| Fencing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
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At the1960 Summer Olympics inRome, eight events infencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée,foil andsabre), but women competed only in foil events.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
A total of 344 fencers (266 men and 78 women) from 42 nations competed at the Rome Games:[1]
Argentina (6)
Australia (11)
Austria (9)
Belgium (15)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (1)
Colombia (2)
Cuba (1)
Denmark (1)
Finland (6)
France (21) United Team of Germany (19) Great Britain (18) Hungary (21)
Indonesia (4)
Ireland (6)
Israel (2) Italy (20)
Japan (5)
Lebanon (4)
Luxembourg (10)
Mexico (8)
Monaco (2)
Morocco (7)
Netherlands (5)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1) Poland (21)
Portugal (9)
Puerto Rico (1) Romania (15) Soviet Union (21)
Spain (11)
Sweden (7)
Switzerland (7)
Tunisia (4)
United Arab Republic (6) United States (21)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (8)
Vietnam (1)
Yugoslavia (2)
