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events were contested. The third edition of the Olympic fencing program included a team event (in men's foil) for the first time, as well as the only Olympic

singlestick Singlestick is a martial art that uses a wooden stick as its weapon. It began as a way of training soldiers in the use of backswords (such as the sabre or the cutlass). Canne de combat, a French form of stick fighting, is similar to singlestick p ...

competition. Events for fencing professionals were eliminated. The competitions were held on September 7, 1904 and September 8, 1904.

Medal summary

Participating nations

A total of 11 fencers from 3 nations competed at the St. Louis Games: * * *

Medal table

References

International Olympic Committee results databaseSpalding's Athletic Almanac for 1905
(digitized copy online) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing At The 1904 Summer Olympics 1904 Summer Olympics events

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1904 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by the United States