Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each.

Medal summary

These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal.

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Participating nations

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Fencing before the king of Greece, 1896, by André Castaigne

A total of 15 fencers from four nations competed at the Athens Games:

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Sub-Committee for Fencing

• Ioannis Phokianos, president
• Georgios Streit, secretary
• Ioannis Yenissarlis
• Loukas Belos
• Nikolaos Politis
• Chas. Waldstein
• Dimitrios Aiginitis
• Dimitrios Sekkeris
• Spyridon Koumoundouros
• Konstantinos Manos
• Spyridon Antonopoulos

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in fencing (women)

External links

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