Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

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Men's team épée
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Central Army Sports Club Complex
Dates3031 July 1980
Competitors52 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Philippe Boisse
Hubert Gardas
Philippe Riboud
Patrick Picot
Michel Salesse
Olympic flag.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Andrzej Lis
Marius Strzalka
Leszek Swornowski
Ludomir Chronowski
Piotr Jabłkowski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Ashot Karagyan
Aleksandr Abushakhmetov
Aleksandr Mozhayev
Boris Lukomsky
Volodymyr Smyrnov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1976
1984  

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 30 to 31 July 1980. 52 fencers from 11 nations competed. [1]

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

In the only match in pool A, Sweden defeated Great Britain 8–3 (with one double-loss).

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.SWEGBR
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1084Q8–3
2Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 01393–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool B

Poland and the Soviet Union each defeated Cuba, 12–4 and 15–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 7–5, with 2 double losses and a 64–49 touches advantage making the final two bouts unnecessary.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.URSPOLCUB
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 20228Q7–515–1
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1117135–712–4
3Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 025271–154–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool C

Czechoslovakia and Hungary each defeated Finland, 13–3 and 8–8 (67 touches to 53), respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–1.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.HUNTCHFIN
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20179Q9–18.67–8.53
2Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1114121–913–3
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0211218.53–8.673–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 255–56

Round 1 Pool D

Romania and France each defeated Kuwait, 12–4 and 16–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with France winning 9–6.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.FRAROUKUW
1Olympic flag.svg  France 20256Q9–616–0
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1118136–912–4
3Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait 024280–164–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 256–57

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6
B2 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8
B2 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8
D2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4
C1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5
D2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 8
B2 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
A1 Olympic flag.svg  France 8
C2 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 3
D1 Olympic flag.svg  France 9
C1 Olympic flag.svg  France 9Third place
A1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3
A2 Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 2 D2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 5
B1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9

Consolation bracket

Semifinals Fifth place
      
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9
C1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9
C2 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2
C2 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9
A2 Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 4 Seventh place
C1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNS
A2 Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain WO

References

  1. "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.