Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held from 14 to 22 August 2004 at the Helliniko Fencing Hall.
For the first time in Olympic history, female fencers competed individually with the sabre. Moreover, this edition marked the introduction of a rotation system for team events and the Lexan window mask, worn by fencers while showing their faces during the competition.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  China |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Marcel Fischer
|
Wang Lei
|
Pavel Kolobkov
|
| Team épée | France Eric Boisse Fabrice Jeannet Jerome Jeannet Hugues Obry |
Hungary Gabor Boczko Geza Imre Ivan Kovacs Krisztian Kulcsar |
Germany Joerg Fiedler Sven Schmid Daniel Strigel |
| Individual foil | Brice Guyart
|
Salvatore Sanzo
|
Andrea Cassara
|
| Team foil | Italy Andrea Cassara Salvatore Sanzo Simone Vanni |
China Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Wu Hanxiong Ye Chong |
Russia Renal Ganeev Youri Moltchan Rouslan Nassiboulline Viatcheslav Pozdniakov |
| Individual sabre | Aldo Montano
|
Zsolt Nemcsik
|
Vladislav Tretiak
|
| Team sabre | France Julien Pillet Damien Touya Gael Touya |
Italy Aldo Montano Gianpiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino |
Russia Serguei Charikov Alexei Diatchenko Stanislav Pozdniakov Alexey Yakimenko |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Timea Nagy
|
Laura Flessel-Colovic
|
Maureen Nisima
|
| Team épée | Russia Karina Aznavourian Oxana Ermakova Tatiana Logounova Anna Sivkova |
Germany Claudia Bokel Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann |
France Sarah Daninthe Laura Flessel-Colovic Hajnalka Kiraly Picot Maureen Nisima |
| Individual foil | Valentina Vezzali
|
Giovanna Trillini
|
Sylwia Gruchala
|
| Individual sabre | Mariel Zagunis
|
Tan Xue
|
Sada Jacobson
|
Statistics[]
- There were 222 athletes from 42 countries.
- Elora Pattaro was the youngest participant with 18 years and 182 days.
- Zahra Gamir was the oldest participant with 38 years and 119 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Italy won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- United States won its first medal in the sport since Los Angeles 1984.
