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Take the romantic, swashbuckling epics of Errol Flynn, add some rules, protective clothing and an electronic scoring system, and you have fencing at the Olympic Games. Two rivals stand opposite each other and feint, lunge, parry and riposte until one scores the required number of hits to win.
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| History |
 Fencing began as a form of combat and is known to have been practised well
before the birth of Christ. Relief carvings in the temple of Madinet-Habu near
Luxor, Egypt, dating from approximately 1190 BC depict fencers competing.
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| Equipment |
 Sabre
The modern version of the slashing cavalry sword, similar in length and weight to the foil but able to cut with the blade as well as hit with the point.
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| Glossary |
Compound: An attack or counterattack involving several moves.
Corps-a-corps: A move involving body contact, where two fencers are engaged in a way that allows neither to use his or her weapon.
Engage: To make contact blade-to-blade.
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Sabre fencer Marco Marin made his Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Games of 1984. After defeating Herv?Granger-Veyron of France 10-4 in the semifinals, he faced another Frenchman, Jean-François Lamour in the final. |
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Aladar Gerevich is the only athlete in any sport to win the same Olympic event six times. Indeed, he is the only athlete to earn gold medals in six different Olympics. |
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