Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée B

The men's épée category B fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 5 September 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. This class was for athletes who had good trunk control and their fencing arm was not affected by their impairment.

Men's Épée B
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates5 September 2012
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jovane Silva Guissone  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tam Chik Sum  Hong Kong
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alim Latrèche  France

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
5 September 2012 12:00 Qualification
15:00 Round of 16
15:45 Quarterfinals
17:45 Semifinals
18:30 Final

Competition format

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The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. During a qualification round-robin, bouts last a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete has scored five hits. There is then a knockout phase, in which bouts last a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete has scored 15 hits.

Results

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Qualification

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Group A

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Athlete B V V/B HS HD     Belarus (BLR)   Canada (CAN)   Brazil (BRA)   Poland (POL)   Russia (RUS)
  Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 4 4 1.00 20 7 5–0 5–1 5–2 5–4
  Pierre Mainville (CAN) 4 2 0.50 14 15 1–5 5–2 3–5 5–3
  Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 4 2 0.50 12 15 0–5 2–5 5–2 5–3
  Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 4 2 0.50 14 17 2–5 5–3 2–5 5–4
  Alexandr Kurzin (RUS) 4 0 0 14 20 4–5 3–5 3–5 4–5

Group B

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Athlete B V V/B HS HD     France (FRA)   China (CHN)   Russia (RUS)   Belarus (BLR)   Hong Kong (HKG)
  Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 4 4 1.00 20 7 5–3 5–2 5–1 5–1
  Hu Daoliang (CHN) 4 3 0.50 15 12 3–5 5–3 5–4 2–0
  Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 4 2 0.50 15 17 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–4
  Viktar Lemiashkevich (BLR) 4 1 0.25 13 18 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–3
  Chung Ting Ching (HKG) 4 0 0 8 17 1–5 0–2 4–5 3–5

Group C

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Athlete B V V/B HS HD     France (FRA)   Iraq (IRQ)   Hong Kong (HKG)   United States (USA)   Argentina (ARG)
  Alim Latrèche (FRA) 4 3 0.75 16 15 2–5 5–4 5–2 5–4
  Ammar Ali (IRQ) 4 3 0.75 19 10 5–2 4–5 5–3 5–0
  Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 4 3 0.75 19 15 4–5 5–4 5–4 5–2
  Ryan Estep (USA) 4 1 0.25 14 18 2–5 3–5 4–5 5–3
  José Palavecino (ARG) 4 0 0 10 19 4–5 0–5 2–5 3–5

Finals

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 5
  Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 8   Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 15
  Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 10
  Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 11
  Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 15
  Hu Daoliang (CHN) 9
  Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 15
  Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 14
  Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15
  Ammar Ali (IRQ) 6
  Alim Latrèche (FRA) 15
  Alim Latrèche (FRA) 11 Third place match
  Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15
  Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15   Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 11
  Pierre Mainville (CAN) 6   Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 11   Alim Latrèche (FRA) 15
  Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15
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