| Fencing at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
At the1936 Summer Olympics, sevenfencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil, Individual details | Ilona Elek Hungary | Helene Mayer Germany | Ellen Preis Austria |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
A total of 311 fencers (270 men and 41 women) from 29 nations competed at the Berlin Games:[1]
Argentina (11) Austria (15)
Belgium (20)
Brazil (6)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (8)
Chile (7)
Costa Rica (1)
Czechoslovakia (13)
Denmark (9)
Egypt (6) France (19) Germany (16)
Great Britain (18)
Greece (8) Hungary (19) Italy (16)
Mexico (2)
Netherlands (11)
Norway (5)
Poland (11)
Portugal (5)
Romania (7) Sweden (13)
Switzerland (18)
Turkey (7)
United States (22)
Uruguay (5)
Yugoslavia (12)