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Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Wheelchair fencing pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Wheelchair fencing
2004
2012
Wheelchair fencing at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencing pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Épée A   men   women
Épée B   men   women
Foil A men women
Foil B men women
Sabre A men
Sabre B men

Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Fencing Gymnasium of the Olympic Green Convention Centre from 14 September to 17 September.

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.

The five event types below were competed for both class A and class B, for a total of ten events.

There were 81 fencers (57 male, 24 female) taking part in this sport.

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.


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