Fencing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Main article: Fencing at the 2023 Pan American Games

The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the Fencing at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.

Qualification system

Up to 162 fencers will qualify to compete, with a minimum of 156. Each nation may enter a maximum of 18 athletes (nine per gender), unless they qualified an athlete via the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games. The gold medalists in the individual events of Cali 2021 received a nominal place for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. If the athletes who qualified at the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games do not participate in the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, said place will be forfeited and cannot be transferred to another NOC or athlete. The top seven teams at the 2022 Pan American Championships, along with the top two individuals not qualified through the team event will qualify for each respective discipline per gender. The host nation, Chile, automatically qualifies the maximum number of fencers (18). A maximum of two athletes from one NOC can enter the individual events. Only the winning countries in Cali will have the advantage of competing with 3 fencers in the individual event in case of having qualified for Santiago 2023 with the team of their respective weapon.^[1]

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
2021 Junior Pan American Games	December 3–5	Cali
2022 Pan American Fencing Championships	June 3–8	Asunción

Qualification summary

A total of 16 NOC's qualified fencers.^[2]

NOC	Men						Women						Total
	I. épée	T. épée	I. foil	T. foil	I. sabre	T. sabre	I. épée	T. épée	I. foil	T. foil	I. sabre	T. sabre
Argentina	2	X	3	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	3	X	20
Brazil	2	X	2	X	2	X	3	X	2	X	2	X	19
Canada	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	18
Chile	3	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	3	X	2	X	20
Colombia	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	18
Costa Rica							2	X					3
Cuba	2	X									1		4
Ecuador									1				1
Mexico	1		2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	16
Panama											1		1
Paraguay							1						1
Peru	1						1		2	X			5
Puerto Rico			1		1				1				3
United States	2	X	2	X	2	X			2	X	2	X	15
Venezuela	2	X	2	X	3	X	2	X			2	X	16
Virgin Islands			1		1								2
Total: 16 NOCs	19	8	19	8	19	8	19	8	19	8	19	8	162

Men

Épée

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games individual event	1	1	Chile
2022 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	Venezuela  Colombia  Argentina  United States  Canada  Cuba[3]  Brazil
2022 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Peru  Mexico
Total		27

Foil

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games individual event	1	1	Argentina
2022 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Canada  Brazil  Argentina  Venezuela  Mexico  Colombia
2022 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Puerto Rico  Virgin Islands
Total		27

Sabre

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games individual event	1	1	Venezuela
2022 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Canada  Colombia  Brazil  Venezuela  Argentina  Mexico
2022 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Virgin Islands  Puerto Rico
Total		27

Women

Épée

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games individual event	1	1	Brazil
2022 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Venezuela  Canada  Argentina  Mexico  Brazil  Colombia  Costa Rica
2022 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Paraguay[4]  Peru
Total		27

Foil

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games individual event	1	1	Chile
2022 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	Canada  United States  Brazil  Mexico  Colombia  Argentina  Peru
2022 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Ecuador  Puerto Rico
Total		27

Sabre

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games individual event	1	1	Argentina
2022 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Canada  Brazil  Venezuela  Mexico  Argentina  Colombia
2022 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Cuba[3]  Panama[5]
Total		27