Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested, all for men only. The third edition of the Olympic fencing program included a team event (in men's foil) for the first time, as well as the only Olympic singlestick competition. Events for fencing professionals were eliminated. The competitions were held on September 7, 1904 and September 8, 1904.
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[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Foil details |
 Ramón FonstCuba (CUB) |
Albertson Van Zo Post [1] Cuba (CUB) |
Charles Tatham [2] Cuba (CUB) |
| Team foil details |
 Mixed team (ZZX) [3] Ramón Fonst (CUB) Albertson Van Zo Post (CUB) [1] Manuel Díaz (CUB) |
 United States (USA)Charles Tatham [2] Charles Townsend Arthur Fox |
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| Épée details |
Ramón Fonst Cuba (CUB) |
Charles Tatham [2] Cuba (CUB) |
Albertson Van Zo Post [1] Cuba (CUB) |
| Sabre details |
Manuel Díaz Cuba (CUB) |
William Grebe United States (USA) |
Albertson Van Zo Post [1] Cuba (CUB) |
| Singlestick details |
Albertson Van Zo Post [1] Cuba (CUB) |
William O'Connor United States (USA) |
William Grebe United States (USA) |
- ^ a b c d e The IOC results database shows Albertson Van Zo Post as Cuban however he was American.
- ^ a b c The IOC results database shows Charles Tatham as Cuban for individual events and American for the team event.
- ^ The IOC results database shows this team as mixed with athletes from Cuba and the USA, but all athletes are listed as Cuban for their individual event medals, but Van Zo Post was American
[edit] Participating nations
A total of 11 fencers from 3 nations competed at the St. Louis Games:
- Cuba (2)(*)
Germany (1)- United States (8)
(*) NOTE: Only Díaz and Fonst are counted as Cuban, while Van Zo Post and Tatham are counted as American.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | United States |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| — | Mixed team |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NOTE: One gold, one silver, and two bronze medals won by the American Van Zo Post are still counted for Cuba instead of the United States. Also one silver and one bronze medal won by the American Tatham are still counted for Cuba instead of the United States.
Actually Cuba had won three gold medals, no silver and no bronze medals. The United Stated had won one gold, all five silver and all four bronze medals.
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Spalding's Athletic Almanac for 1905 (digitzed copy online)
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