Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Fencing at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. Women's épée events made a debut at these Games.[1][2]
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
Russia finished atop of the fencing medal table at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Participating nations
A total of 224 fencers (136 men and 88 women) from 46 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:[1]
- Algeria (2)
- Argentina (4)
- Australia (1)
- Austria (3)
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Belarus (1)
- Bolivia (1)
- Bulgaria (3)
- Canada (7)
- China (9)
- Chile (1)
- Colombia (2)
- Cuba (7)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Estonia (6)
- Finland (1)
- France (15)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (15)
- Great Britain (2)
- Greece (1)
- Guatemala (1)
- Hungary (15)
- Israel (3)
- Italy (16)
- Japan (4)
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Kuwait (1)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Paraguay (1)
- Poland (11)
- Portugal (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Romania (9)
- Russia (15)
- FR Yugoslavia (1)
- South Korea (13)
- Spain (11)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (5)
- Tunisia (1)
- Ukraine (6)
- United States (15)
- Uzbekistan (1)
- Venezuela (4)
References
- ^ a b c "Fencing: 1996 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Olympedia – Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics".