Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

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Men's team épée
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueUniversity of Montréal
Dates28 – 29 July 1976
Competitors85 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl von Essen
Hans Jacobson
Rolf Edling
Leif Högström
Göran Flodström		  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hans-Jürgen Hehn
Volker Fischer
Alexander Pusch
Reinhold Behr
Hanns Jana		  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Giger
Christian Kauter
Michel Poffet
François Suchanecki
Jean-Blaise Evéquoz		  Switzerland
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Fencing at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 28 to 29 July 1976. 85 fencers from 19 nations competed.[1]

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Great Britain and West Germany each defeated Austria, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 9–5.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG GBR AUT
1  West Germany 2 0 19 11 QQ 9–5 10–6
2  Great Britain 1 1 16 14 Q16 5–9 11–5
3  Austria 0 2 11 21 6–10 5–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 263

Round 1 Pool B

The first two rounds of matches left Hungary and France at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Finland and Poland at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Hungary defeated France 8–2 (with one double-loss ensuring that France could not catch Hungary) to take the top spot in the group. Finland and Poland did not face each other.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN FRA FIN POL
1  Hungary 3 0 30 13 QQ 8–2 11–5 11–4
2  France 2 1 23 12 Q16 2–8 8–0 13–1
3  Finland 0 2 5 19 5–11 0–8
4  Poland 0 2 5 27 4–11 1–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 263–64

Round 1 Pool C

The first two rounds of matches left Sweden and Italy at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Iran and Hong Kong at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Sweden defeated Italy 9–7 to take the top spot in the group.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SWE ITA IRI HKG
1  Sweden 3 0 35 13 QQ 9–7 11–4 15–1
2  Italy 2 1 33 15 Q16 7–9 11–5 15–1
3  Iran 0 2 9 23 4–11 5–11
4  Hong Kong 0 2 2 30 1–15 1–15
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 264–65

Round 1 Pool D

The first two rounds of matches left Switzerland and Norway at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Canada and Argentina at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Switzerland defeated Norway 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Canada defeated Argentina, 8–8, winning on touches 68–66, to take third.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SUI NOR CAN ARG
1  Switzerland 3 0 35 9 QQ 9–3 13–3 13–3
2  Norway 2 1 31 13 Q16 3–9 14–2 14–2
3  Canada 1 2 13 35 3–13 2–14 8.68–8.66
4  Argentina 0 3 13 35 3–13 2–14 8.66–8.68
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 265–66

Round 1 Pool E

The first two rounds of matches left the Soviet Union and Romania at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and the United States and Thailand at 0–2 each (eliminating them). The Soviet Union defeated Romania 9–4 to take the top spot in the group. The United States defeated Thailand, also 9–4, to take third.

This was the only group where the second-place team advanced directly to the quarterfinals instead of the round of 16.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS ROU USA THA
1  Soviet Union 3 0 32 13 QQ 9–4 12–4 11–5
2  Romania 2 1 28 17 4–9 10–5 14–2
3  United States 1 2 18 27 4–12 5–10 9–4
4  Thailand 0 3 11 34 5–11 2–14 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 266–67

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
B2  France 8 (58)
C2  Italy 8 (60)
C2  Italy 2
A1  West Germany 9
A1  West Germany 8
D1  Switzerland 7
D1  Switzerland 9
E2  Romania 2
A1  West Germany 5
C1  Sweden 8
A2  Great Britain 5
D2  Norway 8
D2  Norway 0
B1  Hungary 8
B1  Hungary 6
C1  Sweden 7
Third place
C1  Sweden 9 D1  Switzerland 9
E1  Soviet Union 4 B1  Hungary 3

5th place consolation bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
D2  Norway 4
E1  Soviet Union 9
E1  Soviet Union 9
E2  Romania 2
E2  Romania 8
C2  Italy 2

References

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1976 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2011.