At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 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] They were held between July 22 and July 31 at the fencing hall of the Sports Complex of the Central Sports Club of the Army (north-western part of Moscow).
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Johan Harmenberg during the victory ceremony. RIAN photo.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Johan Harmenberg Sweden | Ernõ Kolczonay Hungary | Philippe Riboud France |
| team épée |  France (FRA)Philippe Riboud Patrick Picot Hubert Gardas Philippe Boisse Michel Salesse |  Poland (POL)Piotr Jabłkowski Andrzej Lis Leszek Swornowski Ludomir Chronowski Mariusz Strzałka |  Soviet Union (URS)Ashot Karagian Boris Lukomsky Aleksander Abushackmetov Aleksander Mozhaev Vladimir Smirnov |
| Individual foil | Vladimir Smirnov Soviet Union | Pascal Jolyot France | Aleksander Romankov Soviet Union |
| team foil | France (FRA) Didier Flament Pascal Jolyot Bruno Boscherie Philippe Bonnin Frederic Pietruszka | Soviet Union (URS) Aleksander Romankov Vladimir Smirnov Sabirzhan Ruziev Ashot Karagian Vladimir Lapitsky | Poland (POL) Adam Robak Bogusław Zych Lech Koziejowski Marian Sypniewski |
| Individual sabre | Viktor Krovopuskov Soviet Union | Mikhail Burtsev Soviet Union | Imre Gedővári Hungary |
| team sabre [2] | Soviet Union (URS) Mikhail Burtsev Viktor Krovopuskov Viktor Sidjak Vladimir Nazlymov | Italy (ITA) Michele Maffei Mario Aldo Montano Marco Romano Ferdinando Meglio Giovanni Scalzo |  Hungary (HUN)Imre Gedővári Rudolf Nébald Pál Gerevich Ferenc Hammang György Nébald |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil | Pascale Trinquet France | Magda Maros Hungary | Barbara Wysoczańska Poland |
| team foil | France (FRA) Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Pascale Trinquet Isabelle Begard Veronique Brouquier Christine Muzio | Soviet Union (URS) Valentina Sidorova Nailia Giliazova Elena Belova Irina Ushakova Larisa Tsagaraeva | Hungary (HUN) Ildikó Schwarczenberger Magda Maros Gertrúd Stefanek Zsuzsanna Szőcs Edit Kovács |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 182 fencers (133 men and 49 women) from 20 nations competed at the Moscow Games:[1]
References
- ^ a b "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ http://www.dinomeglio.com/page/dino/img/f_Mosca_80.jpg Picture of team sabre from medal ceremony.