Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Hellinikon Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events, further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre.[1]
Dates14–22 August 2004
| Fencing at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Helliniko Olympic Complex |
| Dates | 14–22 August 2004 |
Fencing is one of the few sports that have been featured in every modern Olympic Games, and for the first time female competitors competed individually using the sabre. The Lexan window mask, showing the athletes' faces, was used for the first time at these Olympics.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |
Tímea Nagy Hungary |
Laura Flessel-Colovic France |
Maureen Nisima France |
| Team épée |
 RussiaKarina Aznavourian Oxana Ermakova Tatiana Logounova Anna Sivkova |
 GermanyClaudia Bokel Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann |
France Sarah Daninthe Laura Flessel-Colovic Hajnalka Kiraly Picot Maureen Nisima |
| Individual foil |
Valentina Vezzali Italy |
Giovanna Trillini Italy |
Sylwia Gruchała Poland |
| Individual sabre |
Mariel Zagunis United States |
Tan Xue China |
Sada Jacobson United States |
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 223 fencers (129 men and 94 women) from 42 nations competed at the Athens Games:[1]
Algeria (7)
Argentina (1)
Australia (3)
Austria (2)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belgium (1)
Belarus (2)
Brazil (3)
Canada (6)
Chile (1)
China (19)
Colombia (1)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Cuba (4)
Egypt (9)
France (19)
Germany (12)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (9)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (15)
Israel (1)
Italy (12)
Japan (5)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Romania (6)
Russia (18)
Senegal (2)
South Africa (3)
South Korea (12)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
Thailand (2)
Tunisia (2)
Ukraine (10)
United States (15)
Venezuela (4)
