The fencing competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 5 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

The women's individual épée semi final became a notable controversy at the 2012 Olympics when a time-keeping error by a games volunteer helped German Britta Heidemann beat South Korea's Shin A-lam.

The extra time was enough for the German to score a winning attack and proceed to the final.

official rankings as at 2 April 2012, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments.

Despite fencing being its top medal-producing sport, France did not win any medal for the first time since 1960.