Fencing has been contested at every
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...
in Athens. There are three forms of Olympic fencing:
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Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.
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Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed.
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Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double touches are not allowed.
Summary
Events
Men's
Women's
Past events
Nations
Numbers indicate the number of fencers each nation sent to that Olympics.
Medal table
Source:
''Accurate as of the conclusion of the
2020 Summer Olympics
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See also
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List of Olympic venues in fencing
For the Summer Olympics, there are 31 List of Olympic venues, venues that have been or will be used for Fencing at the Summer Olympics, fencing.
References
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Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics
References
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{{International Fencing competitions
Sports at the Summer Olympics
Olympic Games