Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
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The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing
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Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

 events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-Participating nations:A total of 165 fencers from 23 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:...

 programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on December 3 1956. 43 fencers from 8 nations competed.

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Australia
  • Leslie Fadgyas
    Leslie Fadgyas
    Leslie Fadgyas was an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...

  • Alexander Martonffy
  • Emeric Santo
    Emeric Santo
    Emeric Santo is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Leslie Kovacs
    Leslie Kovacs
    Leslie Kovacs was an Australian fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...

  • Sandor Szoke
    Sandor Szoke
    Sandor Szoke was an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was a founding member of the VRI Fencing Club in May 1949, a week after the IOC awarded Melbourne the 15th Olympiad....



France
  • Claude Gamot
    Claude Gamot
    Claude Gamot is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Jacques Lefèvre
    Jacques Lefèvre (fencer)
    Jacques Lefèvre was a French fencer.At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Lefèvre won a team bronze medal for fencing, as a member of the French Men's Sabre team. He competed for France in the individual and team sabre events at each Summer Olympics from 1948 to 1964.-External links:*...

  • Bernard Morel
    Bernard Morel
    Bernard Morel is a French Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Jacques Roulot
    Jacques Roulot
    Jacques Roulot is a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Great Britain
  • Olgierd Porebski
    Olgierd Porebski
    Olgierd Porebski was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Bill Hoskyns
    Bill Hoskyns
    Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games, winning two silver medals in 1960 and 1964. No British fencer has won an Olympic medal since. He was born in London. He competed with all three weapons but he was especially effective at Épée, where he was...

  • Ralph Cooperman
    Ralph Cooperman
    Ralph Cooperman was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Allan Jay
    Allan Jay
    Allan Louis Neville Jay MBE was a British foil and épée fencer.One of the greatest fencers in British history, Jay competed in five Olympiads in both épée and foil, winning two medals.-National championships:...

  • Raymond Paul
    Raymond Paul
    Raymond Paul is a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He is the brother of René Paul, ex-husband of June Foulds-Paul, uncle of Barry Paul and father of Steven Paul.-References:...



Hungary
  • Aladár Gerevich
    Aladár Gerevich
    Aladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times...

  • Rudolf Kárpáti
    Rudolf Kárpáti
    Rudolf Kárpáti was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals medals in sabre at four Olympic Games...

  • Pál Kovács
    Pál Kovács
    Pál Kovács was a Hungarian Olympic fencer, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. He was born in Debrecen...

  • Attila Keresztes
    Attila Keresztes
    Attila Keresztes was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. After the 1956 Olympics, he defected and represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Jenő Hámori
    Jenő Hámori
    Jenő Hámori is a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. After the 1956 Olympics, he defected and represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Dániel Magay
    Daniel Magay
    Dániel Magay, an Olympic and World Championship Gold Medal saber fencer, was born on April 6, 1932 in Szeged, Hungary.-Early training:After completing high school studies at the Piarista Gimnazium, Magay studied with the Italian fencing master Eduardo Armentano, who had come to Hungary as part of...



Italy
  • Roberto Ferrari
    Roberto Ferrari (fencer)
    Roberto Ferrari is an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Domenico Pace
    Domenico Pace
    Domenico Pace is an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Mario Ravagnan
    Mario Ravagnan
    Mario Ravagnan was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Giuseppe Comini
    Giuseppe Comini
    Giuseppe Comini is an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Luigi Narduzzi
    Luigi Narduzzi
    Luigi Narduzzi is an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Gastone Darè
    Gastone Darè
    Gastone Darè was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won two silver medals in the team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Poland
  • Jerzy Pawłowski
  • Wojciech Zabłocki
  • Marian Kuszewski
    Marian Kuszewski
    Marian Zygmunt Kuszewski is a Polish Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Ryszard Zub
    Ryszard Zub
    Ryszard Zub is a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Andrzej Piątkowski
  • Zygmunt Pawlas
    Zygmunt Pawlas
    Zygmunt Pawlas was a Polish Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Soviet Union
  • Lev Kuznetsov
    Lev Kuznetsov (fencer)
    Lev Kuznetsov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Yakov Rylsky
    Yakov Rylsky
    Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky was a Jewish sabre fencer of the Soviet Union. He competed in three Olympiads, and won two medals for the Soviet Union's fencing team.-Fencing career:Rylsky began fencing in 1950...

  • Yevgeny Cherepovsky
    Yevgeny Cherepovsky
    Yevgeny Cherepovsky is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • David Tyshler
    David Tyshler
    David Abramovich Tyshler is a former competitive sabreur, part of the first generation of internationally successful Soviet fencers . He is best known as an extremely successful and innovative fencing coach...

  • Leonid Bogdanov
    Leonid Bogdanov
    Leonid Bogdanov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...



United States
  • Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • George Worth
    George Worth
    George V. Worth was an American sabre fencer.-US Championship:In 1954, Worth was the U.S. national sabre champion, and he was a 5-time medalist.-Olympics:...

  • Abram Cohen
    Abram Cohen
    Abram Cohen is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée and sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Rex Dyer
    Rex Dyer
    Rex Dyer is an American fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Allan Kwartler
    Allan Kwartler
    Allan S. Kwartler , born in New York City, was an American sabre and foil fencer.He was Pan-American sabre champion, 3-time Olympian, and twice a member of sabre teams that earned 4th-place in Olympic Games .-Fencing career:Kwartler began fencing at Wayne State University under Bela de Tuscan at...

  • Norman Cohn-Armitage
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