Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 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 |
Gillian Sheen Great Britain |
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Renée Garilhe France |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Participating nations
A total of 165 fencers (142 men and 23 women) from 23 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
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Argentina (1) -
Australia (21) -
Austria (1) -
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Belgium (6) -
Canada (1) -
Colombia (6) -
Denmark (1) -
Finland (2) - France (18)
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United Team of Germany (1) - Great Britain (9)
- Hungary (18)
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Indonesia (1) - Italy (19)
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Japan (1) -
Luxembourg (4) -
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Mexico (3) - Poland (6)
- Romania (2)
- Soviet Union (20)
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Sweden (5) -
Uruguay (1) -
United States (18)
References
- 1 2 "Fencing: 1956 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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