Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Men's events
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Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil |
Ilona Elek Hungary
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Karen Lachmann Denmark
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Ellen Mueller Austria
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Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 294 fencers (255 men and 39 women) from 30 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
Argentina (19)
Austria (7)
Belgium (18)
Brazil (7)
Canada (6)
Chile (3)
Colombia (2)
Cuba (6)
Czechoslovakia (5)
Denmark (15)
Egypt (9)
Finland (6)
France (21)
Great Britain (19)
Greece (6)
Hungary (18)
Ireland (5)
Italy (19)
Luxembourg (6)
Mexico (9)
Netherlands (9)
Norway (5)
Peru (3)
Poland (7)
Portugal (6)
Sweden (8)
Switzerland (19)
Turkey (6)
United States (20)
Uruguay (5)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fencing: 1948 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
