Fencing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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| Venue | Africa Pavilion |
| Dates | 7–10 October |
| No. of events | 7 (3 boys, 3 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 78 from 41 nations |
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| Épée | Boys | Girls | |
| Foil | Boys | Girls | |
| Sabre | Boys | Girls | |
| Team | Mixed | ||
Fencing events at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics were held from 7 to 10 October at the Africa Pavilion in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 6 competitors, 3 per each gender and 1 per each weapon. 66 places was decided at the 2018 Cadet World Championships held in Verona, Italy from 1–9 April 2018.[1] Ten athletes per each individual event (1 from Africa, 2 from the Americas, 3 from Asia/Oceania and 4 from Europe) qualified. Furthermore, the top six ranked individual athletes that have not qualified overall across all genders will also qualify, with a maximum one per event per NOC (2 from Oceania and 1 from the other four continents). As hosts, Argentina is able to enter athletes in all six events and a further three wildcards were awarded per gender. These were awarded to: Costa Rica, Lebanon, Togo, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Senegal.[2] To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003.[2]
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Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| – | File:Olympic flag.svg Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Events
References
- ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Buenos Aires FIE Qualifications" (PDF). FIE. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Qualification System – Fencing" (PDF). www.tpenoc.net/. International Fencing Federation (FIE). 8 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
