At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée, foil and sabre), but women competed only in foil events.
Participating nations
A total of 281 fencers (211 men and 70 women) from 34 nations competed at the Montreal Games:
References
Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA