title: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
text: # Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  
  Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
  | 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 9 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 12 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual Épée details | Matteo Tagliariol Italy | Fabrice Jeannet France | José Luis Abajo Spain |
  | Team épée details | France (FRA) Fabrice Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Ulrich Robeiri | Poland (POL) Robert Andrzejuk Tomasz Motyka Adam Wiercioch Radosław Zawrotniak | Italy (ITA) Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol |
  | Individual foil details | Benjamin Kleibrink Germany | Yuki Ota Japan | Salvatore Sanzo Italy |
  | Individual sabre details | Zhong Man China | Nicolas Lopez France | Mihai Covaliu Romania |
  | Team sabre details | France (FRA) Julien Pillet Boris Sanson Nicolas Lopez | United States (USA) Tim Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams | Italy (ITA) Aldo Montano Luigi Tarantino Giampiero Pastore Diego Occhiuzzi |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual Épée details | Britta Heidemann Germany | Ana Maria Brânză Romania | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald Hungary |
  | Individual foil details | Valentina Vezzali Italy | Nam Hyun-Hee South Korea | Margherita Granbassi Italy |
  | Team foil details | Russia (RUS) Svetlana Boyko Aida Chanaeva Victoria Nikichina Evgenia Lamonova | United States (USA) Emily Cross Hanna Thompson Erinn Smart | Italy (ITA) Valentina Vezzali Giovanna Trillini Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori |
  | Individual sabre details | Mariel Zagunis United States | Sada Jacobson United States | Becca Ward United States |
  | Team sabre details | Ukraine (UKR) Olha Zhovnir Olga Kharlan Halyna Pundyk Olena Khomrova | China (CHN) Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue | United States (USA) Sada Jacobson Becca Ward Mariel Zagunis |
  
  ## Events
  
  10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
  
  * Individual Épée Men
  * Individual Épée Women
  * Individual Foil Men
  * Individual Foil Women
  * Individual Sabre 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 tournament.
  
  The 2 losers in the semifinal will fence for the bronze medal.
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  | Nation | Men's Individual Épée | Men's Team Épée | Men's Individual Foil | Men's Individual Sabre | Men's Team Sabre | Women's Individual Épée | Women's Individual Foil | Women's Team Foil | Women's Individual Sabre | Women's Team Sabre | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Algeria | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
  | Argentina | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Australia | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
  | Austria | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Belarus | | | | 3 | X | | | | | | 3 |
  | Brazil | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Burkina Faso | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Canada | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 3 | X (1) | 9 |
  | Chile | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | China | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 20 |
  | Cuba | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 |
  | Egypt | 1 | | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | | | 10 |
  | Estonia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | France | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | X | 2 | 1 | | 3 | X (1) | 15 |
  | Germany | | | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 3 | X | 1 | | 9 |
  | Great Britain | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | Hong Kong | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 |
  | Hungary | 3 | X (1) | | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X(1) | 1 | | 15 |
  | Ireland | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
  | Israel | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | Italy | 3 | X (1) | 2 | 3 | X (1) | | 3 | X (1) | 2 | | 16 |
  | Japan | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 7 |
  | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Mexico | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
  | Morocco | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
  | Norway | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Panama | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
  | Peru | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
  | Poland | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X | 13 |
  | Portugal | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
  | Qatar | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Romania | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | | | 5 |
  | Russia | 1 | | | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | X (1) | 3 | X (1) | 14 |
  | Senegal | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 3 |
  | South Africa | 3 | X | | | | | | | 3 | X (1) | 7 |
  | South Korea | 3 | X | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | 10 |
  | Spain | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 5 |
  | Sweden | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
  | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
  | Thailand | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Tunisia | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 |
  | Ukraine | 3 | X (1) | | | | 1 | 1 | | 3 | X (1) | 10 |
  | United States | 1 | | 1 | 3 | X (1) | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | X | 13 |
  | Venezuela | 3 | X | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 7 |
  | Total athletes | 41 | 32 | 26 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 39 | 30 | 233 |
  | Total NOCs | 23 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 45 |
  