Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Russian Ivan Tourchine and American Weston Kelsey fence in the second round of the Olympic Mens Individual Epee event at the Helliniko Fencing Hall on Aug. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Olympics and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ...

Events

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested. ... At the 1972 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1976 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1980 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1984 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1988 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1992 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. ...

Nations

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested. ... At the 1972 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1976 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1980 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1984 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1988 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1992 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. ...