Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 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). Women competed in foil events.[1]
One of the gold medalists from West Germany team was Thomas Bach, who currently serves as President of the International Olympic Committee.
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Women's events[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual foil |
Ildikó Schwarczenberger Hungary |
Maria Consolata Collino Italy |
Elena Belova Soviet Union |
team foil |
Soviet Union (URS) Elena Belova Olga Knyazeva Valentina Sidorova Nailia Gilizova Valentina Nikonova |
France (FRA) Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Brigitte Gapais-Dumont Christine Muzio Veronique Trinquet Claudette Herbster-Josland |
Hungary (HUN) Ildikó Schwarczenberger Edit Kovács Magda Maros Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő Ildikó Bóbis |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Participating nations[]
A total of 281 fencers (211 men and 70 women) from 34 nations competed at the Montreal Games:[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1976 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
External links[]
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