Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

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Men's foil
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Christian d'Oriola, lors des JO de Londres en 1948.jpg
Christian d'Oriola
Venue Wembley Palace of Engineering, London
Dates3–4 August
Competitors63 from 25 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jehan Buhan Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Lajos Maszlay Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
  1936
1952  

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 3 August 1948 to 4 August 1948. 63 fencers from 25 nations competed. [1] The event was won by Jehan Buhan of France, the nation's first victory in the men's foil since 1928 and fifth overall (passing Italy for most all-time). His countryman Christian d'Oriola took silver, while Lajos Maszlay earned Hungary's first medal in the men's individual foil with his bronze.

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). None of the pre-World War II 1936 finalists returned. The favorite was young Christian d'Oriola, the 1947 world champion. Joining him on the French team was 1947 épée world champion Jehan Buhan, who would have been favored in 1940 were it not for the war. [2]

Colombia, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Turkey each made their debut in the men's foil. The United States made its ninth appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

Competition format

The event used a four-round format. In each round, the fencers were divided into pools to play a round-robin within the pool. Bouts were to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Ties were broken through fence-off bouts ("barrages") in early rounds if necessary for determining advancement, but by touches received in final rounds (and for non-advancement-necessary placing in earlier rounds). Standard foil rules were used, including that touches had to be made with the tip of the foil, the target area was limited to the torso, and priority determined the winner of double touches. [2] [3]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 3 August 1948Round 1
Wednesday, 4 August 1948Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to round 2. [3]

Pool 1

Hörning defeated Gretsch in a barrage for fourth place.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Manlio Di Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 61Q
2 Fulvio Galimi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 61Q
3 Aage Leidersdorff Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 62Q
4 Walo Hörning Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 53Q
5 Émile Gretsch Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 53
6 Lucilo de la Peña Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 34
7 Hugo Higueras Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 25
8 Salvatore Scianamea Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 07
Tom Smith Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 07

Pool 2

Younes and Rydström defeated Barrientos in a three-way barrage for third and fourth place.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Giuliano Nostini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70Q
2 André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 51Q
3 Mahmoud Younes Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 43Q
4 Nils Rydström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 43Q
5 Armando Barrientos Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 43
6 Ioannis Karamazakis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 25
7 Jaime Ucar Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 15
8 Georges Pouliot Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 07

Pool 3

Palócz defeated Albrechtsen in a barrage for fourth place.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Emrys Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51Q
2 Henri Paternóster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42Q
3 Renzo Nostini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42Q
4 Endre Palócz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 33Q
5 Ole Albrechtsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 33
6 Heikki Raitio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 24
7 Enrique Accorsi Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 06

Pool 4

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France 70Q
2 Lajos Maszlay Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 52Q
3 Lodovico Alessandri Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 52Q
4 Henny ter Weer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 43Q
5 Léon Buck Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 34
6 Konstantinos Bembis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 34
7 Nick Thuillier Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 16
8 Roland Asselin Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 07

Pool 5

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Jéhan Buhan Flag of France.svg  France 60Q
2 Bo Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52Q
3 Daniel Rossi Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 52Q
4 Hassan Hosni Tawfik Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 43Q
5 Nate Lubell US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 34
6 Johannes Zoet Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25
7 Jorge Agostini Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 24
8 Owen Tuohy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 07

Pool 6

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Dean Cetrulo US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 70Q
2 René Bougnol Flag of France.svg  France 61Q
3 Manuel Torrente Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 52Q
4 Arthur Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 43Q
5 Kauko Jalkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 25
6 Roberto Camargo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 25
7 Jean Rubli Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 15
Eddy Kuijpers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16

Pool 7

Abdel Hafeez defeated Lamesch in a barrage for fourth place.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 René Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51Q
2 Félix Galimi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 51Q
3 Silvio Giolito US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 42Q
4 Osman Abdel Hafeez Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 33Q
5 Gust Lamesch Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 33
6 Nihat Balkan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 05
Alfredo Grisi Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 05

Pool 8

Schlaepfer defeated Hátszeghy in a barrage for fourth place.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Sergio Iesi Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 61Q
2 Paul Valcke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 61Q
3 Ivan Ruben Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 52Q
4 Corrado Schlaepfer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 43Q
5 József Hátszeghy Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 43
6 Stefanos Zintzos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 25
7 Alf Horn Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 16
8 Nejat Tulgar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 07

Quarterfinals

The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. [4]

Quarterfinal 1

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Giuliano Nostini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 60Q
2 René Bougnol Flag of France.svg  France 51Q
3 Ivan Ruben Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 43Q
4 Dean Cetrulo US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 43Q
5 André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 34
6 Hassan Hosni Tawfik Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 25
7 Endre Palócz Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 15
8 Daniel Rossi Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 15

Quarterfinal 2

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Manlio Di Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 60Q
2 Jéhan Buhan Flag of France.svg  France 51Q
3 Silvio Giolito US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 42Q
4 Bo Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 42Q
5 Aage Leidersdorff Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 24
6 Arthur Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 24
7 Fulvio Galimi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15
8 Walo Hörning Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 06

Quarterfinal 3

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France 61Q
1 Félix Galimi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 61Q
3 Henri Paternóster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 43Q
4 Osman Abdel Hafeez Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 42Q
5 René Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 34
6 Henny ter Weer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24
7 Corrado Schlaepfer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 15
8 Lodovico Alessandri Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 06

Quarterfinal 4

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Renzo Nostini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51Q
2 Emrys Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51Q
3 Lajos Maszlay Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 51Q
4 Paul Valcke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 52Q
5 Sergio Iesi Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 34
6 Manuel Torrente Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15
7 Mahmoud Younes Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 15
8 Nils Rydström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 06

Semifinals

The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the final. [4]

Semifinal 1

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Jéhan Buhan Flag of France.svg  France 60Q
2 Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France 51Q
3 Ivan Ruben Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 42Q
4 Emrys Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 42Q
5 Renzo Nostini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 24
6 Henri Paternóster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 15
7 Osman Abdel Hafeez Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 15
8 Silvio Giolito US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15

Semifinal 2

Di Rosa defeated Cetrulo in a barrage for fourth place.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1 Lajos Maszlay Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 51Q
1 René Bougnol Flag of France.svg  France 52Q
1 Paul Valcke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 52Q
4 Manlio Di Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43Q
5 Dean Cetrulo US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 43
6 Giuliano Nostini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 24
7 Félix Galimi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15
8 Bo Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 06

Final

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTSTR
Gold medal icon.svg Jéhan Buhan Flag of France.svg  France 703514
Silver medal icon.svg Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France 522918
Bronze medal icon.svg Lajos Maszlay Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 432522
4 Emrys Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 432329
5 René Bougnol Flag of France.svg  France 342826
6 Manlio Di Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 342227
7 Paul Valcke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 162127
8 Ivan Ruben Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 161533

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