Wheelchair Fencing - Men's Foil Team at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Helliniko Fencing Hall | ||||||||||||
Dates | 19 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 8 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Wheelchair Fencing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Épée A | men | women |
Épée B | men | women |
Épée team | men | women |
Foil A | men | women |
Foil B | men | women |
Foil team | men | women |
Sabre A | men | |
Sabre B | men | |
Sabre team | men | |
The Men's Foil Team wheelchair fencing competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held on 19 September at the Helliniko Fencing Hall. [1]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 45 | ||||||||||
Spain | 6 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 45 | ||||||||||
Kuwait | 42 | ||||||||||
Italy | 38 | ||||||||||
Kuwait | 45 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 41 | ||||||||||
China | 45 | ||||||||||
China | 45 | ||||||||||
United States | 29 | ||||||||||
China | 45 | Third place | |||||||||
Poland | 41 | ||||||||||
France | 38 | Kuwait | 35 | ||||||||
Poland | 45 | Poland | 45 |
Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
Spain | 2 | |||||
Italy | 45 | |||||
Italy | 45 | |||||
France | 39 | |||||
United States | 21 | |||||
France | 45 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
Spain | 6 | |||||
United States | 45 |
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