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Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
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The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 20 to 21 July 1976. A total of 56 fencers from 23 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Fabio Dal Zotto of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's foil since 1936 and fifth overall (second all-time behind France's seven). Italy had not reached the podium in the event since 1956. Aleksandr Romankov's silver was the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1960. In contrast, France won its fourth consecutive bronze medal with Bernard Talvard's third-place finish.
Men's foil at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | University of Montréal | ||||||||||||
Dates | 20–21 July 1976 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
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