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They are called Fencers.
Where can I find a list of the 2000 olympic female gymnasts from U.S.A.?
It registers the touches, called a bodycord and connects to a sensor on the weapon.
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233 individual fencers competed in various events in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Fencing competition.
You can find a map of the countries that the 2008 Olympic Torch will travel through at http://www.time.com/time/2008/olympic/
Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret with 8 each. Both were fencers who participated in the Olympics in the 1920s and 1930s.
Click this hyperlink and you will find the list http://www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/7737/Sports++Recreation/From+Athens+to+London+Olympic+Games+Locations.aspx
Click on the 'Olympic Games Host Cities' link on this page and scroll down about 3/4 of the way to find the host cities of all Olympic Games dating back to 1896.
It really depends as there are many young fencers in the Olympics this year (some who are only 18). Even these young fencers have been fencing for at least 10 years and they are on the top of their game. This is one sport where it is not easy to make the Olympic team. Figure anywhere from 10-20 years of experience. A few years back I pre-qualified for the 2000 US Olympic trials in Ausitn and I am a former runner up National champ. The guys you see at the Olympics are on a completely different level.
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