Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 9 to 17 August 2008 at the Fencing Hall.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Italy |
2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 |  Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Romania |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Japan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Matteo Tagliariol
|
Fabrice Jeannet
|
Jose Luis Abajo
|
| Team épée | France Fabrice Jeannet Jerome Jeannet Ulrich Robeiri |
Poland Robert Andrzejuk Tomasz Motyka Adam Wiercioch Radoslaw Zawrotniak |
Italy Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol |
| Individual foil | Benjamin Philip Kleibrink
|
Yuki Ota
|
Salvatore Sanzo
|
| Individual sabre | Zhong Man
|
Nicolas Lopez
|
Mihai Covaliu
|
| Team sabre | France Nicolas Lopez Julien Pillet Boris Sanson |
United States Tim Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams |
Italy Aldo Montano Diego Occhiuzzi Giampiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Britta Heidemann
|
Ana Maria Branza
|
Ildiko Mincza-Nebald
|
| Individual foil | Maria Valentina Vezzali
|
Nam Hyun-hee
|
Margherita Granbassi
|
| Team foil | Russia Svetlana Boyko Evgenia Lamonova Victoria Nikichina Aida Shanaeva |
United States Emily Cross Erinn Smart Hanna Thompson |
Italy Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori Giovanna Trillini Maria Valentina Vezzali |
| Individual sabre | Mariel Zagunis
|
Sada Jacobson
|
Becca Ward
|
| Team sabre | Ukraine Olga Kharlan Olena Khomrova Halyna Pundyk Olha Zhovnir |
China Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue |
United States Sada Jacobson Becca Ward Mariel Zagunis |
Statistics[]
- There were 234 athletes from 45 countries.
- Anissa Khelfaoui was the youngest participant with 16 years and 348 days.
- Jujie Luan was the oldest participant with 50 years and 28 days.
- Jesika Jimenez and Alexandr Romankov were chosen to be flag bearers for Panama and Belarus at the opening ceremony.
- Italy won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- China won their first gold medal in fencing.