Participating Nations
A total of 276 fencers from 19 nations (including 3 nations not recognized by the IOC) competed at the Paris Games:
- Argentina (1)
- Austria (9)
- Belgium (5)
- Cuba (1)
- Denmark (1)
- France (223)
- Germany (2)
- Great Britain (1)
- Haiti (2) – Participation not recognized by IOC.
- Hungary (7)
- Iran (1) – Participation not recognized by IOC.
- Italy (12)
- Netherlands (1)
- Peru (1) – Participation not recognized by IOC.
- Russian Empire (3)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (3)
- United States (2)
Read more about this topic: Fencing At The 1900 Summer Olympics
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