Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (1131)

Description

Host cities:

Championnat international d’escrime (held as international European Championships; became official World Championships in 1937):

1921 Paris (FRA) 10-11 June 1921
1922 Paris (FRA) 16-17 June 1922 (épée only)
1922 Oostende (BEL) 29 July 1922 (sabre only)
1923 Den Haag (The Hague) (NED) 27-29 June 1923
1925 Oostende (BEL) 29 July 1925
1926 Budapest (HUN) 27-29 June 1926 (sabre and foil)
1926 Oostende (BEL) 28-29 July 1926 (épée only)
1927 Vichy (FRA) 26-31 August 1927
1929 Napoli (ITA) 10-16 April 1929 (first event for women held)
1930 Liège (BEL) 23-31 March 1930
1931 Wien (Vienna) (AUT) 27 May-4 June 1931
1932 København (Copenhagen) (DEN) 5 May 1932 (women’s foil team only)
1933 Budapest (HUN) 9-18 June 1933
1934 Warszawa (Warsaw) (POL) 20-29 June 1934
1935 Lausanne (SUI) 19-29 June 1935
1936 San Remo (ITA) 15-16 February 1936 (women’s foil team only)

World Championships:

1937 Paris (FRA) 19-30 July 1937
1938 Pieštany (TCH) 16-26 May 1938
1939 Merano (ITA) scheduled for 31 August-14 September 1939 canceled because of increasing hostilities in Europe
1947 Lisboa (POR) 29 May-10 June 1947
1948 Den Haag (The Hague) (NED) 24-25 July 1948 (women’s foil team only)
1949 Al-Qahira (Cairo) (EGY) 10-24 April 1949
1950 Monte Carlo (MON) 10-22 July 1950
1951 Stockholm (SWE) 21 May-2 June 1951
1952 København (Copenhagen) (DEN) 14-15 July 1952 (women’s foil team only)
1953 Bruxelles (Brussels) (BEL) 15-29 July 1953
1954 Luxembourg (LUX) 10-21 June 1954
1955 Roma (ITA) 9-21 October 1955
1956 London (GBR) 14-15 September 1956 (women’s foil team only)
1957 Paris (FRA) 16-28 September 1957
1958 Philadelphia (USA) 18-30 August 1958
1959 Budapest (HUN) 12-25 July 1959
1961 Torino (ITA) 17-29 July 1961
1962 Buenos Aires (ARG) 16-28 July 1962
1963 Gdańsk (POL) 17-28 July 1963
1965 Paris (FRA) 2-12 July 1965
1966 Moskva (Moscow) (RUS) 6-16 July 1966
1967 Montréal (CAN) 6-16 July 1967
1969 La Habana (Havana) (CUB) 2-13 October 1969
1970 Ankara (TUR) 13-24 September 1970
1971 Wien (Vienna) (AUT) 5-16 July 1971
1973 Göteborg (Gothenburg) (SWE) 2-14 July 1973
1974 Grenoble (FRA) 16-28 July 1974
1975 Budapest (HUN) 11-20 July 1975
1977 Buenos Aires (ARG) 14-24 July 1977
1978 Hamburg (FRG) 12-22 July 1978
1979 Melbourne (AUS) 18-28 August 1979
1981 Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) 2-12 July 1981
1982 Roma (ITA) 15-24 July 1982
1983 Wien (Vienna) (AUT) 21-30 July 1983
1985 Barcelona (ESP) 11-21 July 1985
1986 Sofia (BUL) 25 July-3 August 1986
1987 Lausanne (SUI) 17-26 July 1987
1988 Orléans (FRA) 1-3 July 1988 (women’s épée only)
1989 Denver (USA) 5-15 July 1989
1990 Lyon (FRA) 7-15 July 1990
1991 Budapest (HUN) 13-23 June 1991
1992 La Habana (Havana) (CUB) 10-12 July 1992 (women’s épée only)
1993 Essen (GER) 1-11 July 1993
1994 Athina (Athens) (GRE) 3-8 July 1994
1995 Den Haag (The Hague) (NED) 18-23 July 1995
1997 Cape Town (RSA) 13-19 July 1997
1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds (FRA) 6-11 October 1998
1999 Seoul (KOR) 1-8 November 1999
2000 Budapest (HUN) 30 June-2 July 2000 (women’s sabre only)
2001 Nîmes (FRA) 26 September-1 October 2001
2002 Lisboa (POR) 18-23 August 2002
2003 La Habana (Havana) (CUB) 5-11 October 2003
2004 New York (USA) 11 June 2004 (women’s foil team and sabre team only)
2005 Leipzig (GER) 8-15 October 2005
2006 Torino (ITA) 29 September-7 October 2006
2007 St. Petersburg (RUS) 28 September-7 October 2007
2008 Beijing (CHN) 18-19 April 2008 (men’s foil team and women’s épée team only)
2009 Antalya (TUR) 30 September-8 October 2009
2010 Paris (FRA) 4-13 November 2010
2011 Catania (ITA) 8-16 October 2011
2012 Kyiv (UKR) 13-14 April 2012 (men’s épée team and women’s sabre team only)
2013 Budapest (HUN) 6-12 August 2013
2014 Kazan (RUS) 15-23 July 2014
2015 Moskva (Moscow) (RUS) 13-19 July 2015
2016 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 25-27 April 2016 (men’s sabre team and women’s foil team only)
2017 Leipzig (GER) 19-26 July 2017
2018 Wuxi (CHN) 19-27 July 2018
2019 Budapest (HUN) 15-23 July 2019
2021 Al-Qahira (Cairo) (EGY) cancelled

Athlete	Nation(s)	Sport(s)	Role(s)	Era	Notes
Endre Tilli	HUN	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1952—1956	1–1–2 1953 Bruxelles bronze: foil team; 1954 Luxembourg bronze: foil team; 1955 Roma silver: foil team; 1957 Paris gold: foil team
Mikhail Tishko	URS UKR	FEN	Olympics	1988	1–1–2 1985 Barcelona bronze: épée team; 1986 Sofia silver: épée team; 1987 Lausanne gold: épée team; 1990 Lyon bronze: épée team
Viktoriya Titova	UKR	FEN	Olympics	1996	0–0–3 1991 Budapest bronze: épée team (competed for the Soviet Union); 1993 Essen bronze: épée team; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds bronze: épée team
Mihai Țiu	ROU	FEN	Olympics	1968—1980	1–0–2 1967 Montréal gold: foil team; 1969 La Habana bronze: foil team; 1970 Ankara bronze: foil team
Sonja Tol	NED	FEN	Olympics	2004	0–0–1 2009 Antalya bronze: épée
Léon Tom	BEL	BOB/FEN	Olympics / Referee	1912—1928	1–0–2 1922 Oostende bronze: sabre; 1926 Oostende bronze: épée; 1930 Liège gold: épée team
Hajnalka Tóth	HUN	FEN	Olympics	2004	2–1–3 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds bronze: épée; 1999 Seoul gold: épée team; 2001 Nîmes bronze: épée team; 2002 Lisboa gold: épée team; 2003 La Habana bronze: épée team; 2005 Leipzig silver: épée team
Péter Tóth	HUN	FEN	Olympics / 1906	1906—1928	0–1–0 1931 Wien silver: foil team
Jean-François Tournon	FRA	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1948—1960	0–3–1 1938 Pieštany silver: sabre team; 1949 Al-Qahira silver: sabre team; 1950 Monte Carlo silver: sabre team; 1954 Luxembourg bronze: sabre team
Anne-Lise Touya	FRA	FEN	Olympics	2004—2008	4–1–3 1999 Seoul silver: sabre team; 2000 Budapest bronze: sabre and sabre team; 2001 Nîmes gold: sabre; 2004 New York bronze: sabre team; 2005 Leipzig gold: sabre; 2006 Torino gold: sabre team; 2007 St. Petersburg gold: sabre team
Damien Touya	FRA	FEN	Olympics	1996—2004	3–1–1 1997 Cape Town gold: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds silver: sabre team; 1999 Seoul gold: sabre and sabre team
Gaël Touya	FRA	FEN	Olympics	2004	1–1–0 1997 Cape Town gold: sabre team; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds silver: sabre team
Lucia Traversa	ITA	FEN	Olympics	1984—1988	1–1–0 1986 Sofia silver: foil team; 1990 Lyon gold: foil team
Vladyslav Tretiak	UKR	FEN	Olympics	2004	0–1–1 2003 La Habana bronze: sabre team; 2006 Torino silver: sabre team
Iván Trevejo	CUB	FEN	Olympics	1996—2000	1–0–2 1997 Cape Town gold: épée team (competed for Cuba); 1999 Seoul bronze: épée team (competed for Cuba); 2013 Budapest bronze: épée team (competed for France)
Giovanna Trillini	ITA	FEN	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	1992—2008	9–5–6 1986 Sofia silver: foil team; 1987 Lausanne bronze: foil team; 1989 Denver bronze: foil team; 1990 Lyon gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1991 Budapest gold: foil and foil team; 1993 Essen bronze: foil team; 1994 Athina silver: foil team; 1995 Den Haag gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1997 Cape Town gold: foil and foil team; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds gold: foil team, bronze: foil; 2001 Nîmes gold: foil team; 2004 New York gold: foil team; 2006 Torino silver: foil team, bronze: foil; 2007 St. Petersburg bronze: foil
Geoffrey Trinder	GBR	FEN	Olympics	1936	0–0–1 1933 Budapest bronze: sabre team
Sangita Tripathi	FRA	FEN	Olympics	2000	1–1–0 1995 Den Haag silver: épée team; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds gold: épée team
Rudolf Trost	AUT	FEN/MPN	Olympics	1964—1972	0–0–1 1967 Montréal bronze: épée
Larisa Tsagarayeva	RUS URS	FEN	Olympics	1980	2–0–0 1978 Hamburg gold: foil team; 1981 Clermont-Ferrand gold: foil team
Svetlana Tširkova	EST URS	FEN	Olympics	1968—1972	2–1–1 1969 La Habana bronze: foil and foil team; 1970 Ankara gold: foil team; 1971 Wien gold: foil team
Rolando Tucker	CUB	FEN	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	1996—2000	3–1–0 1991 Budapest gold: foil team; 1994 Athina gold: foil; 1995 Den Haag gold: foil team; 1997 Cape Town silver: foil team
Viorica Țurcanu	ROU	FEN	Olympics	1980	0–0–1 1978 Hamburg bronze: foil team
Igor Turchin	RUS	FEN	Olympics	2004	1–0–0 2003 La Habana gold: épée team
Katalin Tuschák	HUN	FEN	Olympics	1988	1–0–0 1987 Lausanne gold: foil team
Jerzy Twardokens	POL	FEN	Olympics	1952	0–0–3 1957 Paris bronze: sabre team; 1958 Philadelphia bronze: sabre and sabre team
David Tyshler	URS UKR	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1956—1968	0–3–2 1955 Roma bronze: sabre team; 1957 Paris silver: sabre team; 1958 Philadelphia silver: sabre and sabre team; 1959 Budapest bronze: sabre team
Elisa Uga	ITA	FEN	Olympics	1996	0–1–3 1988 Orléans bronze: épée team; 1989 Denver silver: épée team; 1990 Lyon bronze: épée team; 1992 La Habana bronze: épée team
Bertil Uggla	SWE	ATH/FEN/MPN	Olympics / Referee	1912—1936	0–1–1 1934 Warszawa bronze: épée team; 1935 Lausanne silver: épée team
Jenő Uhlyárik	HUN	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1924—1936	0–1–0 1925 Oostende silver: sabre
Irina Ushakova	BLR URS	FEN	Olympics	1980	2–0–1 1979 Melbourne gold: foil team; 1981 Clermont-Ferrand gold: foil team; 1985 Barcelona bronze: foil team
Dorina Vaccaroni	ITA	FEN	Olympics	1980—1992	5–1–3 1981 Clermont-Ferrand bronze: foil; 1982 Roma gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1983 Wien gold: foil and foil team; 1987 Lausanne bronze: foil team; 1990 Lyon gold: foil team; 1991 Budapest gold: foil team; 1993 Essen bronze: foil team
Paul Valcke	BEL	FEN	Olympics	1936—1952	0–0–1 1947 Lisboa bronze: foil team
Igor Valetov	KAZ URS	FEN	Olympics	1972	1–1–1 1969 La Habana gold: épée team; 1971 Wien silver: épée team; 1973 Göteborg bronze: épée team
Bernard Vallée	FRA	FEN	Olympics	1968—1972	0–0–2 1966 Moskva bronze: sabre team; 1967 Montréal bronze: sabre team
Mario Valota	SUI	FEN	Olympics	1952	0–0–1 1953 Bruxelles bronze: épée team
André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer	BEL	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1936—1952	0–0–1 1947 Lisboa bronze: foil team
Marcel Van Der Auwera	BEL	FEN	Olympics	1952—1960	0–0–1 1951 Stockholm bronze: sabre team
Péter Vánky	SWE	FEN	Olympics	1988—2000	0–2–1 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds silver: épée; 1999 Seoul silver: épée; 2003 La Habana bronze: épée team
Simone Vanni	ITA	FEN	Olympics	2004	3–2–1 2002 Lisboa gold: foil; 2003 La Habana gold: foil team, silver: foil; 2005 Leipzig silver: foil team; 2006 Torino bronze: foil team; 2009 Antalya gold: foil team
Ilona Vargha	HUN	FEN	Olympics	1936	3–3–0 1934 Warszawa gold: foil team; 1935 Lausanne gold: foil team; 1936 San Remo silver: foil team; 1937 Paris gold: foil team; 1948 Den Haag silver: foil team; 1951 Stockholm silver: foil team
Irene Vecchi	ITA	FEN	Olympics	2012—2024	1–0–2 2013 Budapest bronze: sabre team; 2017 Leipzig gold: sabre team, bronze: sabre
Olga Velichko	RUS EUN	FEN	Olympics	1992—1996	2–3–2 1985 Barcelona bronze: foil team (competed for the Soviet Union); 1986 Sofia gold: foil team (competed for the Soviet Union); 1989 Denver gold: foil, silver: foil team (competed for the Soviet Union); 1990 Lyon silver: foil team, bronze: foil (competed for the Soviet Union); 1991 Budapest silver: foil team (competed for the Soviet Union)
Sofya Velikaya	ROC RUS	FEN	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	2008—2020	8–5–3 2004 New York gold: sabre team; 2005 Leipzig silver: sabre and sabre team; 2006 Torino bronze: sabre team; 2007 St. Petersburg bronze: sabre team; 2010 Paris gold: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 2011 Catania gold: sabre and sabre team; 2012 Kyiv gold: sabre team; 2015 Moskva gold: sabre and sabre team; 2018 Wuxi silver: sabre and sabre team; 2019 Budapest gold: sabre team, silver: sabre
Carole Vergne	FRA	FEN	Olympics	2008	1–1–2 2007 St. Petersburg gold: sabre team; 2009 Antalya silver: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 2010 Paris bronze: sabre team
Régine Veronnet	FRA	FEN	Olympics	1956—1960	0–3–2 1953 Bruxelles silver: foil team; 1954 Luxembourg bronze: foil team; 1955 Roma silver: foil team; 1956 London silver: foil team; 1958 Philadelphia bronze: foil team
Ciro Verratti	ITA	FEN	Olympics	1936	2–0–0 1929 Napoli gold: foil team; 1935 Lausanne gold: foil team
Bas Verwijlen	NED	FEN	Olympics	2008—2020	0–1–1 2005 Leipzig bronze: épée; 2011 Catania silver: épée
Valentina Vezzali	ITA	FEN	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	1996—2012	16–6–4 1994 Athina silver: foil and foil team; 1995 Den Haag gold: foil team, bronze: foil; 1997 Cape Town gold: foil team; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds gold: foil team, bronze: foil; 1999 Seoul gold: foil team; 2001 Nîmes gold: foil and foil team; 2003 La Habana gold: foil team; 2004 New York gold: foil team; 2005 Leipzig gold: foil team; 2006 Torino silver: foil and foil team; 2007 St. Petersburg gold: foil team; 2009 Antalya gold: foil team; 2010 Paris gold: foil team, bronze: foil; 2011 Catania gold: foil, silver: foil team; 2013 Budapest gold: foil team; 2014 Kazan gold: foil team, bronze: foil; 2015 Moskva gold: foil team; 2016 Rio de Janeiro silver: foil team
Maria Vicol	ROU	FEN	Olympics	1960—1968	1–2–2 1961 Torino bronze: foil team; 1965 Paris silver: foil team; 1967 Montréal bronze: foil team; 1969 La Habana gold: foil team; 1970 Ankara silver: foil team
Joaquim Videira	POR	FEN	Olympics	2008	0–1–0 2006 Torino silver: épée
Eduard Vinokurov	RUS URS	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1968—1988	6–2–0 1966 Moskva silver: sabre team; 1967 Montréal gold: sabre team; 1969 La Habana gold: sabre team; 1970 Ankara gold: sabre team; 1971 Wien gold: sabre team; 1973 Göteborg silver: sabre team; 1974 Grenoble gold: sabre team; 1975 Budapest gold: sabre team
Iosif Vitebsky	URS UKR	FEN	Olympics	1968	1–0–0 1967 Montréal gold: épée team
František Vohryzek	CZE TCH	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1936	0–0–1 1938 Piešťany bronze: foil team
Helga Volz-Mees	GER FRG	FEN	Olympics	1960—1968	0–1–1 1958 Philadelphia silver: foil team (competed as Helga Mees for West Germany); 1959 Budapest bronze: foil team (competed as Helga Mees for West Germany)
Olena Voronina	UKR	FEN	Olympics	2016	1–1–1 2013 Budapest gold: sabre team; 2014 Kazan bronze: sabre team; 2015 Moskva silver: sabre team
Olga Voshchakina	RUS URS EUN	FEN	Olympics	1988—1992	1–1–2 1985 Barcelona bronze: foil team (competed for the Soviet Union); 1986 Sofia gold: foil team, bronze: foil (competed for the Soviet Union); 1989 Denver silver: foil team (competed for the Soviet Union)
Maarika Võsu	EST	FEN	Olympics	1996	0–2–1 1995 Den Haag bronze: épée team; 2002 Lisboa silver: épée team; 2005 Leipzig silver: épée
Yeva Vybornova	UKR	FEN	Olympics	1996	0–0–1 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds bronze: épée team
Katja Wächter	GER	FEN	Olympics	2008	0–0–1 2009 Antalya bronze: foil team
Carl Johan Wachtmeister	SWE	FEN	Olympics	1936	0–1–0 1935 Lausanne silver: épée team
Benedikt Wagner	GER	FEN	Olympics	2012—2020	1–0–1 2014 Kazan gold: sabre team; 2015 Moskva bronze: sabre team
Udo Wagner	GDR GER	FEN	Olympics	1988—1992	1–2–1 1986 Sofia bronze: foil team (competed for East Germany); 1991 Budapest silver: foil team (competed for Germany); 1993 Essen gold: foil team (competed for Germany); 1994 Athina silver: foil team (competed for Germany)
Richard Wahl	GER	FEN	Olympics	1936	0–0–2 1935 Lausanne bronze: sabre team; 1937 Paris bronze: sabre team
Wang Haibin	CHN	FEN	Olympics	1992—2004	0–2–2 1994 Athina bronze: foil team; 1997 Cape Town bronze: foil; 1999 Seoul silver: foil team; 2003 La Habana silver: foil team
Wang Lei	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2004—2008	1–0–0 2006 Torino gold: épée
Wang Lihong	CHN	FEN	Olympics	1992	0–0–1 1994 Athina bronze: foil team
Becca Ward	USA	FEN	Olympics	2008	2–1–0 2005 Leipzig gold: sabre team; 2006 Torino gold: sabre, silver: sabre team
Monika Weber-Koszto	GER ROU	FEN	Olympics	1984—2000	2–0–2 1993 Essen gold: foil team (competed for Germany); 1997 Cape Town bronze: foil and foil team (competed for Germany); 1999 Seoul gold: foil team (competed for Germany)
Alexander Weber	GER	FEN	Olympics	2000	0–0–1 2002 Lisboa bronze: sabre team
Christiane Weber	FRG	FEN	Olympics	1984—1988	0–1–3 1982 Roma bronze: foil team; 1983 Wien silver: foil team; 1986 Sofia bronze: foil team; 1995 Den Haag bronze: foil team (competed for Germany)
Hugo Weczerek	AUT	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1936	0–0–1 1937 Paris bronze: foil team
Thorsten Weidner	GER FRG	FEN	Olympics	1988—1992	2–6–1 1985 Barcelona silver: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1986 Sofia silver: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1987 Lausanne gold: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1989 Denver silver: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1991 Budapest silver: foil and foil team (competed for Germany); 1993 Essen gold: foil team (competed for Germany); 1994 Athina silver: foil team, bronze: foil (competed for Germany)
Romi Weiß-Scherberger	GER FRG	FEN	Olympics	1960—1964	0–0–1 1959 Budapest bronze: foil team (competed for West Germany)
Ingo Weißenborn	GER	FEN	Olympics	1992	2–1–1 1986 Sofia bronze: foil team (competed for East Germany); 1991 Budapest gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1993 Essen gold: foil team
Fritzi Wenisch-Filz	AUT	FEN	Olympics	1936—1952	0–2–2 1932 København silver: foil team; 1935 Lausanne silver: foil team; 1936 San Remo bronze: foil team; 1950 Monte Carlo bronze: foil
Fritz Wessel	FRG	FEN	Olympics	1968—1972	2–0–0 1969 La Habana gold: foil; 1970 Ankara gold: foil
André Weßels	GER	FEN	Olympics	2004—2012	1–1–2 2002 Lisboa gold: foil team, silver: foil; 2003 La Habana bronze: foil team; 2011 Catania bronze: foil team
Wolfgang Wienand	GER	FEN	Olympics	1996—2000	0–0–1 1999 Seoul bronze: foil
Adam Wiercioch	POL	FEN	Olympics	2008	0–0–1 2009 Antalya bronze: épée team
Pieter van Wieringen	NED	FEN	Olympics	1936	0–0–1 1938 Pieštany bronze: sabre team
Steffen Wiesinger	GER	FEN	Olympics	1992—1996	0–0–2 1993 Essen bronze: sabre and sabre team
Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls	NED	FEN	Olympics	1920—1928	0–0–2 1921 Paris bronze: épée; 1923 Den Haag bronze: sabre
Ziemek Wojciechowski	POL	FEN	Olympics	1976	0–1–0 1974 Grenoble silver: foil team
Małgorzata Wojtkowiak	POL	FEN	Olympics	2008—2012	2–1–1 2002 Lisboa silver: foil team; 2003 La Habana gold: foil team; 2004 New York bronze: foil team; 2007 St. Petersburg gold: foil team
Albert Wolff	USA	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1948—1952	1–1–0 1937 Paris silver: épée team; 1938 Piešťany gold: épée team
Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk	POL	FEN	Olympics	1992—2000	0–1–1 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds bronze: foil team; 1999 Seoul silver: foil team
Won U-Yeong	KOR	FEN	Olympics	2012	1–1–1 2006 Torino bronze: sabre; 2010 Paris gold: sabre; 2014 Kazan silver: sabre team
Witold Woyda	POL	FEN	Olympics / Closing Flagbearer	1960—1972	0–5–5 1961 Torino bronze: foil team; 1962 Buenos Aires silver: foil, bronze: foil team; 1963 Gdańsk silver: foil team; 1965 Paris silver: foil team; 1966 Moskva bronze: foil team; 1967 Montréal bronze: foil team; 1969 La Habana silver: foil team; 1971 Wien silver: foil team; 1973 Göteborg bronze: foil team
Dagmara Wozniak	USA	FEN	Olympics	2012—2020	1–0–4 2011 Catania bronze: sabre team; 2012 Kyiv bronze: sabre team; 2013 Budapest bronze: sabre team; 2014 Kazan gold: sabre team; 2015 Moskva bronze: sabre team
Wu Hanxiong	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2004	0–1–1 2002 Lisboa bronze: foil; 2003 La Habana silver: foil team
Adeline Wuillème	FRA	FEN	Olympics	1996—2004	0–0–2 2005 Leipzig bronze: foil and foil team
Barbara Wysoczańska	POL	FEN	Olympics	1976—1980	0–1–1 1971 Wien bronze: foil team; 1978 Hamburg silver: foil team
Xiao Aihua	CHN	FEN	Olympics	1988—2000	0–0–2 1990 Lyon bronze: foil team; 1999 Seoul bronze: foil team
Xu Anqi	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2012—2020	2–2–1 2011 Catania silver: épée team; 2013 Budapest silver: épée team; 2015 Moskva gold: épée team, bronze: épée; 2019 Budapest gold: épée team
Aleksey Yakimenko	RUS	FEN	Olympics	2004—2016	8–1–3 2002 Lisboa gold: sabre team; 2003 La Habana gold: sabre team; 2005 Leipzig gold: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 2006 Torino bronze: sabre team; 2010 Paris gold: sabre team; 2011 Catania gold: sabre team; 2013 Budapest gold: sabre team; 2014 Kazan bronze: sabre team; 2015 Moskva gold: sabre, silver: sabre team; 2016 Rio de Janeiro gold: sabre team
Yang Noe-Seong	KOR	FEN	Olympics	1996—2000	0–0–1 2002 Lisboa bronze: épée team
Yang Shaoqi	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2000	0–1–0 1999 Seoul silver: épée team
Ye Chong	CHN	FEN	Olympics	1988—2004	0–2–1 1994 Athina bronze: foil team; 1999 Seoul silver: foil team; 2003 La Habana silver: foil team
Emma Yefimova	RUS URS	FEN	Olympics	1956	3–2–0 1956 London gold: foil team; 1958 Philadelphia gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1959 Budapest gold: foil, silver: foil team
Yana Yegoryan	RUS	FEN	Olympics / YOG	2010—2016	2–2–2 2013 Budapest silver: sabre team; 2014 Kazan bronze: sabre team; 2015 Moskva gold: sabre team; 2018 Wuxi silver: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 2019 Budapest gold: sabre team
Oksana Yermakova	EST RUS	FEN	Olympics	1996—2004	2–0–3 1991 Budapest bronze: épée and épée team (competed for the Soviet Union); 1993 Essen gold: épée (competed for Estonia); 1995 Den Haag bronze: épée team (competed for Estonia); 2003 La Habana gold: épée team (competed for Russia)
Mahmoud Younes	EGY UAR	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1948—1960	0–0–7 1947 Lisboa bronze: sabre team; 1949 Al-Qahira bronze: épée team, foil team, and sabre team; 1950 Monte Carlo bronze: foil team and sabre team; 1951 Stockholm bronze: foil team
Yu Bong-Hyeong	KOR	FEN	Olympics	1992	0–0–1 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds bronze: foil team
Yuan Li	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2000	0–0–1 1999 Seoul bronze: foil team
Yun Ji-Su	KOR	FEN	Olympics	2016—2024	0–1–2 2017 Leipzig silver: sabre team; 2018 Wuxi bronze: sabre team; 2019 Budapest bronze: sabre team
Yekaterina Yusheva	RUS	FEN	Olympics	2000—2004	1–3–1 2001 Nîmes silver: foil team, bronze: foil; 2002 Lisboa gold: foil team, silver: foil; 2003 La Habana silver: foil team
Édouard Yves	BEL	FEN	Olympics	1928—1952	0–1–3 1930 Liège bronze: foil team; 1947 Lisboa silver: sabre team, bronze: foil team; 1951 Stockholm bronze: sabre team
Aleksandra Zabelina	RUS URS	FEN	Olympics	1960—1972	9–6–0 1956 London gold: foil team; 1957 Paris gold: foil; 1958 Philadelphia gold: foil team; 1959 Budapest silver: foil team; 1961 Torino gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1962 Buenos Aires silver: foil team; 1963 Gdańsk gold: foil team; 1966 Moskva gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1967 Montréal gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1969 La Habana silver: foil team; 1970 Ankara gold: foil team; 1971 Wien gold: foil team
Wojciech Zabłocki	POL	FEN	Olympics	1952—1964	4–1–4 1953 Bruxelles bronze: sabre team; 1954 Luxembourg silver: sabre team; 1957 Paris bronze: sabre team; 1958 Philadelphia bronze: sabre team; 1959 Budapest gold: sabre team; 1961 Torino gold: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 1962 Buenos Aires gold: sabre team; 1963 Gdańsk gold: sabre team
Mariel Zagunis	USA	FEN	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	2004—2020	5–5–4 2000 Budapest gold: sabre team; 2004 New York silver: sabre team; 2005 Leipzig gold: sabre team; 2006 Torino silver: sabre and sabre team; 2009 Antalya gold: sabre; 2010 Paris gold: sabre; 2011 Catania silver: sabre, bronze: sabre team; 2012 Kyiv bronze: sabre team; 2013 Budapest bronze: sabre team; 2014 Kazan gold: sabre team, silver: sabre; 2015 Moskva bronze: sabre team
Vitali Zakharau	BLR	FEN	Olympics	1996—2000	0–0–2 2002 Lisboa bronze: épée; 2003 La Habana bronze: épée
Valery Zakharevich	RUS EUN UZB	FEN	Olympics	1992—1996	0–0–1 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds bronze: épée team (competed for Russia)
Margherita Zalaffi	ITA	FEN	Olympics	1984—2000	3–1–2 1982 Roma gold: foil team; 1986 Sofia silver: foil team; 1987 Lausanne bronze: foil team; 1989 Denver bronze: foil team; 1990 Lyon gold: foil team; 1991 Budapest gold: foil team
Florin Zalomir	ROU	FEN	Olympics	2012	1–0–2 2001 Nîmes bronze: sabre team; 2009 Antalya gold: sabre team; 2010 Paris bronze: sabre team
Radosław Zawrotniak	POL	FEN	Olympics	2008—2012	0–0–1 2009 Antalya bronze: épée team
Georgi Zažitski	EST URS	FEN	Olympics	1972	1–0–0 1969 La Habana gold: épée team
Matteo Zennaro	ITA	FEN	Olympics	2000	0–1–0 1999 Seoul silver: foil
Zhang Li	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2004	1–1–0 2006 Torino gold: épée team; 2008 Beijing silver: épée team
Zhang Liangliang	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2012	2–1–0 2005 Leipzig silver: foil; 2010 Paris gold: foil team; 2011 Catania gold: foil team
Zhang Ying	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2004	0–1–0 2003 La Habana silver: sabre team
Viktor Zhdanovich	RUS URS	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1956—1972	4–0–0 1959 Budapest gold: foil team; 1961 Torino gold: foil team; 1962 Buenos Aires gold: foil team; 1963 Gdańsk gold: foil team
Dmitry Zherebchenko	RUS	FEN	Non-starter	2016	1–0–2 2017 Leipzig gold: foil; 2018 Wuxi bronze: foil team; 2019 Budapest bronze: foil
Zhong Weiping	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2004—2008	1–1–1 2002 Lisboa bronze: épée team; 2006 Torino gold: épée team; 2008 Beijing silver: épée team
Olha Zhovnir	UKR	FEN	Olympics	2008	1–3–1 2009 Antalya gold: sabre team; 2010 Paris silver: sabre team; 2011 Catania silver: sabre team; 2012 Kyiv silver: sabre team; 2014 Kazan bronze: sabre team
Zhu Jun	CHN	FEN	Olympics	2008—2012	2–1–0 2009 Antalya silver: foil; 2010 Paris gold: foil team; 2011 Catania gold: foil team
Felicia Zimmermann	USA	FEN	Olympics	1996—2000	0–0–1 2001 Nîmes bronze: foil team
Iris Zimmermann	USA	FEN	Olympics	2000	0–0–2 1999 Seoul bronze: foil; 2001 Nîmes bronze: foil team
Ryszard Zub	POL	FEN	Olympics	1956—1964	3–0–0 1959 Budapest gold: sabre team; 1961 Torino gold: sabre team; 1963 Gdańsk gold: sabre team
Mohamed Zulficar	EGY	FEN	Olympics	1948—1952	0–0–6 1947 Lisboa bronze: sabre team; 1949 Al-Qahira bronze: foil team and sabre team; 1950 Monte Carlo bronze: foil team and sabre team; 1951 Stockholm bronze: foil team
Bogusław Zych	POL	FEN	Olympics	1980—1988	1–0–0 1978 Hamburg gold: foil team