Yes..that is Doug McLaren, our fencing instructor on the left with his fellow troupe members.
See Their Page at: Knights of Iron for more photographs and information.
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Top Ten Fencing Countries:
Fencing was introduced at the first modern Olympics in 1896.
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1. France
39
38
33
110
2. Italy
40
36
26
102
3. Hungary
Hungarian fencer, Aladar Gerevich (1910-1991) was unique in that he won seven (7) gold medals in six (6) consecutive games. These games spanned a twenty-eight (28) year period from 1932 through 1960.
33
20
26
79
4. Soviet Union (to 1992)
19
17
18
54
5. Germany (not yrs. 1968-88)
6
8
9
23
6. Poland
Marion Sypniewski won some of these in the bronze category.
4
8
8
20
7. United States
2
6
11
19
8. West Germany
7
8
1
16
9. Belgium
5
3
5
13
10. Romania
3
3
6
12
(These are the 2003 figures)
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Athens, Greece-Summer Olympics 2004:
Women's Fencing - Individual Sabre: Zagunis wins the First United States Fencing Gold in 100 Years
FINAL 14:15 ET | 8/17/2004 | Fencing Hall | Athens
SABER: French fencer fights through impaling
"There was blood on the carpet in the Olympic fencing hall as Frenchman Damien Touya had his right hand sliced open during the climax of the men's sabre team semi-final against the United States.With the score level at 44-44, Touya and Keeth Smart lunged simultaneously. The American's sabre cut through the webbing around the knuckles of the Frenchman's glove.The blade emerged through his palm, leaving Touya in considerable pain. After a 10-minute time-out, he bravely pulled on his glove and after two further simultaneous attacks that kept the scores tied, he finally produced the hit that sent his team into the final against Italy." It showed great courage for Damien to make that last play as he was in terrible pain," said French coach Christian Peeters who toyed with the idea of using the reserve Boris Sanson to complete the match."
