Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics

212 fencing quota places, with an equal distribution between men and women, were available for Paris 2024, similar to the Tokyo 2020 roster size. Qualified NOCs could enter a maximum of eighteen fencers (nine per gender), with each consisting of a trio, whether men's or women's, across all weapon-based team events (foil, épée, and sabre). For the individual events, quota places varied from a minimum of 34 to a maximum of 37. With the team members directly entered into their respective individual competitions, six more places were awarded to the eligible fencers based on the FIE Adjusted Official Ranking list by the continental zone of 1 April 2024: the top two fencers each from Europe and Asia & Oceania; and the highest-ranked fencer each from the Americas and Africa. The zonal qualifying tournaments offered four available spots with one each to the NOCs without a qualified fencer, male or female, in one or more weapons by the two previous pathways. Nevertheless, in July 2023 Ukrainian four-time world fencing individual sabre champion Olga Kharlan was disqualified at the World Fencing Championships by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime for not shaking the hand of her defeated Russian opponent, though Kharlan instead offered a tapping of blades in acknowledgement. Thomas Bach stepped in the next day. As President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he sent a letter to Kharlan in which he expressed empathy for her, and wrote that in light of the situation she was being guaranteed a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics. He wrote further: "as a fellow fencer, it is impossible for me to imagine how you feel at this moment. The war against your country, the suffering of the people in Ukraine, the uncertainty around your participation at the Fencing World Championships ... and then the events which unfolded yesterday – all this is a roller coaster of emotions and feelings. It is admirable how you are managing this incredibly difficult situation, and I would like to express my full support to you. Rest assured that the IOC will continue to stand in full solidarity with the Ukrainian athletes and the Olympic community of Ukraine." ==Competition schedule==

Medal table Men's events Women's events ==Accomplishments==

Individual events: • Eleanor Harvey became the first Canadian to win a fencing medal. • Koki Kano became the first Japanese fencer to win an individual gold medal. • Oh Sang-uk won South Korea’s first individual gold medal in men’s sabre. • Mohamed El-Sayed won Egypt’s first individual medal in men’s Épée. • Farès Ferjani became the first Tunisian man to win a fencing medal. • Vivian Kong won Hong Kong's first women’s fencing medal. • Manon Brunet won France’s first gold medal in individual women’s sabre. • Lee Kiefer became only the third woman to win consecutive gold medals in women’s individual foil, and the first American to win three Gold medals in fencing. • Cheung Ka Long became only the third man to win consecutive gold medals in men’s individual foil, and the first person from Hong Kong to win multiple fencing medals. • Lauren Scruggs became the first black woman to win an individual medal in women’s foil. Team events: • South Korea's men’s sabre team became the first non-European country to win 3-consecutive gold. • Japan's men’s foil team became the first non-European country to win gold. • Japan’s women's foil team won their country's first medal in women’s fencing. • United States’ women’s foil team became their country’s first to win gold in any team event, and the first non-European team to win gold. • Ukraine became the first nation to win multiple women’s team sabre gold medals. • Italy won its first gold in women's team Épée. • Czech Republic won its first medal in men's team Épée. • Poland won its first medal in women’s team Épée. ==See also==