Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| Fencing at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Franco-British Exhibition fencing grounds |
| Dates | July 17–24 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 131 from 14 nations |
| at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Alexandre Lippmann France |
Eugène Olivier France |
| Épée, Team |
France (FRA) Gaston Alibert Herman Georges Berger Charles Collignon Eugène Olivier |
Great Britain (GBR) Charles Leaf Daniell Cecil Haig Martin Holt Robert Montgomerie |
Belgium (BEL) Paul Anspach Desire Beaurain Ferdinand Feyerick François Rom |
| Sabre, Individual |
Jenő Fuchs Hungary |
Béla Zulawszky Hungary |
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Bohemia |
| Sabre, Team |
Hungary (HUN) Jenő Fuchs Oszkár Gerde Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner Dezső Földes |
Italy (ITA) Marcello Bertinetti Riccardo Nowak Abelardo Olivier Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli Sante Ceccherini |
Bohemia (BOH) Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Bedřich Schejbal 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.