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 (also called Parafencing) is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games. The Paralympic games take place every 4 years in different 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 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2 1964 7 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
3 1968 10 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
4 1972 11 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5 1976 14 File:Flag of France.svg France
6 1980 17 File:Flag of France.svg France
7 1984 15 File:Flag of France.svg France
8 1988 14 File:Flag of France.svg France
9 1992 14 File:Flag of France.svg France
10 1996 15 File:Flag of France.svg France
11 2000 15 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
12 2004 15 File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
13 2008 10 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
14 2012 12 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
15 2016 14 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
16 2020 16 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
17 2024 16 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

World Championships

Edition Year Host Dates
1 1994 Hong Kong Hong Kong
2 1998 Germany Eisenkirchen
3 2002 Germany Frankfurt
4 2006 Italy 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
11 2021 Poland Warsaw 5–6 July
12 2023 Italy Terni 3–8 October

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
5 2021 Hungary Eger 14–17 May
6 2022 Poland Warsaw 29 November – 4 December
7 2024 France Paris 5–10 March

See also

References

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