Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich
Munich
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, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée
Épée (fencing)
The épée is the modern derivative of the dueling sword, the smallsword . Épée is French for "sword"....

, foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...

 and sabre
Sabre (fencing)
The sabre is one of the three weapons of modern sport fencing, and is alternatively spelled saber in American English. The sabre differs from the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil, in that it is possible to score with the edge of the blade; for this reason, sabreur movements and...

), but women competed only in foil events.

Men's events

Men's épée
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...


Sándor Erdős
Sándor Erdös
Sándor Erdős is a Hungarian epee fencer. He is Jewish.- Olympics :Erdős won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich....


Csaba Fenyvesi
Csaba Fenyvesi
Csaba Fenyvesi is a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.He won a gold medal in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He participated on the Hungarian teams that won gold medals in team épée in 1968 and in 1972.-References:...


Győző Kulcsár
Gyozo Kulcsár
Győző Kulcsár is a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.He received a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He won Olympic gold medals with the Hungarian team in 1964, 1968 and 1972.-References:...


Pál Schmitt
Pál Schmitt
Pál Schmitt is the current President of Hungary. He was elected President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary and was sworn in on 2010....


Istvan Osztrics
István Osztrics
István Osztrics is a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Guy Evequoz
Guy Evéquoz
Guy Evéquoz is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Daniel Giger
Daniel Giger
Daniel Giger is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Christian Kauter
Christian Kauter
Christian Kauter is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Peter Lötscher
Peter Lötscher
Peter Lötscher is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


François Suchanecki
François Suchanecki
François Suchanecki is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Viktor Modzolevsky
Sergei Paramonov
Igor Valetov
Igor Valetov
Igor Valetov is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Georgi Zažitski
Georgi Zažitski
Georgi Zažitski is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Grigori Kriss
Men's foil
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

Men's team foil
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 1 to 2, 1972...


Marek Dąbrowski
Marek Dąbrowski
Marek Dąbrowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Jerzy Kaczmarek
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Jerzy Kaczmarek is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Lech Koziejowski
Lech Koziejowski
Lech Koziejowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Witold Woyda
Witold Woyda
Witold Woyda was a Polish fencer who won four Olympic medals in the foil between 1964 and 1972, including two gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year for 1972 by readers of Przegląd Sportowy...


Arkadiusz Godel
Arkadiusz Godel
Arkadiusz Godel is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also holds a law degree from the University of Warsaw.-References:...


Vladimir Denisov
Vladimir Denisov (fencer)
Vladimir Denisov is a Soviet fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Anatoli Kotetsev
Leonid Romanov
Leonid Romanov (fencer)
Leonid Romanov is a Soviet fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Vasili Stankovich
Victor Putyatin

Jean-Claude Magnan
Jean-Claude Magnan
Jean-Claude Magnan is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in three successive Olympics....


Christian Noël
Christian Noël
Christian Noël is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.He received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Daniel Revenu, Jean-Claude Magnan and Jacques Dimont...


Daniel Revenu
Daniel Revenu
Daniel Revenu is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.Daniel Revenu is the son of French fencing coach Ernest Revenu, from Melun. In the 1960s and 1970s Revenu Sr...


Bernard Talvard
Bernard Talvard
Bernard Talvard is a French fencer. He won three bronze medals in the foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Gilles Berolatti
Gilles Berolatti
Gilles Berolatti is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition.He received a gold medal in the team foil at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan and Jacques Dimont.-References:...

Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 3 to 4, 1972...


Michele Maffei
Michele Maffei
Michele Maffei is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre events at four different Olympic Games.-References:...


Mario Aldo Montano
Mario Aldo Montano
Mario Aldo Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals in the team sabre at three different Olympic Games. He is the son of fencer Aldo Montano who competed for Italy at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. His son, also called Aldo Montano, competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer...


Mario Tullio Montano
Mario Tullio Montano
Mario Tullio Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Rolando Rigoli
Rolando Rigoli
Rolando Rigoli is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Cesare Salvadori
Cesare Salvadori
Cesare Salvadori is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games.-References:...


Viktor Bashenov
Vladimir Nazlymov
Vladimir Nazlymov
Vladimir Nazlymov - Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. A 1970 graduate of The Daghestan State Pedagogical Institute, Nazlymov earned a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education...


Viktor Sidyak
Eduard Vinokurov
Eduard Vinokurov
Eduard Teodorovich Vinokurov was a Soviet Russian sabre fencer. He was born in the village of Baizhansai, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakh SSR.-Fencing career:Vinokurov began fencing in 1956.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad....


Mark Rakita
Mark Rakita
Mark Semenovich Rakita is a famed Russian sabreur and coach from the Soviet era.-Fencing career:Rakita started fencing at 14. He practiced daily for between three – six hours a day. A 1969 graduate of The Daghestan State Pedagogical Institute, Rakita earned the title of Master of the Sport in...


Pál Gerevich
Pál Gerevich
Pál Gerevich is a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic bronze medals in the team sabre competitions. Pál Gerevich won the world championships in sabre fencing in 1977 and is currently coaching the Viennese fencing club Wiener Sportclub....


Tamás Kovács
Tamás Kovács (fencer)
Tamás Kovács is a Hungarian fencer. He won bronze medals in the team sabre events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Péter Maróth
Tibor Pézsa
Tibor Pézsa
Tibor Pézsa is a Hungarian fencer and olympic champion in sabre competition.He received a gold medal in the sabre individual event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-References:...


Péter Bakonyi
Péter Bakonyi (fencer born 1938)
Péter Bakonyi is a Hungarian fencer. He won bronze medals in the team sabre events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Women's foil
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

Women's team foil
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil
The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 7 to 8, 1972...


Elena Novikova-Belova
Elena Novikova-Belova
Elena Novikova-Belova is a Soviet fencer and four times Olympic champion in foil competitions.She received four gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal in the foil at the Summer Olympics from 1968 to 1980....


Galina Gorokhova
Galina Gorokhova
Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova is a Russian and former Soviet retired fencer and five-time Olympic medalist, as well as a nine-time world gold medalist. She is also the coach of the Russian Olympic fencing team.-References:...


Tatyana Samusenko
Aleksandra Zabelina
Svetlana Tširkova

Ildikó Bóbis
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő
Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Ildikó Schwarczenberger is a Hungarian fencer who won four Olympic medals in the foil competition.She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1973 after having won the World title the same year and again in 1976 after having won the Olympic title.-References:...


Mária Gulácsi-Szolnoki
Ildikó Matuscsák-Rónay

Ileana Gyulai-Drimba-Jenei
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei is a Romanian fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Ana Dersidan-Ene-Pascu
Ana Derşidan-Ene-Pascu
Ana Derşidan-Ene-Pascu is a Romanian fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Ecaterina Iencic-Stahl
Ecaterina Iencic-Stahl
Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic was a Romanian fencer who competed at five Olympics from 1964 to 1980. She won two bronze medals in 1968 and 1972....


Olga Orban-Szabo
Olga Orban-Szabo
Olga Orban-Szabo is a former Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. She also won two bronze medals in the women's team foil at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Medal table

1 2 4 2 8
2 2 2 3 7
3 2 0 0 2
2 0 0 2
5 0 1 2 3
6 0 1 0 1
7 0 0 1 1

Participating nations

A total of 298 fencers (233 men and 65 women) from 37 nations competed at the Munich Games:

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