Wheelchair fencing

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	Italien
2	1964	7	Italien
3	1968	10	Italien
4	1972	11	Italien
5	1976	14	Frankreich
6	1980	17	Frankreich
7	1984	15	Frankreich
8	1988	14	Frankreich
9	1992	14	Frankreich
10	1996	15	Frankreich
11	2000	15	Polen
12	2004	15	Hongkong
13	2008	10	China
14	2012	12	China
15	2016	14	China
16	2020	16	China
17	2024	16

World Championships

Edition	Year	Host	Dates
1	1994	Hongkong
2	1998	Eisenkirchen
3	2002	Frankfurt
4	2006	Torino
5	2010	Paris	12–20 November
6	2011	Catania	8–15 October
7	2013	Budapest	7–12 August
8	2015	Eger	17–24 September
9	2017	Rome	6–12 November
10	2019	Cheongju	17–23 September

European Championships

Edition	Year	Host	Dates
1	2011	Sheffield	13–19 July
2	2014	Strasbourg	7–12 June
3	2016	Casale Monferrato	17–22 May
4	2018	Terni	17–23 September

See also

• Paralympic sports
• Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics

External links

• IWAS Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Fencing on International Paralympic Committee website
• Wheelchair fencing at the Paralympics