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| Wheelchair fencing at the XV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Carioca Arena 3 |
| Dates | 12–16 September |
| Competitors | 88 |
Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio de Janeiro from 4 September to 8 September 2016. [1]
Fencers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows fencers to compete against others with a similar level of function. Fencing has two ability classes, A and B, two genders and three weapons, epee, foil and sabre. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Twelve events will be competed at the games, six for individual men plus a team events, four for women (who do not take part in an individual sabre event) and a team event.
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | A | Sun Gang  China | Piers Gilliver  Great Britain | Tian Jianquan China |
| B | Andrei Pranevich  Belarus | Ammar Ali  Iraq | Oleg Naumenko  Ukraine | |
| Team épée | A–B | France Robert Citerne Yannick Ifebe Romain Noble | China Tian Jianquan Sun Gang Hu Daoliang | Poland Dariusz Pender Michal Nalewajek Kamil Rzasa |
| Individual foil | A | Ye Ruyi China | Richárd Osváth  Hungary | Sun Gang China |
| B | Feng Yanke China | Hu Daoliang China | Maxime Valet  France | |
| Team foil | A–B | China Ye Ruyi Sun Gang Hu Daoliang | Poland Jacek Gaworski Dariusz Pender Michał Nalewajek | France Ludovic Lemoine Damien Tokatlian Maxime Valet |
| Individual sabre | A | Andrii Demchuk Ukraine | Richárd Osváth Hungary | Tian Jianquan China |
| B | Anton Datsko Ukraine | Panagiotis Triantafyllou  Greece | Adrian Castro  Poland |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | A | Zou Xufeng China | Bian Jing China | Yevheniia Breus Ukraine |
| B | Zhou Jingjing China | Saysunee Jana  Thailand | Chan Yui Chong  Hong Kong | |
| Team épée | A–B | China Zou Xufeng Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing | Hong Kong Chan Yui Chong Justine Charissa Ng Yu Chui Yee | Hungary Gyöngyi Dani Amarilla Veres Zsuzsanna Krajnyák |
| Individual foil | A | Rong Jing China | Yu Chui Yee Hong Kong | Zsuzsanna Krajnyák Hungary |
| B | Beatrice Vio  Italy | Zhou Jingjing China | Yao Fang China | |
| Team foil | A–B | China Zhou Jingjing Rong Jing Zhang Chuncui | Hungary Gyöngyi Dani Éva Andrea Hajmási Zsuzsanna Krajnyák | Italy Beatrice Vio Andreea Mogoș Loredana Trigilia |
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