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Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
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The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 July 1952 to 28 July 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed.[1] Nations were limited to three fencers each. The event was won by Edoardo Mangiarotti of Italy, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the men's épée (passing France for most all-time). It was also the fourth consecutive year that Italy had at least two fencers on the podium in the event, as Edoardo's brother Dario Mangiarotti took silver. Bronze went to Oswald Zappelli of Switzerland. Zappelli and Edoardo Mangiarotti had faced each other in a barrage for silver and bronze medals in 1948, which Zappelli had won; the two men were the fifth and sixth to earn multiple medals in the event.
Men's épée at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() The Mangiarotti family, including gold medalist Edoardo (center) and silver medalist Dario (left) | ||||||||||
Venue | Westend Tennis Hall, Espoo | |||||||||
Dates | 27–28 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 76 from 29 nations | |||||||||
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