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The 2011 African Fencing Championships were held in Cairo, Egypt from 21 to 25 July.
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The 2011 African Fencing Championships were held in Cairo, Egypt from 21 to 25 July.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil |  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY) |  Mohamed Smandi (TUN) | Tarek Fouad (EGY) Karim Kamoun (TUN) |
| Épée |  Alexandre Bouzaid (SEN) | Ayman Mohamed Fayez (EGY) | Ahmed Elsaghir (EGY) Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani (TUN) |
| Sabre | Samir Mahmoud (EGY) | Hichem Smandi (TUN) | Tamim Ghazy (EGY) Mannad Ghazy (EGY) |
| Team Foil | Egypt | Tunisia |  South Africa |
| Team Épée | Egypt | Tunisia | South Africa |
| Team Sabre | Egypt | Tunisia | Senegal |
Two nations only, Egypt and Algeria, entered a team in women's foil.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | Inès Boubakri (TUN) | Iman Shaban (EGY) |  Anissa Khelfaoui (ALG) Shaimaa El-Gammal (EGY) |
| Épée | Sarra Besbes (TUN) | Mona Abdel Aziz (EGY) | Maya Mansouri (TUN)} Inès Boubakri (TUN) |
| Sabre | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Amira Ben Chaabane (TUN) | Selma Zien (EGY) Héla Besbes (TUN) |
| Team Foil | Egypt | Tunisia | Algeria |
| Team Épée | Tunisia | South Africa | Egypt |
| Team Sabre | Tunisia | Egypt | South Africa |
Host
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt* | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
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