Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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épée, foil and sabre), but women competed only in foil events.[1] They were held between July 22 and July 31 at the fencing hall of the Sports Complex of the Central Sports Club of the Army (north-western part of Moscow
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photo.Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |
Johan Harmenberg Sweden
|
Philippe Riboud France
| |
| team épée |
 France (FRA)Philippe Riboud Patrick Picot Hubert Gardas Philippe Boisse Michel Salesse |
 Poland (POL)Piotr Jabłkowski Andrzej Lis Leszek Swornowski Ludomir Chronowski Mariusz Strzałka |
 Vladimir Smirnov
|
| Individual foil |
Vladimir Smirnov Soviet Union
|
Pascal Jolyot France
|
|
| team foil |
Frederic Pietruszka
|
Ashot Karagian
Vladimir Lapitsky |
Poland (POL) Adam Robak Bogusław Zych Lech Koziejowski Marian Sypniewski |
| Individual sabre |
Viktor Krovopuskov Soviet Union
|
Mikhail Burtsev Soviet Union
|
Imre Gedővári Hungary
|
| team sabre [2] |
|
Italy (ITA) Michele Maffei Mario Aldo Montano Marco Romano Ferdinando Meglio Giovanni Scalzo |
 Hungary (HUN)Imre Gedővári Rudolf Nébald Pál Gerevich Ferenc Hammang György Nébald |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil |
Pascale Trinquet France
|
Magda Maros Hungary
|
Barbara Wysoczańska Poland
|
| team foil |
Veronique Brouquier
Christine Muzio |
Larisa Tsagaraeva
|
Hungary (HUN) Ildikó Schwarczenberger Magda Maros Gertrúd Stefanek Zsuzsanna Szőcs Edit Kovács |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 182 fencers (133 men and 49 women) from 20 nations competed at the Moscow Games:[1]
Algeria (1)
Australia (3)- Belgium (3)
Bulgaria (4)
Cuba (12)
Czechoslovakia (7)- Denmark (1)
East Germany (14)
Finland (5)- France (16)
- Great Britain (11)
Hungary (18)- Italy (13)
Kuwait (9)
Lebanon (2)
Poland (18)
Romania (18)
Soviet Union (18)
Spain (4)
Sweden (6)
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ http://www.dinomeglio.com/page/dino/img/f_Mosca_80.jpg[permanent dead link] Picture of team sabre from medal ceremony.
- ^ Olympedia page
