Fencing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Carioca Arena 3 |
Dates | 6–14 August 2016 |
No. of events | 10 |
Competitors | 212 from 48 nations |
Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Épée | men | women |
Team épée | men | women |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | men | |
Sabre | men | women |
Team sabre | women | |
The fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 14 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 212 fencers (an equal distribution between men and women; of which, eight fencers came from the host nation Brazil) competed in 10 events -- six individual and four team.[1]
Similar to 2008 and 2012, the International Fencing Federation maintained the format of ten events with a rotation system for team events. As a result, the men's team sabre and the women's team foil were dropped from the program only at these Games.[2][3]