Fencing at the 1963 Pan American Games

Fencing at the 1963 Pan American Games was held in São Paulo, Brazil, as part of the IV Pan American Games from April 20 to May 5, 1963. The competition featured six men’s and women’s events, spanning individual and team disciplines in foil, épée, and sabre. Team events saw the United States dominate, securing gold in men’s foil and épée, while Mexico and Canada also reached the podium. Notable athletes included Ed Richards, who contributed to the U.S. team’s success in foil, and Michael D’Asaro Sr., a key figure in men’s sabre. The event reinforced the U.S.’s position as the leading fencing nation in the Americas during the early 1960s, contributing to their overall medal haul at the Games.

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual épée	Frank Anger United States	Sergio Vergara Parada Chile	Alberto Balestrini Bogino Argentina
Team épée	United States of America United States	Aloysio Alves Borges Arthur Telles Ribeiro Carlos Luiz Couto José Maria Pereira Brazil	Argentina Argentina
Individual foil	Guillermo Jorge Saucedo Díaz Argentina	Albert Axelrod United States	Herbert Cohen United States
Team foil	United States Edwn Richards Herbert Cohen Albert Axelrod Martin Davis	Argentina Argentina	Venezuela Venezuela
Individual sabre	Michael Dasaro United States	Walter Farber United States	Chaba Pallaghy United States
Team sabre	United States Edwin Allan Richards Harold Mayer Alfonso Hector Morales Miklos Chaba Pallaghy Walter Farber Michael Dasaro	Argentina Juan Carlos Bascolo Guillermo Jorge Saucedo Díaz Alfredo Juan Hernandez Julián Velásquez Gloro Fulgencio Diaz Arnesto	Chile Chile

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual foil	Mireya Rodríguez Solar Cuba	Harriet King United States	Janice Romary United States
Team foil	United States Harriet King Bonnie Linkmeyer Maxine Mitchell Ann Drungis	Venezuela Venezuela	Argentina Argentina

Men's events

Women's events

Medal table