At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée, foil and sabre), but women competed only in foil events.[1]
| Fencing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
Medal summary
editMen's events
edit
Women's events
edit
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 344 fencers (266 men and 78 women) from 42 nations competed at the Rome Games:[1]
Argentina (6)
Australia (11)
Austria (9)
Belgium (15)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (1)
Colombia (2)
Cuba (1)
Denmark (1)
Finland (6)
France (21)
United Team of Germany (19)
Great Britain (18)
Hungary (21)
Indonesia (4)
Ireland (6)
Israel (2)
Italy (20)
Japan (5)
Lebanon (4)
Luxembourg (10)
Mexico (8)
Monaco (2)
Morocco (7)
Netherlands (5)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (21)
Portugal (9)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (15)
Soviet Union (21)
Spain (11)
Sweden (7)
Switzerland (7)
Tunisia (4)
Egypt (6)
United States (21)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (8)
Vietnam (1)
Yugoslavia (2)
References
edit- ^ a b "Fencing: 1960 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
External links
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-22.