Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

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Men's foil
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Fencing pictogram.svg
Olympic fencing
Venue Makuhari Messe
Date26 July 2021
Competitors36 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Cheung Ka-long Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Silver medal icon.svg Daniele Garozzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Alexander Choupenitch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
  2016
2024  

The men's foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on 26 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. [1] 36 fencers from 18 nations are expected to compete. [2]

Background

This will be the 28th 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).

The reigning Olympic champion is Daniele Garozzo of Italy. The reigning World Champion is Enzo Lefort of France. A preview from Olympics.com identified Garozzo as the leader of a strong Italian team that will compete with the United States (especially 2016 silver medalist Alexander Massialas) and France (especially Lefort) for the team and individual medals in foil. [3]

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified fencers in the men's foil. 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. Foil would have been affected by this system again in 2020, but the 2020 Games eliminated this rotation and all weapons had team events. [2]

There are 34 dedicated quota spots for men's foil. The first 24 spots go to the 3 members of each of the 8 qualified teams in the team foil event. Next, 6 more men are selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 2 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Finally, 4 spots are allocated by continental qualifying events: 1 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Each nation can earn only one spot through rankings or events. [2]

Additionally, there are 8 host/invitational spots that can be spread throughout the various fencing events. [2] Japan has used 2 host places to complete a men's foil team (it had 1 place through individual qualifying).

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for fencing, moving the close of the rankings period back to April 5, 2021, rather than the original April 4, 2020. All of the events that are considered for the men's team foil rankings had been finished before the pandemic caused postponements, however, so the men's teams were known over a year before the event. This meant that the NOCs qualifying 3 fencers for the individual event were known as well: the United States, France, Italy, Russia, Hong Kong, Egypt, Canada, and Germany. The remaining 10 spots based on rankings and continental events remain open until April 2020, as well as whether Japan will use host places in the men's foil (and how many). [2] [4]

Competition format

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2020 tournament will continue to use that format. Fencing is done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer is the winner; a tie results in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period is further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scores a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner wins the bout. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority are used. [5]

Schedule

The competition is held over a single day, Monday, 26 July. The first session runs from 9 a.m. to approximately 4:20 p.m. (when the quarterfinals are expected to conclude), after which there is a break until 6 p.m. before the semifinals and medal bouts are held. Men's foil bouts alternate with the women's sabre event bouts. [1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 26 July 20219:00
 
 
 
18:00
 
 
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Takahiro Shikine  (JPN)9
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)11
 
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka-long  (HKG)15
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alexander Choupenitch  (CZE)10
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka-long  (HKG)15
 
Bronze medal bout
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Takahiro Shikine  (JPN)8
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alexander Choupenitch  (CZE)15

Top half

Piste Blue

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
Flag of the United States.svg  Gerek Meinhardt  (USA)11
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Vladislav Mylnikov  (ROC)15
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Vladislav Mylnikov  (ROC)15
Flag of Algeria.svg  Salim Heroui  (ALG)6
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Vladislav Mylnikov  (ROC)12
Flag of Egypt.svg  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem  (EGY)15
Flag of Germany.svg  Benjamin Kleibrink  (GER)11
Flag of Egypt.svg  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem  (EGY)15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem  (EGY)13
Flag of Japan.svg  Takahiro Shikine  (JPN)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Takahiro Shikine  (JPN)15
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Samandi  (TUN)4
Flag of Japan.svg  Takahiro Shikine  (JPN)15
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ryan Choi  (HKG)6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Maximilien Van Haaster  (CAN)10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ryan Choi  (HKG)15

Piste Yellow

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Hassan  (EGY)6
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Kyosuke Matsuyama  (JPN)14
Flag of Japan.svg  Kyosuke Matsuyama  (JPN)15
Flag of France.svg  Maxime Pauty  (FRA)7
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Garozzo  (ITA)15
Flag of France.svg  Enzo Lefort  (FRA)10
Flag of Brazil.svg  Guilherme Toldo  (BRA)10
Flag of Japan.svg  Toshiya Saito  (JPN)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Toshiya Saito  (JPN)4
Flag of France.svg  Enzo Lefort  (FRA)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Mengkai  (CHN)14
Flag of Mexico.svg  Diego Cervantes  (MEX)15
Flag of Mexico.svg  Diego Cervantes  (MEX)11
Flag of France.svg  Enzo Lefort  (FRA)15

Bottom half

Piste Green

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Massialas  (USA)12
Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Joppich  (GER)15
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alex Cai  (CAN)12
Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Joppich  (GER)15
Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Joppich  (GER)13
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alexander Choupenitch  (CZE)15
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alexander Choupenitch  (CZE)15
Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Llavador  (ESP)11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alexander Choupenitch  (CZE)15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Hamza  (EGY)9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Marcus Mepstead  (GBR)13
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Hamza  (EGY)15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Hamza  (EGY)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Cassarà  (ITA)13
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Eli Schenkel  (CAN)11
Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Cassarà  (ITA)15

Piste Red

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Itkin  (USA)15
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Anton Borodachev  (ROC)11
Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Itkin  (USA)13
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Kirill Borodachev  (ROC)15
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Kirill Borodachev  (ROC)15
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Kwang-hyun  (KOR)14
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Kirill Borodachev  (ROC)14
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka-long  (HKG)15
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka-long  (HKG)15
Flag of France.svg  Julien Mertine  (FRA)12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Ka-long  (HKG)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessio Foconi  (ITA)3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung Siu Lun  (HKG)14
Flag of Germany.svg  André Sanità  (GER)15
Flag of Germany.svg  André Sanità  (GER)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessio Foconi  (ITA)15

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