Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Fencing Gymansium of the Olympic Green Convention Centre from 14 September to 17 September.
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.
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
Qualification
There were 81 fencers (57 male, 24 female) taking part in this sport.
Medal summary
Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their fencers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
References
* cite web
title = Schedules and Results - Wheelchair Fencing
publisher = The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
url = http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/WF.shtml
accessdate = 2008-09-10
External links
* [http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn Offical Site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics]
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