Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée A

Men's Épée A
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates 5 September 2012
Competitors 15 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Dariusz Pender  Poland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Romain Noble  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Matteo Betti  Italy
Wheelchair fencing at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Épée A   men   women
Épée B   men   women
Foil A   men   women
Foil B   men   women
Sabre A   men    
Sabre B   men    
Team   men   women

The men's épée category A fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 5 September 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. This class was for athletes who had good trunk control and their fencing arm was not affected by their impairment.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
5 September 2012 09:30 Qualification
12:00 Round of 16
14:30 Quarterfinals
17:45 Semifinals
18:30 Final

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. During a qualification round-robin, bouts last a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete has scored five hits. There is then a knockout phase, in which bouts last a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete has scored 15 hits.

Results

Qualification

Group A

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (CHN)   (FRA)   (POL)   (UKR)   (HKG)
 Tian Jianquan (CHN) 4 4 MAX 20 6 N/A 5–0 5–2 5–2 5–2
 Robert Citerne (FRA) 4 3 0.75 15 6 0–5 N/A 5–3 5–2 5–1
 Dariusz Pender (POL) 4 2 0.5 14 18 2–5 3–5 N/A 5–3 5–4
 Vadym Tsedryk (UKR) 4 1 0.25 11 17 2–5 1–5 3–5 N/A 5–2
 Wong Tang Tat (HKG) 4 0 0 10 20 2–5 2–5 4–5 2–5 N/A

Group B

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (CHN)   (FRA)   (POL)   (HUN)   (BLR)
 Duan Yanfei (CHN) 4 3 0.75 19 7 N/A 4–5 5–1 5–0 5–1
 Romain Noble (FRA) 4 3 0.75 17 12 5–4 N/A 2–5 5–0 5–3
 Radosław Stańczuk (POL) 4 2 0.5 13 14 0–5 3–5 N/A 5–2 5–2
 Gyula Mató (HUN) 4 2 0.5 13 16 1–5 5–2 2–5 N/A 5–4
 Martyn Kavalenia (BLR) 4 0 0 10 20 1–5 3–5 2–5 4–5 N/A

Group C

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (UKR)   (RUS)   (ITA)   (HUN)   (USA)
 Andrii Demchuk (UKR) 4 3 0.75 19 7 N/A 4–5 5–4 5–4 5–4
 Artur Yusupov (RUS) 4 3 0.75 18 12 5–4 N/A 3–5 5–3 5–0
 Matteo Betti (ITA) 4 3 0.75 17 12 5–3 4–5 N/A 5–4 5–0
 Tamás Juhász (HUN) 4 1 0.25 16 17 3–5 4–5 4–5 N/A 5–2
 Gary van der Wege (USA) 4 0 0 6 20 0–5 4–5 0–5 2–5 N/A

Finals

Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
  Dariusz Pender (POL) 15  
  Radosław Stańczuk (POL) 11       Jianquan Tian (CHN) 8  
  Dariusz Pender (POL) 15  
      Dariusz Pender (POL) 15  
      Artur Yusupov (RUS) 14  
  Robert Citerne (FRA) 10
  Artur Yusupov (RUS) 15  
      Dariusz Pender (POL) 15
      Romain Noble (FRA) 9
  Matteo Betti (ITA) 15  
  Andrii Demchuk (UKR) 11  
      Matteo Betti (ITA) 9
      Romain Noble (FRA) 15  
  Romain Noble (FRA) 15 Third place match
  Romain Noble (FRA) 15       Yanfei Duan (CHN) 11     Artur Yusupov (RUS) 10
  Gyula Mató (HUN) 9     Matteo Betti (ITA) 15

Source: London2012.com [1]

References

  1. "Paralympic 2012: Wheelchair Fencing". london2012.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
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