Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

Men's team épée
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueFernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Dates24 – 25 October
Competitors91 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zoltán Nemere
Győző Kulcsár
Pál B. Nagy
Csaba Fenyvesi
Pál Schmitt		  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grigory Kriss
Viktor Modzolevsky
Iosif Vitebsky
Aleksey Nikanchikov
Yury Smolyakov		  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bohdan Andrzejewski
Michał Butkiewicz
Bogdan Gonsior
Henryk Nielaba
Kazimierz Barburski		  Poland
Fencing at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épée
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 October 1968. 91 fencers from 20 nations competed.[1] For the first time in 60 years, Italy failed to finish in the top three positions.[2]

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Pool A

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS ITA USA POR
1  Soviet Union 3 0 33 11 Q 10–4 10–5 13–2
2  Italy 2 1 29 17 4–10 10–6 15–1
3  United States 0 2 11 20 5–10 6–10
4  Portugal 0 2 3 28 2–13 1–15
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool B

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN AUT MEX AUS
1  Hungary 3 0 33 9 Q 8–3 11–4 14–2
2  Austria 2 1 25 18 3–8 10–6 12–4
3  Mexico 1 2 18 28 4–11 6–10 8–7
4  Australia 0 3 13 34 2–14 4–12 7–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool C

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POL GDR CAN ARG
1  Poland 3 0 35 13 Q 9–7 10–6 16–0
2  East Germany 2 1 34 14 7–9 14–2 13–3
3  Canada 0 2 8 24 6–10 2–14
4  Argentina 0 2 3 29 0–16 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool D

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG SWE SUI IRL
1  West Germany 3 0 35 8 Q 9–2 11–5 15–1
2  Sweden 2 1 26 16 2–9 11–4 13–3
3  Switzerland 0 2 9 22 5–11 4–11
4  Ireland 0 2 4 28 1–15 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool E

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. GBR FRA BRA CUB
1  Great Britain 3 0 33 12 Q 9–4 10–6 14–2
2  France 2 1 30 14 4–9 13–3 13–2
3  Brazil 0 2 9 23 6–10 3–13
4  Cuba 0 2 4 27 2–14 2–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Elimination rounds

Main bracket
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
A2  Italy 8
B2  Austria 2
A2  Italy 0
A1  Soviet Union 7
A1  Soviet Union 9
D1  West Germany 3
D1  West Germany 9
E1  Great Britain 5
A1  Soviet Union 4
B1  Hungary 7
C2  East Germany 8 (58)
D2  Sweden 8 (59)
C2  East Germany 3
B1  Hungary 9
B1  Hungary 9
C1  Poland 5
Bronze
C1  Poland 9 D1  West Germany 6
E2  France 7 C1  Poland 9
Consolation
Consol. semifinals 5th/6th
      
A2  Italy 9
E1  Great Britain 4
A2  Italy 6
C2  East Germany 9
C2  East Germany 8
E2  France 4

Final ranking

Rank Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland
4  West Germany
5  East Germany
6  Italy
7  France
 Great Britain
9  Austria
 Sweden
11  Brazil
 Canada
 Mexico
 Switzerland
 United States
16  Argentina
 Australia
 Cuba
 Ireland
 Portugal

References

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 258. ISBN 0140066322.
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