Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics
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events were contested, six for men and one for women.
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
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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, six for men and one for women.
Medal summary
| Men's individual foil |
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| Men's team foil |
Vittorio Lucarelli Vittorio Lucarelli Vittorio Lucarelli was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Luigi Arturo Carpaneda Manlio Di Rosa Manlio Di Rosa Manlio Di Rosa was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and bronze at four different Olympic Games.-References:... Giancarlo Bergamini Giancarlo Bergamini Giancarlo Bergamini is an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals at two Olympic Games.-References:... Antonio Spallino Edoardo Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti is an Italian fencer. He has won more Olympic titles and World championships than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His name is coupled with 21 titles including six Olympic individual and team gold, five silver and two bronze medals from 1936 to 1960.-About... |
Bernard Baudoux Rene Coicaud René Coicaud René Coicaud was a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Claude Netter Claude Netter Claude Netter was a French foil fencer.Netter was one of France's top fencers in the 1950s, and competed in three Olympiads for the French foil team, winning two medals... Roger Closset Christian d'Oriola Christian d'Oriola Christian D'Oriola was a noted French foil fencer named "Fencer of the 20th Century" by the FIE, the International Fencing Federation, in 2001.... Jacques Lataste |
Lajos Somodi Jozsef Gyuricza Endre Tilli Jozsef Marosi Mihaly Fülöp Jozsef Sakovics József Sákovics József Sákovics was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.-References:... |
| Men's individual épée |
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| Men's team épée |
Giuseppe Delfino Giuseppe Delfino Giuseppe Delfino was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won Olympic gold medals in the épée team events in 1952, 1956 and 1960, and silver in 1964.-References:... Franco Bertinetti Franco Bertinetti Franco Bertinetti was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Alberto Pellegrino Alberto Pellegrino Alberto Pellegrino was an Italian fencer. He won two gold medals and two silvers at three different Olympic Games.-References:... Giorgio Anglesio Giorgio Anglesio Giorgio Anglesio was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.He received a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He received Olympic gold medals in épée team in 1952, 1956 and 1960.-References:... Edoardo Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti is an Italian fencer. He has won more Olympic titles and World championships than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His name is coupled with 21 titles including six Olympic individual and team gold, five silver and two bronze medals from 1936 to 1960.-About... |
Bela Rerrich Béla Rerrich Béla Rerrich was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.... Ambrus Nagy Barnabas Berzsenyi Barnabás Berzsenyi Barnabás Berzsenyi was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Jozsef Marosi Jozsef Sakovics József Sákovics József Sákovics was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.-References:... Lajos Balthazár Lajos Balthazár Lajos Balthazár was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
Yves Dreyfus Yves Dreyfus Yves Dreyfus is a Jewish French epee fencer.A 3-time member of the French Olympic épée team, Dreyfus won two medals during his Olympic career.-World Championships:... Rene Queyroux René Queyroux René Queyroux was a French Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Daniel Dagallier Daniel Dagallier Daniel Dagallier is a French Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Claude Nigon Claude Nigon Claude Nigon was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Armand Mouyal Armand Mouyal Armand Mouyal was a French epee fencer.-Fencing career:Born in Oran, Algeria , Mouyal began fencing in the early 1950s, and was as skilled with the foil as with the épée .-National Championships:Mouyal, a French police officer, captured French national Individual Épée titles in 1952,... |
| Men's individual sabre |
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| Men's team sabre |
Attila Keresztes Attila Keresztes Attila Keresztes was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. After the 1956 Olympics, he defected and represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:... Aladár Gerevich Aladár Gerevich Aladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times... Rudolf Kárpáti Rudolf Kárpáti Rudolf Kárpáti was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals medals in sabre at four Olympic Games... Jenö Hamori Jenő Hámori Jenő Hámori is a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. After the 1956 Olympics, he defected and represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:... Pál Kovács Pál Kovács Pál Kovács was a Hungarian Olympic fencer, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. He was born in Debrecen... Daniel Magay Daniel Magay Dániel Magay, an Olympic and World Championship Gold Medal saber fencer, was born on April 6, 1932 in Szeged, Hungary.-Early training:After completing high school studies at the Piarista Gimnazium, Magay studied with the Italian fencing master Eduardo Armentano, who had come to Hungary as part of... |
Zygmunt Pawlas Zygmunt Pawlas Zygmunt Pawlas was a Polish Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Jerzy Pawłowski Wojciech Zabłocki Andrzej Ryszard Piątkowski Marian Zygmunt Kuszewski Ryszard Zub Ryszard Zub Ryszard Zub is a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
Yakov Rylsky Yakov Rylsky Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky was a Jewish sabre fencer of the Soviet Union. He competed in three Olympiads, and won two medals for the Soviet Union's fencing team.-Fencing career:Rylsky began fencing in 1950... David Tyshler David Tyshler David Abramovich Tyshler is a former competitive sabreur, part of the first generation of internationally successful Soviet fencers . He is best known as an extremely successful and innovative fencing coach... Lev Kuznetsov Lev Kuznetsov (fencer) Lev Kuznetsov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Yevgeni Cherepovsky Leonid Bogdanov Leonid Bogdanov Leonid Bogdanov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
| Women's individual foil |
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |