At the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

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Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

 events were contested. A women's event, the individual foil, was held for the first time.

After the Olympic Games, an Italian and a Hungarian settled a scoring controversy with a real duel. Aldolfo Contronei, either a 45-year old fencing critic for an Italian newspaper or the captain of the Italian foil team depending on sources, fought Giorgio Santelli, the 27-year old son of Italo Santelli who coached the Hungarian Olympic team. Giorgio Santelli had invoked the Code Duello in order to fight in the place of his 60-year old father. The duel was fought in the town of Abazzia near the Hungarian border with heavy sabers. The duel was terminated after only two minutes of combat time when Santelli must have landed a tierce of quarte in the side of Contronei's forehead.

A further duel resulted when Kovacs, a Hungarian judge at the Games also involved in the causes of the earlier duel, fought one of the Italian team, Oreste Puliti, four months after the Games over allegations made by Kovacs and other judges.

Medal summary

Men's épée
Men's team épée	Lucien Gaudin Lucien Gaudin Lucien Gaudin was a French fencer and olympic champion both in foil and in épée competition....   Georges Buchard Georges Buchard Georges Buchard was a French fencer. He won medals in the épée competition at four Olympic Games.-References:...   Roger Ducret Roger Ducret Roger Ducret was a French fencer and olympic champion.He received three gold medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, in foil individual, in foil team, and in épée team.-See also:...   André Labatut André Labatut André Labatut was a French fencer. He won medals in the foil and épée competitions at three Olympic Games.-References:...   Lionel Liottel Lionel Liottel Robert Liottel was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée competition at the 1924 Olympic Games.-References:...   Alexandre Lippmann Alexandre Lippmann Alexandre Lippmann was a French Olympic epee fencer.-Olympics:He competed in 3 Olympiads for France, winning 5 medals, including 2 golds....   Georges Tainturier	Paul Anspach Paul Anspach Paul Anspach was a Belgian épée and foil fencer.Anspach competed in four Olympiads for the Belgian fencing team .-Early life:Anspach was born in Burcht, Belgium on 1 April 1882....   Joseph De Craecker Joseph De Craecker Joseph De Craecker was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He won two silver medals in the team épée competitions at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Charles Delporte Charles Delporte Charles Delporte was a Belgian fencer and olympic champion in épée competition.He received a gold medal in épée individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal with the Belgian team....   Orphile Fernand De Montigny  Ernest Gevers Ernest Gevers Ernest Gevers was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He won two silver medals in the team épée competitions at the 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Léon Tom Léon Tom Léon Tom was a Belgian Olympic fencer and bobsledder. He won two silver medals in the team épée competition at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.-References:...	Giulio Basletta Giulio Basletta Giulio Basletta was an Italian fencer. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a gold at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Marcello Bertinetti Marcello Bertinetti Marcello Bertinetti was an Italian fencer. He won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze.-References:...   Giovanni Canova Giovanni Canova Giovanni Canova was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Vincenzo Cuccia Vincenzo Cuccia Vincenzo Cuccia was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold and bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   V. Montegazza  Oreste Moricca
Men's foil
Men's team foil	Lucien Gaudin Lucien Gaudin Lucien Gaudin was a French fencer and olympic champion both in foil and in épée competition....   Philippe Cattiau Philippe Cattiau Philippe Cattiau was a French fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936.He was born in Saint-Malo in Brittany....   Jacques Coutrot Jacques Coutrot Jacques Coutrot was a French fencer. He won medals in the foil competition at two Olympic Games. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1949 to 1952.-References:...   Roger Ducret Roger Ducret Roger Ducret was a French fencer and olympic champion.He received three gold medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, in foil individual, in foil team, and in épée team.-See also:...   Henri Jobier Henri Jobier Henri Jobier was a French Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   André Labattut  Guy de Luget Guy de Luget Guy de Luget was a French Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Joseph Peroteaux Joseph Peroteaux Joseph Perotaux was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Désiré Beurain  Charles Crahay Charles Crahay Charles Crahay was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Orphile Fernand De Montigny  Maurice E. Van Damme  Marcel L. Berre  Albert De Roocker Albert De Roocker Albert De Roocker was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...	László Berti  Sándor Pósta Sándor Pósta Sandor Posta was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal in team ...   Zoltán Schenker  Ödön Tersztyanszky Ödön Tersztyánszky Ödön Tersztyánszky was a Hungarian fencer and olympic champion in sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam....   István Lichteneckert
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre	Renato Anselmi Renato Anselmi Renato Anselmi was an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals at three Olympic Games in the team sabre competitions.-References:...   Guido Balzarini Guido Balzarini Guido Balzarini was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Marcello Bertinetti Marcello Bertinetti Marcello Bertinetti was an Italian fencer. He won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze.-References:...   Bino Bini Bino Bini Bino Bini was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a silver and bronze at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Vincenzo Cuccia Vincenzo Cuccia Vincenzo Cuccia was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold and bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Oreste Moricca  Oreste Puliti  Giulio Sarrocchi Giulio Sarrocchi Giulio Sarrocchi was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1928 Games in the team sabre competitions.-References:...	László Berti  János Garay János Garay (fencer) János Garay was a Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s....   Sándor Pósta Sándor Pósta Sandor Posta was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal in team ...   József Rády József Rády József Rády was an Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Zoltán Schenker  László Széchy László Széchy László Széchy was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team sabre competition.-References:...   Ödön Tersztyanszky Ödön Tersztyánszky Ödön Tersztyánszky was a Hungarian fencer and olympic champion in sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam....   Jenö Uhlyarik Jenő Uhlyárik Jenő Uhlyárik was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team sabre competition.-References:...	Adrianus De Jong Adrianus de Jong Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals...   Jetze Doorman Jetze Doorman Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Hendrik Scherpenhuyzen  Jan Van Der Wiel Jan van der Wiel Jan van der Wiel was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team sabre competitions.-References:...   Maarten Hendrik Van Dulm  Henri Jacob Wynoldy-Daniels
Women's foil

Participating nations

A total of 240 fencers from 23 nations competed at the Paris Games:
(men:13 women:0) (men:5 women:0) (men:19 women:0) (men:1 women:0) (men:6 women:0) (men:7 women:0) (men:7 women:4) (men:3 women:0) (men:20 women:4) (men:16 women:4) (men:6 women:0) (men:9 women:1) (men:19 women:0) (men:14 women:3) (men:4 women:0) (men:4 women:1) (men:10 women:0) (men:13 women:0) (men:6 women:3) (men:7 women:3) (men:1 women:0) (men:19 women:2) (men:6 women:0)

Medal table

1		3	3	0	6
2		1	2	1	4
3		1	1	2	4
4		1	0	1	2
		1	0	1	2
6		0	1	0	1
7		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1