An NOC may enter up to 3 athletes per weapon (épée,foil, orsabre) for the weapons in which there is a team event and up to 2 athletes per weapon for other weapons.
For each team event there will be 8 qualified teams plus a team from the Host Nation if applicable. The teams will qualify as follows:
For each individual event (weapons which have a team event) there will be 39 qualified athletes as follows:
For the remaining individual events there will be 24 qualified athletes as follows:
| Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Team | Individual | Team | ||||||||
| Épée | Foil | Sabre | Épée | Sabre | Épée | Foil | Sabre | Foil | Sabre | ||
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Argentina | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Austria | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Belarus | 3 | X | 3 | ||||||||
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 8 | |||
 Chile | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 China | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 2 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 16 |
 Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 1 | 3 | X | 9 | |||
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 France | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | 14 | |
 Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | 9 | ||||
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Hungary | 3 | 3 | X | X | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | 12 | ||
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Italy | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 3 | 2 | X | 13 | ||
 Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Morocco | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Norway | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Panama | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Peru | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 3 | X | X | 11 | ||
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Qatar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
 Russia | 1 | 3 | X | 2 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 12 | ||
 Senegal | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
 South Africa | 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
 South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Ukraine | 3 | X | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 8 | ||||
 United States | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 1 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 12 | |
 Venezuela | 3 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Total: 45 NOCs | 41 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 212 |
Team Competition:
The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:
The highest-ranked team from each zone:
South Africa South Korea Venezuela UkraineInvitational:
China ^^ China received two additional places for team event.
| Individual Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 26 | All athletes qualified for team event |
| Individual world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 3 | José Luis AbajoBas Verwijlen Joaquim Videira |
| Individual world ranking (Africa) | March 31, 2008 | – | 1 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Individual world ranking (Asia-Oceania) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Wang LeiShogo Nishida |
| Individual world ranking (America) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Weston KelseyIgor Tikhomirov |
| Individual world ranking (Europe) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 |  Michael KauterAnton Avdeev |
| African qualifying event | April 25, 2008 | Casablanca | 1 | Aissam Rami |
| Asian-Oceania qualifying event | April 22–23, 2008 | Bangkok | 1 |  Serguei Katchiourine |
| American qualifying event | April 26–27, 2008 | Querétaro | 1 | Paris Inostroza |
| European qualifying event | April 26, 2008 |  Prague | 2 | Nikolai NovosjolovSturla Torkildsen |
| TOTAL | 41 | |||
| Individual Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 8 | Peter JoppichSalvatore SanzoAndrea CassaràErwann Le PéchouxBenjamin KleibrinkYuki OtaLei ShengZhu Jun |
| Individual world ranking (Africa) | March 31, 2008 | – | 1 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Individual world ranking (Asia-Oceania) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 |  Choi Byung-chulKenta Chida |
| Individual world ranking (America) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Gerek MeinhardtJosh McGuire |
| Individual world ranking (Europe) | March 31, 2008 | – | 3 | Tomer OrSławomir MocekBrice Guyart |
| African qualifying event | April 25, 2008 | Casablanca | 1 | Lahoussine Ali |
| Asian-Oceania qualifying event | April 22–23, 2008 | Bangkok | 2 | Nontapat PanchanLau Kwok Kin |
| American qualifying event | April 26–27, 2008 | Querétaro | 2 | João Souza Alberto Viaggio |
| European qualifying event | April 26, 2008 | Lisbon | 3 | Javier MenendezRoland SchlosserVirgil Sălișcan |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | – | – | 2 |  Khalid Al-Hamadi Richard Kruse |
| TOTAL | 26 | |||
Team Competition:
The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:
The highest-ranked team from each zone:
Egypt China United States Italy| Individual Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 24 | All athletes qualified for team event |
| Individual world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 3 | Nicolas LimbachMihai CovaliuJorge Pina |
| Individual world ranking (Africa) | March 31, 2008 | – | 1 | Abdulaye Thiam |
| Individual world ranking (Asia-Oceania) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Oh Eun-SeokWiradech Kothny |
| Individual world ranking (America) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Carlos BravoRenzo Pasquale Agresta |
| Individual world ranking (Europe) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Jaime MartíRareș Dumitrescu |
| African qualifying event | April 25, 2008 | Casablanca | 1 | Mamadou Keita |
| Asian-Oceania qualifying event | April 22–23, 2008 | Bangkok | 1 | Satoshi Ogawa |
| American qualifying event | April 26–27, 2008 | Querétaro | 1 | Philippe Beaudry |
| European qualifying event | April 26, 2008 |  Istanbul | 2 | Marcin KoniuszAlex O'Connell |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | – | – | 1 | Julien Ouedraogo |
| TOTAL | 40 | |||
| Individual Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 8 | Li NaBritta HeidemannEmese SzászLaura Flessel-ColovicHajnalka Kiraly-PicotTatiana LogunovaZhong WeipingImke Duplitzer |
| Individual world ranking (Africa) | March 31, 2008 | – | 1 | Aya El Sayed |
| Individual world ranking (Asia-Oceania) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Jung Hyo-Jung Amber Parkinson |
| Individual world ranking (America) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Sherraine SchalmKelley Hurley |
| Individual world ranking (Europe) | March 31, 2008 | – | 3 | Ildikó Mincza-NébaldAna Maria BrânzăLyubov Shutova |
| African qualifying event | April 25, 2008 | Casablanca | 1 | Hadia Bentaleb |
| Asian-Oceania qualifying event | April 22–23, 2008 | Bangkok | 2 | Megumi HaradaYeung Chui Ling |
| American qualifying event | April 26–27, 2008 | Querétaro | 2 | Jesica Jimenez LunaMaría Martínez |
| European qualifying event | April 26, 2008 | Prague | 3 | Yana ShemyakinaNoam MillsSophie Lamon |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | – | – | 1 | Emma Samuelsson |
| TOTAL | 25 | |||
Team Competition:
The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:
The highest-ranked team from each zone:
Egypt China United States Germany| Individual Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 24 | All athletes qualified for team event |
| Individual world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 3 | Nam Hyun-heeCristina StahlDelila Hatuel |
| Individual world ranking (Africa) | March 31, 2008 | – | 1 | Ines Boubakri |
| Individual world ranking (Asia-Oceania) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Chieko SugawaraJung Gil-ok |
| Individual world ranking (America) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Mariana GonzálezJujie Luan |
| Individual world ranking (Europe) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Corrine MaitrejeanOlga Leleyko |
| African qualifying event | April 25, 2008 | Casablanca | 1 | Anissa Khelfaoui |
| Asian-Oceania qualifying event | April 22–23, 2008 | Bangkok | 1 | Joanna Halls |
| American qualifying event | April 26–27, 2008 | Querétaro | 1 |  Misleydis Campany |
| European qualifying event | April 26, 2008 | Lisbon | 2 | Debora NogueiraMartina Emanuel |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | – | – | 2 | Maria Luisa DoigIndra Angad-Gaur |
| TOTAL | 41 | |||
Team Competition:
The first four teams in the FIE team ranking:
The highest-ranked team from each zone:
South Africa China Canada Poland| Individual Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 24 | All athletes qualified for team event |
| Individual world ranking | March 31, 2008 | – | 3 | Gioia MarzoccaKim Keum-hwaOrsolya Nagy |
| Individual world ranking (Africa) | March 31, 2008 | – | 1 | Azza Besbes |
| Individual world ranking (Asia-Oceania) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Lee Shin-miChow Tsz Ki |
| Individual world ranking (America) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Alejandra BenítezAngélica Larios |
| Individual world ranking (Europe) | March 31, 2008 | – | 2 | Ilaria BiancoAlexandra Bujdoso |
| African qualifying event | April 25, 2008 | Casablanca | 1 | Nafi Toure |
| Asian-Oceania qualifying event | April 22–23, 2008 | Bangkok | 1 | Madoka Hisagae |
| American qualifying event | April 26–27, 2008 | Querétaro | 1 | Maylin Gonzalez Pozo |
| European qualifying event | April 26, 2008 | Istanbul | 2 | Araceli Navarro Siobhan Byrne |
| TOTAL | 39 | |||
* The host country was permitted to enter eight fencers, distributed between team and individual events as it saw fit: thus, it could enter teams, or have no team and select for only the individual events. Any places unused by the host country of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing would be reallocated by the Tripartite Commission (IOC, NOC, FIE)
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