Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.[1]
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil |
Helene Mayer Germany |
Muriel Freeman Great Britain |
Olga Oelkers Germany |
Participating nations
A total of 259 fencers (232 men, 27 women) from 27 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:[1]
- Argentina (9)
- Austria (6)
- Belgium (21)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Chile (6)
- Czechoslovakia (7)
- Denmark (10)
- Egypt (8)
- Finland (2)
- France (20)
- Germany (13)
- Great Britain (19)
- Greece (5)
- Hungary (17)
- Italy (18)
- Mexico (2)
- Netherlands (20)
- Norway (5)
- Poland (6)
- Portugal (7)
- Romania (8)
- Spain (9)
- Sweden (8)
- Switzerland (9)
- Turkey (4)
- United States (16)
- Yugoslavia (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-22.