| Fencing at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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At the1948 Summer Olympics, sevenfencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual foil details | Ilona Elek Hungary | Karen Lachmann Denmark | Ellen Mueller Austria |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
A total of 294 fencers (255 men and 39 women) from 30 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
Argentina (19) Austria (7) Belgium (18)
Brazil (7)
Canada (6)
Chile (3)
Colombia (2)
Cuba (6)
Czechoslovakia (5) Denmark (15)
Egypt (9)
Finland (6) France (21)
Great Britain (19)
Greece (6) Hungary (18)
Ireland (5) Italy (19)
Luxembourg (6)
Mexico (9)
Netherlands (9)
Norway (5)
Peru (3)
Poland (7)
Portugal (6) Sweden (8) Switzerland (19)
Turkey (6) United States (20)
Uruguay (5)
