Fencing at the Commonwealth Games

Fencing was featured in the Commonwealth Games official programme from 1950 to 1970.

Since 1970, as the Commonwealth Games Federation recognised sport, the Commonwealth Fencing Championships have been held every four years, in the same year as the Commonwealth Games.

## Editions

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Games  | Year  | Host city  | Host country  | Best nation

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IV | 1950 | Auckland |  New Zealand |  England
V | 1954 | Vancouver, British Columbia |  Canada |  England
VI | 1958 | Cardiff |  Wales |  England
VII | 1962 | Perth, Western Australia |  Australia |  England
VIII | 1966 | Kingston |  Jamaica |  England
IX | 1970 | Edinburgh |  Scotland |  England

## Events

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Event | 50 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | Years

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Men's Foil, Individual  | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6
Men's Foil, Team  | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6
Women's Foil, Individual  | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6
Women's Foil, Team  |  |  |  |  | • | • | 2
Épée, Individual  | • | • | • | • | • | • | 25
Épée, Team  | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6
Sabre, Individual  | • | • | • | • | • | • | 26
Sabre, Team  | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23
Total Events | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |

## All-time medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  England| 37| 16| 11| 64
2|  Australia| 3| 15| 11| 29
3|  Scotland| 2| 4| 2| 8
4|  Canada| 1| 7| 13| 21
5|  New Zealand| 1| 2| 3| 6
6|  Wales| 0| 0| 4| 4
Totals (6 entries)| 44| 44| 44| 132

## See also

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List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing

## External links

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* Commonwealth Games sport index

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Sports at the Commonwealth Games

Core sports|

* Athletics
* Swimming

Optional sports|

* Basketball
* Boxing
* Track Cycling
* Artistic Gymnastics
* Judo
* Lawn bowls
* Netball
* Road Cycling
* Weightlifting & Para Powerlifting

Past sports|

* Archery
* Badminton
* Beach Volleyball
* Cricket
* Diving
* Fencing
* Hockey
* Mountain Biking
* Rhythmic Gymnastics
* Rowing
* Rugby sevens
* Shooting
* Squash
* Synchronised swimming
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Ten-pin bowling
* Triathlon
* Water polo
* Wrestling

Demonstration sports|

* Australian Rules Football
* Lacrosse
* Polo
* Sepaktakraw
* Show Jumping
* Silambam
* Silat
* Wushu

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Fencing at the Commonwealth Games

* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970

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International fencing competitions

World|

* World Championships
* Juniors
* Veteran
* World Cup

Continental|

* African Championships
* Asian Championships
* European Championships
* Pan American Championships

Multi-sport|

* Olympic Games
* Youth
* Asian Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Pan American Games
* Universiade

Other|

* Commonwealth Championships
* Juniors
* Veterans

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