Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée, foil and sabre), but women competed only in foil events.[1]
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Participating nations
A total of 275 fencers (217 men and 58 women) from 34 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
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References
- 1 2 "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
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