Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| Fencing at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Franco-British Exhibition fencing grounds |
| Dates | July 17–24 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 131 from 14 nations |
| Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Épée | men |
| Team épée | men |
| Sabre | men |
| Team sabre | men |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested.
The 1908 Games were the first to lack a foil competition. Foil fencing, "not being in the opinion of the organisers a form of sport which is improved by competition,[1]" was held only as a display. The 1908 Olympics did introduce team sabre and épée competitions. As in the 1904 edition, the London Games held no events for masters; all fencing was done by amateurs.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée, Individual |
Gaston Alibert France
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Alexandre Lippmann France
|
Eugène Olivier France
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| Épée, Team |
 France (FRA)Gaston Alibert Herman Georges Berger Charles Collignon Eugène Olivier |
 Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie |
|
| Sabre, Individual |
Jenő Fuchs Hungary
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Béla Zulawszky Hungary
|
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Bohemia
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| Sabre, Team |
 Hungary (HUN)Jenő Fuchs Oszkár Gerde Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner Dezső Földes |
 Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli
Sante Ceccherini |
 Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček
Otakar Lada |
Participating nations
131 fencers from 14 nations competed.[2]
Austria (1)
Belgium (18)
Bohemia (7)
Canada (1)
Denmark (8)
France (22)
Germany (10)
Great Britain (23)
Hungary (8)
Italy (11)
Netherlands (13)
Norway (1)- South Africa (1)
Sweden (7)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Bohemia (BOH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
- ^ Official Report, p. 127
- ^ "Fencing: 1908 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
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