Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics
fencing at the Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, there were 3 fencing events. They were fought at the Zappeion. They were prepared by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. There were events for foil, masters foil, and sabre. There was going to be an event for épée. However The épée event for men was cancelled. You would win an event if you touch people with a sword 3 times. There were fencing events on 7 April and 9 April 1896. There were 15 athletes from 4 nations. 8 of the fencers from 3 nations each won 1 medal.
| Fencing at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
| Venue | Zappeion |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–9 April 1896 |
| Competitors | 15 from 4 nations |
| 1900» | |
Medal summary
changeAt the time, winners were given a silver medal. Nobody else was given a medal. These medals are the medals given after the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil[1] |
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte France |
Henri Callot France |
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis Greece |
| Athanasios Vouros Greece | |||
| Masters foil[2] |
Leonidas Pyrgos Greece |
Joanni Perronet France |
none |
| Sabre[3] |
Ioannis Georgiadis Greece |
Telemachos Karakalos Greece |
Holger Nielsen Denmark |
Participating nations
change
There were 15 fencers from 4 nations.
Medal table
change| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Sub-Committee for Fencing
change- Ioannis Phokianos, president
- Georgios Streit, secretary
- Ioannis Yenissarlis
- Loukas Belos
- Nikolaos Politis
- Chas. Waldstein
- Dimitrios Aiginitis
- Dimitrios Sekkeris
- Spyridon Koumoundouros
- Konstantinos Manos
- Spyridon Antonopoulos
References
change- ↑ "Athens 1896 Fencing Foil Individual Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "Athens 1896 Fencing Foil Masters Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "Athens 1896 Fencing Sabre Individual Men Results". Olympics.com.
Other websites
change- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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