Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Fencing at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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At the
Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual épée |
Győző Kulcsár Hungary
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Grigory Kriss Soviet Union
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Gianluigi Saccaro Italy
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| team épée |
 Gyözö Kulcsar
Pal Nagy |
 Viktor Modzalevsky
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| individual foil |
Ion Drîmbă Romania
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Jenő Kamuti Hungary
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Daniel Revenu France
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| team foil |
 France (FRA)Daniel Revenu Gilles Berolatti Christian Noël Jean-Claude Magnan Jacques Dimont |
Yuri Sisikin
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Poland (POL) Witold Woyda Zbigniew Skrudlik Ryszard Parulski Egon Franke Adam Lisewski |
| individual sabre |
Jerzy Pawłowski Poland
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Mark Rakita Soviet Union
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Tibor Pézsa Hungary
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| team sabre |
Umar Mavlikhanov
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 Italy (ITA)Wladimiro Calarese Michele Maffei Cesare Salvadori Pierluigi Chicca Rolando Rigoli |
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Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil |
Elena Belova Soviet Union
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Pilar Roldán Mexico
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| team foil |
Svetlana Tširkova
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Paula Marosi-Foldesi
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 Ana Dersidan-Ene-Pascu
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 275 fencers (217 men and 58 women) from 34 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
Argentina (10)
Australia (5)
Austria (5)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (4)
Canada (5)
Cuba (13)
East Germany (4)
Egypt(4)
France (20)
Great Britain (17)
Hungary (20)
Ireland (4)
Italy (19)
Japan (5)
Lebanon (3)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (14)
Netherlands Antilles (3)
Norway (2)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (20)
Portugal (4)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (10)
Soviet Union (20)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (5)
United States (20)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (1)- West Germany (20)
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
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