Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre.
Fencing is one of only four sports that have been featured in every modern Olympic Games, and for the first time female competitors competed individually using the sabre. The Lexan window mask showing the athletes faces were used for the first time at the Olympics.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual Épée details |
 Marcel FischerSwitzerland (SUI) |
 Wang LeiChina (CHN) |
 Pavel KolobkovRussia (RUS) |
| Team épée details |
 France (FRA)Fabrice Jeannet Jerome Jeannet Hugues Obry Érik Boisse |
 Hungary (HUN)Gábor Boczkó Krisztián Kulcsár Iván Kovács Géza Imre |
 Germany (GER)Sven Schmid Jörg Fiedler Daniel Strigel |
| Individual Foil details |
Brice Guyart France (FRA) |
 Salvatore SanzoItaly (ITA) |
Andrea Cassarà Italy (ITA) |
| Team foil details |
Italy (ITA) Andrea Cassarà Salvatore Sanzo Simone Vanni |
China (CHN) Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Wu Hanxiong Ye Chong |
Russia (RUS) Renal Ganeev Youri Moltchan Rouslan Nassiboulline Viatcheslav Pozdniakov |
| Individual Sabre details |
Aldo Montano Italy (ITA) |
Zsolt Nemcsik Hungary (HUN) |
 Vladislav TretiakUkraine (UKR) |
| Team sabre details |
France (FRA) Julien Pillet Damien Touya Gael Touya |
Italy (ITA) Aldo Montano Gianpiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino |
Russia (RUS) Serguei Charikov Alexei Diatchenko Stanislav Pozdniakov Alexei Yakimenko |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual Épée details |
Tímea Nagy Hungary (HUN) |
Laura Flessel-Colovic France (FRA) |
Maureen Nisima France (FRA) |
| Team épée details |
Russia (RUS) Karina Aznavourian Oxana Ermakova Tatiana Logounova Anna Sivkova |
Germany (GER) Claudia Bokel Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann |
France (FRA) Sarah Daninthe Laura Flessel-Colovic Hajnalka Kiraly Picot Maureen Nisima |
| Individual Foil details |
Valentina Vezzali Italy (ITA) |
Giovanna Trillini Italy (ITA) |
 Sylwia GruchałaPoland (POL) |
| Individual Sabre details |
 Mariel ZagunisUnited States (USA) |
Tan Xue China (CHN) |
Sada Jacobson United States (USA) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | France (FRA) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | United States (USA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | China (CHN) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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