Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, 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), but women competed only in foil events.[1]
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 259 fencers (203 men and 56 women) from 30 nations competed at the Tokyo Games:[1]
- Argentina (11)
- Australia (18)
- Austria (5)
- Belgium (2)
- Canada (3)
- Chile (3)
- Colombia (5)
- Cuba (2)
- Egypt (5)
- France (20)
- United Team of Germany (19)
- Great Britain (13)
- Hungary (20)
- Iran (4)
- Ireland (2)
- Italy (20)
- Japan (15)
- Lebanon (4)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Malaysia (1)
- Netherlands Antilles (1)
- Northern Rhodesia (1)
- Poland (15)
- Romania (11)
- South Korea (5)
- Soviet Union (20)
- Sweden (7)
- Switzerland (5)
- United States (18)
- Vietnam (2)
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1964 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
Sources
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- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.