At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 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]
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Medal summary
editMen's events
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Women's events
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 298 fencers (233 men and 65 women) from 37 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (4)
Austria (13)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (6)
Cuba (15)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (6)
East Germany (5)
Finland (1)
France (19)
Great Britain (19)
Greece (3)
Hong Kong (2)
Hungary (19)
Iran (2)
Ireland (1)
Israel (2)
Italy (19)
Japan (5)
Lebanon (4)
Luxembourg (5)
Mexico (6)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (5)
Peru (1)
Poland (20)
Puerto Rico (2)
Romania (19)
Soviet Union (20)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (12)
Turkey (4)
United States (19)
West Germany (19)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-06.