| Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Governing body | IWAS |
| Events | 12 (men: 7; women: 5) |
| Games | |
Wheelchair fencing has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. [1]
| Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Governing body | IWAS |
| Events | 12 (men: 7; women: 5) |
| Games | |
Wheelchair fencing has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. [1]
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1960 | 3 |  Italy |
| 2 | 1964 | 7 | Italy |
| 3 | 1968 | 10 | Italy |
| 4 | 1972 | 11 | Italy |
| 5 | 1976 | 14 |  France |
| 6 | 1980 | 17 | France |
| 7 | 1984 | 15 | France |
| 8 | 1988 | 14 | France |
| 9 | 1992 | 14 | France |
| 10 | 1996 | 15 | France |
| 11 | 2000 | 15 |  Poland |
| 12 | 2004 | 15 |  Hong Kong |
| 13 | 2008 | 10 |  China |
| 14 | 2012 | 12 | China |
| 15 | 2016 | 14 | China |
| 16 | 2020 | 16 | China |
Updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 64 | 43 | 38 | 145 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 64 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 26 | 31 | 25 | 82 |
| 4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 22 | 18 | 16 | 56 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 12 | 24 | 19 | 55 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 11 | 12 | 23 | 46 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 12 | 11 | 27 |
| 9 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 11 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  RPC (RPC) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 198 | 196 | 188 | 582 | |
| Nation | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia (AUS) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium (BEL) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China (CHN) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France (FRA) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (GER) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Iraq (IRQ) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel (ISR) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA) | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Macau (MAC) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Oman (OMA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland (POL) | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Russia (RUS) | 5 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain (ESP) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand (THA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 | 27 | 65 | 52 | 54 | 45 | 33 | 71 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 88 | 84 | 105 | 89 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||
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