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fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations A total of 286 fencers (249 men and 37 women) from 32 nations comp ...

programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 25 July 1952, to 26 July 1952. 98 fencers from 19 nations competed.

Results

Source: Official results; and Sports Reference

Round 1

The top two nations in each pool advanced to the quarter finals.

Quarter Finals

The top two nations in each pool advanced to the semi-finals.

Semifinals

The top two nations in each pool advanced to the final.

Final

The final was a round-robin. Results * 8-5 * 12-4 * 12-2 * 8-6 * 13-3 * 8-4

Rosters

;Australia * Jock Gibson * Charles Stanmore *

John Fethers John Erle Fethers (4 December 1929 – 30 March 2010) was an Australian fencer. He competed in six events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a longstanding member and coach at the Melbourne-based VRI Fencing Club. On 10 October 2009 in r ...

* Ivan Lund ;Belgium * Ghislain Delaunois * Jean-Baptiste Maquet * Albert Bernard *

Robert Henrion Robert Henrion (23 July 1915 – 19 June 1997) was a Belgian politician. He was Minister of Finance from 1966 to 1968, and in 1980. He was also a fencer, and competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ...

* Paul Valcke ;Brazil * Darío Amaral * César Pekelman * Walter de Paula * Helio Vieira ;Denmark * Raimondo Carnera * Erik Swane Lund * René Dybkær *

Mogens Lüchow Mogens Lüchow (13 May 1918 – 20 March 1989) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommar ...

* Ib Nielsen *

Jakob Lyng Jakob Lyng (1 April 1907, Søndbjerg – 27 May 1995) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as ...

;Egypt * Osman Abdel Hafeez *

Salah Dessouki Salah Asfar Shishtawai J. Dessouki (22 October 1922 – 17 August 2011) was an Egyptian fencer. He won bronze medals in three fencing disciplines across four editions of the World Championships and competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olym ...

Mahmoud Younes Mahmoud Khattab Younes (5 March 1915 – 27 June 2001) was an Egyptian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 Events January * January 4 – Ko ...

* Mohamed Abdel Rahman ;Finland *

Kauko Jalkanen Kauko Jalkanen (8 December 1918 – 3 September 2007) was a Finnish épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952 ...

Erkki Kerttula Erkki Kerttula (5 November 1909 – 4 November 1989) was a Finnish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as t ...

Rolf Wiik Rolf Wiik (30 January 1929 – 9 August 2007) was a Finnish épée fencer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII O ...

* Nils Sjöblom *

Jaakko Vuorinen Jaakko Vuorinen (25 July 1923 – 19 February 1982) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officia ...

Paavo Miettinen Paavo Miettinen (20 May 1919 – 8 June 1985) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially kn ...

;France * Jean-Pierre Muller * Armand Mouyal * Daniel Dagallier *

René Bougnol René Bougnol (7 January 1911 – 20 June 1956) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver at three different Olympics in the team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manuf ...

* Gérard Rousset * Claude Nigon ;Great Britain *

René Paul Ronald René Charles Paul (20 January 1921 – 16 June 2008) was a British fencer. Fencing career He competed at four Olympic Games and won ten Commonwealth Games medals. He represented England and won two gold medals in the foil individu ...

Allan Jay Allan Louis Neville Jay MBE (born 30 June 1931) is a British former five-time-Olympian foil and épée fencer, and world champion. Early life Jay was born in London, England, and is Jewish. His father died fighting in World War II in 1943. He a ...

* Christopher Grose-Hodge * Ronald Parfitt *

Raymond Harrison Raymond Harrison (4 August 1929 – 2000) was a British fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of t ...

* Charles de Beaumont ;Hungary * Lajos Balthazár *

Barnabás Berzsenyi Barnabás Berzsenyi (12 February 1918 – 18 June 1993) was a Hungarian fencing, fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1918 births 1993 deaths Hungarian mal ...

Béla Rerrich Béla Rerrich (26 November 1917 – 24 June 2005) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. During the Melbourne Olympics the Hungarian revolution happened, and Rerri ...

József Sákovics József Sákovics (26 July 1927 – 2 January 2009) was a Hungarian épée and foil fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics. ...

* Imre Hennyei ;Italy *

Edoardo Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti (; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual go ...

* Dario Mangiarotti * Giuseppe Delfino * Carlo Pavesi *

Franco Bertinetti Franco Bertinetti (14 July 1923 – 6 March 1995) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée events at the 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central bu ...

* Roberto Battaglia ;Luxembourg *

Émile Gretsch Émile Gretsch (12 August 1908 – 17 July 2004) was a Luxembourgian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business ...

Jean-Fernand Leischen Jean-Fernand Leischen (21 August 1919 – 20 April 2017) was a Luxembourgian fencer who competed in three Summer Olympic Games, competing in the men's individual and team épée events at each one. His best was result was fourth at the team ...

Paul Anen Paul Anen (3 February 1918 – 29 May 1978) was a Luxembourgian épée fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known ...

* Léon Buck ;Norway * Egill Knutzen *

Alfred Eriksen Alfred Eriksen (nicknamed "Karlsøypresten", 30 August 1864 – 4 May 1934) was a Norwegian priest, politician, newspaper editor and non-fiction writer. Personal life He was born as Alfred Eriksen in Christiania as the son of the watchm ...

* Johan von Koss * Sverre Gillebo ;Poland * Andrzej Przeździecki * Wojciech Rydz * Jan Nawrocki * Adam Krajewski * Zygmunt Grodner ;Portugal *

Álvaro Pinto Álvaro Pinto (4 April 1907 – 1956) was a Portuguese épée fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1907 births 1956 deaths Portuguese male épée fenc ...

* Carlos Dias * Álvaro Mário Mourão *

Francisco Uva Francisco Uva (born 16 May 1904) was a Portuguese fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Gam ...

* João Costa ;Soviet Union * Genrikh Bulgakov * Juozas Ūdras * Lev Saychuk * Yury Deksbakh * Ak'ak'i Meipariani ;Sweden *

Per Carleson Senior Colonel Per Hjalmar Ludvig Carleson (11 July 1917 – 8 June 2004) was a Swedish officer and épée fencer. Carleson was one of the founders of the Swedish Coastal Rangers. Early life Carleson was born on 11 July 1917 in Stockholm ...

Carl Forssell Carl Forssell (25 October 1917 – 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympiala ...

Bengt Ljungquist Bengt Helge Ljungquist (20 September 1912 – 15 July 1979) was a Swedish fencer, equestrian and military officer. Early life Ljungquist was born on 20 September 1912 in Umeå, Sweden, the son of Major Helge Ljungquist and his wife Edith Palan ...

Berndt-Otto Rehbinder Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (1 May 1918 – 12 December 1974) was a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1 ...

* Sven Fahlman *

Lennart Magnusson Lennart Carl Oscar Magnusson (1 January 1924 – 2 September 2011) was a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska som ...

;Switzerland *

Otto Rüfenacht Otto Rüfenacht (27 October 1919 – 1 November 1982) was a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952) ...

Paul Meister Paul Meister (20 January 1926 – 17 December 2018) was a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

Oswald Zappelli Oswald Zappelli (27 October 1913 – 3 April 1968) was a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and bronze medals in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ...

* Paul Barth *

Willy Fitting Willy Fitting (25 January 1925 – 26 April 2017) was a Swiss épée and sabre fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarsp ...

Mario Valota Mario Valota (8 February 1918 – 30 September 2000) was a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

;United States *

Edward Vebell Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencing, fencer and illustrator. Early life Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents. He attended art school from the age of fourteen. Sport Vebell competed ...

* Paul Makler Sr. * Alfred Skrobisch * Joe de Capriles *

James Strauch James Strauch (September 30, 1921 – November 30, 1998) was an American Olympic fencer. Early and personal life Strauch was born in New York, New York, and was Jewish.Martin Harry Greenberg''The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actor ...

* Albert Wolff ;Venezuela *

Gustavo Gutiérrez Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino (born 8 June 1928) is a Peruvian philosopher, Catholic theologian, and Dominican priest, regarded as one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology. He currently holds the John Cardinal O'Hara Professo ...

* Giovanni Bertorelli * Olaf Sandner * Juan Camous

References

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