This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in fencing.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | Albert Robert Ayat  France | Ramón Fonst  Cuba | Léon Sée France |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | Albert Robert Ayat France | Émile Bougnol France | Henri Laurent France |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Leonidas Pyrgos  Greece | Joanni Perronet France | none awarded |
| 1900 Paris | Lucien Mérignac France | Alphonse Kirchhoffer France | Jean-Baptiste Mimiague France |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | Antonio Conte  Italy | Italo Santelli Italy | Milan Neralić  Austria |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Albertson Van Zo Post  United States | William O'Connor United States | William Grebe United States |
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 40 | 39 | 32 | 111 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 38 | 40 | 26 | 104 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 31 | 19 | 21 | 71 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 8 |  West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 19 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 |  Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 |  ROC (ROC) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 32 |  Bohemia (BOH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 35 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (38 entries) | 171 | 171 | 170 | 512 | |
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