Wheelchair fencing

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

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.

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)

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
1	1960	3	Template:FlagIOC2
2	1964	7	Template:FlagIOC2
3	1968	10	Template:FlagIOC2
4	1972	11	Template:FlagIOC2
5	1976	14	Template:FlagIOC2
6	1980	17	Template:FlagIOC2
7	1984	15	Template:FlagIOC2
8	1988	14	Template:FlagIOC2
9	1992	14	Template:FlagIOC2
10	1996	15	Template:FlagIOC2
11	2000	15	Template:FlagIOC2
12	2004	15	Template:FlagIOC2
13	2008	10	Template:FlagIOC2
14	2012	12	Template:FlagIOC2
15	2016	14	Template:FlagIOC2
16	2020	16	Template:FlagIOC2
17	2024	16	Template:FlagIPC

Edition	Year	Host	Dates
1	1994	Template:Flagicon Hong Kong
2	1998	Template:Flagicon Eisenkirchen
3	2002	Template:Flagicon Frankfurt
4	2006	Template:Flagicon Torino
5	2010	Template:Flagicon Paris	12–20 November
6	2011	Template:Flagicon Catania	8–15 October
7	2013	Template:Flagicon Budapest	7–12 August
8	2015	Template:Flagicon Eger	17–24 September
9	2017	Template:Flagicon Rome	6–12 November
10	2019	Template:Flagicon Cheongju	17–23 September
11	2021	Template:Flagicon Warsaw	5–6 July
12	2023	Template:Flagicon Terni	3–8 October
13	2025	Template:Flagicon Iksan	2-7 September

Edition	Year	Host	Dates
1	2011	Template:Flagicon Sheffield	13–19 July
2	2014	Template:Flagicon Strasbourg	7–12 June
3	2016	Template:Flagicon Casale Monferrato	17–22 May
4	2018	Template:Flagicon Terni	17–23 September
5	2021	Template:Flagicon Eger	14–17 May
6	2022	Template:Flagicon Warsaw	29 November – 4 December
7	2024	Template:Flagicon Paris	5–10 March

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