Wheelchair fencing at the IX Paralympic Games | |
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Wheelchair fencing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, nine for men and five for women.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 |
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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 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
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