At the 1988 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events 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]
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Medal summary
editMen's events
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Women's events
editMedal table
editWest Germany finished top of the fencing medal table at the 1988 Summer Olympics, which included a clean-sweap in the Women's foil events.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 317 fencers (248 men and 69 women) from 42 nations competed at the Seoul Games:[1]
Argentina (2)
Aruba (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (5)
Bahrain (4)
Belgium (2)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (4)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (18)
China (15)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Colombia (5)
East Germany (7)
Egypt (2)
Finland (1)
France (19)
Great Britain (13)
Hong Kong (7)
Hungary (20)
Indonesia (2)
Italy (20)
Japan (10)
Jordan (1)
Kuwait (8)
Lebanon (2)
Mexico (1)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (5)
New Zealand (1)
Paraguay (2)
Philippines (1)
Poland (18)
Portugal (3)
Romania (2)
South Korea (20)
Soviet Union (20)
Spain (8)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (7)
United States (19)
West Germany (20)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-14.