Fencing |
 |
Olympic Fencing Overview
Olympic fencing consists of events named after the different swords used. Men compete in the 'foil', 'sabre' and 'epee' events and women compete only in the 'foil' and 'epee' events. The saber is used for pointing, thrusting and cutting and the foil and epee are only used for pointing and thrusting.There will be 10 gold medals awarded from a total of 212 athletes.
Fencing Venue
2012 Fencing Schedule
Saturday, July 28 - Sunday, August 5
2012 Fencing Favourites
List of contenders coming soon.
Beijing 2008 Olympic Medalists
|
EVENT |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
|
Men's Individual Foil |
Benjamin Kleibrink |
Yuki Ota |
Salvatore Sanzo |
|
Men's Individual Epee |
Matteo Tagliariol |
Fabrice Jeannet |
Jose Luis Abajo |
|
Men's Team Epee |
France |
Poland |
Italy |
|
Men's Individual Sabre |
Zhong Man |
Nicolas Lopez |
Mihai Covaliu |
|
Men's Team Sabre |
France |
USA |
Italy |
|
Women's Individual Epee |
Britta Heidemann |
Ana Maria Branza |
Ildiko Dr Mincza-Nebald |
|
Women's Individual Foil |
Maria Valentina Vezzali |
Nam Hyunhee |
Margherita Granbassi |
|
Women's Team Foil |
Russia |
USA |
Italy |
|
Women's Individual Sabre |
Mariel Zagunis |
Sada Jacobson |
Becca Ward |
|
Woemn's Team Sabre |
Ukraine |
China |
USA |
2012 Olympics Dates
July 27th - August 12th
Olympic Resources
- London Prices
Latest Ticket News
Tickets will not go on sale until 2011 and currently there is no price information. Check out the London 2012 tickets page for more details.
- Hotels in London
- London Olympics
- Days Hotel Waterloo