Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested, all for men only. The third edition of the Olympic fencing program included a team event (in men's foil) for the first time, as well as the only Olympic singlestick competition. Events for fencing professionals were eliminated.
Contents |
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Foil |  Ramón FonstCuba (CUB) |
Albertson Van Zo Post Cuba (CUB) |
Charles Tatham [1] Cuba (CUB) |
| Team foil |  Mixed team (ZZX) [2] Ramón Fonst (CUB) Albertson Van Zo Post (CUB) Manuel Diaz (CUB) |
 United States (USA)Charles Tatham [1] Charles Townsend Arthur Fox |
none |
| Épée | Ramón Fonst Cuba (CUB) |
Charles Tatham [1] Cuba (CUB) |
Albertson Van Zo Post Cuba (CUB) |
| Sabre | Manuel Diaz Cuba (CUB) |
William Grebe United States (USA) |
Albertson Van Zo Post Cuba (CUB) |
| Singlestick | Albertson Van Zo Post Cuba (CUB) |
William Scott O'Connor United States (USA) |
William Grebe United States (USA) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | United States |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| — | Mixed team |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Germany had one fencer compete, but won no medals.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c The IOC results database shows Charles Tatham as Cuban for individual events and American for the team event.
- ^ The IOC results database shows this team as mixed with athletes from Cuba and the USA, but all athletes are listed as Cuban for their individual event medals.
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Spalding's Athletic Almanac for 1905 (digitzed copy online)
| Events at the 1904 Summer Olympics (St. Louis) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball (demonstration) • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Fencing • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Lacrosse • Roque • Rowing • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Fencing at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men) and List of Olympic medalists in fencing (women) |
