Italy at The 1912 Summer Olympics - Fencing

Fencing

Nine fencers represented Italy. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. Italy's foilists did well, taking the gold and silver medals as well as having a third finalist. The medals were Italy's first in individual amateur events. Nedo Nadi, the gold medalist in the foil, was also the only non-Hungarian to reach the final in the sabre, placing fifth.

Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank
Edoardo Alaimo Foil 0 losses 1 Q 0 losses 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 4–3 5
Sabre 4 wins 1 Q Did not start Did not advance
Giovanni Benfratello Sabre 3 wins 1 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Fernando Cavallini Foil 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Nedo Nadi Foil 0 losses 1 Q 1 loss 2 Q 0 losses 1 Q 7–0 1 !
Sabre 2 wins 2 Q 1 loss 1 Q 3 wins 2 Q 4–3 5
Francesco Pietrasanta Foil 0 losses 1 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sabre 3 wins 1 Q 1 loss 4 Did not advance
Aristide Pontanani Sabre 2 wins 2 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Pietro Speciale Foil 2 losses 3 Q 0 losses 1 Q 0 losses 1 Q 5–2 2 !
Edoardo Alaimo
Gino Belloni
Giovanni Benfratello
Fernando Cavallini
Ugo Di Nola
Nedo Nadi
Sabre N/A 1–0 1 Q 1–2 3 Did not advance

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