Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held from 16 to 24 September 2000 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  France |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Germany |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  China |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Cuba |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Pavel Kolobkov
|
Hugues Obry
|
Lee Sang-ki
|
| Team épée | Italy Angelo Mazzoni Paolo Milanoli Maurizio Randazzo Alfredo Rota |
France Jean Francois di Martino Hugues Obry Eric Srecki |
Cuba Nelson Loyola Carlos Pedroso Ivan Trevejo |
| Individual foil | Kim Young-ho
|
Ralf Bissdorf
|
Dmitri Chevtchenko
|
| Team foil | France Jean-Noel Ferrari Brice Guyart Patrice Lhotellier Lionel Plumenail |
China Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Ye Chong |
Italy Daniele Crosta Gabriele Magni Salvatore Sanzo Matteo Zennaro |
| Individual sabre | Mihail Claudiu Covaliu
|
Mathieu Gourdain
|
Wiradech Kothny
|
| Team sabre | Russia Serguei Charikov Alexei Frossine Stanislav Pozdniakov |
France Mathieu Gourdain Julien Pillet Cedric Seguin Damien Touya |
Germany Dennis Bauer Wiradech Kothny Eero Lehmann Alexander Weber |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Timea Nagy
|
Gianna Habluetzel-Buerki
|
Laura Flessel-Colovic
|
| Team épée | Russia Karina Aznavourian Tatiana Logounova Maria Mazina |
Switzerland Gianna Habluetzel-Buerki Sophie Lamon Diana Romagnoli |
China Li Na Liang Qin Yang Shaoqi |
| Individual foil | Valentina Vezzali
|
Rita Koenig
|
Giovanna Trillini
|
| Team foil | Italy Diana Bianchedi Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali |
Poland Sylwia Gruchala Magdalena Mroczkiewicz Anna Rybicka |
Germany Sabine Bau Rita Koenig Monika Weber |
Statistics[]
- There were 217 athletes from 40 countries.
- Sophie Lamon was the youngest participant with 15 years and 222 days.
- Gerald McMahon was the oldest participant with 43 years and 130 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- South Korea won its first-ever 2 medals in the sport.
- Switzerland won its first 2 medals in the sport since Montreal 1976.
