Best Fencing Betting Sites in 2026

Fencing has appeared in every single Summer Olympics in the history of the modern games, which began in 1896. Competitors compete in three different weapons: the foil, the epee, and the sabre, with both men and women competing in their own individual and team events.

While more than 40 different nations have historically won medals in fencing, a few European nations have been the most dominant forces in the sport. Italy leads the way with 50 gold medals all time, followed closely by France (45) and Hungary (39). More recently, nations like Japan, the United States, and South Korea have been winning multiple gold medals as well.

• Single-elimination brackets used, with an additional bronze medal match for semifinalists
• Competitions in foil, epee, and sabre
• Both team and individual competitions in each discipline, segregated by gender

The World Fencing Championships are held every year, except those in which the Summer Olympics is taking place. Like at the Olympics, both men and women now compete in all three weapon disciplines, with each weapon having both individual and team competitions for 12 events in total each year.

As at the Olympics, Italy has been the dominant force historically at the World Fencing Championships, winning the most gold (124) and total (377) medals since the event began in 1921. Italy’s Valentina Vezzali also holds the record for the most gold medals for any individual all-time, picking up 16 gold medals in foil from 1994 through 2016.

• Single elimination brackets, with bronze medals for both semifinal losers
• Held annually in non-Olympic years since 1921
• Team and individual competitions in each of foil, epee, and sabre

Part of the Fencing World Cup tour, the Grand Prix events are the highest competitive level of fencing regulated by the International Fencing Federation (FIE). Unlike the larger Olympic and World Championship events, the Grand Prix events typically feature only one discipline each, with three Grand Prix events for each weapon at different times and locations each season.

Athletes can build points from Grand Prix, World Cup, and smaller events, with their best five results in major competition determining their world ranking. Both individual and team champions are crowned, with fencers like the United States’ Lee Kiefer keeping her spot at the top of the women’s foil rankings from 2022 through 2025.

• Competitors and teams earn ranking points at Grand Prix, World Cup, and smaller events
• Top 16 fencers automatically qualify for the final bracket of 64
• Other competitors compete in pools to try to reach the main field

This bet is on the overall winner of a competition, such as which fencer will win the gold medal at the Olympics. The odds on this market will start quite long on most fencers but will narrow as competitors are eliminated and each fencer’s form becomes more apparent. Your bet will only win if your chosen fencer wins the entire competition; otherwise, it is treated as a loss.

This bet once again has you choosing an individual competitor, but this time they must only finish in the top three positions (i.e., gold, silver, or bronze medal winner) in order for your bet to win. That makes this a somewhat safer wager than the overall winner market, though the payouts will also be lower as a result. Be aware that in some fencing competitions, both semifinalists win bronze medals, while in others, a third-place match is held for the final medal.

This is a shorter-term bet in which you are simply picking which of two fencers or teams will win a given match. If your chosen competitor is the winner, then your bet pays out.

In this bet – sometimes offered during the Olympics or World Championships – you don’t need to pick a specific winner, but rather what nation they represent. If any fencer from your chosen country wins gold, then your bet is a winner.