Host city | Suwon, Korea |
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Dates | 2–7 July 2014 |
Main venue | Suwon Gymnasium |
The 2014 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Suwon, South Korea from 2 to 7 July 2014 at the Suwon Gymnasium.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Korea | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
2 | China | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
3 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
4 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
6 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
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