Fencing at the 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 GamesYearEventsBest Nation 1 1896 3 (1) 2 1900 7 (1) 3 1904 5 (1) 4 1908 4 (2) 5 1912 5 (1) 6 7 1920 6 (1) 8 1924 7 (3) 9 1928 7 (4) 10 1932 7 (2) 11 1936 7 (3) 12 13 14 1948 7 (5) 15 1952 7 (4) 16 1956 7 (5)17 1960 8 (1) 18 1964 8 (2) 19 1968 8 (2) 20 1972 8 (3) 21 1976 8 (3) 22 1980 8 (6) 23 1984 8 (6) 24 1988 8 (1) 25 1992 8 (1) 26 1996 10 (1) 27 2000 10 (7) 28 2004 10 (8) 29 2008 10 (7) 30 2012 10 (9) 31 2016 10 (2) 32 2020 12 (1)33 2024 12 (1)34 2028 12

Events Men's

+ 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 28 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 X30 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 X26 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 X30 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 X27 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 X31 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 X27 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 6

Women's

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 28 Years Foil, Individual colspan="6" X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X25 Foil, Team colspan="13" X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X16 Épée, Individual colspan="22" X X X X X X X X X9 Épée, Team colspan="22" X X X X X X X X8 Sabre, Individual colspan="24" X X X X X X X7 Sabre, Team colspan="25" X X X X X5 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 6

Past events

Men's foil, masters: 1896, 1900 Men's singlestick: 1904

Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Men's épée, masters Men's sabre, masters Men's épée, amateurs-masters

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

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

Medal table Accurate as of the conclusion of the 2024 Summer Olympics

Fencing at the Summer Olympics

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