Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi Italy
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Ildikó Bóbis Hungary
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Galina Gorokhova Soviet Union
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| team foil |
 Soviet Union (URS)Elena Belova Galina Gorokhova Tatyana Samusenko Aleksandra Zabelina Svetlana Tširkova |
 Hungary (HUN)Ildikó Bóbis Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő Ildikó Schwarczenberger Mária Gulácsi-Szolnoki Ildikó Matuscsák-Rónay |
 Romania (ROU)Ileana Gyulai-Drimba-Jenei Ana Dersidan-Ene-Pascu Ecaterina Iencic-Stahl Olga Orban-Szabo |
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations[]
A total of 298 fencers (233 men and 65 women) from 37 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
External links[]
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