By the time his Olympic career ended in 1960, who had won more Olympic medals than any other fencer?

Question

Who, at the end of her Olympic career in 1964, held the record for winning the most Olympic medals at 18 and the record for most individual medals (14 outside of team events) in Olympic history?

Answer 1

Edoardo Mangiarotti
Gold: 1936 (Team), 1952 (Individual & Team) 1956 (Team foil & Team ), 1960 (Team). Silver: 1948 (Team foil & Tea), 1952 (Individual foil & Team foil), 1960 (Team foil). Bronze: 1948 (Individual), 1956 (Individual).