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 1992 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 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.
Michael Marx is an American foil and epee fencer and fencing master. He is the brother of Robert Marx, who has also represented the U.S. in multiple Olympic fencing events. Michael and his brother were taught to fence by their mother, fencing coach Colleen Olney, who is considered by many prominent fencers to be "the mother of fencing in Oregon".
Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and two bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions.
Jeon Hee-sook is a South Korean foil fencer.
Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.
The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 16 – 17 1964. 47 fencers from 10 nations competed.
Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő is a retired Hungarian Olympic champion and world champion foil fencer.
The World Fencing Championships is an annual competition in fencing organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime or FIE,. The world championships are, after the Olympic Games, the most prominent international competition in the sport of fencing. Contestants may participate in foil, épée, and sabre events.
Wang Haibin is currently the Head Coach of the Yale University Men's and Women's Fencing Teams and also the Chairman of the China Fencing Association. Earlier in his career, he was an internationally ranked male Chinese foil fencer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Stefano Cerioni is an Italian foil fencer, Olympic team champion in 1984, Olympic champion in 1988 and World team champion in 1985 and 1994. He became a fencing master, then a director of foil first for Italy, then for Russia.
Wang Huifeng is a female Chinese fencer. She competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in women's individual foil event.
The men's team foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 25 July 1996. 34 fencers from 11 nations competed.
The women's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 22 July 1996. 40 fencers from 17 nations competed.
Lilach Parisky is an Israeli Olympic fencer. She was born in Israel.
The women's team foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 23 September 2000. 29 fencers from 9 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.
