Sydney, 21 September 2000. Fencing. Sabre. Mihail Claudiu Covaliu (ROM), 1st, Wiradech Kothny (GER), 3rd. Credit: Getty Images/Doug Pensinger

Sydney 2000. Fencing. Team foils. Haibin Wang (CHN), 2nd. Credit: Getty Images/Olympic Museum/Steve Munday

London, 4 August 1948. Foils. John Emrys Lloyd (GBR) in the foreground fighting Jehan Buhan (FRA), who won the bout. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Los Angeles, 25 July 1932. Women's foils. Dorothy Locke (USA), Marion Lloyd (USA), 9th, and Muriel Guggolz (USA). Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Atlanta, 25 July 1996. Team foils. France (5th) v. the Russian Federation (6th). Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/John Gichigi

Credit: IOC

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