Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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At the 1952 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 |
Irene Camber Italy |
Ilona Elek Hungary |
Karen Lachmann Denmark |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations
A total of 286 fencers (249 men and 37 women) from 32 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]
- Argentina (11)
- Austria (8)
- Australia (6)
- Belgium (14)
- Brazil (5)
- Canada (2)
- Cuba (1)
- Denmark (12)
- Egypt (8)
- Finland (11)
- France (21)
- Germany (9)
- Great Britain (17)
- Guatemala (3)
- Hungary (17)
- Ireland (4)
- Italy (18)
- Japan (1)
- Luxembourg (4)
- Mexico (4)
- Norway (5)
- Poland (13)
- Portugal (10)
- Romania (8)
- Saar (5)
- Soviet Union (16)
- Sweden (10)
- Switzerland (10)
- United States (20)
- Uruguay (2)
- Venezuela (10)
- Vietnam (1)
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1952 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-13.