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At the 1952 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women. [1]
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| individual foil | Irene Camber  Italy | Ilona Elek  Hungary | Karen Lachmann  Denmark |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
A total of 286 fencers (249 men and 37 women) from 32 nations competed at the Helsinki Games: [1]
Argentina (11)
Austria (8)
Australia (6)
Belgium (14)
Brazil (5)
Canada (2)
Cuba (1) Denmark (12)
Egypt (8)
Finland (11) France (21)
Germany (9)
Great Britain (17)
Guatemala (3) Hungary (17)
Ireland (4) Italy (18)
Japan (1)
Luxembourg (4)
Mexico (4)
Norway (5)
Poland (13)
Portugal (10)
Romania (8)
Saar (5)
Soviet Union (16) Sweden (10) Switzerland (10)
United States (20)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (10)
Vietnam (1)At the 2000 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types. Women competed in the foil and the épée events. The events took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. Women's épée events made a debut at these Games.
At the 1988 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 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eight events in fencing were contested. They were held between August 1 and 11 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.
France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.
At the 1924 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. A women's event, the individual foil, was held for the first time.
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.
France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.
The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University, except for the women's basketball team, known as the Lady Lions. The school colors are navy blue and white. The school mascot is the Nittany Lion. The intercollegiate athletics logo was commissioned in 1983.
Italy competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 231 competitors, 208 men and 23 women, took part in 114 events in 19 sports.
Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 129 competitors, 114 men and 15 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Rome, the flag of Italy was hoisted at the closing ceremony.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, 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.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 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.
The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 25 July 1952, to 26 July 1952. 98 fencers from 19 nations competed.
The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 21 to 22 July 1952. 77 fencers from 15 nations competed.
The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 July 1952, to 30 July 1952. 85 fencers from 19 nations competed.
The fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 14 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 212 fencers competed in 10 events -- six individual and four team.
