At the 1956 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.[1]
A total of 165 fencers (142 men and 23 women) from 23 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
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Argentina (1)
Australia (21)
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Belgium (6).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(1921%E2%80%931957).svg.png){kind=small}
Canada (1)
Colombia (6)
Denmark (1)
Finland (2)
France (18)
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Great Britain (9).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1946-1949,_1956-1957).svg.png){kind=small}
Hungary (18)
Indonesia (1)
Italy (19).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Japan_(1870%E2%80%931999).svg.png){kind=small}
Japan (1)
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Mexico (3).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Poland_(1928%E2%80%931980).svg.png){kind=small}
Poland (6).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952%E2%80%931965).svg.png){kind=small}
Romania (2)
Soviet Union (20)
Sweden (5)
Uruguay (1).svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).svg.png){kind=small}
United States (18)