Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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]
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| individual foil |
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Valentina Rastvorova Soviet Union |
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| team foil |
Soviet Union (URS) Valentina Prudskova Aleksandra Zabelina Lyudmila Shishova Tatyana Petrenko Galina Gorokhova Valentina Rastvorova |
 Hungary (HUN)Györgyi Szekely-Marvalics Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő Magdolna Nyari-Kovacs Katalin Juhasz-Nagy Lidia Dömölki-Sakovics |
 Italy (ITA)Bruna Colombetti Velleda Cesari Claudia Pasini Irene Camber Antonella Ragno-Lonzi |
Medal table
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 344 fencers (266 men and 78 women) from 42 nations competed at the Rome Games:[1]
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References
- "Fencing: 1960 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
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