This article details the qualifying phase for fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Qualification was primarily based on the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Official Ranking, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments. American Alen Hadzic initially qualified to fence in team epee on Team USA as a replacement athlete. But he was suspended due to sexual misconduct from competing by the United States Center for SafeSport; he then had his suspension reduced to a lesser sanction by an arbitrator.