Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from 22 to 31 July 1980 at the fencing hall of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Hungary |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Poland |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Johan Harmenberg
|
Erno Kolczonay
|
Philippe Riboud
|
| Team épée | France Philippe Boisse Hubert Gardas Patrick Picot Philippe Riboud Michel Salesse |
Poland Ludomir Chronowski Piotr Jablkowski Andrzej Lis Mariusz Strzalka Leszek Swornowski |
Soviet Union Aleksandr Abushakhmetov Ashot Karagian Boris Lukomski Aleksandr Mozhaev |
| Individual foil | Vladimir Smirnov
|
Pascal Jolyot
|
Aleksandr Romankov
|
| Team foil | France Bruno Boscherie Philippe Bonin Didier Flament Pascal Jolyot Frederic Pietruszka |
Soviet Union Ashot Karagian Vladimir Lapitski Sabirzhan Ruziev Aleksandr Romankov Vladimir Smirnov |
Poland Lech Koziejowski Adam Robak Marian Sypniewski Boguslaw Zych |
| Individual sabre | Viktor Krovopuskov
|
Mikhail Burtsev
|
Imre Gedovari
|
| Team sabre | Soviet Union Nikolai Alekhin Mikhail Burtsev Viktor Krovopuskov Vladimir Nazlymov Victor Sidiak |
Italy Michele Maffei Ferdinando Meglio Mario Aldo Montano Marco Romano Giovanni Scalzo |
Hungary Imre Gedovari Pal Gerevich Ferenc Hammang Gyorgy Nebald Rudolf Nebald |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil | Pascale Trinquet
|
Magdolna Maros
|
Barbara Wysoczanska
|
| Team foil | France Veronique Brouqier Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Christine Muzio Isabelle Regard Pascale Trinquet |
Soviet Union Elena Belova Nailia Giliazova Valentina Sidorova Larisa Tsagaraeva Irina Ushakova |
Hungary Edit Kovacs Magdolna Maros Ildiko Schwarczenberger Gertrud Stefanek Zsuzsa Szocs |
Statistics[]
- There were 182 athletes from 20 countries.
- Khaled Al-Awadhi was the youngest participant with 15 years and 313 days.
- Victor Sidiak was the oldest participant with 36 years and 248 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- France won 6 medals, more than in any other sport.