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Robert Bruniges, World Junior Foil Champion 1976, 3x Olympian; Richard Cohen, 5x British sabre champion, author of By the Sword, on the history of fencing; Mary Glen Haig, 4x Olympian; IOC member; Bill Hoskyns, 1958 World Épée Champion, 1960 Olympic Team silver medalist and 1964 Individual silver medalist. Fenced in the Olympics a record six ...
1900 Paris details: Émile Coste France: Henri Masson France: Marcel Boulenger France: 1904 St. Louis details: Ramón Fonst Cuba: Albertson Van Zo Post United States: Charles Tatham United States: 1908 London: not included in the Olympic program: 1912 Stockholm details: Nedo Nadi Italy: Pietro Speciale Italy: Richard Verderber Austria: 1920 ...
Herman's Full Olympians: "Fencing 1900". Accessed 21 January 2006. Available electronically at Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0
Neapolitan fencing is a style of fencing that originated in the city of Naples at the beginning of the 15th century. Neapolitan Fencing School is considered to be one of the most powerful fencing schools in Italy. This school produced many renowned fencing masters and contributed significantly to the evolution of fencing techniques and pedagogy.
Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. There are three forms of Olympic fencing: Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.
Event Gold Silver Bronze Individual Foil Renzo Nostini: Jehan Buhan: Jacques Lataste: Team Foil Italy France Egypt Individual Sabre Jean Levavasseur
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The fencing competitions at the Summer Olympics have served as the World Championships of the year for the relevant events. [citation needed] Since 1932, World Championships have been held during the Olympic years only for those events not being held during that year's Summer Olympics. For the years 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1956, World ...