Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 6 competitors, 3 per each gender and 1 per each weapon.

60 places will be decided at the 2014 Cadet World Championships held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from 3–12 April 2014.

Furthermore, the top 2 Oceania fencers and the top fencer from Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe across all events not yet qualified will also qualify.

[2] To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1999.

[2] The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.