Fencing
287 athletes of 32 countries competed in 7 events between July 21 and Agust 1 at the Westend Tennis Hall, Espoo, Finland. All events consist of four stages, Round One, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final, where the fencers were draw in pools in every stage. 10 fencers, 8 men and 2 women, represented Venezuela in all events. Venezuelan fencer Gerda Muller (age 15) was the youngest participant in competition.
- Men
In individuals events, 61 fencer competed in the foil event, 76 in the épée and 66 in sabre. In teams events, 77 fencers from 15 teams competed in the foil event, 97 from 19 teams in épée and 95 from 19 teams in sabre.
| Athlete | Event | Round One | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final Pool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | Opposition | Rank | Opposition | Rank | Opposition | Rank | ||
| Juan Kavanagh | Individual foil | Magnusson (SWE) Bokun (URS) Galimi (ARG) Paul (GBR) Lund (AUS) Asselin (CAN) |
6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Augusto Gutiérrez | Individual foil | Chelaru (ROU) Lubell (USA) Ramos (MEX) Midler (URS) Bach (SAA) Rimini (URU) |
Tie on 6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Giovanni Bertorelli | Individual foil | Klette (NOR) Rydström (SWE) Wendon (GBR) Fethers (AUS) Eisenecker (GER) Duffy (IRL) Rau (SAA) |
8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Giovanni Bertorelli Nelson Nieves Juan Kavanagh Gustavo Gutiérrez Augusto Gutiérrez |
Team foil | Great Britain (GBR) Italy (ITA) |
3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gustavo Gutiérrez | Individual épée | Krajewski (POL) Haro (MEX) Kerttula (FIN) Sákovics (HUN) Eriksen (NOR) Henrion (BEL) López (GUA) |
Tie on 5 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Giovanni Bertorelli | Individual épée | Rerrich (HUN) Jay (GBR) Pekelman (BRA) Rydz (POL) Deksbakh (URS) Chelaru (ROU) Duffy (IRL) |
Tie on 7 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Juan Camous | Individual épée | Berzsenyi (HUN) Wiik (FIN) Ramos (MEX) Bougnol (FRA) Skrobisch (USA) Kroggel (GER) Maki (JPN) |
5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gustavo Gutiérrez Giovanni Bertorelli Olaf Sandner Juan Camous |
Team épée | Belgium (BEL) Denmark (DEN) Portugal (POR) |
4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Olaf Sandner | Individual sabre | Loisel (AUT) Suski (POL) Pomini (ARG) Santo (ROU) Ruben (DEN) Lund (AUS) Menegalli (SUI) |
7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gustavo Gutiérrez | Individual sabre | Heywaert (BEL) Manayenko (URS) Pawłowski (POL) Carnera (DEN) Rau (SAA) Fethers (AUS) Cámara (MEX) |
8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Edmundo López | Individual sabre | Tudor (ROU) Van Der Auwera (BEL) Nordin (SWE) Amez-Droz (SUI) Liebscher (GER) López (GUA) Knödler (SAA) |
Tie on 6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Augusto Gutiérrez Olaf Sandner Gustavo Gutiérrez Edmundo López |
Team sabre | Austria (AUT) Italy (ITA) |
3 | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
37 fencers competed in the individual foil event.
| Athlete | Event | Round One | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final Pool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | Opposition | Rank | Opposition | Rank | Opposition | Rank | ||
| Ursula Selle | Individual foil | Lachmann (DEN) Camber-Corno (ITA) Buller (GBR) Shitikova (URS) Kalka (FIN) Włodarczyk (POL) |
6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gerda Muller | Individual foil | Elek (HUN) Drand (FRA) Irigoyen (ARG) Wenisch-Filz (AUT) Sjöblom (FIN) |
Tie on 5 |
Did not advance | |||||
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