Fencing at the Summer Olympics

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Fencing at the Summer Olympics
IOC CodeFEN
Governing bodyFIE
Events12 (men: 6; women: 6)
Summer Olympics

Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. There are three forms of Olympic fencing:

  • Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.
  • Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed.
  • Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double touches are not allowed.

Summary

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Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1896 3  Greece (1)
2 1900 7  France (1)
3 1904 5  Cuba (1)
4 1908 4  France (2)
5 1912 5  Hungary (1)
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7 1920 6  Italy (1)
8 1924 7  France (3)
9 1928 7  France (4)
10 1932 7  Italy (2)
11 1936 7  Italy (3)
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14 1948 7  France (5)
15 1952 7  Italy (4)
16 1956 7  Italy (5)
17 1960 8  Soviet Union (1)
Games Year Events Best Nation
18 1964 8  Hungary (2)
19 1968 8  Soviet Union (2)
20 1972 8  Hungary (3)
21 1976 8  Soviet Union (3)
22 1980 8  France (6)
23 1984 8  Italy (6)
24 1988 8  West Germany (1)
25 1992 8  Germany (1)
26 1996 10  Russia (1)
27 2000 10  Italy (7)
28 2004 10  Italy (8)
29 2008 10  France (7)
30 2012 10  Italy (9)
31 2016 10  Russia (2)
32 2020 12  ROC (1)
33 2024 12  Japan (1)

Events

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Men's

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Current programme
Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Foil, Individual X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 29
Foil, Team X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25
Épée, Individual X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 29
Épée, Team X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26
Sabre, Individual X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 30
Sabre, Team X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26
Total 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6

Women's

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Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Foil, Individual Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
Foil, Team Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Épée, Individual Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X 8
Épée, Team Not yet introduced X X X X X X X 7
Sabre, Individual Not yet introduced X X X X X X 6
Sabre, Team Not yet introduced X X X X 4
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6

Past events

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Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics:

Nations

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Numbers indicate the number of fencers each nation sent to that Olympics.

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
 Algeria (ALG) 1 2 2 7 2 2 2 4 4 9
 Argentina (ARG) 1 13 9 5 11 19 11 1 6 11 10 5 7 10 2 5 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 23
 Aruba (ARU) 1 1
 Australia (AUS) 6 21 11 18 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 7 3 2 15
 Austria (AUT) 1 8 1 12 5 6 1 15 7 8 1 9 5 5 13 5 8 5 5 3 6 2 1 1 1 25
 Azerbaijan (AZE) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
 Bahrain (BRN) 4 1
 Belarus (BLR) 1 4 2 3 4 1 6
 Belgium (BEL) 5 18 11 22 19 21 7 20 18 14 6 15 2 3 1 4 3 4 2 1 1 1 22
 Benin (BEN) 1 1
 Bohemia (BOH) 7 13 2
 Bolivia (BOL) 1 1 1 3
 Brazil (BRA) 6 7 5 4 1 4 4 1 3 2 3 13 2 3 14
 Bulgaria (BUL) 2 1 2 5 5 5 5 3 1 1 1 11
 Burkina Faso (BUR) 1 1
 Canada (CAN) 1 5 8 6 2 1 1 3 5 6 13 15 18 16 7 4 6 9 5 5 11 12 22
 Cape Verde (CPV) 1 1
 Chile (CHI) 1 6 7 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 13
 China (CHN) 18 15 15 9 13 19 20 16 11 14 12 11
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 2 2 1 1 4
 Colombia (COL) 2 6 2 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 13
 Republic of the Congo (CGO) 1 1
 Costa Rica (CRC) 1 1 2
 Croatia (CRO) 1 1
 Cuba (CUB) 1 2 6 6 1 1 2 13 15 13 13 5 7 11 4 2 1 17
 Cyprus (CYP) 1 1
 Czech Republic (CZE) 1 2 2 4 4
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 9 7 7 13 5 2 3 7 5 9
 Denmark (DEN) 1 1 8 6 8 11 10 7 9 15 12 1 1 6 1 1 1 17
 Egypt (EGY) 1 3 8 6 9 8 5 4 6 2 1 5 9 10 12 7 14 16 18
 Estonia (EST) 2 6 4 1 1 5 4 1 8
 Finland (FIN) 2 6 11 2 6 1 4 5 1 1 10
 France (FRA) 4 211 22 18 24 20 11 19 21 21 18 21 20 20 19 18 16 20 19 20 15 16 19 15 13 15 18 18 28
 Georgia (GEO) 1 1 1 1 4
 Germany (GER) 1 1 10 16 13 2 16 9 20 15 18 12 9 14 4 9 2 17
 East Germany (GDR) 4 5 1 15 7 5
 West Germany (FRG) 20 19 16 20 20 5
 Great Britain (GBR) 3 1 23 22 18 20 19 3 18 19 17 9 18 13 17 19 21 11 20 13 15 2 3 2 3 12 3 1 28
 Greece (GRE) 9 7 3 6 5 8 6 3 1 1 1 9 1 2 1 1 16
 Guatemala (GUA) 3 1 2
 Haiti (HAI) 2 2 2
 Honduras (HON) 1 1
 Hong Kong (HKG) 2 4 5 7 3 3 3 6 3 8 4 12
 Hungary (HUN) 6 8 13 10 17 10 19 18 17 18 21 20 20 19 18 18 20 20 15 13 15 15 4 9 13 12 26
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) 1 1
 India (IND) 1 1
 Indonesia (INA) 1 4 2 2 1 5
 Iran (IRI) 1 4 2 15 1 2 4 3 8
 Ireland (IRL) 5 4 6 2 4 1 1 1 8
 Israel (ISR) 2 2 1 4 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 11
 Italy (ITA) 8 11 9 19 19 18 14 16 19 18 19 20 20 19 19 21 14 20 20 20 16 17 12 16 19 14 24 18 28
 Ivory Coast (CIV) 1 2 2
 Japan (JPN) 1 1 5 15 5 5 8 9 10 6 4 4 5 7 10 6 21 14 18
 Jordan (JOR) 1 1 2
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 5 3 1 1 4 6
 Kenya (KEN) 1 1
 Kuwait (KUW) 4 9 9 8 1 1 1 1 1 9
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 1 1 1 3
 Latvia (LAT) 1 1
 Lebanon (LBN) 4 4 3 4 2 4 2 2 2 1 1 11
 Luxembourg (LUX) 6 4 4 10 2 1 5 2 1 9
 Malaysia (MAS) 1 1 2
 Mexico (MEX) 2 10 2 9 4 3 8 14 6 1 1 1 1 2 7 1 1 17
 Monaco (MON) 2 1 1 1 4
 Morocco (MAR) 7 1 2 2 1 1 2 7
 Netherlands (NED) 1 13 12 10 17 20 2 11 9 5 1 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 18
 Netherlands Antilles (AHO) 1 3 2
 New Zealand (NZL) 1 2 1 1 1 5
 Niger (NIG) 1 1
 Norway (NOR) 1 7 4 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 10 6 3 1 1 15
 Panama (PAN) 1 1 1 3
 Paraguay (PAR) 1 1 2 2 1 5
 Peru (PER) 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 7
 Philippines (PHI) 1 1 1 3
 Poland (POL) 5 6 6 11 7 13 6 21 15 20 20 18 18 18 20 11 10 3 13 8 4 5 9 23
 Portugal (POR) 1 8 10 7 5 6 10 9 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 16
 Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 7
 Qatar (QAT) 1 1
 Romania (ROU) 8 7 8 2 15 11 10 19 18 18 11 2 15 9 5 6 5 10 6 2 1 21
 Russia (RUS) 2 24 15 15 18 14 18 16 26 9
 Rwanda (RWA) 1 1
 Saar (SAA) 5 1
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 7 1 1 3
 Senegal (SEN) 2 3 1 1 1 1 6
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 1 1 2
 Singapore (SIN) 2 2 2 3
 South Africa (RSA) 1 1 5 3 7 1 6
 South Korea (KOR) 5 7 20 15 13 7 12 10 17 14 18 11 12
 South Vietnam (VNM) 1 1 2 1 4
 Soviet Union (URS) 16 20 21 20 20 20 18 18 20 9
 Spain (ESP) 1 13 9 11 4 2 8 17 11 4 1 5 1 2 14
 Sweden (SWE) 1 7 18 8 9 8 3 13 8 10 5 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 11 6 2 1 1 23
 Switzerland (SUI) 3 8 10 9 1 18 19 10 7 5 5 12 6 5 7 3 5 5 1 2 3 4 4 2 24
 Thailand (THA) 7 2 2 3
 Tunisia (TUN) 4 1 1 2 2 6 5 8 2 9
 Turkey (TUR) 1 4 7 6 4 2 1 1 2 9
 Ukraine (UKR) 6 10 10 10 8 10 6 6 8
 Unified Team (EUN) 20 1
 United Team of Germany (EUA) 1 19 19 3
 United Arab Republic (UAR) 6 1
 United States (USA) 3 7 13 17 21 16 21 22 20 20 18 21 18 20 19 19 20 19 16 15 8 15 13 16 14 23 15 27
 Uruguay (URU) 6 5 5 2 1 2 1 7
 Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 1 1 3 1 5
 Venezuela (VEN) 10 8 4 2 4 1 4 8 6 6 2 4 12
 Vietnam (VIE) 1 4 2
 Virgin Islands (ISV) 4 1 2
 Zambia (ZAM) 1 1
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 2 12 1 3
Nations 4 19 3 14 16 13 23 27 16 29 30 32 23 42 30 34 37 34 20 32 42 42 46 40 42 45 44 48 42 52
Fencers 15 260 11 131 185 149 240 259 108 311 294 286 165 344 259 275 298 281 187 262 317 305 224 217 223 234 244 212 261 212
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24

Medal table

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Accurate as of the conclusion of the 2024 Summer Olympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)504936135
2 France (FRA)454738130
3 Hungary (HUN)39252993
4 Soviet Union (URS)18151649
5 Russia (RUS)135826
6 West Germany (FRG)78116
7 South Korea (KOR)74819
8 United States (USA)6121937
9 Germany (GER)57921
10 China (CHN)57315
11 Poland (POL)491023
12 Romania (ROU)46717
13 Cuba (CUB)43310
14 ROC (ROC)3418
15 Belgium (BEL)33410
16 Japan (JPN)3328
17 Ukraine (UKR)3159
18 Hong Kong (HKG)3003
19 Sweden (SWE)2327
20 Greece (GRE)2125
21 Great Britain (GBR)1809
22 Switzerland (SUI)1438
23 Denmark (DEN)1236
24 Unified Team (EUN)1225
25 Austria (AUT)1157
26 United Team of Germany (EUA)1124
27 Estonia (EST)1012
28 Mixed team (ZZX)1001
 Venezuela (VEN)1001
30 Egypt (EGY)0112
 Tunisia (TUN)0112
32 East Germany (GDR)0101
 Mexico (MEX)0101
 Norway (NOR)0101
35 Netherlands (NED)0055
36 Bohemia (BOH)0022
 Czech Republic (CZE)0022
38 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Canada (CAN)0011
 Portugal (POR)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (41 entries)235235234704

See also

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References

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  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Fencing". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
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