Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each.

Fencing
at the Games of the I Olympiad
The final sword match 1896 Summer Olympics
VenueZappeion
Dates7–9 April 1896
No. of events3 (3 men, 0 women)
Competitors15 from 4 nations
1900 →

Medal summary

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These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil[1]
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Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
  France
Henri Callot
  France
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
  Greece
Athanasios Vouros
  Greece
Masters foil[2]
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Leonidas Pyrgos
  Greece
Joanni Perronet
  France
none
Sabre[3]
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Ioannis Georgiadis
  Greece
Telemachos Karakalos
  Greece
Holger Nielsen
  Denmark

Participating nations

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Fencing before the king of Greece, 1896, by André Castaigne

A total of 15 fencers from four nations competed at the Athens Games:

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Greece2125
2  France1203
3  Denmark0011
Totals (3 entries)3339

Sub-Committee for Fencing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athens 1896 Fencing Foil Individual Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. ^ "Athens 1896 Fencing Foil Masters Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. ^ "Athens 1896 Fencing Sabre Individual Men Results". Olympics.com.
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