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Selection Criteria

Our international selection criteria documents outline how USA Fencing determines which athletes will represent Team USA at international competitions. This page includes the latest updates to international selection criteria for each weapon and gender.

For older selection criteria announcements, go here.   

2023-2024 International Selection Criteria

 

Selection Criteria Announcements

April 9, 2023

WOMEN'S FOIL FENCERS:

  • Event date and location changes - please see table below for complete details.

  • SWF Poznan/Tbilisi - athletes who registered for Poznan now have a status of PENDING. We will re-do selections for Tbilisi according to the table below. If you registered for Poznan, you do not need to register for Tbilisi.

  • APRIL NAC - due to the changes, women's foil fencers can still register for the April NAC at regular fees. Please email international@usafencing.org no later than Friday, April 14 if you wish to register.

Event

Dates

Reg Entry 

Late Entry 

Points used for Selections

Will Count for....

Plovdiv

May 5-7, 2023

April 24, 2023

n/a

Team

Milan, 2023

Shanghai

May 19-21, 2023

April 24, 2023

May 1, 2023

Team

Milan, 2023

Tbilisi

June 2-4, 2023

May 8, 2023

May 15, 2023

Rolling

Paris, 2024

 

 

March 1, 2023 (WF updated April 9, 2023)

Full selection criteria for the 2023-24 international season will be released in the coming weeks. In the meantime, please be advised of the following urgent notes concerning team selection for 2023-24:

2024 Olympic Games and Zonal Championships (Senior)

  • The following 22/23 Designated Senior events will count for selection to the 2024 Olympic and Zonal Teams:

ME – Cali, St. Maur

MF – Acupulco, Shanghai

MS – Seoul, Madrid

WE – Cali, Abu Dhabi

WF – Tbilisi (updated 4/9/23)

WS – Seoul, Batumi

  • See table below for 2023 World Championships results that will count for 2024 Teams.

  • For all senior weapons, the Div I events at the 2023 Summer Nationals/July Challenge will count for rolling points only.

  • As a reminder, a preliminary notice for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was posted previously HERE.

  • The Paris 2024 Olympic Games Fencing Qualification Manual can be found HERE.

2024 Cadet & Junior World Championships

  • See table below for 2023 World Championships results that will count for 2024 Teams.

  • As a reminder, the Cadet events at the March 2023 NAC will count for rolling points only.

  • The Division I and Junior events at the April 2023 National Championships and NAC will count for rolling points only for all junior and cadet weapons.

  • For all cadet and junior weapons, the Div I, Junior and Cadet events at the 2023 Summer Nationals/July Challenge will count for rolling and team points.

  • For women's saber only, the final two Designated Senior events of the 22/23 season (Seoul & Batumi) will count for selection to the 2024 Cadet & Junior Women's Saber World Championship Team.

2024 Olympic Games

  • The Fencing Qualification Manual for the 2024 Olympic Games can be found HERE.
  • Please click HERE to find a Preliminary Notice to the Paris 2024 Athlete Selection Procedures

2024 Paralympic Games

  • The Qualification Regulations can be found HERE.