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Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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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 →

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.

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]
details
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
 France
Henri Callot
 France
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
 Greece
Athanasios Vouros
 Greece
Masters foil[2]
details
Leonidas Pyrgos
 Greece
Joanni Perronet
 France
none
Sabre[3]
details
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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