Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

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Men's team foil
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates2627 September 1988
Competitors76 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Aleksandr Romankov
Ilgar Mammadov
Vladimer Aptsiauri
Anvar Ibragimov
Boris Koretsky
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Matthias Gey
Thorsten Weidner
Matthias Behr
Ulrich Schreck
Thomas Endres
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Zsolt Érsek
Pál Szekeres
István Szelei
István Busa
Róbert Gátai
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1984
1992  

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 26 to 27 September 1988. 76 fencers from 16 nations competed. [1]

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Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

In the first set of matches, East Germany beat Kuwait 9–0 and China defeated Great Britain 9–7. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as East Germany prevailed over Great Britain 9–2 and China won against Kuwait 9–3. Finally, East Germany took the top spot in the group by beating China 9–5 while Kuwait finished last after losing to Great Britain 9–5.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.GDRCHNGBRKUW
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 30277Q9–59–29–0
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2123195–99–79–3
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1218232–97–99–5
4Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait 038270–93–95–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 390

Round 1 Pool B

In the first set of matches, the Soviet Union beat Hong Kong 9–0 and Poland defeated Canada 9–2. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as the Soviet Union prevailed over Canada 9–1 and Poland won against Hong Kong 9–0. Finally, the Soviet Union took the top spot in the group by beating Poland 9–3 while Hong Kong finished last after losing to Canada 9–1.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.URSPOLCANHKG
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 30274Q9–39–19–0
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2121113–99–29–0
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1212191–92–99–1
4Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 031270–90–91–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 390–91

Round 1 Pool C

In the first set of matches, France beat the United States 9–3 and West Germany defeated Sweden 9–0. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as France prevailed over Sweden 9–3 and West Germany won against the United States 9–4. Finally, France took the top spot in the group by beating West Germany 8–8 (64–63 on touches) while the United States finished last after losing to Sweden 9–2.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.FRAFRGSWEUSA
1Flag of France.svg  France 302614Q8.64–8.639–39–3
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2126128.63–8.649–09–4
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1212203–90–99–2
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 039273–94–92–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 391

Round 1 Pool D

In the first set of matches, Italy beat Japan 9–2 and Hungary defeated South Korea 9–6. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Italy prevailed over South Korea 9–5 and Hungary won against Japan 9–5. Finally, Italy took the top spot in the group by beating Hungary 9–6 while Japan finished last after losing to South Korea 9–4.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.ITAHUNKORJPN
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 302713Q9–69–59–2
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2124206–99–69–5
3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 1220225–96–99–4
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0311272–95–94–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 391–92

Elimination rounds

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9
B2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
B2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9A1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4
D1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7C2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9
C2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9
D1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6
B2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8C2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5
C1Flag of France.svg  France 8B1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9
D2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9
C1Flag of France.svg  France 4
Seventh placeC1Flag of France.svg  France 9D2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8Third place
A2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7B1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8
D1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9B1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9A1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 5
A2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4A2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5D2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9

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References

  1. "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2011.