Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Makuhari Messe, the same place where goalball, sitting volleyball and taekwondo took place. It consisted of sixteen events (eight male, eight female) including two team events.[1]
| Wheelchair fencing at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Wheelchair fencing pictogram of the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
| Venue | Makuhari Messe |
| Dates | 25–29 August 2021 |
| Competitors | 96 from 20 nations |
The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[2][3]
Participating nations edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 11 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 |  RPC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | A |
Piers Gilliver Great Britain
|
Maxim Shaburov RPC
|
Tian Jianquan China
|
| B |
Alexander Kuzyukov RPC
|
Jovane Guissone Brazil
|
Dimitri Coutya Great Britain
| |
| Team épée | A–B |
RPC Alexander Kuzyukov Maxim Shaburov Artur Yusupov |
China Hu Daoliang Sun Gang Tian Jianquan |
Great Britain Dimitri Coutya Piers Gilliver Oliver Lam-Watson |
| Individual foil | A |
Sun Gang China
|
Richárd Osváth Hungary
|
Nikita Nagaev RPC
|
| B |
Feng Yanke China
|
Hu Daoliang China
|
Dimitri Coutya Great Britain
| |
| Team foil | A–B |
China Hu Daoliang Li Hao Sun Gang |
Great Britain Dimitri Coutya Piers Gilliver Oliver Lam-Watson |
France Romain Noble Damien Tokatlian Maxime Valet |
| Individual sabre | A |
Li Hao China
|
Artem Manko Ukraine
|
Tian Jianquan China
|
| B |
Feng Yanke China
|
Adrian Castro Poland
|
Panagiotis Triantafyllou Greece
|
Women's events edit
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | A |
Amarilla Veres Hungary
|
Rong Jing China
|
Bian Jing China
|
| B |
Tan Shumei China
|
Viktoria Boykova RPC
|
Saysunee Jana Thailand
| |
| Team épée | A–B |
China Bian Jing Rong Jing Tan Shumei |
Ukraine Yevheniia Breus Olena Fedota Nataliia Mandryk |
RPC Viktoria Boykova Alena Evdokimova Iuliia Maya |
| Individual foil | A |
Gu Haiyan China
|
Nataliia Morkvych Ukraine
|
Rong Jing China
|
| B |
Beatrice Vio Italy
|
Zhou Jingjing China
|
Ludmila Vasileva RPC
| |
| Team foil | A–B |
China Gu Haiyan Rong Jing Zhou Jingjing |
Italy Andreea Mogoș Loredana Trigilia Beatrice Vio |
Hungary Gyongyi Dani Éva Andrea Hajmási Zsuzsanna Krajnyák |
| Individual sabre | A |
Bian Jing China
|
Nino Tibilashvili Georgia
|
Yevheniia Breus Ukraine
|
| B |
Tan Shumei China
|
Olena Fedota Ukraine
|
Xiao Rong China
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Wheelchair Fencing - Tokyo 2020". tokyo2020.org. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
External links edit
- Results book Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine