| Men's team épée at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gardens de la Palace d'Egmont | |||||||||
| Date | August 20 | |||||||||
| Competitors | ? from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| Épée | men |
| Team épée | men |
| Foil | men |
| Team foil | men |
| Sabre | men |
| Team sabre | men |
The men's team épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Eleven nations competed.
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| Pool A | ||||
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| Place | Team | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 0 | Q |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 1 | Q |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | Q |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 5 | |
| Pool B | ||||
| Place | Team | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 1 | Q |
| 2 |  Portugal (POR) | 3 | 1 | Q |
 Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | Q | |
| 4 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 4 | |
| Final | |||
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| Place | Team | Wins | Losses |
 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 0 |
 | Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 1 |
 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Portugal (POR) | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 5 |
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