Event: | Fencing |
Games: | 1908 Summer |
Venue: | Franco-British Exhibition fencing grounds |
Dates: | July 17–24 |
Competitors: | 131 |
Nations: | 14 |
Num Events: | 4 |
Prev: | 1904 |
Next: | 1912 |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested.
The 1908 Games were the first to lack a foil competition. Foil fencing, "not being in the opinion of the organisers a form of sport which is improved by competition,[1] " was held only as a display. The 1908 Olympics did introduce team sabre and épée competitions. As in the 1904 edition, the London Games held no events for masters; all fencing was done by amateurs.
131 fencers from 14 nations competed.[2]