Wheelchair fencing

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.

Romain Noble (L) v Tian Jianquan (R) in the final of the épée A event in the 2013 World Fencing Championships

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	Italy
2	1964	7	Italy
3	1968	10	Italy
4	1972	11	Italy
5	1976	14	France
6	1980	17	France
7	1984	15	France
8	1988	14	France
9	1992	14	France
10	1996	15	France
11	2000	15	Poland
12	2004	15	Hong Kong
13	2008	10	China
14	2012	12	China
15	2016	14	China
16	2020	16	China
17	2024	16	China

World Championships

Edition	Year	Host	Dates
1	1994	Hong Kong
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
11	2021	Warsaw	5–6 July
12	2023	Terni	3–8 October

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

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