Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

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Men's team épée
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Gardens de la Palace d'Egmont
DateAugust 20
Competitors? from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
  1912
1924  

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.

Rosters

Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerlands
United States

Results

Semifinals

Pool A
PlaceTeamWinsLossesQual.
1Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)40Q
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)31Q
3US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)23Q
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)14
5Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)05
Pool B
PlaceTeamWinsLossesQual.
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)41Q
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)31Q
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)31Q
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)22
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)14
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)04

Final

Final
PlaceTeamWinsLosses
Med 1.png Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)50
Med 2.png Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)41
Med 3.png Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)22
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)22
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)14
6US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)05

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