Fencing events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1974 Asian Games in Tehran. They were not included in the year 1982.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran |  Japan
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| VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand |  China
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| X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | China
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| XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China
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| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China
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| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  South Korea
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| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea
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| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China
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| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | South Korea
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| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea |  South Korea
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| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | South Korea
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| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | South Korea
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| Event | 74 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Men's team épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Men's individual foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Men's team foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Men's individual sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Men's team sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Women's individual épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||||
| Women's team épée | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||||
| Women's individual foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Women's team foil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Women's individual sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
| Women's team sabre | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Updated after 19th Asian Games (Hangzhou 2022)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 52 | 46 | 36 | 134 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 49 | 46 | 37 | 132 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 15 | 16 | 45 | 76 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRI) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 5 | 32 | 38 |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 124 | 124 | 183 | 431 | |
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Main article: List of Asian Games medalists in fencing |
