| Host city |  Bangkok, Thailand |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–9 August 2001 |
The 2001 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 4 August to 9 August 2001.
| Host city | Bangkok, Thailand |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–9 August 2001 |
The 2001 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 4 August to 9 August 2001.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Zhao Gang  China | Xie Yongjun China | Kim Sang-hyun  South Korea |
| Wang Lei China | |||
| Team épée | South Korea | China |  Iran |
| Individual foil | Zhou Rui China | Jang Suk-jae South Korea | Naoto Okazaki  Japan |
| Kim Sang-hun South Korea | |||
| Team foil | China | South Korea | Japan |
| Individual sabre | Won Woo-young South Korea | Zhao Chunsheng China | Kim Do-hun South Korea |
| Ni Jun China | |||
| Team sabre | China | South Korea | Iran |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Zhang Li China | Li Na China | Megumi Harada Japan |
| Zhong Weiping China | |||
| Team épée | China | Japan |  Hong Kong |
| Individual foil | Nam Hyun-hee South Korea | Zhang Lei China | Liu Yuan China |
| Ma Na China | |||
| Team foil | China | Japan | South Korea |
| Individual sabre | Huang Haiyang China | Bao Yingying China | Miyuki Kano Japan |
| Li Li China | |||
| Team sabre | South Korea | Hong Kong | China |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
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