Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[2] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Qualification will be primarily based on the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Official Ranking, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments.
| Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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| List of fencers Qualification | ||
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
For the team events, 8 teams will qualify in each event. Each team must be composed of 3 fencers, with a fourth alternate. The top 4 ranked teams will qualify. The next-best ranked team from each zone (Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Oceania) will also qualify as long as it is ranked in the top 16. If a zone does not have any team ranked between fifth and sixteenth, the best-placed nation not already qualified will be selected regardless of zone.[1]
For individual events the 3 fencers from the team event will qualify for individual competition automatically. 6 more places will be awarded based on the rankings (ignoring fencers from countries with team qualifications, and considering only the top fencer from each country): the top 2 fencers from each of Europe and Asia-Oceania, and the top 1 fencer from Africa and the Americas. 4 more places (1 per zone) will be awarded through zone qualifying tournaments; only countries without a qualified fencer in an event will be eligible to participate in these zone qualifying tournaments.[1]
The host country will be awarded a minimum of 8 quota spots for individual fencers. If enough of these spots will be used to bring to 3 the number of participants in an individual event, the host country will also take part in the corresponding team event, bringing the number of teams to 9. Unused spots, should there be any, will be awarded to other countries through the FIE universality quota and the Tripartite Commission.[1]
Timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| FIE Official Ranking cut-off | April 5, 2021 | — |
| Zonal Qualifier – Asia & Oceania | April 15–30, 2021 |  Seoul |
| Zonal Qualifier – Africa |  Cairo | |
| Zonal Qualifier – America |  Panama City | |
| Zonal Qualifier – Europe |  Madrid |
Qualification summary
| Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Team | Individual | Team | ||||||||||
| Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | ||
 Japan | 8+ | ||||||||||||
| TBD | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 204 |
| Total: TBD NOCs | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 212 |
Men's events
Individual épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
|---|---|---|
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 | |
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top individual AOR: America | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | |
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Total | 34 |
Team épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 |
Individual foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
|---|---|---|
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 |  TBD (USA) TBD (USA) TBD (USA) TBD (FRA) TBD (FRA) TBD (FRA) TBD (ITA) TBD (ITA) TBD (ITA) TBD (RUS) TBD (RUS) TBD (RUS) TBD (HKG) TBD (HKG) TBD (HKG) TBD (EGY) TBD (EGY) TBD (EGY) TBD (CAN) TBD (CAN) TBD (CAN) TBD (GER) TBD (GER) TBD (GER) |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 | |
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top individual AOR: America | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | |
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Total | 34 |
Team foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | United States France Italy Russia |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | Hong Kong |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | Egypt |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | Canada |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | Germany |
| Total | 8 |
Individual sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
|---|---|---|
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 | |
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top individual AOR: America | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | |
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Total | 34 |
Team sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 |
Women's events
Individual épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
|---|---|---|
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 | |
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top individual AOR: America | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | |
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Total | 34 |
Team épée
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Re-allocation of unused team quota | 1 | |
| Total | 8 |
Individual foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
|---|---|---|
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | TBD (RUS) TBD (RUS) TBD (RUS) TBD (ITA) TBD (ITA) TBD (ITA) TBD (FRA) TBD (FRA) TBD (FRA) TBD (USA) TBD (USA) TBD (USA) TBD (JPN) TBD (JPN) TBD (JPN) TBD (EGY) TBD (EGY) TBD (EGY) TBD (CAN) TBD (CAN) TBD (CAN) TBD (HUN) TBD (HUN) TBD (HUN) |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 | |
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top individual AOR: America | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | |
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Total | 34 |
Team foil
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | Russia Italy France United States |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | Japan |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | Egypt |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | Canada |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | Hungary |
| Total | 8 |
Individual sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified fencer |
|---|---|---|
| Members of qualifying teams | 24 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Asia & Oceania | 2 | |
| Top individual AOR: Africa | 1 | |
| Top individual AOR: America | 1 | |
| Top 2 individual AOR: Europe | 2 | |
| Zonal tournament: Asia & Oceania | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Africa | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: America | 1 | |
| Zonal tournament: Europe | 1 | |
| Total | 34 |
Team sabre
| Standard | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| Top four in FIE Official Team Ranking | 4 | |
| Top team from Asia & Oceania in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Africa in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from America in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Top team from Europe in positions 5–16 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 |
References
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Fencing" (PDF). FIE. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org (press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.