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Fencing At The 2020 Summer Olympics
The fencing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 12 events, the first time that both team and individual events have been held in all three weapons for both men and women. Originally scheduled for 25 July to 2 August 2020, the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 24 July to 1 August 2021. Qualification There were 200 quota spots for fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Qualification were primarily based on the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Official Ranking as of 4 April 2020, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments. For the team events, 8 teams qualify in each event. Each team must be composed of at least 3 fencers. The top 4 ranked teams qualify. The next-best ranked team from each zone (Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Oceania) will qualify as long as it is ranked in the top 16. If a zone does not have any teams ranked between 5th and 16th, the best-placed team not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuhari Messe
is a convention center in Chiba (city), Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, located just outside of Tokyo. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is accessible by Transportation in Greater Tokyo#Railway and subway, Tokyo's commuter rail system. ''Makuhari'' is the name of the area, and wikt:Messe, Messe is a German language word meaning "trade fair". The convention center opened on 9 October 1989. It hosts many high-technology events. Makuhari Messe is close to Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, and to Chiba prefecture's black sand beaches. It is accessible from Kaihimmakuhari Station, Kaihimmakuhari station on the Keiyō Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The center is host to many annual events and trade shows, including: Tokyo Auto Salon (modified car show, in January), the biennial Tokyo Motor Show (in October), the annual Tokyo Game Show (video game hardware and software exhibition, in September), the annual Jump Festa (manga, anime, and video game exposition, in December), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Team épée
The women's team épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 24 fencers (8 teams of 3) from 8 nations competed. Background This was the 6th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1996 except 2008 (during the time when team events were rotated off the schedule, with only two of the three weapons for each of the men's and women's categories). The reigning Olympic champion is Romania (Loredana Dinu, Simona Gherman, Simona Pop, and Ana Maria Popescu). The reigning World Champion is China (Lin Sheng, Sun Yiwen, Xu Anqi, and Zhu Mingye). Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a team of 3 fencers in the women's team épée. These fencers also automatically qualified for the individual event. There are 8 dedicated quota spots for women's team épée. They are allocated as through the world team ranking list of 5 April 2021. The top 4 spots, regardless of geographic zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Khodos
Sergey Viktorovich Khodos ( rus, Сергей Викторович Ходос, , sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈxodəs; born 14 July 1986) is a Russian right-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. Khodos competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. His clubs are the Central Sports Army Club, and SC Vulkan Zvenigorod. He first competed for Kazakhstan, winning the team gold medal at the 2006 Junior World Championships, a team bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games and an individual silver medal. He then switched to Russia, joining the national team in 2010. With them he was team bronze medallist at the 2011 and 2014 European Championships. He placed fourth at the 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Bida
Sergey Olegovich Bida ( rus, Сергей Олегович Бида, , sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈbʲidə; born 13 February 1993; nicknamed Bidon) is a Russian left-handed épée Fencing, fencer. He was ranked #1 in the world in 2019 and 2020. He is a three-time European épée team champion, and 2021 Olympic Games, Olympic épée team silver medalist. He moved to the United States in June 2023, along with his wife, Olympic épée fencer Violetta Khrapina, Violetta Khrapina Bida. Bida is a member of USA Fencing. Education Bida studied Sports Studies at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism in Moscow. Fencing career Russia 2012–19; World championship silver medal Bida began fencing at 13 years of age, and his club before he left Russia was Dynamo Moscow. At the April 2012 Junior World Championship in Moscow, he won a bronze medal in individual épée. At the March 2013 Junior European Epee Championships in Toruń, Poland, he won a silver medal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoru Uyama
Satoru Uyama (宇山 賢, ''Uyama Satoru'', born 10 December 1991) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Kazuyasu Minobe is a Japanese left-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Satoru Uyama, Minobe was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team ..., Uyama was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team men's épée event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing. Medal Record Olympic Games Asian Championship World Cup References External links * Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Takamatsu, Kagawa Japanese male épée fencers Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in fenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Yamada
Masaru Yamada (山田優, ''Yamada Masaru'', born 14 June 1994) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Kazuyasu Minobe is a Japanese left-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Satoru Uyama, Minobe was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team ..., and Satoru Uyama, Yamada was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team men's épée event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing. Medal record Olympic Games World Championship Asian Championship Grand Prix World Cup References External links * Living people 1994 births Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture Japanese male épée fencers Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyasu Minobe
is a Japanese left-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Satoru Uyama, Minobe was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team men's épée event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing. Career Minobe's first sport was volleyball. He took up fencing in high school, on his father's advice. He made his international debut in 2008 and joined the Japanese national team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ... in Incheon. Medal record Olympic Games World Championship Asian Championship Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koki Kano
Koki Kano (加納 虹輝, ''Kanō Kōki'', born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer. Career Kano was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing. Kano won the individual épée gold medal at the 2022 and 2023 Asian Fencing Championships. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Kano won the individual épée gold medal, beating Yannick Borel Yannick Borel (born 5 November 1988) is a French right-handed épée fencer. Borel is a two-time team European champion, four-time individual European champion, four-time team world champion, and 2018 individual world champion. A three-time O ... of France. This was Japan's first individual gold medal in any fencing event. He then won the silver medal in team épée event. Medal record Olympic Games World Championship Grand Prix World Cup Asian Championship References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Reizlin
Ihor Dmytrovych Reizlin (; born 7 December 1984) is a Ukrainian right-handed épée fencer and 2021 individual Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ... bronze medalist. Medal record Olympic Games World Championship European Championship Grand Prix World Cup References External links *Profileat the European Fencing Confederation 1984 births People from Bender, Moldova Living people Ukrainian male épée fencers Summer World University Games medalists in fencing FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade World Fencing Championships medalists Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing Olympic fencers for Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gergely Siklósi
Gergely Siklósi (born 4 September 1997) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer, 2019 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic silver medalist. Medal record Olympic Games World Championship European Championship Grand Prix World Cup Personal life Competing for Honvéd, Siklósi is a member of the sports battalion of the Hungarian Defence Forces and was commanded to take part in the Covid-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ... vaccination campaign in a Budapest hospital with fellow Olympian András Rédli. Awards * Hungarian Fencer of the Year: 2019 References External links * 1997 births Living people Hungarian male épée fencers Summer World University Games medalists in fencing FISU World University Games s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Cannone
Romain Cannone (born 12 April 1997) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2022 team world champion, 2022 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic champion. After winning gold in individual men's épée at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt, Cannone became the first person to win back-to-back world titles in individual men's épée since Pavel Kolobkov's world titles in 1993 and 1994. He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France. Career Canonne was born in France, but moved to Brazil with his family while in kindergarten. He moved with his family to New York City's Lower East Side while still young, and began fencing there at the age of 12, subsequently training under Michael Mokretsov at the age of 13 at the New York Fencing Academy in Coney Island. In 2019, Cannone ranked 30th in the Individual Men's épée World Championships in Budapest. Prior to his gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Sabre
The women's team sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 27 fencers (9 teams of 3) from 9 nations are expected to compete. Background This will be the 3rd appearance of the event. It was introduced in 2008, at which point the team events began to be rotated off the schedule, with only two of the three weapons for each of the men's and women's categories. The women's team sabre rotated off in 2012 and back on in 2016. The 2020 Games ended the rotation system, with all weapons having team events. The reigning Olympic champion is Russia ( Yekaterina Dyachenko, Yuliya Gavrilova, Yana Egorian, and Sofya Velikaya). Russia is also the reigning World Champion (Egorian, Olga Nikitina, Sofia Pozdniakova, and Velikaya). A preview from Olympics.com identified Russia as a recently powerful contender, joining historically strong nations Italy, France, and Hungary. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a team of 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
