| Fencing at the 2023 Arab Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Ben Aknoun Women's Center Hall |
| Location | Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria |
| Dates | 9–12 July |
At the 2023 Arab Games , the fencing events were held at Ben Aknoun Women's Center Hall in Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria from 9 to 12 July. A total of 12 events were contested. [1]
* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algeria (ALG)* | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Jordan (JOR) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil |  Ali Owaida (QAT) |  Ali Nassar (KUW) | Abdalla Khalifa (QAT) Ali Abbas (KUW) |
| Épée |  Iyad Daoud Mohammad Odeh (JOR) | Hassan Alfudari (KUW) | Meshal Alqahtani (QAT) Abdulaziz Alshatti (KUW) |
| Sabre |  Fares Ferjani (TUN) | Ahmed Ferjani (TUN) |  Zacharia Bounachada (ALG) Osama Ziad Khaleel Almasri (JOR) |
| Team Foil | Qatar |  United Arab Emirates | Kuwait Algeria |
| Team Épée | Kuwait | Jordan | Qatar  Saudi Arabia |
| Team Sabre | Kuwait | Tunisia | Jordan Saudi Arabia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | Meriem Mebarki (ALG) | Roaa Nedal Abdelrahman Majali (JOR) | Nourane Bchir (TUN) Yasmine Ayari (TUN) |
| Épée | Charline Zahra Clai Boukhlifaa (ALG) | Dina Taiysir Hasan Mansi (JOR) | Fawzya Faris B Alkhibiri (KSA) Shahed Ali Khaleel Alkloub (JOR) |
| Sabre | Soussen Dlinda H Boudiaf (ALG) | Zohra Nora Kehli (ALG) | Yasmine Daghfous (TUN) Elhamad Elhasna (KSA) |
| Team Foil | Algeria | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates Jordan |
| Team Épée | Jordan | United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia Algeria |
| Team Sabre | Algeria | Tunisia | Saudi Arabia Jordan |
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