| Fencing at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Venue | Centro Eventos Puerta de Oro |
| Location |  Barranquilla |
| Dates | 28 July – 2 August |
The fencing competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla, Colombia from 28 July to 2 August at the Centro Eventos Puerta de Oro.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée [1] |  Reynier Henrique (CUB) |  Francisco Limardo (VEN) | Gustavo Coqueco (COL) Yunior Reytor (CUB) |
| Foil [2] | Michael Carty (CUB) | Daniel Sconzo (COL) | Humberto Aguilera (CUB) Sebastián Tirado (PUR) |
| Sabre [3] | José Quintero (VEN) | Eliécer Romero (VEN) | Luis Correa (COL) Sebastián Cuellar (COL) |
| Team Épée [4] | Venezuela (VEN) Francisco Limardo Jesús Limardo Gabriel Lugo | Colombia (COL) Andrés Campos Gustavo Coqueco Santiago Pachón Jhon Édison Rodríguez | Cuba (CUB) Reynier Henrique Ringo Quintero Yunior Reytor Harold Rodríguez |
| Team Foil [5] | Cuba (CUB) Humberto Aguilera Michael Carty Rubén Jay Yunior Reytor |  Mexico (MEX)Raúl Arizaga Jesús Beltrán Jorge Díaz Juan Unda | Colombia (COL) Dimitri Clairet Sebastián Cuellar Santiago Pachón Daniel Sconzo |
| Team Sabre [6] | Venezuela (VEN) Johan Mora José Quintero Abraham Rodríguez Eliécer Romero | Colombia (COL) Dimitri Clairet Luis Correa Sebastián Cuellar Pablo Tróchez | Mexico (MEX) Adrián Acuña Raúl Arizaga Julián Ayala Brandon Romo |
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL)* | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Panama (PAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
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