Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 25 July 1996 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
For the first time in Olympic history, female fencers competed in both the individual and team épée tournaments. In all team events, a limit was set on composition as the National Olympic Committees were allowed to send a maximum of three fencers in a team.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  France |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Romania |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Cuba |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Aleksandr Beketov
|
Ivan Trevejo Perez
|
Geza Imre
|
| Team épée | Italy Sandro Cuomo Angelo Mazzoni Maurizio Randazzo |
Russia Aleksandr Beketov Pavel Kolobkov Valeriy Zakharevich |
France Jean-Michel Henry Robert Leroux Eric Srecki |
| Individual foil | Alessandro Puccini
|
Lionel Plumenail
|
Franck Boldin
|
| Team foil | Russia Ilgar Mamedov Vladislav Pavlovich Dmitriy Shevchenko |
Poland Piotr Kielpikowski Adam Krzesinski Jaroslaw Rodzewicz Ryszard Sobczak |
Cuba Oscar Manuel Garcia Perez Elvis Gregory Rolando Samuel Tucker Leon |
| Individual sabre | Stanislav Pozdnyakov
|
Sergey Sharikov
|
Damien Touya
|
| Team sabre | Russia Grigoriy Kiriyenko Stanislav Pozdnyakov Sergey Sharikov |
Hungary Csaba Koves Jozsef Navarrete Bence Szabo |
Italy Raffaello Caserta Luigi Tarantino Tonhi Terenzi |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Laura Flessel
|
Valerie Barlois
|
Gyongyi Szalay
|
| Team épée | France Valerie Barlois Laura Flessel Sophie Moresee-Pichot |
Italy Laura Chiesa Elisa Uga Margherita Zalaffi |
Russia Karina Aznavuryan Yuliya Garayeva Mariya Mazina |
| Individual foil | Laura Badea
|
Valentina Vezzali
|
Giovanna Trillini
|
| Team foil | Italy Francesca Bortolozzi Borella Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali |
Romania Laura Badea Roxana Scarlat Reka Szabo-Lazar |
Germany Sabine Bau Anja Fichtel-Mauritz Monika Weber-Koszto |
Statistics[]
- There were 224 athletes from 46 countries.
- Carlos Rodriguez Vargas was the youngest participant with 18 years and 93 days.
- Elaine Cheris was the oldest participant with 50 years and 198 days.
- 5 competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Italy won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Russia won its first-ever medals in the sport since the dissolution from the Soviet Union.
