| Wheelchair fencing at the IX Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Wheelchair fencing | |
Wheelchair fencing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, nine for men and five for women.
| Wheelchair fencing at the IX Paralympic Games | |
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| Paralympic Wheelchair fencing | |
Wheelchair fencing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, nine for men and five for women.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée 2 | Esther Weber  Germany | Mariella Bertini  Italy | Gema Victoria Hassen Bey  Spain |
| Épée 3–4 | Francisca Bazalo Spain | Josette Bourgain  France | Laura Presutto Italy |
| Team épée |  Italy (ITA)Mariella Bertini Rossana Giarrizzo Laura Presutto Deborah Taffoni |  France (FRA)Josette Bourgain Patricia Picot Veronique Soetemondt |  Spain (ESP)Francisca Bazalo Gema Victoria Hassen Bey Cristina Perez |
| Foil 2 | Mariella Bertini Italy | Veronique Soetemondt France | Esther Weber Germany |
| Foil 3–4 | Patricia Picot France | Josette Bourgain France | Laura Presutto Italy |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
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