 | |
| Sport | Fencing |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Nigeria |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Affiliation | FIE |
| Regional affiliation | CAE |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
| President | Adeyinka Samuel |
| Official website | |
| nigerianfencing | |
 | |
The Nigerian Fencing Federation is the governing body that regulates and oversee the Olympic sport of fencing in Nigeria. Affiliated to the Nigeria Olympic Committee, the body is responsible for organizing fencing competitions locally and selecting fencers for international competitions. [1]
Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. The three disciplines of modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre ; each discipline uses a different kind of blade, which shares the same name, and employs its own rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one discipline. The modern sport gained prominence near the end of the 19th century and is based on the traditional skill set of swordsmanship. The Italian school altered the historical European martial art of classical fencing, and the French school later refined that system. Scoring points in a fencing competition is done by making contact with an opponent.
A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. It is a flexible sword of total length 110 cm (43 in) or under, rectangular in cross section, weighing under 500 g (18 oz), with a blunt tip. As with the épée, points are only scored by making contact with the tip. The foil is the most commonly used weapon in fencing.
The Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, commonly known by the acronym FIE, is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today, its head office is at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed of 155 national federations, each of which is recognized by its country's Olympic Committee as the sole representative of Olympic-style fencing in that country.
Fencing Ireland – formerly the Irish Fencing Federation – is the governing body for the sport of fencing in Ireland. It was formally established in 1933, although the sport of fencing has been practised in Ireland since the beginning of the 1900s. The Federation is recognised by Sport Ireland and the Olympic Council of Ireland, and it is also affiliated to the Federation Internationale d'Escrime and European Fencing Confederation.
José Luis Abajo Gómez is a Spanish épée fencer.
Ana Maria Popescu, formerly known as Ana Maria Brânză, is a Romanian left-handed épée fencer.
Olha Hennadiivna Kharlan is a Ukrainian sabre fencer. She is a four-time individual women’s world sabre champion, and a four-time Olympic medalist. She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre for five years: in 2012–14, 2017–18, and 2019–21.
The European Fencing Confederation is an international body created in 1991, charged with the promotion and development of fencing in Europe. It organises the European Fencing Championships annually at several levels: cadets (U17), junior (U20), under 23, seniors and veterans.
Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón is a Venezuelan left-handed épée fencer, five-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion.
Ilgar Yasharovich Mammadov is a Soviet and Russian of Azerbaijani origin who serves as President of the Russian Fencing Federation, and a former fencer. He is a two-time Olympic and one time world champion in team foil.
Olga Nikolaevna Knyazeva was a Soviet foil fencer. She won a team gold medal at the 1976 Olympics and placed ninth individually. She also won four gold and two silver medals at the world championships between 1973 and 1978.
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria, responsible for co-ordinating and supporting Nigerian competitors in the Olympic Games. It is also the body responsible for Nigeria's representation at the Commonwealth Games.
Larisa Viktorovna Korobeynikova is a Russian right-handed foil fencer, 2021 team Olympic champion, 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist, three-time team world champion and two-time team European champion. She received the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class in 2012.
The fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 14 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 212 fencers competed in 10 events -- six individual and four team.
The Austrian Fencing Federation is the national organisation for fencing in Austria and as such is a member of the international governing body for amateur fencing, the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. It is based in Graz.
The Russian Fencing Federation is the governing body for the sport of fencing in Russia. It was created in 1992. FFR was formerly a member of the European Fencing Confederation, but its membership was suspended in 2023. It is a member of the Russian Olympic Committee.
The Fencing Association of India (FAI) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in India and is recognized by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as one of its National Sports Association members. It is affiliated to the Asian Fencing Confederation, Commonwealth Fencing Federation and Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE). It was founded in 1974 and recognized by Indian Government in 1997.
The Fencing Federation of South Africa is the governing body that regulates and oversee the Olympic sport of fencing in South Africa. Affiliated to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, the body is responsible for organizing fencing competitions locally and selecting fencers for international competitions.
The Armenian Fencing Federation, also known as the Fencing Federation of Armenia, is the regulating body of fencing in Armenia, governed by the Armenian Olympic Committee. The headquarters of the federation is located in Yerevan.
The Pakistan Fencing Federation is the governing body of fencing in Pakistan.The Federation was formed in 1999 with its headquarters in Lahore.
| Summer Olympic sports |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic sports |
| |
| Other IOC recognised sports |
| |
| Paralympics and disabled sports | ||
| Others sports | ||
| Africa (CAE) |  | |
|---|---|---|
| America (PAFC) | ||
| Asia (FCA) | ||
| Europe (EFC) | ||
| Oceania (OFC) | ||
| ||
 | This article about sports in Nigeria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This fencing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |