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Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French). Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009
Zappeion hosted the fencing events for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Schermzaal: fencing hall for the 9th Olympiad, Amsterdam (1928) St Kilda Town Hall hosted the fencing events for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Olympic Green Convention Center hosted the fencing events for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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.
Maestro Giorgio Santelli (25 November 1897 – 8 October 1985) was a fencer and fencing master who was part of the Italian team that won the gold medal in Men's team sabre at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was the largest mid-20th century influence in raising the quality and popularity of fencing in the United States, and creator of one of the best-known fencing equipment manufacturers.
Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French). Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009
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0–9. Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics; Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics; Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics; Fencing at the 1906 Intercalated Games