Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée A

The men's épée A wheelchair fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 15 September at the Olympic Green Convention Center.[1]

Men's épée A
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair fencing
VenueOlympic Green Convention Center
Dates15 September
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tian Jianquan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Lei  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Radoslaw Stanczuk  Poland
2004
2012

The competition began with a preliminary stage where fencers were divided into three pools and played a round robin tournament. In this stage, the winner of a bout was the first person to score five hits or the person with the highest score at the end of four minutes. Next was a knock-out stage, where fencers competed in three three-minute bouts with a one-minute break between each. The winner was the first to reach fifteen hits, or the one with the highest score at the end of the last bout. In the event of a tie, another one-minute bout was held, with the winner being the first to score a hit.

The event was won by Tian Jianquan, representing  China.[2]

Results

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Preliminaries

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Pool A

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA GRE KUW UKR THA ESP ITA
1   David Maillard (FRA) 6 5 1 29:22 x 4:5 5:4 5:4 5:4 5:3 5:2
2   G. Pylarinos Markantonatos (GRE) 6 4 2 27:20 5:4 x 3:5 4:5 5:1 5:3 5:2
3   Abdullah Alhaddad (KUW) 6 4 2 25:18 4:5 5:3 x 1:5 5:4 5:0 5:1
4   Mykola Davydenko (UKR) 6 4 2 24:19 4:5 5:4 5:1 x 0:5 5:2 5:2
5   Korakod Saengsawang (THA) 6 3 3 24:18 4:5 1:5 4:5 5:0 x 5:0 5:3
6   Luis Sanchez (ESP) 6 1 5 13:26 3:5 3:5 0:5 2:5 0:5 x 5:1
7   Alberto Serafini (ITA) 6 0 6 11:30 2:5 2:5 1:5 2:5 3:5 1:5 x

Pool B

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN FRA POL UKR ESP GER
1   Zhang Lei (CHN) 5 4 1 24:16 x 5:3 5:4 5:3 4:5 5:1
2   Robert Citerne (FRA) 5 3 2 22:15 3:5 x 5:2 4:5 5:2 5:1
3   Dariusz Pender (POL) 5 3 2 21:16 4:5 2:5 x 5:3 5:1 5:2
4   Mykhaylo Bazhukov (UKR) 5 3 2 21:20 3:5 5:4 3:5 x 5:2 5:4
5   Fernando Granell (ESP) 5 2 3 15:21 5:4 2:5 1:5 2:5 x 5:2
6   Christian Andree (GER) 5 0 5 10:25 1:5 1:5 2:5 4:5 2:5 x

Pool C

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN HKG ITA POL KUW HUN
1   Tian Jianquan (CHN) 5 5 0 25:9 x 5:2 5:4 5:3 5:0 5:0
2   Wong Tang Tat (HKG) 5 4 1 22:20 2:5 x 5:4 5:4 5:3 5:4
3   Matteo Betti (ITA) 5 2 3 21:15 4:5 4:5 x 3:5 5:0 5:0
4   Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL) 5 2 3 20:21 3:5 4:5 5:3 x 3:5 5:3
5   Tariq Alqallaf (KUW) 5 2 3 13:19 0:5 3:5 0:5 5:3 x 5:1
6   Gabor Horvath (HUN) 5 0 5 8:25 0:5 4:5 0:5 3:5 1:5 x

Competition bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Tian Jianquan (CHN) 15
  Robert Citerne (FRA) 15   Robert Citerne (FRA) 12
  Dariusz Pender (POL) 13   Tian Jianquan (CHN) 15
  G. Pylarinos Markantonatos (GRE) 12   Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL) 12
  Matteo Betti (ITA) 15   Matteo Betti (ITA) 9
  Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL) 15   Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL) 15
  Wong Tang Tat (HKG) 11   Tian Jianquan (CHN) 15
  Zhang Lei (CHN) 15   Zhang Lei (CHN) 11
  Fernando Granell (ESP) 7   Zhang Lei (CHN) 15
  Abdullah Alhaddad (KUW) 9   Korakod Saengsawang (THA) 9
  Korakod Saengsawang (THA) 15   Zhang Lei (CHN) 15 Third place
  Mykola Davydenko (UKR) 14   David Maillard (FRA) 10
  Mykhaylo Bazhukov (UKR) 15   Mykhaylo Bazhukov (UKR) 14   Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL) 15
  Tariq Alqallaf (KUW) 7   David Maillard (FRA) 15   David Maillard (FRA) 12
  David Maillard (FRA) 15

References

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  1. ^ "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair fencing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's épée A". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2012.