Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée, foil and sabre), but women competed only in foil events.[1]
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Women's events[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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individual foil |
Elena Belova Soviet Union |
Pilar Roldán Mexico |
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő Hungary |
team foil |
Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandra Zabelina Tatyana Samusenko Elena Belova Galina Gorokhova Svetlana Tširkova |
Hungary (HUN) Lidia Dömölki-Sakovics Ildikó Bóbis Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő Maria Jarmy Paula Marosi-Foldesi |
Romania (ROU) Ecaterina Iencic-Stahl Ileana Gyulai-Drimba-Jenei Maria Vicol Olga Orban-Szabo Ana Dersidan-Ene-Pascu |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (7 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Participating nations[]
A total of 275 fencers (217 men and 58 women) from 34 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
Sources[]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
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