page_title: Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics
section_title: Participating nations
hierarchical_section_title: Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics / Participating nations
caption_attribution_description: English: Fencing before the king of Greece at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
context_page_description: At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each.
context_section_description: A total of 15 fencers from four nations competed at the Athens Games:
   Austria (1)
   Denmark (1)
   France (4)
   Greece (9)
caption: Fencing before the king of Greece, 1896, by André Castaigne
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