| Host city |  Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–20 June 2017 |
The 2017 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Hong Kong from 15 to 20 June 2017 at the Asia World Expo.
| Host city | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–20 June 2017 |
The 2017 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Hong Kong from 15 to 20 June 2017 at the Asia World Expo.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 |  China | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 |  Iran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Elmir Alimzhanov (KAZ) | 14 | ||||||||||
| Kweon Young-jun (KOR) | 15 | Kweon Young-jun (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Park Kyoung-doo (KOR) | 14 | Park Kyoung-doo (KOR) | 12 | ||||||||
 Chen Tsung-lin (TPE) | 7 | Kweon Young-jun (KOR) | 10 | ||||||||
| Chuang Po-yu (TPE) | 4 | Ruslan Kurbanov (KAZ) | 15 | ||||||||
| Ruslan Kurbanov (KAZ) | 15 | Ruslan Kurbanov (KAZ) | 15 | ||||||||
| Jung Jin-sun (KOR) | 15 | Jung Jin-sun (KOR) | 13 | ||||||||
| Dmitriy Alexanin (KAZ) | 13 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | ||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 33 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | Hong Kong | 40 | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 43 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| China | 45 | China | 35 | ||||||||
| Iran | 30 | China | 45 | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 24 | Japan | 40 | ||||||||
| Japan | 45 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 30 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 45 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Li Chen (CHN) | 10 | ||||||||||
| Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 15 | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 15 | ||||||||
| Son Young-ki (KOR) | 15 | Son Young-ki (KOR) | 9 | ||||||||
| Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN) | 11 | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 11 | ||||||||
| Ha Tae-gyu (KOR) | 15 | Ha Tae-gyu (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Toshiya Saito (JPN) | 9 | Ha Tae-gyu (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 13 | Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 12 | ||||||||
| Heo Jun (KOR) | 12 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | ||||||||||
 Vietnam | 25 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
 Australia | 40 | Hong Kong | 41 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | South Korea | 29 | ||||||||
| China | 45 | China | 45 | ||||||||
 Singapore | 21 | China | 45 | ||||||||
 Philippines | 20 | Japan | 31 | ||||||||
| Japan | 45 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 35 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Gu Bon-gil (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||||
| Wang Shi (CHN) | 13 | Gu Bon-gil (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Mohammad Fotouhi (IRI) | 12 | Ali Pakdaman (IRI) | 7 | ||||||||
| Ali Pakdaman (IRI) | 15 | Gu Bon-gil (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Oh Sang-uk (KOR) | 10 | Mohammad Rahbari (IRI) | 8 | ||||||||
| Kim Jun-ho (KOR) | 15 | Kim Jun-ho (KOR) | 13 | ||||||||
| Low Ho Tin (HKG) | 7 | Mohammad Rahbari (IRI) | 15 | ||||||||
| Mohammad Rahbari (IRI) | 15 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | ||||||||||
| Singapore | 11 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 29 | China | 28 | ||||||||
| China | 45 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| Japan | 40 | Iran | 42 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | Hong Kong | 28 | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 26 | Iran | 45 | ||||||||
| Iran | 45 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| China | 45 | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 34 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Sun Yiwen (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||
| Harlene Raguin (PHI) | 11 | Sun Yiwen (CHN) | 13 | ||||||||
| Vivian Kong (HKG) | 15 | Vivian Kong (HKG) | 15 | ||||||||
| Ayaka Shimookawa (JPN) | 9 | Vivian Kong (HKG) | 12 | ||||||||
| Song Se-ra (KOR) | 3 | Kang Young-mi (KOR) | 13 | ||||||||
| Kang Young-mi (KOR) | 5 | Kang Young-mi (KOR) | 8 | ||||||||
| Shin A-lam (KOR) | 12 | Zhu Mingye (CHN) | 7 | ||||||||
| Zhu Mingye (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| China | 45 | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 19 | China | 45 | ||||||||
| Australia | 36 | Hong Kong | 37 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | China | 34 | ||||||||
| Japan | 45 | South Korea | 30 | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 44 | Japan | 37 | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 32 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 41 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 45 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Jeon Hee-sook (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||||
| Sera Azuma (JPN) | 7 | Jeon Hee-sook (KOR) | 11 | ||||||||
| Hong Seo-in (KOR) | 9 | Huo Xingxin (CHN) | 12 | ||||||||
| Huo Xingxin (CHN) | 10 | Huo Xingxin (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||
| Wu Peilin (CHN) | 9 | Nam Hyun-hee (KOR) | 6 | ||||||||
| Minami Kano (JPN) | 15 | Minami Kano (JPN) | 11 | ||||||||
| Nam Hyun-hee (KOR) | 15 | Nam Hyun-hee (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Shiho Nishioka (JPN) | 8 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 18 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| Singapore | 43 | Hong Kong | 34 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 44 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| China | 40 | Japan | 30 | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 23 | China | 24 | ||||||||
| Philippines | 22 | Japan | 45 | ||||||||
| Japan | 45 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 26 | ||||||||||
| China | 39 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Seo Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||||
| Chika Aoki (JPN) | 11 | Seo Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Karen Chang (HKG) | 9 | Yu Xinting (CHN) | 9 | ||||||||
| Yu Xinting (CHN) | 15 | Seo Ji-yeon (KOR) | 11 | ||||||||
| Tamara Pochekutova (KAZ) | 14 | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
| Misaki Emura (JPN) | 15 | Misaki Emura (JPN) | 9 | ||||||||
| Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||
 C. A. Bhavani Devi (IND) | 6 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 16 | South Korea | 45 | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 31 | Hong Kong | 30 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | South Korea | 43 | ||||||||
| China | 45 | China | 45 | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 21 | China | 45 | ||||||||
 Thailand | 43 | Japan | 30 | ||||||||
| Japan | 45 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 38 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 45 | ||||||||||
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