Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each.
Medal summary
These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil[1] |
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte France |
Henri Callot France |
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis Greece |
| Athanasios Vouros Greece | |||
| Masters foil[2] |
Leonidas Pyrgos Greece |
Joanni Perronet France |
none |
| Sabre[3] |
Ioannis Georgiadis Greece |
Telemachos Karakalos Greece |
Holger Nielsen Denmark |
Participating nations
A total of 15 fencers from four nations competed at the Athens Games:
Medal table
Sub-Committee for Fencing
- Ioannis Phokianos, president
- Georgios Streit, secretary
- Ioannis Yenissarlis
- Loukas Belos
- Nikolaos Politis
- Chas. Waldstein
- Dimitrios Aiginitis
- Dimitrios Sekkeris
- Spyridon Koumoundouros
- Konstantinos Manos
- Spyridon Antonopoulos
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