Wheelchair fencing at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair fencing
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
consisted of 15 events, 9 for men and 6 for women.
The following countries also competed:
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair fencing is a version of Fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair Fencing that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games.-Classification:*class A *class B...
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
consisted of 15 events, 9 for men and 6 for women.
Medal table
| 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The following countries also competed:
Men's events
| Épée individual A | |||
| Épée individual B | |||
| Épée team | Wai Leung Cheung Wai Ip Kwong Yan Yun Tai Man Fai Chui |
Gerardo Mari Soriano Ceccanti Alberto Pellegrini Ernesto Lerre |
Arthur Bellance Robert Citerne Christian Lachaud Jean Rosier |
| Foil Foil (fencing) A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:... individual A |
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| Foil individual B | |||
| Foil team | Kam Loi Chan Wai Leung Cheung Wai Ip Kwong Sze Kit Chan |
Jean Rosier Pascal Durand Yvon Pacault Robert Citerne |
Alberto Pellegrini Alberto Serafini Giuseppe Alfieri Soriano Ceccanti |
| Sabre Sabre (fencing) The sabre is one of the three weapons of modern sport fencing, and is alternatively spelled saber in American English. The sabre differs from the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil, in that it is possible to score with the edge of the blade; for this reason, sabreur movements and... individual A |
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| Sabre individual B | |||
| Sabre team | Christian Lachaud Cyril More Yvon Pacault Pascal Durand |
Man Fai Chan Sze Kit Chan Yan Yun Tai Kam Loi Chan |
Maximilian Miller Uwe Bartmann Wilfried Lipinski Wolfgang Kempf |
Women's events
| Épée individual A | |||
| Épée individual B | |||
| Épée team | Josette Bourgain Sophie Belgodere-Paralitici Patricia Picot Murielle van de Cappelle |
Esther Weber-Kranz Jutta Jacob Silke Schwarz Monika Hertrich |
Francisca Bazalo Cristina Perez Gema Victoria Hassen Bey |
| Foil individual A | |||
| Foil individual B | |||
| Foil team | Josette Bourgain Sophie Belgodere-Paralitici Patricia Picot Murielle van de Cappelle |
Laura Presutto Mariella Bertini Rosalba Vettraino |
Esther Weber-Kranz Jutta Jacob Silke Schwarz Monika Hertrich |