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Fencing At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Foil
The men's Foil (fencing), foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 – 30 August 1960. 78 fencers from 31 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Viktor Zhdanovich of the Soviet Union, with his countryman Yury Sisikin the runner-up; they were the nation's first medals in the event. The Soviets nearly swept the medals, with Mark Midler advancing to a three-man barrage for third place before finishing in fifth place. Albie Axelrod's bronze put the United States on the podium for the event for the first time since 1932. Traditional powers Italy and France, who between them had won 11 of 12 gold medals and 9 of 12 silver, were kept off the podium entirely (and Italy did not even have a fencer made the final). Background This was the 13th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Dei Congressi
Palazzo dei Congressi ''(formally: Palazzo dei Ricevimenti e dei Congressi)'' is a building located in the EUR district of Rome, Italy. The palazzo was designed by Adalberto Libera for the 1942 Universal Exposition. Construction started in 1938 but was cancelled due to World War II. It was completed in 1954. Due to its large size, the palazzo hosted the fencing part of the modern pentathlon events for the 1960 Summer Olympics. Gallery File:Palazzo dei Congressi EUR Rome - entrance hall.jpg, Entrance hall File:Valentina Rastvorova, Heidi Schmid, Maria Vicol 1960.jpg, Winners of the 1960 Olympic fencing tournament held in the palazzo File:Palazzo dei Congressi EUR Rome - door.jpg, Entrance 'L' at the palazzo. In the reflection of the door the Colosseo Quadrato The Colosseum ( ; it, Colosseo ) is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |