Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 29 July 1976 at Stade d’Hiver.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  West Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Hungary |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  France |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Alexander Pusch
|
Hans-Jurgen Hehn
|
Gyozo Kulcsar
|
| Team épée | Sweden Rolf Edling Carl von Essen Leif Hogstrom Hans Jacobson |
West Germany Reinhold Behr Volker Fischer Hans-Jurgen Hehn Alexander Pusch |
Switzerland Daniel Giger Christian Kauter Michel Poffet Francois Suchanecki |
| Individual foil | Fabio dal Zotto
|
Alexandr Romankov
|
Bernard Talvard
|
| Team foil | West Germany Thomas Bach Matthias Behr Harald Hein Klaus Reichert |
Italy Giovanni Battista Coletti Carlo Montano Stefano Simoncelli Fabio dal Zotto |
France Didier Flament Christian Noel Frederic Pietruszka Bernard Talvard |
| Individual sabre | Viktor Krovopouskov
|
Vladimir Nazlymov
|
Viktor Sidiak
|
| Team sabre | Soviet Union Viktor Krovopouskov Vladimir Nazlymov Viktor Sidiak Edouard Vinokourov |
Italy Angelo Arcidiacono Michele Maffei Mario Aldo Montano Tommaso Montano |
Romania Daniel Irimiciuc Corneliu Marin Marin Mustata Ioan Pop |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil | Ildiko Schwarczenberger
|
Maria Consolata Collino
|
Elena Belova
|
| Team foil | Soviet Union Elena Belova Nailia Guiliazova Olga Kniazeva Valentina Sidorova |
France Brigitte Dumont Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Christine Muzio Veronique Trinquet |
Hungary Edit Kovacs Magda Maros Ildiko Rejto Ildiko Schwarczenberger |
Statistics[]
- There were 281 athletes from 34 countries.
- Nili Drori was the youngest participant with 15 years and 351 days.
- Henry Hoskyns was the oldest participant with 45 years and 132 days.
- 5 competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- West Germany won its first-ever medals in the sport.
