Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.[1]
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
individual foil |
Gillian Sheen![]() |
Olga Orban![]() |
Renée Garilhe![]() |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Participating nations
A total of 165 fencers (142 men and 23 women) from 23 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
References
- 1 2 "Fencing: 1956 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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