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Fencing

235 medal events across 29 different events, 704 medals. Most golds: Italy (50). Most decorated: Aladár Gerevich (7 gold, 10 medals).

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Medal events235
Different events29
Medals704
Games301896–2024

The medal table of the sport

PlaceDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Italy504936135
2France454738130
3Hungary39252993
4Soviet Union18151649
5Russia135826
6West Germany78116
7South Korea74819
8United States6121937
9Germany57921
10China57315
11Poland491023
12Romania46717
13Cuba43310
14ROC3418
15Belgium33410
16Japan3328
17Ukraine3159
18Hong Kong3003
19Sweden2327
20Greece2125
21Great Britain1809
22Switzerland1438
23Denmark1236
24Unified Team1225
25Austria1157

Most decorated

Every event

EventCategoryGamesHeldLatest gold
Men’s Team sabremen’s251908 – 2024Gu Bon-gil, Oh Sang-uk, Park Sang-won, Do Gyeong-dong South Korea
Men’s Team épéemen’s251908 – 2024Máté Tamás Koch, Tibor Andrásfi, Gergely Siklósi, Dávid Nagy Hungary
Men’s Team foilmen’s231924 – 2024Kyosuke Matsuyama, Takahiro Shikine, Kazuki Iimura, Yudai Nagano Japan
Men’s Individual foilmen’s211912 – 2024Cheung Ka Long Hong Kong
Men’s Individual sabremen’s211912 – 2024Oh Sang-uk South Korea
Men’s Individual épéemen’s211912 – 2024Koki Kano Japan
Women’s Individual foilwomen’s201924 – 2024Lee Kiefer United States
Women’s Team foilwomen’s151960 – 2024Jacqueline Dubrovich, Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Maia Weintraub United States
Men's sabremen’s81896 – 2008Zhong Man China
Women’s Individual épéewomen’s71996 – 2024Vivian Kong Hong Kong
Men's épéemen’s71900 – 2008Matteo Tagliariol Italy
Women’s Team épéewomen’s71996 – 2024Rossella Fiamingo, Mara Navarria, Giulia Rizzi, Alberta Santuccio Italy
Men's foilmen’s61896, 1900, 1932, 1948, 1960, 2008Benjamin Kleibrink Germany
Women’s Individual sabrewomen’s52004, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024Manon Apithy-Brunet France
Women’s Team sabrewomen’s42008, 2016, 2020, 2024Yuliya Bakastova, Alina Komashchuk, Olga Kharlan, Olena Kravatska Ukraine
Women's foilwomen’s41932, 1948, 1960, 2008Valentina Vezzali Italy
Foil, Individualmen’s21904, 1920Nedo Nadi Italy
Foil, Teammen’s21904, 1920Aldo Nadi, Nedo Nadi, Abelardo Olivier, Pietro Speciale, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Oreste Puliti, Tommaso Constantino, Baldo Baldi Italy
Masters foilmen’s21896, 1900Lucien Mérignac France
Amateurs-masters épéemen’s11900Albert Robert Ayat France
Masters sabremen’s11900Antonio Conte Italy
Masters épéemen’s11900Albert Robert Ayat France
Sabre, Individualmen’s11920Nedo Nadi Italy
Sabre, Teammen’s11920Aldo Nadi, Nedo Nadi, Francesco Gargano, Oreste Puliti, Giorgio Santelli, Dino Urbani, Federico Cesarano, Baldo Baldi Italy
Singlestickmen’s11904Albertson Van Zo Post United States
Women's sabrewomen’s12008Mariel Zagunis United States
Women's épéewomen’s12008Britta Heidemann Germany
Épée, Individualmen’s11920Armand Massard France
Épée, Teammen’s11920Aldo Nadi, Nedo Nadi, Abelardo Olivier, Giovanni Canova, Dino Urbani, Tullio Bozza, Andrea Marrazzi, Antonio Allochio, Tommaso Constantino, Paolo Thaon di Revel Italy