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At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. [1]
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. [1]
A total of 184 fencers from 16 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:
Austria (12)
Belgium (11)
Bohemia (13)
Denmark (6)
Germany (16)
Great Britain (22)
Greece (6)
Hungary (13)
Italy (9)
Netherlands (12)
Norway (7)
Portugal (1)
Russia (24)
South Africa (1)
Sweden (18)
United States (13)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics. The modern pentathlon was first held in 1912, and its rules have changed several times over the years. The latest structure, as of the 2020 Olympics, consists of three separate events for fencing, swimming, and equestrian, which determine each athlete's starting time in the final event. The last event, called the laser-run, alternates four legs of laser pistol shooting followed by an 800 m run.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. Women's épée events made a debut at these Games.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types, but women competed only in foil events.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types, but women competed only in foil events. They were held between July 22 and July 31 at the fencing hall of the Sports Complex of the Central Sports Club of the Army.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested.
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Austria competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time. 85 competitors, 76 men and 6 women, took part in 46 events in 12 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 33 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 152 competitors, 151 men and 1 woman, took part in 46 events in 13 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
Portugal competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Portugal competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900. The competition was held from 11 to 13 July at the Östermalm Athletic Grounds. There were 93 competitors from 15 nations. Each nation could enter up to 12 fencers. The event was won by Paul Anspach of Belgium. His countryman Philippe le Hardy took bronze. Silver went to Denmark's Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, the only medal won by the perennial Olympian who competed in seven Games over 40 years. The medals were the first in the men's épée for both nations.
The men's team épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908.
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Kim Ji-yeon is a South Korean left-handed sabre fencer.
