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At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 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] They were held between July 22 and July 31 at the fencing hall of the Sports Complex of the Central Sports Club of the Army (north-western part of Moscow).
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil |
Pascale Trinquet
France
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Magda Maros
Hungary
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Barbara Wysoczańska
Poland
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| team foil |
France (FRA)Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Pascale Trinquet Isabelle Begard Veronique Brouquier Christine Muzio |
Soviet Union (URS)Valentina Sidorova Nailia Giliazova Elena Belova Irina Ushakova Larisa Tsagaraeva |
Hungary (HUN)Ildikó Schwarczenberger Magda Maros Gertrúd Stefanek Zsuzsanna Szőcs Edit Kovács |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |
Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 
Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 182 fencers (133 men and 49 women) from 20 nations competed at the Moscow Games: [1]
Algeria (1)-
Australia (3)
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Belgium (3)
Bulgaria (4)
Cuba (12)
Czechoslovakia (7)-
Denmark (1)
East Germany (14)
Finland (5)-
France (16)
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Great Britain (11)
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Hungary (18)
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Italy (13)
Kuwait (9)
Lebanon (2)-
Poland (18)
Romania (18)-
Soviet Union (18)
Spain (4)-
Sweden (6)
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ http://www.dinomeglio.com/page/dino/img/f_Mosca_80.jpg[ permanent dead link] Picture of team sabre from medal ceremony.
- ^ Olympedia page
