This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules [1] for fencing published by FIE contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |
Qualification will be primarily based on the FIE Official Ranking as of April 2, 2012, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments. Teams will be composed of 3 fencers. For teams to qualify they must be ranked in the top 16, if a continent is not ranked in the top 16 the next best placed country will take their spot. [2]
Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||
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Individual | Team | Individual | Team | ||||||||
Épée | Foil | Sabre | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | ||
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![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
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![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | 13 | |
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![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 10 | ||
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![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 11 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | X | 1 | 3 | 2 | X | 10 | |||
![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 12 | |
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![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
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![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 15 |
![]() | 3 | X | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 8 | ||||
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![]() | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | 1 | X | 8 | ||||
![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 15 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 14 | |
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![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 | ||||
![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 16 |
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Total: 44 NOCs | 30 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 212 |
Event | Date | Venue |
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Cut-off FIE Official Ranking | April 2, 2012 | – |
Zonal Qualifier – Europe | April 21–22, 2012 | ![]() |
Zonal Qualifier – Asia/Oceania | April 20–21, 2012 | ![]() |
Zonal Qualifier – America | April 20–22, 2012 | ![]() |
Zonal Qualifier – Africa | April 19, 2012 | ![]() |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Top 12 individual AOR | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Asia-Oceania | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Africa | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Europe | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Asia-Oceania | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | ** | |
30 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Asia/Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | 1 | ![]() |
9 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Asia-Oceania | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Asia-Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: America | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
38 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Asia/Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 0 | DNQ |
Additional Country | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | ** | |
8 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Asia-Oceania | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Asia-Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: America | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | 1 | ![]() |
37 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Asia/Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 0 | DNQ |
Additional Country | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | ** | |
8 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
---|---|---|
Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
Top 2 individual AOR: Asia-Oceania | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Asia-Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: America | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | 1 | ![]() |
37 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
---|---|---|
Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Asia/Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | 1 | ![]() |
9 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Asia-Oceania | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Asia-Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: America | 1 | ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
38 |
Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Top 12 individual AOR | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Asia-Oceania | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Top 2 individual AOR: Africa | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Europe | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Asia-Oceania | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | ![]() |
Host country option | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
32 |
** Up to 8 fencers spread across any team or individual events, additional to any qualifiers
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