Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics will take place at the Helliniko Olympic Complex.
Ten gold medals will be contested in individual and team events divided further into three separate weapon categories the 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 will compete using the Sabre.
Medal Winners
Men's: Épée Individual | Épée Team | Foil Individual | Foil Team | Sabre Individual | Sabre Team
Women's: Épée Individual | Épée Team | Foil Individual | Sabre Individual
Fencing medal table by country
| Pos | Country: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | 4th | 5th-8th | Total: |
| 1 | File:Italy flag large.png Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  France
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1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | File:China flag large.png China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Russia flag large.png Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Hungary flag large.png Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | File:Us flag large.png USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | File:Ukraine flag large.png Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | File:Romania flag large.png Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | File:Germany flag large.png Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | File:Belarus flag large.png Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | File:Greece flag large.png Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | File:South korea flag large.png South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | File:Uk flag large.png Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | File:Azerbaijan flag large.png Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Épée Individual men
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| File:Switzerland flag large.png Marcel Fischer, Switzerland | File:China flag large.png Wang Lei, People's Republic of China | File:Russia flag large.png Pavel Kolobkov, Russia |
Round of 64:
Byes:
- Marcel Fischer, Switzerland
- Cody Mattern, USA
- Ivan Kovacs, Hungary
- Silvio Fernandez, Venezuela
- Yongjun Xie, China
- Yasser Mahmoud, Egypt
- Gang Zhao, China
- Eric Boisse, France
- Andres Carillo Ayala, Cuba
- Hugues Obry, France
- Sang Yup Lee, Korea
- Maksym Khvorost, Ukraine
- Fabrice Jeannet, France
- Christoph Marik, Austria
- Daniel Strigel, Germany
- Geza Imre, Hungary
- Sven Schmid, Germany
- Joerg Fiedler, Germany
- Lei Wang, China
- Gabor Boczko, Hungary
- Weston Kelsey, USA
- Igor Tourchine, Russia
- Seamus Robinson, Australia
- Pavel Kolobkov, Russia
- Soren Thompson, USA
- Paris A. Inostroza, Chile
- Alfredo Rota, Italy
- Ahmed Nabil, Egypt def. Georges Ambalof, Greece (15-6)
- Siriroj Rathprasert, Thailand def. Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry, Egypt (15-13)
- Serguey Kotchetkov, Russia def. Rami Assiam, Marocco (15-6)
- Dmittiy Karuchenko, Ukraine def. Abderrahmane Daidj, Algeria (6-15)
- Alexandru Nyisztor, Romania def. Bogdan Nikishin, Ukraine (6-15)
Round of 32:
- Marcel Fischer, Switzerland def. Ahmed Nabil, Egypt (10-15)
- Ivan Kovacs, Hungary def. Cody Mattern, USA (15-6)
- Silvio Fernandez, Venezuela def. Yongjun Xie, China (15-13)
- Gang Zhao, China def. Yasser Mahmoud, Egypt (15-9)
- Eric Boisse, France def. Siriroj Rathprasert, Thailand (15-9)
- Andres Carillo Ayala, Cuba def. Hugues Obry, France (15-10)
- Sang Yup Lee, Korea def. Maksym Khvorost, Ukraine (15-11)
- Fabrice Jeannet, France def. Serguey Kotchetkov, Russia (11-15)
- Dmittiy Karuchenko, Ukraine def. Christoph Marik, Austria (15-7)
- Daniel Strigel, Germany def. Geza Imre, Hungary (13-15)
- Sven Schmid, Germany def. Joerg Fiedler, Germany (12-15)
- Lei Wang, China def. Gabor Boczko, Hungary (15-10)
- Igor Tourchine, Russia def. Weston Kelsey, USA (15-11)
- Pavel Kolobkov, Russia def. Seamus Robinson, Australia (5-15)
- Soren Thompson, USA def. Paris A. Inostroza, Chile (13-12)
- Alfredo Rota, Italy def. Alexandru Nyisztor, Romania (8-15)
Round of 16:
- Marcel Fischer, Switzerland def. Ivan Kovacs, Hungary (7-15)
- Eric Boisse, France def. Andres Carillo Ayala, Cuba (11-15)
- Daniel Strigel, Germany def. Dmittiy Karuchenko, Ukraine (12-15)
- Pavel Kolobkov, Russia def. Igor Tourchine, Russia (10-15)
- Silvio Fernandez, Venezuela def. Gang Zhao, China (12-15)
- Fabrice Jeannet, France def. *Sang Yup Lee, Korea (5-15)
- Lei Wang, China def. Sven Schmid, Germany
- Soren Thompson, USA def. Alfredo Rota, Italy (13-15)
Quarterfinals:
- Marcel Fischer, Switzerland def. Silvio Fernandez, Venezuela (15-13)
- Eric Boisse, France def. Fabrice Jeannet, France (15-14)
- Lei Wang, China def. Daniel Strigel, Germany (14-15)
- Pavel Kolobkov, Russia def. Soren Thompson, USA (15-11)
Semi finals:
- Marcel Fischer, Switzerland def. Eric Boisse, France (9-15)
- Lei Wang, China def. Pavel Kolobkov, Russia (10-15)
Bronze medal bout:
- Pavel Kolobkov, Russia def. Eric Boisse, France (15-8)
Gold medal bout:
- Marcel Fischer, Switzerland def. Lei Wang, China (9-15)
Épée Individual women
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| File:Hungary flag large.png Timea Nagy, Hungary | Laura Flessel-Colovic, France
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Maureen Nisima, France
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Round of 64
Byes:
- Laura Flessel-Colovic, France
- Weiwei Shen, China
- Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, France
- Tatiana Logounova, Russia
- Kamara James, USA
- Jeanne Hristou, Greece
- Sherraine Mackay, Canada
- Britta Heidemann, Germany
- Sonja Tol, Netherlands
- Ildiko Mincza-Nebald, Hungary
- Oxana Ermakova, Russia
- Hee-Jeong Kim, South Korea
- Na Li, China
- Adrienn Hormay, Hungary
- Nadiya Kazimirchuk, Ukraine
- Li Zhang, China
- Anna Sivkova, Russia
- Timea Nagy, Hungary
- Cristiana Cascioli, Italy
- Claudia Bokel, Germany
- Mi Jung Kim, South Korea
- Imke Duplitzer, Germany
- Evelyn Halls, Australia
- Keum-Nam Lee, South Korea
- Maureen Nisima, France
- Eimey Gomez Chivas, Cuba def. Catherine Dunette, Canada (9-11)
- Angela Maria Espinosa Toro, Colombia def. Natalia Tychler, South Africa (8-15)
- Monique Kavelaars, Canada def. Rachel Barlow, South Africa (14-8)
- Ana Branza, Romania def. Zahra Gamir, Algeria (15-14)
- Megumi Harada, Japan def. Kelly-Anne Wilson, South Africa (15-6)
- Dimitra Magkandaki, Greece def. Jessica Eliza Beer, New Zeeland (15-8)
- Niki Sidiropoulou, Greece def. Aminata Ndong, Senegal
Round of 32
- Laura Flessel-Colovic, France def. Eimey Gomez Chivas, Cuba (15-9)
- Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, France def. Weiwei Shen, China (7-11)
- Tatiana Logounova, Russia def. Kamara James, USA (15-11)
- Jeanne Hristou, Greece def. Sherraine Mackay, Canada (15-13)
- Britta Heidemann, Germany def. Angela Maria Espinosa Toro, Colombia (15-3)
- Ildiko Mincza-Nebald, Hungary def. Sonja Tol, Netherlands (7-15)
- Hee-Jeong Kim, South Korea def. Oxana Ermakova, Russia (7-9)
- Na Li, China def. Monique Kavelaars, Canada (15-11)
- Ana Branza, Romania def. Adrienn Hormay, Hungary (13-15)
- Li Zhang, China def. Nadiya Kazimirchuk, Ukraine (9-10)
- Timea Nagy, Hungary def. Anna Sivkova, Russia (15-10)
- Cristiana Cascioli, Italy def. Megumi Harada, Japan (14-15)
- Claudia Bokel, Germany def. Niki Sidiropoulou, Greece (15-10)
- Imke Duplitzer, Germany def. Evalyn Halls, Australia (9-15)
- Evelyn Halls, Australia def. Keum-Nam Lee, South Korea (14-15)
- Maureen Nisima, France def. Dimitra Magkandaki, Greece (5-6)
Round of 16
- Laura Flessel-Colovic, France def. Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, France (15-9)
- Ildiko Mincza-Nebald, Hungary def. Britta Heidemann, Germany (10-11)
- Li Zhang, China def. Ana Branza, Romania (13-15)
- Imke Duplitzer, Germany def. Claudia Bokel, Germany (14-13)
- Jeanne Hristou, Greece def. Tatiana Logounova, Russia (10-15)
- Hee-Jeong Kim, South Korea def. Na Li]], China (9-14)
- Timea Nagy, Hungary def. Cristiana Cascioli, Italy (15-13)
- Maureen Nisima, France def. Evelyn Halls, Australia (10-15)
Quarterfinals
- Laura Flessel-Colovic, France def. Jeanne Hristou, Greece (15-13)
- Ildiko Mincza-Nebald, Hungary def. Hee-Jeong Kim, South Korea (15-9)
- Timea Nagy, Hungary def. Li Zhang, China (8-7)
- Maureen Nisima, France def. Imke Duplitzer, Germany (14-15)
Semi finals
- Laura Flessel-Colovic, France def. Ildiko Mincza-Nebald, Hungary (15-14)
- Timea Nagy, Hungary def. Maureen Nisima, France (15-14)
Bronze medal final
- Maureen Nisima, France def. Ildiko Mincza-Nebald, Hungary (15-12)
Gold medal final
- Timea Nagy, Hungary def. Laura Flessel-Colovic, France (15-10)
Épée Team men
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
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Épée Team women
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Foil Individual men
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Brice Guyart, France
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File:Italy flag large.png Salvatore Sanzo, Italy | File:Italy flag large.png Andrea Cassara, Italy |
Round of 64
Byes:
- Andrea Cassara, Italy
- Hee Kyung Park, South Korea
- Andre Wessels, Germany
- Haibin Wang, China
- Richard Kruse, Great Britain
- Dan Kellner, USA
- Cedric Gohy, Belgium
- Peter Joppich, Germany
- Mostafa Nagaty, Egypt
- Byung Chul Choi, South Korea
- Rouslan Nassiboulline, Russia
- Roland Schlosser, Austria
- Loic Attelly, France
- Brice Guyart, France
- Simone Vanni, Italy
- Erwan le Pechoux, France
- Zhaozhi Dong, China
- Yuki Ota, Japan
- Edgar Chumacero, Mexico
- Renal Ganeev, Russia
- Ralf Bissdorf, Germany
- Hanxiong Wu, China
- Frank Bartolillo, Australia
- Tamer Mohamed Tahoun, Egypt
- Joao Gomes, Portugal
- Chang-Duk Ha, South Korea
- Youri Moltchan, Russia
- Salvatore Sanzo, Italy
- Jonathan Tiomkin, USA def. Maher Ben Aziza, Tunisia (15-10)
- Sofiane El Azizi, Algeria def. Jedediah Dupree, USA (14-15)
- Joshua McGuire, Canada def. kwok Kin Lau, Hong Kong (14-15)
- Carlos Eduardo Rodriguez, Venezuela def. Mostafa Anwar, Egypt (15-7)
Round of 32
- Andrea Cassara, Italy def. Jonathan Tiomkin, USA (15-3)
- Hee Kyung Park, South Korea def. Andre Wessels, Germany (13-15)
- Richard Kruse, Great Britain def. Haibin Wang, China (15-11)
- Dan Kellner, USA def. Cedric Gohy, Belgium (15-12)
- Peter Joppich, Germany def. Mostafa Nagaty, Egypt (15-10)
- Byung Chul Choi, South Korea def. Rouslan Nassiboulline, Russia (15-12)
- Loic Attelly, France def. Roland Schlosser, Austria (14-15)
- Brice Guyart, France def. Sofiane El Azizi, Algeria (3-15)
- Simone Vanni, Italy def. Joshua McGuire, Canada (10-15)
- Erwan le Pechoux, France def. Zhaozhi Dong, China (15-9)
- Yuki Ota, Japan def. Edgar Chumacero, Mexico (9-15)
- Renal Ganeev, Russia def. Ralf Bissdorf, Germany (15-11)
- Hanxiong Wu, China def. Frank Bartolillo, Australia (15-8)
- Tamer Mohamed Tahoun, Egypt def. Joao Gomes, Portugal (15-14)
- Chang-Duk Ha, South Korea def. Youri Moltchan, Russia (13-15)
- Salvatore Sanzo, Italy def. Carlos Eduardo Rodriguez, Venezuela (7-15)
Round of 16
- Andrea Cassara, Italy def. Hee Kyung Park, South Korea (15-13)
- Peter Joppich, Germany def. Byung Chul Choi, South Korea (15-10)
- Simone Vanni, Italy def. Erwan le Pechoux, France (8-15)
- Hanxiong Wu, China def. Tamer Mohamed Tahoun, Egypt (15-8)
- Richard Kruse, Great Britain def. Dan Kellner, USA (14-15)
- Salvatore Sanzo, Italy def. Chang-Duk Ha, South Korea (6-15)
- Renal Ganeev, Russia def. Yuki Ota, Japan (15-8)
- Brice Guyart, France def. Loic Attelly, France (4-15)
Quarterfinals
- Andrea Cassara, Italy def. Richard Kruse, Great Britain (15-8)
- Brice Guyart, France def. Peter Joppich, Germany (12-15)
- Renal Ganeev, Russia def. Simone Vanni, Italy (15-14)
- Salvatore Sanzo, Italy def. Hanxiong Wu, China (10-15)
Semi finals
- Brice Guyart, France def. Andrea Cassara, Italy (14-15)
- Salvatore Sanzo, Italy def. Renal Ganeev, Russia (12-15)
Bronze medal final
- Andrea Cassara, Italy def. Renal Ganeev, Russia (12-15)
Gold medal final
- Brice Guyart, France def. Salvatore Sanzo, Italy (13-15)
Foil Individual women
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
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Foil Team men
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
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Sabre Individual men
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| File:Italy flag large.png Aldo Montano, Italy | File:Hungary flag large.png Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary | File:Ukraine flag large.png Vladislav Tretiak, Ukraine |
Round of 64
Byes:
- Vladimir Lukashenko, Ukraine
- Wiradech Kothny, Thailand
- Fernando Medina, Spain
- Balazs Lengyel, Hungary
- Vladislav Tretiak, Ukraine
- Jason Rogers, United States of America
- Luigi Tarantino, Italy
- Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary
- Michel Boulos, Canada
- Domonkos Ferjancsik, Hungary
- Damien Touya, France
- Rafal Sznajder, Poland
- Mihai Couvaliu, Romania
- Serguei Charikov, Russia
- Eun Seok Oh, South Korea
- Julien Pillet, France
- Gael Touya, France
- Keeth Smart, United States of America
- Aldo Montano, Italy
- Dmitri Lapkes, Belarus
- Vladimir Kalujny, Ukraine
- Alexei Diatchenko, Russia
- Ivan Lee, United States of America
- Gianpiero Pastore, Italy
- Stanislav Pozdniakov, Russia
- 10:00 Renzo Pasquale Zeglio Agresta, Brazil def. Mohamed Rebai, Tunisia (15-14)
- 10:00 Yaojiang Huang, China def. Bernaoui Nassim Islam, Algeria (15-6)
- 10:20 Hanming Zhou, China def. Jason Dourakos, Greece (15-10)
- 10:00 Candido Alberto Maya Camejo, Cuba def. Sorel-Arthur Kembe, Congo 15-13
- 10:20 Constantine Manetas, Greece def. Raouf Salim Bernaoui, Algeria (15-10)
- 10:00 Feng Chen, China def. Benchehima Reda, Algeria (15-3)
- 10:20 Masashi Nagara, Japan def. Marios Basmatzian, Greece (15-8)
Round of 32
- 10:40 Vladimir Lukashenko, Ukraine def. Renzo Pasquale Zeglio Agresta, Brazil (15-14)
- 11:00 Wiradech Kothny, Thailand def. Fernando Medina, Spain (15-13)
- 11:20 Vladislav Tretiak, Ukraine def. Balazs Lengyel, Hungary (15-12)
- 11:40 Luigi Tarantino, Italy def. Jason Rogers, United States of America (15-3)
- 10:40 Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary def. Yaojiang Huang, China (15-12)
- 11:00 Domonkos Ferjancsik, Hungary def. Michel Boulos, Canada (15-8)
- 11:20 Rafal Sznajder, Poland def. Damien Touya, France (15-14)
- 11:40 Mihai Couvaliu, Romania def. Hanming Zhou, China (15-10)
- 10:40 Serguei Charikov, Russia def. Candido Alberto Maya Camejo, Cuba (15-9)
- 11:00 Julien Pillet, France def. Eun Seok Oh, South Korea (15-13)
- 11:20 Keeth Smart, United States of America def. Gael Touya, France (15-11)
- 11:40 Aldo Montano, Italy def. Constantine Manetas, Greece (15-9)
- 10:40 Dmitri Lapkes, Belarus def. Feng Chen, China (15-9)
- 11:00 Vladimir Kalujny, Ukraine def. Alexei Diatchenko, Russia (15-10)
- 11:20 Ivan Lee, United States of America def. Gianpiero Pastore, Italy (15-9)
- 11:40 Stanislav Pozdniakov, Russia def. Masashi Nagara, Japan (15-9)
Round of 16
- 12:00 Vladimir Lukashenko, Ukraine def. Wiradech Kothny, Thailand (15-11)
- 12:20 Vladislav Tretiak, Ukraine def. Luigi Tarantino, Italy (15-8)
- 12:00 Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary def. Domonkos Ferjancsik, Hungary (15-11)
- 12:20 Mihai Couvaliu, Romania def. Rafal Sznajder, Poland (15-9)
- 12:00 Serguei Charikov, Russia def. Julien Pillet, France (15-11)
- 12:20 Aldo Montano, Italy def. Keeth Smart, United States of America (15-7)
- 12:00 Dmitri Lapkes, Belarus def. Vladimir Kalujny, Ukraine (15-9)
- 12:20 Stanislav Pozdniakov, Russia def. Ivan Lee, United States of America (15-9)
Quarterfinals
- 12:50 Vladislav Tretiak, Ukraine def. Vladimir Lukashenko, Ukraine (15-12)
- 12:50 Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary def. Mihai Couvaliu, Romania (15-14)
- 12:50 Aldo Montano, Italy def. Serguei Charikov, Russia (15-13)
- 12:50 Dmitri Lapkes, Belarus def. Stanislav Pozdniakov, Russia (15-9)
Semifinals
- 18:30 Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary def. Vladislav Tretiak, Ukraine (15-11)
- 18:50 Aldo Montano, Italy def. Dmitri Lapkes, Belarus (15-6)
Bronze medal final
- 19:20 Vladislav Tretiak, Ukraine def. Dmitri Lapkes, Belarus (15-11)
Gold medal final
- 19:40 Aldo Montano, Italy def. Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary (15-14)
Sabre Individual women
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| File:Us flag large.pngMariel Zagunis, USA | File:China flag large.pngXue Tan, China | File:Us flag large.pngSada Jacobson, USA |
Round of 32:
Byes:
- Sada Jacobson, USA
- Leonore Perrus, France
- Xue Tan, China
- Elena Netchaeva, Russia
- Mariel Zagunis, USA
- Gioia Marzocca, Italy
- Aleksandra Socha, Poland
- Anne-Lise Touya, France
- Ana Faez Miclin, Cuba def. Shin Mi Lee, Korea (15-13)
- Emily Jacobson, USA def. Tsz Ki Chow, Hong Kong (11-15)
- Cecile Argiolas, France def. Darya Nedeshkowskaia, Ukraine (15-9)
- Louise Bond-Williams, Great Britain def. Susanne Koenig, Germany (13-15)
- Madoka Hisage, Japan def. Orsolya Nagy, Hungary (14-15)
- Elena Jemayeva, Azrbaijan def. Elora Pattaro, Brazil (8-15)
- Catalina Cheorghitoaia, Romania def. Nafi Toure, Senegal (15-6)
- Ying Zhang, China def. Alejandra Benitez, Venezuela (15-9)
Round of 16:
- Sada Jacobson, USA def. Ana Faez Miclin, Cuba (15-4)
- Xue Tan, China def. Cecile Argiolas, France (15-11)
- Mariel Zagunis, USA def. Madoka Hisage, Japan (15-13)
- Catalina Cheorghitoaia, Romania def. Aleksandra Socha, Poland (15-12)
- Leonore Perrus, France def. Emily Jacobson, USA (15-13)
- Elena Jemayeva, Azrbaijan def. Gioia Marzocca, Italy (15-6)
- Ying Zhang, China def. Anne-Lise Touya, France (12-15)
- Elena Netchaeva, Russia def. Louise Bond-Williams, Great Britain (12-15)
Quarterfinals:
- Sada Jacobson, USA def. Leonore Perrus, France (15-11)
- Xue Tan, China def. Elena Netchaeva, Russia (15-7)
- Mariel Zagunis, USA def. Elena Jemayeva, Azrbaijan (15-11)
- Catalina Cheorghitoaia, Romania def. Ying Zhang, China (15-13)
Semi finals:
- Xue Tan, China def. Sada Jacobson, USA (15-12)
- Mariel Zagunis, USA def. Catalina Cheorghitoaia, Romania (7-15)
Bronze medal bout:
- Sada Jacobson, USA def. Catalina Cheorghitoaia, Romania (7-15)
Gold medal bout:
- Mariel Zagunis, USA def. Xue Tan, China (15-9)
Sabre Team men
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