At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 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 |  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 (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 275 fencers (217 men and 58 women) from 34 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
Argentina (10)
Australia (5)
Austria (5)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (4)
Canada (5)
Cuba (13)
East Germany (4)
Egypt (4)- France (20)
Great Britain (17)- Hungary (20)
Ireland (4)- Italy (19)
Japan (5)
Lebanon (3)
Luxembourg (1)- Mexico (14)
Netherlands Antilles (3)
Norway (2)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)- Poland (20)
Portugal (4)
Puerto Rico (1)- Romania (10)
- Soviet Union (20)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (5)
United States (20)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (1)- West Germany (20)
References
edit- ^ a b "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
Sources
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-22.