Fencing at the Olympics

Fencing is one of the oldest Olympic sports and is one of the four disciplines that were represented at all Summer Olympic Games.

history

In Athens in 1896 three competitions were on the program: saber, foil and foil for fencing masters. Epee fencing was added in Paris in 1900 , team fencing in Antwerp in 1920 . In 1924 in Paris women fought for the first time for gold in the women's foil. In 1960 in Rome the team joined them, in Atlanta in 1996 swords, in Athens in 2004 sabers. By decision of the World Fencing Federation FIE , the team competitions in men's foil and women's epee were not held in 2008. In 2012 the teams took a break in the men's epee and lady's saber.

The admission of fencing masters to the first three Olympic Games was an exception to amateur status. Singlestick , fencing with a wooden stick, was Olympic only once.

Competitions

Overview competitions for men

Fencing - Current competitions
competition	96	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Men
Foil single	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	28
Foil team			•				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	24
Epee single		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	28
Epee team				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	25th
Saber single	•	•	•	• •	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	29
Saber crew				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	25th
Fencing - Former Competitions
competition	96	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Men
Foil for fencing masters	•	•																													2
Sword for fencing masters		•																													1
Epee for amateurs and fencing masters		•																													1
Saber for fencing masters		•																													1
Single stick			•																												1
Number of competitions	3	7th	5	6th	4th	5	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	5	5	5	6th

Overview competitions for women

Fencing - Current competitions
competition	96	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Women
Foil single								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	23
Foil team															•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•		•	14th
Epee single																								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th
Epee team																								•	•	•		•	•	•	6th
Saber single																										•	•	•	•	•	5
Saber crew																											•		•	•	3
Number of competitions								1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4th	4th	4th	5	5	5	6th

Medal table (nation ranking)

→ Main article : List of Olympic fencing champions / national rankings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Focus.de: Men’s sword and women’s saber are missing from the 2012 Olympics , message from November 24, 2009