Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
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Quick Facts Men's foil at the Games of the V Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's foil at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Östermalm Athletic Grounds | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 6–8 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 94 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's foil was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had not been contested in 1908. There were 94 competitors from 15 nations, a large increase from the 9 fencers who had competed in 1904. The event was won by Nedo Nadi of Italy, the first of his two victories in the event. His countryman Pietro Speciale took silver, while Richard Verderber of Austria took bronze.