Fencing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 20 to 25 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House).[1] Due to naming rights, the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of twelve fencing events will be held: six each for men and women.[2]
| Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Fencing pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House |
| Dates | July 20–25 |
| No. of events | 12 (6 men, 6 women) |
| Competitors | 155 from 17 nations |
«2011 2019» | |
Competition schedule
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The following is the competition schedule for the fencing competitions:[3]
| Q | Qualifications | E | Eliminations | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||
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| Men's individual épée | Q | E | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's team épée | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's individual foil | Q | E | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's team foil | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's individual sabre | Q | E | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's team sabre | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Women's individual épée | Q | E | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's team épée | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Women's individual foil | Q | E | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's team foil | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Women's individual sabre | Q | E | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's team sabre | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||
Medal table
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Canada* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
Medalists
editMen's events
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Women's events
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Participating nations
editA total of 17 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (14)
Brazil (18)
Canada (18)
Chile (10)
Colombia (13)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (14)
Dominican Republic (6)
El Salvador (3)
Guatemala (1)
Mexico (15)
Panama (1)
Peru (1)
Puerto Rico (3)
United States (18)
Venezuela (18)
Virgin Islands (1)
Qualification
editA total of 156 fencers qualified to compete at the games. Each nation could enter a team of up to eighteen fencers (a team consisting of three athletes in each event). A maximum of two fencers per country could be entered in the individual events, and one team in the team events. All qualification was done at the 2015 Pan American Championships, where the top 7 teams plus two individuals in each event will qualify. Hosts Canada are automatically qualified with a full team of 18 athletes.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Fencing". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Qualification System – Fencing". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.