Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

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Men's foil
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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Fencing at the 2016 Olympics
Venue Carioca Arena 3
Date7 August 2016
Competitors35 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daniele Garozzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Alexander Massialas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Timur Safin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
  2012
2020  

The men's foil competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 7 August at the Carioca Arena 3. [1] The medals were presented by Paul Tergat, IOC member, Kenya and Donald Anthony Jr., Executive Board Member of FIE. There were 35 competitors from 19 nations. [2] The event was won by Daniele Garozzo of Italy, the nation's ninth victory in the men's foil (matching France for most all-time) and first since 1996. The silver medalist was American Alexander Massialas, earning the United States' first medal in the event since 1960. Timur Safin of Russia took bronze.

Background

This was the 27th 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). Five of the eight quarterfinalists from 2012 returned: gold medalist Lei Sheng of China, silver medalist Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt, fifth-place finisher Andrea Cassarà of Italy, seventh-place finisher Ma Jianfei of China, and eighth-place finisher Aleksey Cheremisinov of Russia. 2008 silver medalist, 2012 top-16 finisher, and reigning world champion Yuki Ota of Japan also returned. Cheremisinov had been world champion in 2014, while American Miles Chamley-Watson had taken the title in 2013. The top-ranked fencer going into the Games was another American, Alexander Massialas. [2]

The Czech Republic made its debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 25th 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.

Qualification

Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of men's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two. Men's foil was the first event this applied to, so each nation could enter a maximum of two fencers in the event in 2008. The team foil was back in 2016 (sabre the missing weapon for men), so the limit was three for 2016.

There were 35 dedicated quota spots for men's foil. The first 24 spots went to the 3 members of each of the 8 qualified teams in the team foil event. Next, 7 more men were selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 from Europe, 2 from the Americas, 2 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Finally, 4 spots were allocated by continental qualifying events: 1 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa.

Additionally, there were 8 host/invitational spots that could be spread throughout the various fencing events. Brazil had already qualified a men's foil team (with the corresponding three places in individual foil), so used no spots in the individual men's foil.

Competition format

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2016 tournament continued to use that format. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used. [2]

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC-03:00)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 7 August 2016Round 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 Quarter-finals
Flag of Japan.svg  Yuki Ota  (JPN)13
Flag of Brazil.svg  Guilherme Toldo  (BRA)15Flag of Brazil.svg  Guilherme Toldo  (BRA)15
Flag of Austria.svg  René Pranz  (AUT)14 Flag of Brazil.svg  Guilherme Toldo  (BRA)15
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka Long  (HKG)10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka Long  (HKG)15
Flag of South Korea.svg  Heo Jun  (KOR)8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Guilherme Toldo  (BRA)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Tarek Ayad  (EGY)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem  (EGY)13
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alexander Choupenitch  (CZE)8
Flag of Egypt.svg  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem  (EGY)15

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  James Davis  (GBR)15
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani  (TUN)7
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  James Davis  (GBR)13
Flag of Russia.svg  Timur Safin  (RUS)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Cheremisinov  (RUS)10
Flag of Russia.svg  Timur Safin  (RUS)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Timur Safin  (RUS)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Haiwei  (CHN)7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Haiwei  (CHN)15
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Laurence Halsted  (GBR)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Haiwei  (CHN)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Jianfei  (CHN)12
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ghislain Perrier  (BRA)14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Jianfei  (CHN)15

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
Flag of the United States.svg  Gerek Meinhardt  (USA)15
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Antonio Leal  (VEN)7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Maximilien van Haaster  (CAN)4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Maximilien van Haaster  (CAN)15Flag of the United States.svg  Gerek Meinhardt  (USA)15
Flag of France.svg  Erwann Le Péchoux  (FRA)14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Sheng  (CHN)9
Flag of France.svg  Erwann Le Péchoux  (FRA)15
Flag of the United States.svg  Gerek Meinhardt  (USA)13
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richard Kruse  (GBR)15
Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Cadot  (FRA)14
Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Cassarà  (ITA)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Cassarà  (ITA)12
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richard Kruse  (GBR)15
Flag of Algeria.svg  Hamid Sintès  (ALG)4
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richard Kruse  (GBR)15

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Avola  (ITA)15
Flag of Mexico.svg  Daniel Gómez  (MEX)5
Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Avola  (ITA)15
Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Joppich  (GER)13
Flag of France.svg  Enzo Lefort  (FRA)13
Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Joppich  (GER)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Avola  (ITA)14
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Massialas  (USA)15
Flag of the United States.svg  Miles Chamley-Watson  (USA)13
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Akhmatkhuzin  (RUS)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Akhmatkhuzin  (RUS)9
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Essam  (EGY)15Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Massialas  (USA)15
Flag of Brazil.svg  Henrique Marques  (BRA)8 Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Essam  (EGY)7
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Massialas  (USA)15

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Timur Safin  (RUS)8
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Massialas  (USA)11
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richard Kruse  (GBR)9
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Massialas  (USA)15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Timur Safin  (RUS)15
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richard Kruse  (GBR)13

Final classification

RankFencerNation
Gold medal icon.svg Daniele Garozzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Alexander Massialas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Timur Safin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
4 Richard Kruse Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
5 Gerek Meinhardt Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 Giorgio Avola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
7 Chen Haiwei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8 Guilherme Toldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
9 Ma Jianfei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
10 James Davis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
11 Alaaeldin Abouelkassem Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
12 Peter Joppich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
13 Erwann Le Péchoux Flag of France.svg  France
14 Cheung Ka Long Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
15 Artur Akhmatkhuzin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
16 Andrea Cassara Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
17 Yuki Ota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
18 Jeremy Cadot Flag of France.svg  France
19 Miles Chamley-Watson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20 Heo Jun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
21 Sheng Lei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
22 Laurence Halsted Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
23 Alexey Cheremisinov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
24 Enzo Lefort Flag of France.svg  France
25 Tarek Ayad Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
26 Alexander Choupenitch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
27 Daniel Gómez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
28 Hamid Sintès Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
29 Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
30 Ghislain Perrier Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
31 Maximilien van Haaster Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
32 Mohamed Essam Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
33 Rene Pranz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
34 Henrique Marques Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
35 Antonio Leal Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

References

  1. "Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's foil". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2020.