Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

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Men's foil
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Witold Woyda c1974.jpg
Witold Woyda (1974)
Venue Exhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates29–30 August 1972
Competitors57 from 25 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Witold Woyda Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg Jenő Kamuti Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Christian Noël Flag of France.svg  France
←  1968
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The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 to 30 August 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed. [1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Witold Woyda of Poland, the nation's second victory in the men's foil in three Games. Jenő Kamuti of Hungary repeated as the silver medalist, the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event. France took bronze for the third consecutive Games, this time with Christian Noël earning the honor.

Background

This was the 16th 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 six finalists from 1968 returned: silver medalist (and 1964 fifth-place finisher) Jenő Kamuti of Hungary, two-time bronze medalist Daniel Revenu of France, fourth-place finisher Christian Noël of France, and sixth-place finisher Mihai Țiu of Romania. Vasyl Stankovych of the Soviet Union was the reigning world champion; Friedrich Wessel of West Germany had won the previous two. Another significant contender was Witold Woyda, who had ten world championship and Olympic medals for the Polish foil team (and an individual silver at the 1962 world championship). [2]

Hong Kong and Israel each made their debut in the men's foil. The United States made its 15th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

Competition format

After two Games of hybrid pool/knockout play, the 1972 tournament returned to an all-pool format, with each fencer facing the other fencers in the pool in a round robin. Bouts were to 5 touches. There were no barrages; ties were broken by touch quotient: touches scored divided by touches received. Unlike previous Games, all bouts were finished in the round robins. The 1972 format also eliminated the 8-fencer final pools of previous Games; for all rounds after the first, the number of fencers was set at 6. [3]

There were five rounds:

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 29 August 19728:00
14:00
 		Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Thursday, 30 August 197215:30
19:39		Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.FWJKVSCCAAPCM
1Flag of Germany.svg  Friedrich Wessel  (FRG)502512Q5–25–45–35–15–2
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Jenő Kamuti  (HUN)4122122–55–15–25–25–2
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasyl Stankovych  (URS)3220134–51–55–05–15–2
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Calderón  (MEX)2315173–52–50–55–25–0
5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ali Asghar Pashapour  (IRI)1411231–52–51–52–55–3
6Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Chan Matthew  (HKG)059252–52–52–50–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247

Round 1 Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.GPVDMDYWSSJN
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graham Paul  (GBR)502313Q5–35–13–55–15–3
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Denisov  (URS)4123213–55–45–45–45–4
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Marek Dąbrowski  (POL)3220181–54–55–35–25–3
4Flag of Israel.svg  Yehuda Weisenstein  (ISR)2319205–34–53–52–55–2
5Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Simoncelli  (ITA)1417181–54–52–55–25–1
6Flag of the United States.svg  John Nonna  (USA)0513253–54–53–52–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247

Round 1 Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.KULKGSTMHHAVAS
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kiyoshi Uehara  (JPN)603010Q5–25–15–35–15–35–0
2Flag of Hungary.svg  László Kamuti  (HUN)4225162–55–25–23–55–05–2
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Guillermo Saucedo  (ARG)4223201–52–55–25–15–35–2
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Tănase Mureșanu  (ROU)3324243–52–54–55–45–45–1
5Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Hein  (FRG)2420251–55–31–54–54–55–2
6Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Andreas Vgenopoulos  (GRE)2420283–50–53–54–55–45–4
7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Ali Sleiman  (LIB)0611300–52–52–51–52–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247

Round 1 Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.BTKREJDAAPJBH
1Flag of France.svg  Bernard Talvard  (FRA)41229Q2–55–35–05–15–0
2Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Reichert  (FRG)3220145–22–53–55–25–0
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Eduardo Jhons  (CUB)3221153–55–25–33–55–0
4Flag of Israel.svg  Dan Alon  (ISR)3218170–55–33–55–35–1
5Flag of Italy.svg  Arcangelo Pinelli  (ITA)2316221–52–55–33–55–4
6Flag of Ireland.svg  John Bouchier-Hayes  (IRL)055250–50–50–51–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247

Round 1 Pool E

The four-way tie for 3rd place was broken by touch quotient (touches scored divided by touches received). Benko was highest at 0.950, then Losert at 0.944; those two qualified for the next round at 3rd and 4th place. Salvat (0.933) and Darricau (0.714) were eliminated.

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.WWSHGBRLESYDD
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Witold Woyda  (POL)412016Q5–45–40–55–15–2
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ștefan Haukler  (ROU)3222174–55–23–55–25–3
3Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Benko  (AUS)2319204–52–55–45–13–5
4Flag of Austria.svg  Roland Losert  (AUT)2317185–05–34–50–53–5
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Enrique Salvat  (CUB)2314151–52–51–55–05–0
6Flag of Lebanon.svg  Yves Daniel Darricau  (LIB)2315212–53–55–35–30–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 248

Round 1 Pool F

The three-way tie for third place was broken by touch quotient (touches for divided by touches against). Paul (1.250) and Simon (1.182) each scored more touches than they received, while Lupiz (0.917) was hit more often than he connected. The former two advanced.

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.LKSSBPESFLFMRE
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Lech Koziejowski  (POL)60309Q5–25–25–35–15–15–0
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Szabó  (HUN)4225202–55–45–43–55–05–2
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Barry Paul  (GBR)3325202–54–54–55–45–15–0
4Flag of Australia.svg  Ernest Simon  (AUS)3326223–54–55–44–55–25–1
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Fernando Lupiz  (ARG)3322241–55–34–55–42–55–2
6Flag of Lebanon.svg  Fawzi Merhi  (LIB)2414251–50–51–52–55–25–3
7Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Robert Elliott  (HKG)068300–52–50–51–52–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 248

Round 1 Pool G

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.DRJFAKMBVCBELW
1Flag of France.svg  Daniel Revenu  (FRA)60305Q5–25–05–05–35–05–0
2Flag of the United States.svg  Joseph Freeman  (USA)5127152–55–35–25–15–15–3
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoly Koteshev  (URS)4223190–53–55–15–35–15–4
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mike Breckin  (GBR)3318230–52–51–55–45–45–0
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Vicente Calderón  (MEX)2421253–51–53–54–55–25–3
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Bülent Erdem  (TUR)1513280–51–51–54–52–55–3
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lester Wong  (CAN)0613300–53–54–50–53–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 248

Round 1 Pool H

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.MTISFKOVCBMC
1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mihai Țiu  (ROU)41217Q1–55–05–15–15–0
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Ichiro Serizawa  (JPN)412285–12–55–15–15–0
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Koukal  (TCH)4120140–55–25–25–35–2
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Omar Vergara  (ARG)2314211–51–52–55–35–3
5Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Borack  (USA)1413211–51–53–53–55–1
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Magdy Conyd  (CAN)056250–50–52–53–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 248

Round 1 Pool I

The three-way tie for third place was broken by touch quotient (touches for divided by touches against). Nakajima, despite losing more matches than he win, had actually scored more touches than he received—a quotient of 1.125. Gil was second among the tied fencers, with a quotient of 0.875; he advanced along with Nakajima. Obst was eliminated, at 0.700 and last among the tied men.

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.CNNGHNJGHOPS
1Flag of France.svg  Christian Noël  (FRA)502511Q5–45–25–15–15–3
2Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Granieri  (ITA)3220154–55–31–55–15–1
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Nakajima  (JPN)2318162–53–55–13–55–0
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Jesús Gil  (CUB)2314161–55–11–52–55–0
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Herbert Obst  (CAN)2314201–51–55–35–22–5
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Per Sundberg  (SWE)149223–51–50–50–55–2
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 249

Round 2

Round 2 Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.DRWWFKBPDAOV
1Flag of France.svg  Daniel Revenu  (FRA)50257Q5–25–05–35–05–2
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Witold Woyda  (POL)4121122–54–55–15–05–1
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Koukal  (TCH)3219170–55–45–24–55–1
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Barry Paul  (GBR)2316213–51–52–55–45–2
5Flag of Israel.svg  Dan Alon  (ISR)1414200–50–55–44–55–1
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Omar Vergara  (ARG)057252–51–51–52–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 249

Round 2 Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.LKVDGPSHJGES
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Lech Koziejowski  (POL)502510Q5–15–35–15–45–1
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Denisov  (URS)4121121–55–15–15–45–1
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graham Paul  (GBR)3219153–51–55–25–15–2
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ștefan Haukler  (ROU)2314181–51–52–55–25–1
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Jesús Gil  (CUB)1416224–54–51–52–55–2
6Flag of Australia.svg  Ernest Simon  (AUS)057251–51–52–51–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 249

Round 2 Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.NGMDKUBTLKCC
1Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Granieri  (ITA)412411Q4–55–35–25–15–0
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Marek Dąbrowski  (POL)4122145–45–22–55–35–0
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kiyoshi Uehara  (JPN)3220153–52–55–25–05–3
4Flag of France.svg  Bernard Talvard  (FRA)3219172–55–22–55–25–3
5Flag of Hungary.svg  László Kamuti  (HUN)1411231–53–50–52–55–3
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Calderón  (MEX)059250–50–53–53–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 249

Round 2 Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.JKAKCNKRTMRL
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Jenő Kamuti  (HUN)412314Q5–15–35–43–55–1
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoly Koteshev  (URS)4119141–55–13–55–15–2
3Flag of France.svg  Christian Noël  (FRA)3219143–51–55–15–25–1
4Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Reichert  (FRG)3220174–55–31–55–25–2
5Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Tănase Mureșanu  (ROU)1415225–31–52–52–55–4
6Flag of Austria.svg  Roland Losert  (AUT)0510251–52–51–52–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 249

Round 2 Pool E

The three-way tie for third was broken by touch quotient. Serizawa was even on touches for and touches received, at 1.000. Wessel was at 17–21 (0.810), beating Breckin by one touch for at 16–21 (0.762). Breckin, at fifth place, was eliminated.

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.SSEJISFWMBGB
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Szabó  (HUN)502513Q5–25–35–35–35–2
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Eduardo Jhons  (CUB)3221172–54–55–15–25–4
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Ichiro Serizawa  (JPN)2320203–55–44–55–13–5
4Flag of Germany.svg  Friedrich Wessel  (FRG)2317213–51–55–43–55–2
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mike Breckin  (GBR)2316213–52–52–55–35–3
6Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Benko  (AUS)1416232–54–55–32–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 250

Round 2 Pool F

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.VSMTGSHNJFYW
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasyl Stankovych  (URS)412313Q3–55–25–35–35–0
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mihai Țiu  (ROU)4124155–35–45–34–55–0
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Guillermo Saucedo  (ARG)3221162–54–55–45–15–1
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Nakajima  (JPN)2320203–53–54–55–25–3
5Flag of the United States.svg  Joseph Freeman  (USA)2316193–55–41–52–55–0
6Flag of Israel.svg  Yehuda Weisenstein  (ISR)054250–50–51–53–50–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 250

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.DRMTMDEJKRBP
1Flag of France.svg  Daniel Revenu  (FRA)412412Q4–55–25–25–25–1
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mihai Țiu  (ROU)4124175–45–45–25–24–5
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Marek Dąbrowski  (POL)3221172–54–55–45–25–1
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Eduardo Jhons  (CUB)2318182–52–54–55–05–3
5Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Reichert  (FRG)1411202–52–52–50–55–0
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Barry Paul  (GBR)1410241–55–41–53–50–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 250

Quarterfinal Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.LKJKBTAKISGP
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Lech Koziejowski  (POL)412111Q5–31–55–15–05–2
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Jenő Kamuti  (HUN)4123163–55–35–35–45–1
3Flag of France.svg  Bernard Talvard  (FRA)3219165–13–55–31–55–2
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoly Koteshev  (URS)2317171–53–53–55–15–1
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Ichiro Serizawa  (JPN)2315190–54–55–11–55–3
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graham Paul  (GBR)059252–51–52–51–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 250

Quarterfinal Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.WWVDSSHNFKGS
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Witold Woyda  (POL)412315Q5–45–23–55–25–2
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Denisov  (URS)4124164–55–35–45–25–2
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Szabó  (HUN)3220182–53–55–25–35–3
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Nakajima  (JPN)2320225–34–52–54–55–4
5Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Koukal  (TCH)2317192–52–53–55–45–0
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Guillermo Saucedo  (ARG)0511252–52–53–54–50–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 250

Quarterfinal Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.FWNGCNVSKUSH
1Flag of Germany.svg  Friedrich Wessel  (FRG)412418Q5–45–34–55–35–3
2Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Granieri  (ITA)3223174–55–45–35–04–5
3Flag of France.svg  Christian Noël  (FRA)3222173–54–55–35–35–1
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasyl Stankovych  (URS)2318205–43–53–52–55–1
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kiyoshi Uehara  (JPN)2316213–50–53–55–25–4
6Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ștefan Haukler  (ROU)1414243–55–41–51–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 251

Semifinals

Semifinal Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.MDJKWWNGDRSS
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Marek Dąbrowski  (POL)412419Q5–34–55–35–45–4
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Jenő Kamuti  (HUN)3220193–52–55–45–45–1
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Witold Woyda  (POL)3220205–45–25–44–51–5
4Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Granieri  (ITA)2321193–54–54–55–25–2
5Flag of France.svg  Daniel Revenu  (FRA)2320224–54–55–42–55–3
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Szabó  (HUN)1415214–51–55–12–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 251

Semifinal Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.CNVDMTFWBTLK
1Flag of France.svg  Christian Noël  (FRA)502516Q5–35–25–35–45–4
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Denisov  (URS)3220133–52–55–15–25–0
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mihai Țiu  (ROU)3221172–55–25–45–14–5
4Flag of Germany.svg  Friedrich Wessel  (FRG)2318173–51–54–55–15–1
5Flag of France.svg  Bernard Talvard  (FRA)1413224–52–51–51–55–2
6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Lech Koziejowski  (POL)1412244–50–55–41–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 251

Final

The tie for bronze was determined on touch quotient, with Noël (1.000) winning it followed by Țiu (0.850) and Denisov (0.810).

PosFencerWLTFTAWWJKCNMTVDMD
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Witold Woyda  (POL)502575–35–25–05–25–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Jenő Kamuti  (HUN)4123193–55–25–45–45–4
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  Christian Noël  (FRA)2318182–52–54–55–15–2
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mihai Țiu  (ROU)2317200–54–55–43–55–1
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Denisov  (URS)2317212–54–51–55–35–3
6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Marek Dąbrowski  (POL)0510250–54–52–51–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 251
FencerCountry
Witold Woyda Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Jenő Kamuti Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Christian Noël Flag of France.svg  France
Mihai Țiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Vladimir Denisov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Marek Dąbrowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Nicola Granieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Friedrich Wessel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Daniel Revenu Flag of France.svg  France
Bernard Talvard Flag of France.svg  France
Sándor Szabó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Lech Koziejowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Eduardo Jhons Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Anatoly Koteshev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Hiroshi Nakajima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Vasyl Stankovych Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Klaus Reichert Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Ichiro Serizawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
František Koukal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Kiyoshi Uehara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Barry Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Graham Paul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Guillermo Saucedo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Ștefan Haukler Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Dan Alon Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Jesús Gil Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
László Kamuti Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tănase Mureșanu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Mike Breckin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Joseph Freeman Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Omar Vergara Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Ernest Simon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Carlos Calderón Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Roland Losert Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Greg Benko Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Yehuda Weisenstein Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Ali Asghar Pashapour State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Stefano Simoncelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Harald Hein Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Arcangelo Pinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Enrique Salvat Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Fernando Lupiz Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Vicente Calderón Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Carl Borack Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Herbert Obst Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Chan Matthew Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong
John Nonna Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Andreas Vgenopoulos Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
John Bouchier-Hayes Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Yves Daniel Darricau Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Fawzi Merhi Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Bülent Erdem Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Magdy Conyd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Per Sundberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ali Sleiman Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Robert Elliott Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong
Lester Wong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

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The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 23 July 1952 to 24 July 1952. 61 fencers from 25 nations competed. All three medallists were left-handed. Nations were limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Christian d'Oriola of France, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's foil and sixth overall. D'Oriola was the fifth man to win multiple medals in the event. The silver and bronze medals were won by Edoardo Mangiarotti and Manlio Di Rosa of Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's foil</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 – 30 August 1960. 78 fencers from 31 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Viktor Zhdanovich of the Soviet Union, with his countryman Yury Sisikin the runner-up; they were the nation's first medals in the event. The Soviets nearly swept the medals, with Mark Midler advancing to a three-man barrage for third place before finishing in fifth place. Albie Axelrod's bronze put the United States on the podium for the event for the first time since 1932. Traditional powers Italy and France, who between them had won 11 of 12 gold medals and 9 of 12 silver, were kept off the podium entirely.

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 2 September 1960. 77 fencers from 16 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's foil</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 August – 1 September 1960. 56 fencers from 24 nations competed.

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 15 to 16 October 1968. 64 fencers from 25 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Ion Drîmbă of Romania, the nation's first medal in the men's foil. Silver went to Jenő Kamuti, the first medal for Hungary in the event since 1948. Daniel Revenu of France repeated as the bronze medalist, the sixth man to win multiple medals in the event.

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 19 to 20 October 1968. 38 fencers from 16 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Olympic fencing event

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 6 September 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed. Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Csaba Fenyvesi of Hungary, the nation's second consecutive victory in the event. His countryman Győző Kulcsár, the 1968 gold medalist, earned bronze this time to become the ninth man to win multiple medals in the men's individual épée. Silver went to Jacques Ladègaillerie of France; the French épéeists, a power in the event from 1900 to 1932, earned their first individual medal in 40 years. The three-Games podium streak of the Soviet Union was snapped, with all three Soviet fencers reaching the semifinals but eliminated there.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 30 to 31 August 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Viktor Sidyak of the Soviet Union, the nation's first victory in the event. Hungary had lost its nine-Games gold medal streak in 1968 but remained a power in the event; Péter Marót took silver to extend Hungary's podium streak to 11 Games. Another Soviet, Vladimir Nazlymov, earned bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 22 to 23 1976. 64 fencers from 26 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event came down to a three-way barrage among the medalists, with two West German fencers joining Győző Kulcsár of Hungary in this tie-breaker fencing session. Alexander Pusch won against both opponents in the barrage to take gold, with Hans-Jürgen Hehn defeating Kulcsár for silver. The medals were the first for West Germany in the men's individual épée. Kulcsár's bronze made him the second man to earn three medals in the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's foil</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 20 to 21, 1976. A total of 56 fencers from 23 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Fabio Dal Zotto of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's foil since 1936 and fifth overall. Italy had not reached the podium in the event since 1956. Aleksandr Romankov's silver was the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1960. In contrast, France won its fourth consecutive bronze medal with Bernard Talvard's third-place finish.

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 23 to 24 July 1976. 48 fencers from 20 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 to 28 July 1980. 42 fencers from 16 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Johan Harmenberg of Sweden, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color in the men's individual épée since 1924. Silver went to Ernő Kolczonay of Hungary, extending the nation's podium streak to four Games despite the retirement of three-time medalist Győző Kulcsár. Philippe Riboud of France took bronze. Sweden's Rolf Edling, a two-time World Champion, made his third final in the event, but once again missed the podium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Olympic fencing event

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Philippe Boisse of France, the nation's first victory in the men's individual épée since 1928 and fourth overall. France also took bronze, with Philippe Riboud winning the bronze medal match after losing to Boisse in the semifinals. It was Riboud's second consecutive bronze medal in the event, making him the 10th man to earn multiple medals in the individual épée. Silver went to Björne Väggö of Sweden. Hungary's four-Games podium streak in the event ended due to that nation joining the Soviet-led boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's foil</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 20 to 21 September 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Stefano Cerioni of Italy, the nation's second consecutive and seventh overall victory in the men's foil. Cerioni was the ninth man to win multiple medalsin the event. Udo Wagner earned East Germany's first medal in the event with his silver, while Aleksandr Romankov's bronze put the Soviet Union back on the podium after a one-Games absence caused by the boycott. Romankov also became the third man to win three medals in the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-first appearance of the event. The competition was held from 22 to 23 September 1988. 40 fencers from 18 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by defending champion Jean-François Lamour of France, the fourth man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the sabre and the 11th man overall to win multiple medals in the event. It was France's third victory in the event, matching the Soviet Union for second-most all-time. Janusz Olech took silver, Poland's first medal in the event since 1968. Italian Giovanni Scalzo earned bronze.

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 21 to 22 September 1988. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed.

References

  1. ↑ "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 248–51.
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