Seoul 1988-Fencing match.

West German fencer Sabine Bau after winning the silver medal in the Women's Foil Individual Competition at the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium at the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea 1988. (Photo by Billy Stickland/Getty Images)

August 1936: Giulio Gaudini, fencing foil winner at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, signs his autograph for young German women athletes. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Berlin 1936-Fencing-GAUDINI Giulio (ITA) 1st.

Berlin 1936-Fencing-MAYER Helene (GER) 2nd, PREIS Ellen (AUT) 3rd and ELEK Ilona (HUN) 1st.

Berlin 1936-Fencing-ELEK Ilona (HUN) 1st.

Sydney 2000-Fencing-Foil teams-WANG Haibin (CHN) 2nd

Sydney 2000-Fencing-Foil teams-A Chinese competitor (CHN) 2nd and a French competitor (FRA) 1st

Sydney 2000-Fencing-Foil teams-WANG Haibin (CHN) 2nd and a French competitor (FRA) 1st

17 Sep 2000: Laura Flessel-Colovic of France celebrates after winning Bronze in the Womens Fencing Individual Epee at the Sydney Exhibition Centre during Day Two of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. \ Mandatory Credit: Adam Pretty /Allsport