Qualification

Discover who stands in the provisional Olympic qualification spots by weapon as of today, 28.10.2021

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Epee
Men Women
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Foil
Men Women
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Sabre
Men Women

Qualification Overview

Disciplines

Men’s Events
(individual and team)
Foil
Epée
Sabre
Women’s Events
(individual and team)
Foil
Epée
Sabre

Athletes Quota

Qualification places
204
Host country places
8
Total
212

Qualification Timeline

Date
Milestone
(from 3 April 2019 to 8 March 2020) and (from TBD to 5 April 2021):
Qualification period for the FIE Official Ranking The 5 qualifying events (1 GP and 4 World Cups) which could not take place after March 8, 2020 will be planned during the period “TBD to 5 April 2021”.
15 January 2020
Deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places
5 April 2021
Closure of rolling FIE Official Ranking
15 - 30 April 2021
Zone qualifying events
8 May 2021
FIE to inform NOCs of the results of the zone qualifying events and quota places obtained
31 May 2021
Deadline for NOCs to confirm quota places obtained to FIE
In relation to end of qualification period for each sport
The Tripartite Commission to confirm in writing the allocation of Invitation Places to the NOCs
1 June 2021
FIE to reallocate the quota places which have not been confirmed by the NOCs
6 July 2021
Tokyo 2020 Sport Entries deadline
23 July 2021 - 8 August 2021
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

FIE Official ranking competitions taken into Account for Qualification, from 3 April

Individual Qualification
1. Individual Grand Prix competitions
2. Individual World Cup competitions
3. Satellite competitions
4. Individual World Championships
5. Individual Continental Championships
Team Qualification
1. Team World Cup Competitions
2. Team World Championships
3. Team Continental Championships

For the following information:

TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES
CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACES
GENERAL PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE USE OF ‘P’ ALTERNATE ATHLETES
Please, refer to the official qualification criteria:
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