1928 Summer Olympics / Fencing
Fencing at the IX. Summer Olympics |
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venue | Amsterdam |
Competition venue | Schermzaal |
Nations | 27 |
Athletes | 259 (27 , 232 ) |
date | July 29 - August 11, 1928 |
decisions | 7th |
← Paris 1924 |
With the IX. At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , seven fencing competitions were held. The venue was the Schermzaal , a temporary building designed by Jan Wils next to the Olympic Stadium .
Balance sheet
Medal table
space | country | total | |||
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1 | France | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
4th | German Empire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Great Britain | - | 1 | - | 1 |
6th | Argentina | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Poland | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Portugal | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
United States | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Medalist
competitor | gold | silver | bronze |
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Foil single | Helene Mayer | Muriel Freeman | Olga Oelkers |
Results men
Epee single
space | country | athlete | Victories |
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1 | FRA | Lucien Gaudin | 8th |
2 | FRA | Georges Buchard | 7th |
3 | United States | George Calnan | 6th |
4th | BEL | Léon Tom | 6th |
5 | SWE | Nils Erik Hellsten | 5 |
6th | BEL | Charles Delporte | 4th |
7th | BEL | Charles Debeur | 3 |
8th | EGY | Salvator Cicurel | 3 |
9 | United States | Allen Milner | 1 |
10 | EGY | Saul Moyal | 1 |
Date: 6th to 7th August 1928
59 participants from 22 countries
Epee team
Date: 3rd to 5th August 1928
93 participants from 18 countries
Foil single
space | country | athlete | Victories |
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1 | FRA | Lucien Gaudin | 9 + 2 |
2 | GER | Erwin Casmir | 9 + 1 |
3 | ITA | Giulio Gaudini | 9 |
4th | ITA | Oreste Puliti | 8th |
5 | FRA | Philippe Cattiau | 7th |
6th | BEL | Raymond Bru | 7th |
7th | ITA | Ugo Pignotti | 4th |
8th | GER | Fritz Gazzera | 4th |
9 | FRA | Roger Ducret | 3 |
10 | HUN | György Rozgonyi | 3 |
11 | United States | Joseph Levis | 2 |
12 | SWE | Bertil Uggla | 1 |
Date: July 31 to August 1, 1928
54 participants from 22 countries
The three medal winners were all tied with 9 wins in the final round, which is why a jump-off had to decide.
Foil team
space | country | athlete |
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1 | ITA |
Giorgio Chiavacci , Giulio Gaudini , Gioacchino Guaragna , Giorgio Pessina , Ugo Pignotti , Oreste Puliti |
2 | FRA |
Philippe Cattiau , Roger Ducret , Raymond Flacher , André Gaboriaud , Lucien Gaudin , André Labatut |
3 | ARG |
Raúl Anganuzzi , Carmelo Camet , Roberto Larraz , Luis Lucchetti , Héctor Lucchetti |
4th | BEL |
Raymond Bru , Charles Crahay , Albert De Roocker , Max Janlet , Pierre Pêcher , Jean Verbrugge |
4th | HUN |
Gusztáv Kálniczky , György Piller , József Rády , György Rozgonyi , Ödön Tersztyánszky , Péter Tóth |
United States |
Henry Breckinridge , George Calnan , Dernell Every , Joseph Levis , René Peroy , Harold Rayner |
Date: July 29th to 30th, 1928
88 participants from 16 countries
Saber single
space | country | athlete | Victories |
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1 | HUN | Ödön Tersztyánszky | 9 |
2 | HUN | Attila Petschauer | 9 |
3 | ITA | Bino Bini | 8th |
4th | ITA | Gustavo Marzi | 8th |
5 | HUN | Sándor Gombos | 8th |
6th | ITA | Erwin Casmir | 6th |
7th | ITA | Arturo De Vecchi | 5 |
8th | FRA | Roger Ducret | 5 |
9 | NED | Aria de Jong | 4th |
10 | FRA | Jean Lacroix | 2 |
11 | NED | Jan van der Wiel | 2 |
12 | GER | Hans Thomson | 0 |
Date: August 10-11, 1928
44 participants from 17 countries
Saber crew
Date: August 8th to 9th, 1928
65 participants from 12 countries
Results women
Foil single
space | country | sportswoman | Victories |
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1 | GER | Helene Mayer | 7th |
2 | GBR | Muriel Freeman | 6th |
3 | GER | Olga Oelkers | 4th |
4th | GER | Erna Sondheim | 3 |
5 | GBR | Gladys Daniell | 2 |
6th | BEL | Jenny Addams | 2 |
HUN | Margit Danÿ | 2 | |
8th | NED | Johanna de Boer | 2 |
Date: July 31 to August 1, 1928
27 participants from 11 countries
Web links
- Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the 1928 Summer Olympics (PDF, 77.8 MB)