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Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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Fencing
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueWashington University in St. Louis
Francis Olympic Field
Dates7–8 September 1904
← 1900
1908 →

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. The third edition of the Olympic fencing program included a team event (in men's foil) for the first time, as well as the only Olympic singlestick competition. Events for fencing professionals were eliminated. The competitions were held on September 7, 1904 and September 8, 1904.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Épée
details
Ramón Fonst
 Cuba
Charles Tatham
 United States
Albertson Van Zo Post
 United States
Foil, Individual
details
Ramón Fonst
 Cuba
Albertson Van Zo Post
 United States
Charles Tatham
 United States
Foil, Team
details
 Mixed team (ZZX)
 Ramón Fonst (CUB)
 Albertson Van Zo Post (USA)
 Manuel Díaz (CUB)
 United States (USA)
Charles Tatham
Fitzhugh Townsend
Arthur Fox
None awarded
Sabre
details
Manuel Díaz
 Cuba
William Grebe
 United States
Albertson Van Zo Post
 United States
Singlestick
details
Albertson Van Zo Post
 United States
William O'Connor
 United States
William Grebe
 United States

Participating nations

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A total of 11 fencers from 3 nations competed at the St. Louis Games:

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba3003
2 United States15410
 Mixed team1001
Totals (2 entries)55414

References

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