Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Appearance
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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![]() |
Muriel Freeman![]() |
Olga Oelkers![]() |
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 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 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.