At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, eight events in fencing were contested, all for men only. [1] Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
A total of 62 fencers, all men, from 12 nations competed at the Intercalated Games: [1]
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games in Athens" by the International Olympic Committee. However, the medals that were distributed to the participants during these games are not officially recognised by the Olympic Committee and are not displayed with the collection of Olympic medals at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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