Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Fencing pictogram.svg
Fencing pictogram
Venue CEPSUM
Dates22–23 July 1976
Competitors64 from 26 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alexander Pusch
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Hans-Jürgen Hehn
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Győző Kulcsár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1972
1980  

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 22 to 23 July 1976. 64 fencers from 26 nations competed. [1] 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 (who had previously won gold in 1968 and bronze in 1972) 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 (Edoardo Mangiarotti in 1948–1956, also with a gold and two bronzes, was the first).

Background

This was the 17th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900. [2]

Five of the six finalists (including the three medalists) from the 1972 Games returned: gold medalist Csaba Fenyvesi of Hungary, silver medalist Jacques Ladègaillerie of France, bronze medalist (and 1968 gold medalist) Győző Kulcsár of Hungary, fourth-place finisher Anton Pongratz of Romania, and fifth-place finisher Rolf Edling of Sweden. The previous four years had seen the rise of Sweden and West Germany in the event; Edling had won the 1973 and 1974 World Championships; Alexander Pusch of West Germany was the reigning (1975) World Champion. [2]

Thailand made its debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 16th time, most among nations, having missed only the 1908 edition of the event.

Competition format

The 1976 tournament returned to a mix of pool and knockout rounds similar to that used in 1968, after the 1972 edition briefly used a pool-only format. The competition included three pool rounds, followed by a double-elimination knockout round, finishing with a final pool round. In each pool round, the fencers competed in a round-robin.

Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination round were to 10 touches. Repechages were not used in the first three rounds, but were used to determine medalists if necessary in the final.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 22 July 19768:30
11:00
15:00
18:00
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Elimination rounds
Friday, 23 July 197618:00Final

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTANotesRJAPJPGTJDP
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ralph Johnson  (GBR)31197Q5–14–55–15–0
2Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Pusch  (FRG)311681–55–25–05–1
3Flag of Italy.svg  John Pezza  (ITA)3117135–42–55–25–2
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Geza Tatrallyay  (CAN)138161–50–52–55–1
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Juan Daniel Pirán  (ARG)044200–51–52–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTANotesHJBLHJHDFGV
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Jacobson  (SWE)31178Q2–55–15–15–1
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Boris Lukomsky  (URS)2218155–25–34–54–5
3Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)2214121–53–55–15–1
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Daniel Feraud  (ARG)2212191–55–41–55.1–5
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  George Varaljay  (CAN)1312191–55–41–55–5.1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTANotesTSIONGTBAD
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thierry Soumagne  (BEL)311712Q5–25–35–22–5
2Flag of Hungary.svg  István Osztrics  (HUN)2215142–53–55–25–2
3Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Granieri  (ITA)2216153–55–33–55–2
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tim Belson  (GBR)2214142–52–55–35–1
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alain Dansereau  (CAN)1310175–22–52–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTANotesHLJJGBJLVS
1Flag of Austria.svg  Herbert Lindner  (AUT)311710Q5–02–55–35–2
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Janikowski  (POL)3115160–55–35–45–4
3Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Benko  (AUS)2218135–23–55–55–1
4Flag of France.svg  Jacques Ladègaillerie  (FRA)1317163–54–55–55–1
5Flag of Finland.svg  Veikko Salminen  (FIN)048202–54–51–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool E

PosFencerWLTFTANotesRBAPAAABKR
1Flag of Germany.svg  Reinhold Behr  (FRG)221914Q5–45–54–55–0
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anton Pongratz  (ROU)2219154–55–55–45–1
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Abushakhmetov  (URS)2220165–55–55–45–2
4Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Arthur Ribeiro  (BRA)2218165–44–54–55–2
5Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Kam Roger  (HKG)045200–51–52–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool F

PosFencerWLTFTANotesABCKGFSBJI
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Bykov  (URS)311610Q1–55–35–15–1
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Christian Kauter  (SUI)3117125–15–42–55–2
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Flodström  (SWE)2217153–54–55–25–3
4Flag of the United States.svg  Scotty Bozek  (USA)2213151–55–22–55–3
5Flag of Chile.svg  Juan Inostroza  (CHI)049201–52–53–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool G

PosFencerWLTFTANotesFSOVREMWEZ
1Flag of Switzerland.svg  François Suchanecki  (SUI)311611Q1–55–45–15–1
2Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Omar Vergara  (ARG)3116145–11–55–45–4
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Rolf Edling  (SWE)2217114–55–13–55–0
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Marceli Wiech  (POL)2215161–54–55–35–3
5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Esfandihar Zarnegar  (IRI)048201–54–50–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool H

PosFencerWLTFTANotesTBNKSAGMSCMB
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Teddy Bourne  (GBR)412312Q3–55–05–35–25–2
2Flag of Norway.svg  Nils Koppang  (NOR)3222165–34–53–55–15–2
3State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Sarkis Assatourian  (IRI)3217200–55–42–55–45–2
4Flag of the United States.svg  George Masin  (USA)2317203–55–35–23–51–5
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Sneh Chousurin  (THA)2317202–51–54–55–35–2
6Flag of Italy.svg  Marcello Bertinetti  (ITA)1413212–52–52–55–12–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool I

PosFencerWLTFTANotesNIJNDGRSIDRH
1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Iorgu  (ROU)412414Q4–55–35–15–25–3
2Flag of Norway.svg  Jeppe Normann  (NOR)4124175–45–44–55–35–1
3Flag of Switzerland.svg  Daniel Giger  (SUI)3222163–54–55–45–15–1
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Robert Schiel  (LUX)2319221–55–44–54–55–3
5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iraj Dastgerdi  (IRI)2316202–53–51–55–45–1
6Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Rubén Hernández  (PUR)059253–51–51–53–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool J

PosFencerWLTFTANotesZMKHMOMDGSS
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Matwiejew  (POL)311910Q5–35–24–55–0
2Flag of Austria.svg  Karl-Heinz Müller  (AUT)3118123–55–25–25–3
3Flag of Norway.svg  Ole Mørch  (NOR)2214152–52–55–15–4
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Roger Menghi  (LUX)2213175–42–51–55–3
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Sutipong Santitevagul  (THA)0410200–53–54–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool K

PosFencerWLTFTANotesGKPBPZWBMTHDC
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)412116Q5–21–55–35–25–4
2Flag of France.svg  Philippe Boisse  (FRA)4122172–55–45–45–35–1
3Flag of Austria.svg  Peter Zobl-Wessely  (AUT)3223175–14–55–34–55–3
4Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Makler  (USA)2320163–54–53–55–15–0
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Taweewat Hurapan  (THA)2316192–53–55–41–55–0
6Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Denis Cunningham  (HKG)058254–51–53–50–50–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 240

Round 1 Pool L

PosFencerWLTFTANotesPSJJCFPRGPCM
1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Paul Szabo  (ROU)50259Q5–35–45–15–15–0
2Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jaroslav Jurka  (TCH)3222173–54–55–45–35–0
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Fenyvesi  (HUN)3221174–55–42–55–15–2
4Flag of France.svg  Philippe Riboud  (FRA)3220171–54–55–25–25–3
5Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Gilberto Peña  (PUR)1412221–53–51–52–55–2
6Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Chan Matthew  (HKG)057250–50–52–53–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 240

Round 2

Round 2 Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTANotesCFPSABKHMOMSA
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Fenyvesi  (HUN)412515Q5–25–35–25–55–3
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Paul Szabo  (ROU)4122162–55–35–45–25–2
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Bykov  (URS)3221173–53–55–35–15–3
4Flag of Austria.svg  Karl-Heinz Müller  (AUT)2319222–54–53–55–35–4
5Flag of Norway.svg  Ole Mørch  (NOR)1416225–52–51–53–55–2
6State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Sarkis Assatourian  (IRI)0514253–52–53–54–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 241

Round 2 Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTANotesREFSJJNGTBHL
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Rolf Edling  (SWE)41259Q5–55–35–15–05–0
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  François Suchanecki  (SUI)4125195–55–35–45–45–3
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jaroslav Jurka  (TCH)2320193–53–55–34–55–1
4Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Granieri  (ITA)2318211–54–53–55–25–4
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Teddy Bourne  (GBR)2316210–54–55–42–55–2
6Flag of Austria.svg  Herbert Lindner  (AUT)0510250–53–51–54–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 241

Round 2 Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTANotesAPNIIONKGBTS
1Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Pusch  (FRG)412313Q3–55–25–15–45–1
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Iorgu  (ROU)3221185–32–55–34–55–2
3Flag of Hungary.svg  István Osztrics  (HUN)3218192–55–21–55–45–3
4Flag of Norway.svg  Nils Koppang  (NOR)2318171–53–55–14–55–1
5Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Benko  (AUS)2320234–55–44–55–42–5
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thierry Soumagne  (BEL)1412221–52–53–51–55–2
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 241

Round 2 Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTANotesRBGFCKJNZMPZW
1Flag of Germany.svg  Reinhold Behr  (FRG)412418Q5–34–55–45–35–3
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Flodström  (SWE)3223163–55–55–15–45–1
3Flag of Switzerland.svg  Christian Kauter  (SUI)3222175–45–52–55–25–1
4Flag of Norway.svg  Jeppe Normann  (NOR)3220184–51–55–25–45–2
5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Matwiejew  (POL)1418243–54–52–54–55–4
6Flag of Austria.svg  Peter Zobl-Wessely  (AUT)0511253–51–51–52–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 241

Round 2 Pool E

PosFencerWLTFTANotesBLHJGKJPDGAP
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Boris Lukomsky  (URS)412414Q5–44–55–25–15–2
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Jacobson  (SWE)3222174–53–55–15–35–3
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)3220215–45–33–52–55–4
4Flag of Italy.svg  John Pezza  (ITA)3218202–51–55–35–45–3
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Daniel Giger  (SUI)2318171–53–55–24–55–0
6Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anton Pongratz  (ROU)0512252–53–54–53–50–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 241

Round 2 Pool F

PosFencerWLTFTANotesHJHPBJJRJAAOV
1Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)412316Q5–13–55–45–45–2
2Flag of France.svg  Philippe Boisse  (FRA)4121181–55–45–35–45–2
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Janikowski  (POL)3223205–34–54–55–45–3
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ralph Johnson  (GBR)2321204–53–55–44–55–1
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Abushakhmetov  (URS)2322224–54–54–55–45–3
6Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Omar Vergara  (ARG)0511252–52–53–51–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 241

Round 3

Round 3 Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTANotesIORBREPBKHMJN
1Flag of Hungary.svg  István Osztrics  (HUN)50256Q5–15–25–15–15–1
2Flag of Germany.svg  Reinhold Behr  (FRG)4121151–55–45–25–05–4
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Rolf Edling  (SWE)3221162–54–55–35–15–2
4Flag of France.svg  Philippe Boisse  (FRA)2316221–52–53–55–45–3
5Flag of Austria.svg  Karl-Heinz Müller  (AUT)1411201–50–51–54–55–0
6Flag of Norway.svg  Jeppe Normann  (NOR)0510251–54–52–53–50–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 243

Round 3 Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTANotesNIGKAPGFFSNG
1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Iorgu  (ROU)412510Q5–15–15–55–15–2
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)3218151–55–12–55–35–1
3Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Pusch  (FRG)3217151–51–55–35–15–1
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Flodström  (SWE)2323185–55–23–55–15–5
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  François Suchanecki  (SUI)1411241–53–51–51–55–4
6Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Granieri  (ITA)0513252–51–51–55–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 243

Round 3 Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTANotesJPHJRJJJBLPS
1Flag of Italy.svg  John Pezza  (ITA)412516Q5–5.15–45–25–15–4
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Jacobson  (SWE)4124175.1–55–44–55–15–2
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ralph Johnson  (GBR)2320224–54–55.1–55–22–5
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Janikowski  (POL)2319232–55–45–5.12–55–4
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Boris Lukomsky  (URS)2314201–51–52–55–25–3
6Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Paul Szabo  (ROU)1418224–52–55–24–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 243

Round 3 Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTANotesCKHJHJJCFNKAB
1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Christian Kauter  (SUI)322217Q3–54–55–35–15–3
2Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)3221185–35–32–54–55–2
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jaroslav Jurka  (TCH)3222205–43–55–45–24–5
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Fenyvesi  (HUN)3222203–55–24–55–45–4
5Flag of Norway.svg  Nils Koppang  (NOR)2317231–55–42–54–55–4
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Bykov  (URS)1418243–52–55–44–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 243

Double elimination rounds

Winners brackets

Winners group 1
Round of 16 Round of 8
Flag of Hungary.svg  István Osztrics  (HUN)10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ralph Johnson  (GBR)5 Flag of Hungary.svg  István Osztrics  (HUN)10
Flag of Italy.svg  John Pezza  (ITA)10Flag of Italy.svg  John Pezza  (ITA)6
Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)6
Winners group 2
Round of 16 Round of 8
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Pusch  (FRG)10
Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)5 Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Pusch  (FRG)10
Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Flodström  (SWE)10Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Flodström  (SWE)7
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Iorgu  (ROU)10
Winners group 3
Round of 16 Round of 8
Flag of Sweden.svg  Rolf Edling  (SWE)10
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jaroslav Jurka  (TCH)8 Flag of Sweden.svg  Rolf Edling  (SWE)10
Flag of France.svg  Philippe Boisse  (FRA)7 Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Fenyvesi  (HUN)1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Fenyvesi  (HUN)10
Winners group 4
Round of 16 Round of 8
Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Jacobson  (SWE)10
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Christian Kauter  (SUI)6 Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Jacobson  (SWE)7
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Janikowski  (POL)10Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Janikowski  (POL)10
Flag of Germany.svg  Reinhold Behr  (FRG)9

Losers brackets

Losers group 1
Round of 4 Round of 4 Round of 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ralph Johnson  (GBR)5
Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)10Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)10
Flag of Italy.svg  John Pezza  (ITA)4
Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)10
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jaroslav Jurka  (TCH)10 Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Fenyvesi  (HUN)5
Flag of France.svg  Philippe Boisse  (FRA)10Flag of France.svg  Philippe Boisse  (FRA)8
Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Fenyvesi  (HUN)10
Losers group 2
Round of 4 Round of 4 Round of 2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)10
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Iorgu  (ROU)8 Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)10
Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Jacobson  (SWE)7
Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)10
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Christian Kauter  (SUI)6 Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Flodström  (SWE)4
Flag of Germany.svg  Reinhold Behr  (FRG)10Flag of Germany.svg  Reinhold Behr  (FRG)2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Flodström  (SWE)10

Final round

The final pool was closely fought, with all six fencers at either 3–2 or 2–3. The three men who finished with three wins advanced to a barrage to determine the medals, while the three men who had only two wins in the pool were ranked by pool results. In the barrage, Pusch defeated both Kulcsár and Hehn to win the gold medal, with Hehn prevailing over Kulcsár to take silver.

PosFencerWLTFTANotesAPHJHGKIOJJRE
1Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Pusch  (FRG)322218B5–23–55–25–44–5
1Flag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)3218202–55–41–55–35–3
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)3222195–34–53–55–35–3
4Flag of Hungary.svg  István Osztrics  (HUN)2318192–55–15–34–52–5
5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Janikowski  (POL)2320214–53–53–55–45–2
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Rolf Edling  (SWE)2318215–43–53–55–22–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 244
Barrage
PosFencerWLTFTAAPHJHGK
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Alexander Pusch  (FRG)201075–35–4
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Hans-Jürgen Hehn  (FRG)11974–55–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Győző Kulcsár  (HUN)025103–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 244

Final classification

RankFencerNation
1 Alexander Pusch Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
2 Hans-Jürgen Hehn Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 Győző Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4 István Osztrics Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5 Jerzy Janikowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
6 Rolf Edling Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7 Csaba Fenyvesi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Göran Flodström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
9 Hans Jacobson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
John Pezza Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Reinhold Behr Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Philippe Boisse Flag of France.svg  France
13 Nicolae Iorgu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Christian Kauter Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Ralph Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jaroslav Jurka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
17 Nils Koppang Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
18 Boris Lukomsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
19 Paul Szabo Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
20 Aleksandr Bykov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
21 Karl-Heinz Müller Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
22 François Suchanecki Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
23 Nicola Granieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
24 Jeppe Normann Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
25 Daniel Giger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
26 Aleksandr Abushakhmetov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
27 Greg Benko Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
28 Teddy Bourne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
29 Zbigniew Matwiejew Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
30 Ole Mørch Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
31 Thierry Soumagne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
32 Sarkis Assatourian State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
33 Anton Pongratz Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
34 Peter Zobl-Wessely Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Omar Vergara Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
36 Herbert Lindner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
37 Philippe Riboud Flag of France.svg  France
38 Brooke Makler Flag of the United States.svg  United States
39 Arthur Ribeiro Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
40 Tim Belson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
41 Marceli Wiech Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
42 Scotty Bozek Flag of the United States.svg  United States
43 Robert Schiel Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
44 George Masin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sneh Chousurin Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
46 Taweewat Hurapan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
47 Iraj Dastgerdi State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
48 Roger Menghi Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
49 Daniel Feraud Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
50 Jacques Ladègaillerie Flag of France.svg  France
51 George Varaljay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
52 Marcello Bertinetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
53 Alain Dansereau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
54 Gilberto Peña Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
55 Geza Tatrallyay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
56 Sutipong Santitevagul Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Olympic fencing event

The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held from 17 to 24 July 1908 at the Franco-British Exhibition fencing grounds. There were 85 competitors from 13 nations. Each nation could enter up to 12 fencers. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event. Gaston Alibert was the gold medalist, with Alexandre Lippmann taking silver and Eugene Olivier bronze. Officially, it was the second consecutive medal sweep in the event, though two of the three "Cuban" fencers who medaled in 1904 were actually American.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Olympic fencing event

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 18 to 19 1964. 65 fencers from 25 nations competed. Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Grigory Kriss of the Soviet Union, the nation's first gold medal in the event after a bronze four years earlier. The Soviets also took bronze, with Guram Kostava finishing in third place. Between the two was silver medalist Bill Hoskyns of Great Britain; it was the second consecutive Games with a British silver medalist in the event. Italy's six-Games gold medal streak in the men's individual épée ended with the nation missing the podium entirely; Gianluigi Saccaro finished fourth after losing the bronze-medal barrage to Kostava.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 8 August 1932 to 9 August 1932. 28 fencers from 12 nations competed, with three others entered but not starting. A maximum of three fencers per nation could compete. The event was won by Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici of Italy, with his countryman Carlo Agostoni taking bronze. They were the first medals for Italy in the men's individual épée. France reached the podium for the fourth consecutive Games in the event with Georges Buchard's silver. Buchard was the third man to win multiple medals in the event, repeating his second-place finish from 1928.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Olympic fencing event

The men's épée 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 27 July 1952 to 28 July 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed. Nations were limited to three fencers each. The event was won by Edoardo Mangiarotti of Italy, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the men's épée. It was also the fourth consecutive year that Italy had at least two fencers on the podium in the event, as Edoardo's brother Dario Mangiarotti took silver. Bronze went to Oswald Zappelli of Switzerland. Zappelli and Edoardo Mangiarotti had faced each other in a barrage for silver and bronze medals in 1948, which Zappelli had won; the two men were the fifth and sixth to earn multiple medals in the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre</span> Olympic fencing event

The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1952 to 1 August 1952. 66 fencers from 26 nations competed. Nations were limited to three fencers each. The event was won by Pál Kovács, the sixth of nine straight Games in which a Hungarian would win the event. Kovács became the fourth man to win multiple medals in the individual sabre, adding to his 1948 bronze. Hungary swept the medals in the event for the second time. Aladár Gerevich's silver completed a set of three different color medals in the event, the first man to win three medals in individual sabre. Tibor Berczelly earned bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée 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 30 November 1956. 41 fencers from 18 nations competed. Nations were limited to three fencers each. The event was won by Carlo Pavesi of Italy, the nation's fifth consecutive victory in the men's épée. In all five of those Games, Italy earned at least two medals in the event; this was the second sweep during that period for Italy. Giuseppe Delfino was the silver medalist while Edoardo Mangiarotti took bronze. It was Mangiarotti's third medal in the event, along with gold in 1952 and another bronze in 1948; he was the first man to win three medals in the individual épée.

<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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1960 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 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 to 6 September 1960. 79 fencers from 32 nations competed. Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Giuseppe Delfino of Italy, the nation's sixth consecutive victory in the men's épée. Delfino, who had taken silver in 1956, was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event. Silver went to Allan Jay of Great Britain and bronze to Bruno Habārovs of the Soviet Union, the first-ever medal in the event for both nations. It was the first time during Italy's gold-medal streak that the nation did not have a second medalist as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1960 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 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 to 8 September 1960. 70 fencers from 29 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Rudolf Kárpáti, the eighth of nine straight Games in which a Hungarian would win the event. Kárpáti was the second man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the men's sabre and fifth to win multiple medals of any color. His teammate Zoltán Horváth took silver while Wladimiro Calarese of Italy finished with the bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 21 to 22 October 1968. 72 fencers from 28 nations competed. Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Győző Kulcsár of Hungary, the nation's first medal in the men's individual épée. Defending gold medalist Grigory Kriss of the Soviet Union took silver, becoming the eighth man to win multiple medals in the event and extending the Soviet podium streak to three Games. Italy returned to the podium as well after a one-Games absence broke its six-Games gold medal streak, with Gianluigi Saccaro earning bronze.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 16 to 17 October 1968. 40 fencers from 16 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Jerzy Pawłowski of Poland, breaking a nine-Games string of Hungarian victories in the event. Hungary's best result in the event was Tibor Pézsa's bronze; Pézsa beat Pawłowski in the final pool but the Hungarian lost two other bouts while the Pole was otherwise flawless. Mark Rakita of the Soviet Union lost only to Pawłowski in the final pool, forcing another bout to break the tie between them for gold and silver; that barrage bout was decided by a single point as Pawłowski beat Rakita 5–4.

<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.

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 1980 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 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 July 1980. 30 fencers from 12 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by defending champion Viktor Krovopuskov of the Soviet Union, the nation's third consecutive victory in the event. Krovopuskov was the third man to successfully defend a sabre title and the 10th man to win two medals of any color in the event. His teammate Mikhail Burtsev took silver. Imre Gedővári's bronze medal returned Hungary to the podium after a one-Games absence broke an eleven-Games streak.

<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 7 to 8 August 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 épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée 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 23 to 24 September 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Arnd Schmitt of West Germany, the nation's second victory in the event. France's Philippe Riboud took silver, adding to his 1980 and 1984 bronze medals to become the third man to earn three medals in the individual épée. Andrey Shuvalov earned the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1968 with his bronze.

<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.

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