Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Franco Riccardi.JPG
Gold medalist Franco Riccardi (1928)
VenueImperial Sports Field, Berlin
Dates9–11 August
Competitors68 from 26 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Franco Riccardi
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Saverio Ragno
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
  1932
1948  

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 9 August 1936 to 11 August 1936. 68 fencers from 26 nations competed. Nations were limited to three fencers. [1] [2] The event was won by Franco Riccardi of Italy, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's épée (matching Cuba and Belgium for second-most all-time among nations). Riccardi's teammates Saverio Ragno and Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici took silver and bronze, respectively, to give Italy a medal sweep—Italy's first and the fourth overall in the event (Cuba in 1904, France in 1908 and 1920). Cornaggia-Medici, who had won gold in 1932, became the fourth man to win multiple medals in the individual épée. For the first time, France competed in the event but did not win any medals (snapping a four-Games podium streak).

Background

This was the ninth 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. [3]

Three of the 12 finalists from the 1932 Games returned: gold medalist Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici of Italy, fourth-place finisher Saverio Ragno of Italy, and tenth-place finisher Raúl Saucedo of Argentina. Hans Drakenberg of Sweden was the reigning (1935) World Champion as well as European champion; Pál Dunay of Hungary had been World Champion in 1934. [3]

Brazil, Poland, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. Belgium and the United States each appeared for the eighth time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

The competition format was pool play round-robin, with bouts to three touches (unlike foil and sabre, but continuing the format from 1932). The format returned to four rounds. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Two points were awarded for each bout won; if both fencers scored a hit simultaneously to make the bout 3–3, each received one point for the "null match". Ties were broken through fence-off bouts in early rounds if necessary for determining advancement, but by touches received in final rounds (and for non-advancement-necessary placement in earlier rounds). [4]

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 9 August 19369:00Round 1
Monday, 10 August 19369:00
15:00
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Tuesday, 11 August 193613:00Final

Results

Round 1

The top five finishers in each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. [5]

Pool 1

De Beaumont is listed in 8th place and Schröder in 9th place in the official report, but Schröder had more points than de Beaumont. [5]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Nicolae Marinescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 126302217Q
2 Hans Drakenberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10510179Q
3 Antonio Villamil Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 105101710Q
4 Béla Bay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 105201913Q
5 Roman Kantor Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 105402122Q
6 Mahmoud Abdin Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 84502021
7 Nicolaas van Hoorn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 63501918
8 Otto Schröder Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 52511721
9 Charles de Beaumont Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 42601220
10 Bertrand Boissonnault Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 3161823

Pool 2

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Henrique de Aguilar Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 12600185Q
2 Preben Christiansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 94111612Q
3 Gustaf Dyrssen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 84201410Q
4 Pál Dunay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 73211414Q
5 Khristos Zalokostas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 63301311Q
6 Antoni Franz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 52411519
7 Robert Bergmann Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 31411117
8 Karl Hanisch Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0080821

Pool 3

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Hans Granfelt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 126202212Q
2 Hervé, Count du Monceau de Bergendael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 126202015Q
3 François Duret Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 105201811Q
4 Egill Knutzen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 105301814Q
5 Marcel Boulad Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 84401516Q
6 Gustave Heiss US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 63501320
7 Henri Dulieux Flag of France.svg  France 42501418
8 František Vohryzek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 42501219
9 Douglas Dexter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 21601219

Pool 4

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Raymond Stasse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12610198Q
2 Paulo Leal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 115111911Q
3 Ian Campbell-Gray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 105201712Q
4 Saverio Ragno Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 105301815Q
5 Rezső von Bartha Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 105301916Q
6 Josef Kunt Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 63401417
7 Denis Dolecsko Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4250916
8 Roman Fischer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 31611521
9 Ernest Dalton Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 0070721

Pool 5

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Franco Riccardi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 14700218Q
2 Siegfried Lerdon Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 8410136Q
3 Aage Leidersdorff Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 84201310Q
4 Cornelis Weber Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6320138Q
5 Ioan Miclescu-Prăjescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 63301312Q
6 Ricardo Romero Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 42501018
7 Ivan Vladimir Mažuranić Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2150816
8 Moacyr Dunham Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 0060518

Pool 6

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Antonio Haro Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 9411177Q
2 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 84201513Q
3 Gustavo Carinhas Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 63201110Q
4 Tomas Barraza Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 63201012Q
5 George Tully Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 52311414Q
6 Frank Righeimer US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 42401113
7 Dimitar Vasilev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2150615

Pool 7

In the three-way tie for fourth, Martínez came last to da Silveira and Guthe, with the latter two advancing. [6]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Frédéric Fitting Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 126202112Q
2 Willem Driebergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 115212115Q
3 Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 115212216Q
4 Henrique da Silveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 105301914Q
5 Thorstein Guthe Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 105302017Q
6 José Martínez Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 105301818
7 Ennio de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 42601319
8 Mauris Shamil Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 21701122
9 Rudolf Weber Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 01701123

Pool 8

In the three-way tie for fourth, Martínez came last to da Silveira and Guthe, with the latter two advancing. [6]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Frederick Weber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12600188Q
2 Michel Pécheux Flag of France.svg  France 10510159Q
3 Jean Hauert Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8420159Q
4 Erik Hammer Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 73311518Q
5 Raúl Saucedo Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 63401613Q
6 Ernst Röthig Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 62321617
7 Konstantinos Bembis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 2160720
8 Krešo Tretinjak Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 10511018

Quarterfinals

The top five finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. [7]

Quarterfinal 1

In the four-way tie for third place, Knutzen finished last in the play-off with Debeur, da Silveira, and Granfelt, with the latter three advancing. [7]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Michel Pécheux Flag of France.svg  France 126302119Q
2 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 115212016Q
3 Henrique da Silveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 105401816Q
4 Hans Granfelt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 105402118Q
5 Jean Hauert Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 105402019Q
6 Egill Knutzen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 105402421
7 Frederick Weber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 94412020
8 George Tully Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 63601821
9 Pál Dunay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 51532026
10 Aage Leidersdorff Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31611521

Quarterfinal 2

Campbell-Gray defeated Miclescu-Prăjescu in a play-off bout to break to the tie for fifth and last advancement spot. The official report lists Weber 9th and Duret 8th, though the scoring system would put Weber in 8th with fewer touches received. [7]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Hans Drakenberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 157112613Q
2 Roman Kantor Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 147202312Q
3 Raymond Stasse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 147202315Q
4 Saverio Ragno Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 126202112Q
5 Ian Campbell-Gray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 84501918Q
6 Ioan Miclescu-Prăjescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 83422121
7 Preben Christiansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4260721
8 Cornelis Weber Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 41521322
9 François Duret Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 41621726
10 Thorstein Guthe Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 31511323

Quarterfinal 3

It is unclear why Villamil did not face Barraza, Driebergen did not face Leal, and Boulad did not face Bay. In general, bouts unnecessary to advancement were not played, but each of the three men eliminated in 6th through 8th place were within 2 points of the 5th-place finisher Zalokostas and could have caught him with an additional win (or even tie for Villamil), though Zalokostas himself had an unplayed bout against Hammer Sørensen and could have added to his point total. [7]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Franco Riccardi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 12610209Q
2 Béla Bay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 115212114Q
3 Paulo Leal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 105201611Q
4 Frédéric Fitting Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 105302213Q
5 Khristos Zalokostas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 84222019Q
6 Antonio Villamil Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 73411717
7 Willem Driebergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 63501416
8 Marcel Boulad Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 63501521
9 Erik Hammer Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2160819
10 Tomas Barraza Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0070721

Quarterfinal 4

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Antonio Haro Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 126202011Q
2 Siegfried Lerdon Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 10520179Q
3 Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 105302114Q
4 Henrique de Aguilar Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 105301814Q
5 Hervé, Count du Monceau de Bergendael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 105402120Q
6 Raúl Saucedo Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 63501519
6 Gustavo Carinhas Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 63501419
6 Rezső von Bartha Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 63501219
9 Nicolae Marinescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 63501221
10 Gustaf Dyrssen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 42601519

Semifinals

The top five finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. [8]

Semifinal 1

In the four-way tie for third place, Pécheux finished last in the play-off with Debeur, Zalokostas, and Cornaggia-Medici, with the latter three advancing. [8]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Ian Campbell-Gray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 18900279Q
2 Saverio Ragno Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 126302020Q
3 Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 105401913Q
4 Khristos Zalokostas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 105401919Q
5 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 105402322Q
6 Michel Pécheux Flag of France.svg  France 105402319
7 Hans Granfelt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 84502021
8 Antonio Haro Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 52611524
9 Paulo Leal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 52611525
10 Jean Hauert Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21801526

Semifinal 2

In the four-way tie for fifth place, Drakenberg won the play-off pool against Kantor, Fitting, and Lerdon. [8]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTRNotes
1 Raymond Stasse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 157112613Q
2 Franco Riccardi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 136112313Q
3 Henrique da Silveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 105301811Q
4 Béla Bay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 105402016Q
5 Hans Drakenberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 83421922Q
6 Roman Kantor Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 84501722
7 Frédéric Fitting Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 84501923
7 Siegfried Lerdon Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 83422023
9 Hervé, Count du Monceau de Bergendael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42701522
10 Henrique de Aguilar Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 42701325

Final

The Italian fencers swept the medals. Ties in the final were broken by touches received, including Ragno taking silver to Cornaggia-Medici's bronze by a touches received score of 15–16 (Ragno had beaten Cornaggia-Medici head-to-head in the final after losing to him in the semifinal). Riccardi beat both of his countrymen in their bouts, ultimately taking gold with 1 point more than either despite winning 1 fewer bout due to his 3 ties. [8]

RankFencerNationPointsWinsLossesTiesTSTR
Gold medal icon.svg Franco Riccardi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 135132518
Silver medal icon.svg Saverio Ragno Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 126302415
Bronze medal icon.svg Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 126302216
4 Hans Drakenberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 104322020
5 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 94412121
6 Henrique da Silveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 84501819
7 Raymond Stasse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 83422121
8 Ian Campbell-Gray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 83421824
9 Béla Bay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 73511822
10 Khristos Zalokostas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 31711526

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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 team épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 9 September 1960. 105 fencers from 21 nations competed.

References

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