Fencing events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1974 Asian Games in Tehran. They were not included in the year 1982.
Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Japan |
VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | China |
XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China |
XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | South Korea |
XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea |
XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | South Korea |
XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | South Korea |
XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | South Korea |
XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | South Korea |
Event | 74 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
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Men's individual épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Men's team épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Men's individual foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Men's team foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Men's individual sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Men's team sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Women's individual épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||||
Women's team épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||||
Women's individual foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Women's team foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
Women's individual sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
Women's team sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Updated after 19th Asian Games (Hangzhou 2022)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Korea (KOR) | 52 | 46 | 36 | 134 |
2 | China (CHN) | 49 | 46 | 37 | 132 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 15 | 16 | 45 | 76 |
4 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 5 | 32 | 38 |
7 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 124 | 124 | 183 | 431 |
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