Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics 932050 225551947 2008-07-14T07:41:52Z AlleborgoBot 3813685 robot Modifying: [[it:Scherma alla IV Olimpiade]] At the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], four [[fencing]] events were contested. The 1908 Games were the first to lack a foil competition. Foil fencing, "not being in the opinion of the organisers a form of sport which is improved by competition<ref name=Foil>Official Report, p. 127</ref>," was held only as a display. The 1908 Olympics did introduce team sabre and épée competitions. As in the 1904 edition, the London Games held no events for masters; all fencing was done by amateurs. ==Medal table== {| class=wikitable ! Position || Nation |bgcolor=gold align=center| '''Gold''' |bgcolor=silver align=center| '''Silver''' |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| '''Bronze''' ! Total |- align=center | 1 ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- align=center | 2 ||align=left| [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px|Hungary]] [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- align=center |rowspan=2| 3 ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|25px|Italy]] [[Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Italy]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- align=center | 5 ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of Bohemia.svg|25px|Bohemia]] [[Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Bohemia]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 |- align=center | 6 ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px|Belgium]] [[Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Belgium]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- bgcolor=lightgray | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=8| — ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg|25px|Austria]] [[Austria at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Austria]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg|25px|Canada]] [[Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Canada]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px|Germany]] [[Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Germany]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px|Netherlands]] [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of Norway.svg|25px|Norway]] [[Norway at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Norway]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|South Africa]] [[South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics|South Africa]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- align=center |align=left| [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|25px|Sweden]] [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |} ==Medal summary== {| class=wikitable ! Event |align=center bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' |align=center bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' |align=center bgcolor=cc9966| '''Bronze''' |- | [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée|Men's épée]] | [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[Gaston Alibert]] <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] | [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[Alexandre Lippmann]] <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] | [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[Eugène Olivier]] <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] |- | [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre|Men's sabre]] | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px|Hungary]] [[Jenő Fuchs]] <br> [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px|Hungary]] [[Béla Zulavszky]] <br> [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] | [[Image:Flag of Bohemia.svg|25px|Bohemia]] [[Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf]] <br> [[Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Bohemia]] |- | [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée|Men's team épée]] | [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] <hr> [[Gaston Alibert]] <br> [[Henri-Georges Berger]] <br> [[Charles Collignon]] <br> [[Eugène Olivier]] | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <hr> [[Charles Leaf Daniell]] <br> [[Cecil Haig]] <br> [[Martin Holt (fencer)|Martin Holt]] <br> [[Robert Montgomerie]] | [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px|Belgium]] [[Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Belgium]] <hr> [[Paul Anspach]] <br> [[Desire Beaurain]] <br> [[Ferdinand Feyerick]] <br> [[François Rom]] |- | [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre|Men's team sabre]] | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px|Hungary]] [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] <hr> [[Jenő Fuchs]] <br> [[Oszkár Gerde]] <br> [[Péter Tóth]] <br> [[Lajos Werkner]] | [[Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|25px|Italy]] [[Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Italy]] <hr> [[Marcello Bertinetti]] <br> [[Riccardo Nowak]] <br> [[Abelardo Olivier]] <br> [[Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli]] | [[Image:Flag of Bohemia.svg|25px|Bohemia]] [[Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Bohemia]] <hr> [[Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský]] <br> [[Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf]] <br> [[Bedrich Schejbal]] <br> [[Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek]] |} {{FencingAt1908SummerOlympics}} {{EventsAt1908SummerOlympics}} {{Olympic Games Fencing}} ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Fencing at the Olympics|1908]] [[Category:1908 Summer Olympics events]] [[de:Olympische Sommerspiele 1908/Fechten]] [[es:Anexo:Esgrima en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 1908]] [[fr:Escrime aux jeux Olympiques d'été de 1908]] [[it:Scherma alla IV Olimpiade]] [[hu:1908. évi nyári olimpiai játékok (vívás)]] [[nl:Schermen op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1908]] [[no:Fekting under Sommer-OL 1908]] [[pt:Esgrima nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1908]] [[fi:Miekkailu kesäolympialaisissa 1908]]