Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

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Men's foil
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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Romanian stamp commemorating 1996 Olympic fencing
Venue Georgia World Congress Center
Dates22 July 1996
Competitors45 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alessandro Puccini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Lionel Plumenail Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Franck Boidin Flag of France.svg  France
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The men's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-second appearance of the event. The competition was held on 22 July 1996. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed. [1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Alessandro Puccini of Italy, the nation's eighth victory in the men's foil (matching France for most all-time). France took the other two medals, with Lionel Plumenail earning silver and Franck Boidin winning the bronze medal match.

Background

This was the 22nd 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 eight quarterfinalists from 1992 returned: gold medalist Philippe Omnès of France, silver medalist Serhiy Holubytskiy of the Unified Team (now competing for Ukraine), bronze medalist Elvis Gregory of Cuba, and fifth-place finisher Joachim Wendt of Austria. The three world champions since the last Games were Alexander Koch of Germany, Rolando Tucker of Cuba, and Dmitriy Shevchenko of Russia; all were competing in Atlanta. [2]

Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan each made their debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 20th appearance, tied for most of any nation; France had missed only the 1904 (with fencers not traveling to St. Louis) and the 1912 (boycotted due to a dispute over rules) foil competitions, while the United States had missed the inaugural 1896 competition and boycotted the 1980 Games altogether.

Competition format

The 1996 tournament vastly simplified the competition format after a horrendously complex system used in the previous Games in Barcelona. Pool play was eliminated. Double elimination was eliminated. The tournament became a simple single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used. [2] [3]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 22 July 1996Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Rolando Tucker  (CUB)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Haibin  (CHN)15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Haibin  (CHN)11
Flag of the United States.svg  Peter Devine  (USA)12 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Rolando Tucker  (CUB)15
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Érsek  (HUN)4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Márk Marsi  (HUN)10
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Érsek  (HUN)15
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Rolando Tucker  (CUB)12
Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Wienand  (GER)15
Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Wienand  (GER)15
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Leandro Marchetti  (ARG)15Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Leandro Marchetti  (ARG)1
Flag of Austria.svg  Marco Falchetto  (AUT)13 Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Wienand  (GER)15
Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Kiełpikowski  (POL)15Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Kiełpikowski  (POL)11
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroki Ichigatani  (JPN)13 Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Kiełpikowski  (POL)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Cerioni  (ITA)7

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of France.svg  Lionel Plumenail  (FRA)15
Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Ludwig  (AUT)15Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Ludwig  (AUT)12
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Carlos Rodríguez  (VEN)11 Flag of France.svg  Lionel Plumenail  (FRA)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Pavlovich  (RUS)15Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Pavlovich  (RUS)12
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Alfredo Pérez  (VEN)2 Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Pavlovich  (RUS)15
Flag of Spain.svg  José Francisco Guerra  (ESP)11
Flag of France.svg  Lionel Plumenail  (FRA)15
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Holubytskiy  (UKR)13
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Koch  (GER)13
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye Chong  (CHN)15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye Chong  (CHN)15
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Rafkat Ruziyev  (UZB)4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye Chong  (CHN)14
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Yong-Guk  (KOR)15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Holubytskiy  (UKR)15
Flag of Hungary.svg  Róbert Kiss  (HUN)11 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Yong-Guk  (KOR)4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Holubytskiy  (UKR)15

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Elvis Gregory  (CUB)15
Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Krzesiński  (POL)15Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Krzesiński  (POL)10
Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Bravin  (USA)14 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Elvis Gregory  (CUB)14
Flag of France.svg  Philippe Omnès  (FRA)15
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Vyacheslav Grigoryev  (KAZ)4
Flag of France.svg  Philippe Omnès  (FRA)15
Flag of France.svg  Philippe Omnès  (FRA)11
Flag of France.svg  Franck Boidin  (FRA)15
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Oscar García  (CUB)11
Flag of Spain.svg  Javier García  (ESP)15Flag of Spain.svg  Javier García  (ESP)15
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Rafael Suárez  (VEN)10 Flag of Spain.svg  Javier García  (ESP)12
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Jeong Su-Gi  (KOR)15Flag of France.svg  Franck Boidin  (FRA)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Ilgar Mamedov  (RUS)8 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Jeong Su-Gi  (KOR)14
Flag of France.svg  Franck Boidin  (FRA)15

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Puccini  (ITA)15
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksiy Bryzhalov  (UKR)15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksiy Bryzhalov  (UKR)12
Flag of the United States.svg  Cliff Bayer  (USA)11 Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Puccini  (ITA)15
Flag of Poland.svg  Ryszard Sobczak  (POL)15Flag of Poland.svg  Ryszard Sobczak  (POL)4
Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Abdulmohsen Shahrayen  (KUW)7 Flag of Poland.svg  Ryszard Sobczak  (POL)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Arpino  (ITA)14
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Puccini  (ITA)15
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Yeong-Ho  (KOR)14
Flag of Germany.svg  Uwe Römer  (GER)15
Flag of Austria.svg  Joachim Wendt  (AUT)7
Flag of Germany.svg  Uwe Römer  (GER)13
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Yeong-Ho  (KOR)15Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Yeong-Ho  (KOR)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dong Zhaozhi  (CHN)12 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Yeong-Ho  (KOR)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Shevchenko  (RUS)13

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Wienand  (GER) 9
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  Lionel Plumenail  (FRA)15
 
Flag of France.svg  Lionel Plumenail  (FRA) 12
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Puccini  (ITA)15
 
Flag of France.svg  Franck Boidin  (FRA) 13
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Puccini  (ITA)15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Wienand  (GER) 11
 
 
Flag of France.svg  Franck Boidin  (FRA)15

Final classification

RankFencerNation
Gold medal icon.svg Alessandro Puccini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Lionel Plumenail Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Franck Boidin Flag of France.svg  France
4 Wolfgang Wienand Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5 Rolando Tucker Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
6 Serhiy Holubytskiy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
7 Philippe Omnès Flag of France.svg  France
8 Kim Yeong-Ho Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
9 Elvis Gregory Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
10 Zsolt Érsek Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
11 Uwe Römer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
12 Ye Chong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
13 Javier García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
14 Vladislav Pavlovich Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
15 Ryszard Sobczak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
16 Piotr Kiełpikowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
17 Dmitry Shevchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
18 Stefano Cerioni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
19 Marco Arpino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
20 Oscar García Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
21 José Francisco Guerra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
22 Alexander Koch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
23 Joachim Wendt Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
24 Márk Marsi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
25 Vyacheslav Grigoryev Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan
26 Michael Ludwig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
27 Adam Krzesiński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
28 Wang Haibin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
29 Kim Yong-Guk Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
30 Jeong Su-Gi Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
31 Oleksiy Bryzhalov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
32 Leandro Marchetti Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
33 Marco Falchetto Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
34 Cliff Bayer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
35 Ilgar Mamedov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
36 Róbert Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
37 Peter Devine Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38 Dong Zhaozhi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
39 Nick Bravin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40 Carlos Rodríguez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
41 Hiroki Ichigatani Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
42 Abdulmohsen Shahrayen Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait
43 Rafael Suárez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
44 Rafkat Ruziyev Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan
45 Alfredo Pérez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela

References

  1. ↑ "Fencing: 1996 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 197.
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