Total |
  | Nation | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Total |
  | Austria | | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 |
  | Azerbaijan | 4 | | 4 | X | | X | 4 | | 4 | X | | X | 16 |
  | Belarus | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | Belgium | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | Bulgaria | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Croatia | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
  | Czech Republic | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | Denmark | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Estonia | 1 | | | | | | 4 | | | X | | | 5 |
  | Finland | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
  | France | 4 | 4 | 1 | X | X | | | 4 | 4 | | X | X | 17 |
  | Georgia | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
  | Germany | | 4 | 4 | | X | X | 1 | 4 | 1 | | X | | 14 |
  | Great Britain | | 4 | 1 | | X | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 8 |
  | Greece | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 4 |
  | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 4 | X | | X | 4 | 4 | | X | X | | 17 |
  | Iceland | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
  | Israel | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 |
  | Italy | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 24 |
  | Latvia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Luxembourg | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
  | Moldova | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
  | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Norway | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Poland | 1 | 4 | 1 | | X | | 1 | 4 | 4 | | X | X | 15 |
  | Romania | | 1 | 4 | | | X | 4 | 1 | 1 | X | | | 11 |
  | Russia | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 24 |
  | Serbia | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
  | Slovakia | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 |
  | Spain | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | Sweden | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
  | Switzerland | 4 | | | X | | | | | | | | | 4 |
  | Turkey | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 4 |
  | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | X | 9 |
  | Total: 34 NOCs | 35 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 214 |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  ### Men's Team Épée
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host country option | 1 | Azerbaijan |
  | Top five in FIE Official Team Ranking | 5 | France Switzerland Italy Russia Hungary |
  | | 6 | |
  
  ### Men's Individual Épée
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Members of qualifying teams | 24 | Four athletes from each country above |
  | Top eight in FIE Official Individual Ranking | 8 7 | Bohdan Nikishyn (UKR) Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) Jörg Fiedler (GER) Bas Verwijlen (NED) Frederik von der Osten (DEN) Radosław Zawrotniak (POL) Niko Vuorinen (FIN) Ido Herpe (ISR) |
  | Qualification Tournament | 4 | Mihalis Jefremenko (LAT) José Luis Abajo (ESP) Bartosz Piasecki (NOR) Deyan Dobrev (BUL) |
  | | 36 35 | |
  
  ### Men's Team Foil
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host country option | 0 | Azerbaijan |
  | Top six in FIE Official Team Ranking | 6 | France Russia Italy Germany Great Britain Poland |
  | | 6 | |
  
  ### Men's Individual Foil
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Members of qualifying teams | 24 | Four athletes from each country above |
  | Top eight in FIE Official Individual Ranking | 8 | Alexander Choupenitch (CZE) Klod Yunes (UKR) René Pranz (AUT) Tomer Or (ISR) Alexander Tsoronis (DEN) Siarhei Byk (BLR) András Németh (HUN) Bojan Jovanović (CRO) |
  | Qualification Tournament | 4 3 | Radu Dărăban (ROU) David Végh (SVK) Nikolaos Kontochristopoulos (GRE) Simon Rizell (SWE) |
  | Reallocation | 1 | Tevfik Burak Babaoğlu (TUR) |
  | | 36 | |
  
  ### Men's Team Sabre
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host country option | 1 | Azerbaijan |
  | Top five in FIE Official Team Ranking | 5 | Germany Italy Russia Romania Hungary |
  | | 6 | |
  
  ### Men's Individual Sabre
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Members of qualifying teams | 24 | Four athletes from each country above |
  | Top eight in FIE Official Individual Ranking | 8 7 | Nicolas Rousset (FRA) Sandro Bazadze (GEO) Andriy Yagodka (UKR) Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) Fernando Casares (ESP) Seppe Van Holsbeke (BEL) Adam Skrodzki (POL) James Honeybone (GBR) |
  | Qualification Tournament | 4 | Mathias Willau (AUT) İbrahim Ahmet Ant (TUR) Georges Tsouroutas (GRE) Atanas Arnaudov (BUL) |
  | Reallocation | 1 | Piotr Mateisin (MDA) |
  | | 36 | |
  
  ### Women's Team Épée
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host country option | 1 | Azerbaijan |
  | Top five in FIE Official Team Ranking | 5 | Russia Estonia Italy Romania Hungary |
  | | 6 | |
  
  ### Women's Individual Épée
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Members of qualifying teams | 24 | Four athletes from each country above |
  | Top eight in FIE Official Individual Ranking | 8 6 | Britta Heidemann (GER) Yana Shemyakina (UKR) Marie Florence Candassamy (FRA) Tiffany Géroudet (SUI) Emma Samuelsson (SWE) Ewa Nelip (POL) Corinna Lawrence (GBR) Romana Caran (SRB) |
  | Qualification Tournament | 4 | Paula Schmidl (AUT) Avital Marinuk (ISR) Dagmar Cipárová (SVK) Lis Fautsch (LUX) |
  | Reallocation | 1 | Catharina Kock (FIN) |
  | | 36 35 | |
  
  ### Women's Team Foil
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host country option | 0 | Azerbaijan |
  | Top six in FIE Official Team Ranking | 6 | Italy Russia France Germany Poland Hungary |
  | | 6 | |
  
  ### Women's Individual Foil
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Members of qualifying teams | 24 | Four athletes from each country above |
  | Top eight in FIE Official Individual Ranking | 8 | Olga Leleyko (UKR) Natalia Sheppard (GBR) İrem Karamete (TUR) Michala Cellerová (SVK) Maria Boldor (ROU) Andrea Bímová (CZE) Olivia Wohlgemuth (AUT) Delphine Groslambert (BEL) |
  | Qualification Tournament | 4 3 | Delila Hatuel (ISR) Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou (GRE) Ester Schreiber (SWE) Teona Goglidze (GEO) |
  | Reallocation | 1 | Marcela Dajčić (CRO) |
  | | 36 | |
  
  ### Women's Team Sabre
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host country option | 1 | Azerbaijan |
  | Top five in FIE Official Team Ranking | 5 | Russia France Italy Ukraine Poland |
  | | 6 | |
  
  ### Women's Individual Sabre
  
  | | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Members of qualifying teams | 24 | Four athletes from each country above |
  | Top eight in FIE Official Individual Ranking | 8 7 | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) Anna Limbach (GER) Anna Márton (HUN) Laia Vila (ESP) Teodora Kakhiani (GEO) Darya Andreyeva (BLR) Aliya Itzkowitz (GBR) Bianca Pascu (ROU) |
  | Qualification Tournament | 4 | Aliona Jelachi (MDA) Alexandra Gevaert (BEL) Ilgın Sarban (TUR) Þorbjörg Ágústsdóttir (ISL) |
  | Reallocation | 1 | Klára Hanžlíková (CZE) |
  | | 36 | |
  