Fencing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 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]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
4 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
A total of 344 fencers (266 men and 78 women) from 42 nations competed at the Rome Games: [1]