Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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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 |
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individual foil |
Gillian Sheen![]() |
Olga Orban![]() |
Renée Garilhe![]() |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Participating nations
A total of 165 fencers (142 men and 23 women) from 23 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
Argentina (1)
Australia (21)
Austria (1)
Belgium (6)
Canada (1)
Colombia (6)
Denmark (1)
Finland (2)
France (18)
United Team of Germany (1)
Great Britain (9)
Hungary (18)
Indonesia (1)
Italy (19)
Japan (1)
Luxembourg (4)
Mexico (3)
Poland (6)
Romania (2)
Soviet Union (20)
Sweden (5)
Uruguay (1)
United States (18)
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1956 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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