At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, eight events in fencing were contested. The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand 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. The épée ('epeɪ is the modern derivative of the original Duelling Sword, the Rapier, used in sport fencing. A foil is a type of Weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing The sabre is one of the three weapons of modern sport Fencing, and is alternatively spelled saber in American English.
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Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual épée |  Gyözö KulcsarHungary (HUN) |
 Grigory KrissSoviet Union (URS) |
 Gianluigi SaccaroItaly (ITA) |
| Team épée | Hungary (HUN) Csaba Fenyvesi Zoltan Nemere Pál Schmitt Gyözö Kulcsar Pal Nagy |
Soviet Union (URS) Grigory Kriss Iosif Vitebsky Aleksei Nikanchikov Yuri Smolyakov Viktor Modzalevsky |
 Poland (POL)Bogdan Andrzejewski Michał Butkiewicz Bogdan Gonsior Henryk Nielaba Kazimierz Barburski |
| Individual foil | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Ion DrimbaRomania (ROM) |
Jenö Kamuti Hungary (HUN) |
 Daniel RevenuFrance (FRA) |
| Team foil | France (FRA) Daniel Revenu Gilles Berolatti Christian Noël Jean-Claude Magnan Jacques Dimont |
Soviet Union (URS) German Sveshnikov Yuri Sharov Vasili Stankovich Viktor Putyatin Yuri Sisikin |
Poland (POL) Witold Woyda Zbigniew Skrudlik Ryszard Parulski Egon Franke Adam Lisewski |
| Individual sabre | Jerzy Pawłowski Poland (POL) |
Mark Rakita Soviet Union (URS) |
Tibor Pezsa Hungary (HUN) |
| Team sabre | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Nazlymov Viktor Sidyak Eduard Vinokurov Mark Rakita Umar Mavlikhanov |
Italy (ITA) Wladimiro Calarese Michele Maffei Cesare Salvadori Pierluigi Chicca Rolando Rigoli |
Hungary (HUN) Tamas Kovacs Janos Kalmar Peter Bakonyi Miklos Meszena Tibor Pezsa |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual foil | Elena Novikova-Belova Soviet Union (URS) |
 Pilar RoldanMexico (MEX) |
Ildiko Rejto-Ujlaki Hungary (HUN) |
| Team foil | Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandra Zabelina Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko Elena Novikova-Belova Galina Gorokhova Svetlana Chirkova |
Hungary (HUN) Lidia Dömölki-Sakovics Ildiko Bobis-Ferkasinszky Ildiko Rejto-Ujlaki Maria Jarmy Paula Marosi-Foldesi |
Romania (ROM) Ecaterina Iencic-Stahl Ileana Gyulai-Drimba-Jenei Maria Vicol Olga Orban-Szabo Ana Dersidan-Ene-Pascu |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania (ROM) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References
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