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Fencing

For the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing there have been several fencing event changes. The men's team foil event has been dropped and the women's foil and sabre team events replace the team epée. Australia is striving to qualify athletes for all of the ten events. The Fencing venue is located at the Olympic Green.

Australia and Olympic Fencing

Australia has not yet won a fencing medal at the Olympics. The best-placed performer has been Greg Benko, who finished 6th in the individual foil in Montreal in 1976. More recently, the men's epée team placed eighth in Sydney in 2000 and Evelyn Halls finished 12th in women's epée in Athens in 2004. Ivan Lund, a four-time Olympic fencer, carried the Australian flag at the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo in 1964.

Olympic History

Fencing has evolved from an ancient form of combat to one of the most technical and tactical sports of the Olympic Games. It is one of only five sports to continually feature at the Olympics since Athens in 1896 – the others being athletics, swimming, cycling and gymnastics.

Gold Medal Winners from the Past Three Olympic Games

Click here for a complete document of winners from Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.