Fencing
Facts
| Disciplines | Fencing |
|---|---|
| Participants | 4251 |
| NOCs | 103 |
| Competitions held | 231 |
| Distinct events | 26 |
| IF | Fédération internationale d’escrime |
Description
All-time medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |  ITA |
49 | 46 | 35 | 130 |
| France |  FRA |
44 | 43 | 36 | 123 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
38 | 24 | 28 | 90 |
| Soviet Union |  URS |
18 | 15 | 16 | 49 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
13 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Germany |  GER |
6 | 8 | 11 | 25 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| United States |  USA |
4 | 11 | 18 | 33 |
| Poland |  POL |
4 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| Romania |  ROU |
4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| Cuba |  CUB |
4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| ROC |  ROC |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Belgium |  BEL |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Greece |  GRE |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Denmark |  DEN |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Japan |  JPN |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Austria |  AUT |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Estonia |  EST |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hong Kong, China |  HKG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mixed team |  MIX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Venezuela |  VEN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany |  GDR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt |  EGY |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway |  NOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands |  NED |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bohemia |  BOH |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina |  ARG |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechia |  CZE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal |  POR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tunisia |  TUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladár Gerevich | HUN |
7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Edoardo Mangiarotti | ITA |
6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Valentina Vezzali | ITA |
6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Pál Kovács | HUN |
6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rudolf Kárpáti | HUN |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nedo Nadi | ITA |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian d'Oriola | FRA |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Lucien Gaudin | FRA |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Giuseppe Delfino | ITA |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Giovanna Trillini | ITA |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Event types
| Discipline | Name | Gender | Still contested? | Times held? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fencing | Foil, Individual | Men | 31 | |
| Fencing | Foil, Team | Men | 24 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Individual | Men | 29 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Team | Men | 26 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Individual | Men | 32 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Team | Men | 26 | |
| Fencing | Foil, Individual | Women | 23 | |
| Fencing | Foil, Team | Women | 14 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Individual | Women | 7 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Team | Women | 6 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Individual | Women | 5 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Team | Women | 3 | |
| Fencing | Foil, Individual | Boys | 4 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Individual | Boys | 3 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Individual | Boys | 3 | |
| Fencing | Foil, Individual | Girls | 3 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Individual | Girls | 3 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Individual | Girls | 3 | |
| Fencing | Mixed Weapon, Team | Mixed Youth | 3 | |
| Fencing | Foil, Masters, Individual | Men | 2 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Masters, Individual | Men | 2 | |
| Fencing | Épée, Masters and Amateurs, Individual | Men | 1 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Masters, Individual | Men | 2 | |
| Fencing | Sabre, Individual, Three Hits | Men | 1 | |
| Fencing | Single Sticks, Individual | Men | 1 | |
| Fencing | Foil, Individual | Open | 1 |