Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

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Men's foil
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Christian d'Oriola en 1948.png
Christian d'Oriola (1948)
Venue St Kilda Town Hall
Dates26 November
Competitors32 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Giancarlo Bergamini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Antonio Spallino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1952
1960  

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 26 November 1956. 32 fencers from 14 nations competed. [1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Christian d'Oriola of France, the second man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the foil and second man to win three medals in the event (he had a silver medal in 1948 along with gold in 1952). It was France's third consecutive and seventh overall victory in the event. As in 1952, the next two spots were taken by Italians, this time Giancarlo Bergamini and Antonio Spallino.

Background

This was the 12th 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). Four of the nine finalists from 1952 returned: gold medalist (and 1948 silver medalist) Christian d'Oriola of France, silver medalist Edoardo Mangiarotti of Italy, fourth-place finisher Jacques Lataste of France, and eighth-place finisher Giancarlo Bergamini of Italy. Once again, the French and Italian teams were favored. D'Oriola had added two more world championships since the Helsinki Games and come in second at the third, behind József Gyuricza of Hungary. [2]

The United Team of Germany made its debut in the men's foil. The United States made its 11th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

Competition format

With a smaller than usual field, the event used a three-round format. In each round, the fencers were divided into pools to play a round-robin within the pool. Bouts were to five touches. Barrages were used to break ties necessary for advancement (touches against were the first tie-breaker used to give ranks when the rank did not matter). However, only as much fencing was done as was necessary to determine advancement, so some bouts never occurred if the fencers advancing from the pool could be determined. 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 Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 26 November 19568:00
15:00
 
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

Quarterfinals

The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTFTANotes
1 József Gyuricza Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 603013Q
2 Yury Rudov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 512715Q
3 Antonio Spallino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 523018Q
4 Allan Jay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 432715Q
5 Harold Goldsmith US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 342223
6 Benito Ramos Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 241928
7 Pablo Uribe Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 161334
8 Masayuki Sano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 06830

Quarterfinal 2

Stratmann won the barrage vs. Mangiarotti, 5–4.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTFTANotes
1 Michael Sichel Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 523219Q
2 Iuri Osip'ovi Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 522921Q
3 Albie Axelrod US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 523126Q
4 Günter Stratmann Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 433025Q
5 Edoardo Mangiarotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 432223
6 François Dehez Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 342128
7 Jacques Lataste Flag of France.svg  France 162232
8 Gabriel Blando Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 161834

Quarterfinal 3

Delaunois beat Paul, who beat Bergamini, who beat Delaunois, in the barrage, all at 5–4; touches against in the main pool were used to break the tie.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTFTANotes
1 Claude Netter Flag of France.svg  France 512917Q
2 Brian McCowage Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 512517Q
3 Raymond Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 433122Q
4 Giancarlo Bergamini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 432323Q
5 Ghislain Delaunois Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 432627
6 Lajos Somodi, Sr. Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 242024
7 Santiago Massini Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 151926
8 Byron Krieger US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 161330

Quarterfinal 4

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTFTANotes
1 Mark Midler Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 613119Q
2 Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France 523015Q
3 René Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 522718Q
4 André Verhalle Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 523019Q
5 Mihály Fülöp Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 432924
6 David McKenzie Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 251732
7 Roland Asselin Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 061330
8 Emilio Echeverry Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 061030

Semifinals

The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTFTANotes
1 Claude Netter Flag of France.svg  France 523115Q
2 Antonio Spallino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 512716Q
3 Raymond Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 523119Q
4 Mark Midler Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 522722Q
5 André Verhalle Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 332120
6 Yury Rudov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 241428
7 Albie Axelrod US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 151727
8 Michael Sichel Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 071335

Semifinal 2

The three-way barrage for 3rd and 4th places resulted in Stratmann losing twice to be eliminated. Gyuricza and Jay did not face each other in the barrage, with their nominal 3rd and 4th place ranks (not relevant to advancement) determined on touches against in the main pool.

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTFTANotes
1 Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France 613214Q
2 Giancarlo Bergamini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 522625Q
3 József Gyuricza Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 433123Q
4 Allan Jay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 433124Q
5 Günter Stratmann Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 432827
6 Brian McCowage Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 252232
7 Iuri Osip'ovi Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 151328
8 René Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 151929

Final

The two Italian fencers faced off in a barrage to determine silver and bronze medals. Bergamini won, 5–4 (he had also beaten Spallino by that score in the main pool).

RankFencerNationWinsLossesTFTA
Gold medal icon.svg Christian d'Oriola Flag of France.svg  France 613317
Silver medal icon.svg Giancarlo Bergamini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 523326
Bronze medal icon.svg Antonio Spallino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 523021
4 Allan Jay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 432926
5 József Gyuricza Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 342323
6 Claude Netter Flag of France.svg  France 342125
7 Mark Midler Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 251930
8 Raymond Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 071535

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