Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

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Men's team foil
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Exhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates1 2 September 1972
Competitors63 from 13 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Witold Woyda
Lech Koziejowski
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Marek Dąbrowski
Arkadiusz Godel
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg Vasyl Stankovych
Viktor Putyatin
Anatoly Koteshev
Vladimir Denisov
Leonid Romanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Jean-Claude Magnan
Daniel Revenu
Christian Noël
Gilles Berolatti
Bernard Talvard
Flag of France.svg  France
  1968
1976  

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 1 to 2 September 1972. 63 fencers from 13 nations competed. [1]

Rosters

Canada
Cuba
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Lebanon
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

West Germany and Poland each defeated Italy, 12–4 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 8–7, with a 61–55 touches advantage making the final bout irrelevant.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.FRGPOLITA
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 202011Q8–712–4
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1118137–811–5
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 029234–125–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Round 1 Pool B

Cuba and France each defeated Great Britain, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–1.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.FRACUBGBR
1Flag of France.svg  France 20197Q9–110–6
2Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 1112141–911–5
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0211216–105–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Round 1 Pool C

Japan and the Soviet Union each defeated United States 12–4. The two victors then faced off. Japan won 9–7.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.JPNURSUSA
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 202111Q9–712–4
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1119137–912–4
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 028244–124–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Round 1 Pool D

In the first set of matches, Hungary defeated Lebanon 13–3 and Romania shut out Canada 16–0. In the second, Hungary beat Canada 13–3 and Romania won over Lebanon 9–7. Canada and Lebanon were eliminated and did not face each other; Hungary and Romania vied for position within the group, with Hungary winning 8–7 (with a 62–55 touches advantage making the 16th bout unnecessary).

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.HUNROULIBCAN
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 303413Q8–713–313–3
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2132157–89–716–0
3Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon 0210223–137–9
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 023293–130–16
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
B1 Flag of France.svg  France 9
D2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 6
B1 Flag of France.svg  France 6
C2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9
A1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6
C2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9
C2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5
A2 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9
C1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5
A2 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9
A2 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8Third place
D1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7
D1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9B1 Flag of France.svg  France 9
B2 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 6 D1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7
Consolation Round Fifth Place
      
D2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 3
A1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9
A1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9
C1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7
C1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9
B2 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 6

References

  1. "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.