Fencing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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At the 1952 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 |
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individual foil |
Irene Camber![]() |
Ilona Elek![]() |
Karen Lachmann![]() |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Participating nations
A total of 286 fencers (249 men and 37 women) from 32 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]
Argentina (11)
Austria (8)
Australia (6)
Belgium (14)
Brazil (5)
Canada (2)
Cuba (1)
Denmark (12)
Egypt (8)
Finland (11)
France (21)
Germany (9)
Great Britain (17)
Guatemala (3)
Hungary (17)
Ireland (4)
Italy (18)
Japan (1)
Luxembourg (4)
Mexico (4)
Norway (5)
Poland (13)
Portugal (10)
Romania (8)
Saar (5)
Soviet Union (16)
Sweden (10)
Switzerland (10)
United States (20)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (10)
Vietnam (1)
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1952 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-13.