At the 1948 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.[1]
| Fencing at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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Medal summary
editMen's events
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Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil |
Ilona Elek Hungary
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Karen Lachmann Denmark
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Ellen Mueller Austria
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 294 fencers (255 men and 39 women) from 30 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
Argentina (19)- Austria (7)
- Belgium (18)
Brazil (7)
Canada (6)
Chile (3)
Colombia (2)
Cuba (6)
Czechoslovakia (5)- Denmark (15)
Egypt (9)
Finland (6)- France (21)
Great Britain (19)
Greece (6)- Hungary (18)
Ireland (5)- Italy (19)
Luxembourg (6)
Mexico (9)
Netherlands (9)
Norway (5)
Peru (3)
Poland (7)
Portugal (6)- Sweden (8)
- Switzerland (19)
Turkey (6)- United States (20)
Uruguay (5)
References
edit- ^ a b "Fencing: 1948 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-08.