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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eight events in fencing were contested. [1] They were held between August 1 and 11 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil | Luan Jujie  China | Cornelia Hanisch  West Germany | Dorina Vaccaroni  Italy |
| team foil |  West Germany (FRG)Ute Kircheis-Wessel Christiane Weber Cornelia Hanisch Sabine Bischoff Zita Funkenhauser |  Romania (ROU)Aurora Dan Monika Weber-Koszto Rozalia Oros Marcela Moldovan-Zsak Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan |  France (FRA)Laurence Modaine Pascale Trinquet-Hachin Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Véronique Brouquier Anne Meygret |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
A total of 262 fencers (202 men and 60 women) from 38 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: [1]
Argentina (10)
Australia (3)
Austria (8)
Belgium (4)
Bolivia (1)
Canada (15) China (18)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Egypt (6) France (20)
Great Britain (20)
Greece (1)
Haiti (2)
Hong Kong (5)
Israel (4) Italy (20)
Japan (9)
Jordan (1)
South Korea (7)
Kuwait (9)
Lebanon (4)
Mexico (1)
Monaco (1)
New Zealand (2)
Norway (6)
Panama (1)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (2) Romania (11)
Saudi Arabia (7)
Spain (2) Sweden (6)
Switzerland (5)
Turkey (2) United States (20)
Virgin Islands (4)
Venezuela (2) West Germany (20)
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