The men's épée was a competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 37 men from 21 nations competed in this event. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 17. The event was won by Marcel Fischer of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color since 1952. Wang Lei's silver was China's first medal in the men's individual épée. Defending champion Pavel Kolobkov earned bronze, finishing a set of three different-colored Olympic medals in the event. Kolobkov was the fourth man to earn three medals in the event and had the best record of any of the four; only Ramón Fonst had more individual Olympic success in the men's épée. It was the fifth consecutive Games in which a Russian fencer reached the podium, including medals for Russian fencers competing for the Soviet Union (1988) and Unified Team (1992).
These are the results of the men's épée team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 30 men from eight nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 22.
These are the results of the women's épée team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 33 women from nine nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 20.
The men's épée competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 9 August at the Carioca Arena 3. There were 38 competitors from 20 nations. South Korea's Park Sang-young won the individual gold, the first victory for South Korea in the event after bronze medals in 2000 and 2012. Géza Imre took silver, Hungary's first medal in the event since 1996. Imre, at age 41, was the oldest individual fencing medalist since 1952. Gauthier Grumier of France earned bronze.
The women's foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 34 fencers from 18 nations are expected to compete.
The men's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 1 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 27 fencers from 9 nations are expected to compete.
The women's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on 29 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 24 fencers from 8 nations are expected to compete.
The men's épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 36 fencers from 18 nations competed.
The women's épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 34 fencers from 18 nations competed.
The men's team épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 27 fencers from 9 nations competed. The competition was won by Japan, with Russian Olympic athletes taking silver and South Korea bronze. The previous medal of Russia in men's team épée was in 1996; Japan and South Korea never medaled in this event. The 2016 champions and silver medalist, Italy and France, did not make it to the semifinals, the bronze medalist, Hungary, did not quality for the Olympics.
The women's team épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 24 fencers from 8 nations competed.
The men's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. Thirty-six fencers from 18 nations competed. Two-time defending champion Hungary's Áron Szilágyi completed the three-peat by winning the gold medal.
The men's team sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe, with 27 fencers from 9 nations competing.
The women's team sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 27 fencers from 9 nations are expected to compete.
The fencing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were run from 27 July to 4 August at the Grand Palais strip. A total of 212 fencers, with an equal distribution between men and women, competed across twelve medal events at the Games. For the second straight time, Paris 2024 witnessed both men and women fence against each other in the individual and team events held in all three weapons.
The men's team épée event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 2 August 2024 at the Grand Palais strip. 24 fencers from eight nations competed.
The men's team foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 4 August 2024 at the Grand Palais strip. 24 fencers from eight nations competed.
The men's team sabre event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July 2024 at the Grand Palais strip. 24 fencers from eight nations competed.
The women's team foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took on 1 August 2024 at the Grand Palais strip. 32 fencers from eight nations competed.
The women's team sabre event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 3 August 2024 at the Grand Palais strip. 24 fencers from eight nations competed.
