| Fencing at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 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]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
A total of 298 fencers (233 men and 65 women) from 37 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (4)
Austria (13)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (6)
Cuba (15)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (6)
East Germany (5)
Finland (1) France (19)
Great Britain (19)
Greece (3)
Hong Kong (2) Hungary (19)
Iran (2)
Ireland (1)
Israel (2) Italy (19)
Japan (5)
Lebanon (4)
Luxembourg (5)
Mexico (6)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (5)
Peru (1) Poland (20)
Puerto Rico (2) Romania (19) Soviet Union (20)
Sweden (6) Switzerland (12)
Turkey (4)
United States (19)
West Germany (19)
