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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women. [1]
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| individual foil | Helene Mayer  Germany | Muriel Freeman  Great Britain | Olga Oelkers Germany |
A total of 259 fencers (232 men, 27 women) from 27 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games: [1]
Argentina (9)
Austria (6)
Belgium (21)
Bulgaria (2)
Chile (6)
Czechoslovakia (7)
Denmark (10)
Egypt (8)
Finland (2)
France (20)
Germany (13)
Great Britain (19)
Greece (5)
Hungary (17)
Italy (18)
Mexico (2)
Netherlands (20)
Norway (5)
Poland (6)
Portugal (7)
Romania (8)
Spain (9)
Sweden (8)
Switzerland (9)
Turkey (4)
United States (16)
Yugoslavia (2)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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