| Wheelchair fencing at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Wheelchair fencing | |
| Venue | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium |
Wheelchair fencing at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, nine for men and five for women.
| Wheelchair fencing at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Wheelchair fencing | |
| Venue | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium |
Wheelchair fencing at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, nine for men and five for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée 1C–3 | Jannick Seveno  France | Mariella Bertini  Italy | Shuk Han Yuen  Hong Kong |
| Épée 4–6 | Carol Walton  Great Britain | Ying Wong Hong Kong | Suzannah Rockett Great Britain |
| Foil 1C–3 | Murielle Desmarets France | Shuk Han Yuen Hong Kong | Jannick Seveno France |
| Foil 4–6 | Laura Presutto Italy | Therese Lemoine France | Rossana Giarrizzo Italy |
| Team foil | France (FRA) Sabbah Aoutar Murielle Desmarets Therese Lemoine Jannick Seveno | Italy (ITA) Mariella Bertini Rossana Giarrizzo Laura Presutto | Israel (ISR) Chemda Levy Ayala Malhan-Katz Margalit Peretz Rachel Said |
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