Wheelchair fencing

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Romain Noble (L) v Tian Jianquan (R) in the final of the épée A event in the 2013 World Fencing Championships

Wheelchair fencing is a version of

countries
.

Classification

  • class A (athletes with full trunk movement and good balance)
  • class B (athletes with no leg movement and impaired trunk and balance functions)
  • class C (athletes with a disability in all four limbs, not included in the
    Paralympic games
    program)

Events

Paralympic Games

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

World Championships

Edition Year Host Dates
1 1994 Hong Kong Hong Kong
2 1998 Germany Eisenkirchen
3 2002
Frankfurt
4 2006
Torino
5 2010 France Paris 12–20 November
6 2011 Italy Catania 8–15 October
7 2013 Hungary Budapest 7–12 August
8 2015 Hungary Eger 17–24 September
9 2017 Italy Rome 6–12 November
10 2019 South Korea Cheongju 17–23 September

European Championships

Edition Year Host Dates
1 2011 United Kingdom Sheffield 13–19 July
2 2014 France Strasbourg 7–12 June
3 2016 Italy Casale Monferrato 17–22 May
4 2018 Italy Terni 17–23 September

See also

References

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