Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

Men's foil at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue	Vélodrome d'hiver
Dates	July 1–4
Competitors	49 from 17 nations
Medalists
Roger Ducret  France Philippe Cattiau  France Maurice Van Damme  Belgium

Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Épée	men
Team épée	men
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Sabre	men
Team sabre	men

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had not been on the programme in 1908.

The competition was held from Monday July 1, 1924, to Thursday July 4, 1924. 49 fencers from 17 nations competed.

Results

Round 1

The top three fencers in each pool advanced.

Pool A

	JB	PK	SG		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Jens Berthelsen (DEN)		5–3	5–1		2	0	10	4	Q
Paul Kunze (NED)	3–5		5–1		1	1	8	6	Q
Santiago García (ESP)	1–5	1–5			0	2	2	10	Q

Pool B

	EF	PK		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Édouard Fitting (SUI)				Walkover				Q
Nicolaas Nederpeld (NED)				Walkover				Q

Pool C

	RD	CC	RL	EE		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Roger Ducret (FRA)		5–4	5–4	5–3		3	0	15	11	Q
Charles Crahay (BEL)	4–5		5–4	5–4		2	1	14	13	Q
Roberto Larraz (ARG)	4–5	4–5		5–2		1	2	13	12	Q
Eugène Empeyta (SUI)	3–5	4–5	2–5			0	3	9	15

Pool D

	FF	RG	HB	EH		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Frédéric Fitting (SUI)		5–2	5–4	3–5		2	1	13	11	Q
Robert Montgomerie (GBR)	2–5		5–4	5–3		2	1	12	12	Q
Harold Bloomer (USA)	4–5	4–5		5–2		1	2	13	12	Q
Ernst Huber (AUT)	5–3	3–5	2–5			1	2	10	13

Pool E

	PM	KE	JA	SM	KW		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Pedro Mendy (URU)		4–5	5–0	5–4	5–4		3	1	19	13	Q
Kurt Ettinger (AUT)	5–4		3–5	5–3	5–3		3	1	18	15	Q
John Albaret (SUI)	0–5	5–3		5–4	5–3		3	1	15	15	Q
Svend Munck (DEN)	4–5	3–5	4–5		5–3		1	3	16	18
Konrad Winkler (POL)	4–5	3–5	3–5	3–5			0	4	13	20

Pool F

	JC	BB	FS	SA	GT		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Jacques Coutrot (FRA)		5–1	5–1	5–3	5–3		4	0	20	8	Q
Burke Boyce (USA)	1–5		5–4	3–5	5–1		2	2	14	15	Q
Frederick Sherriff (GBR)	1–5	4–5		5–3	5–3		2	2	15	16	Q
Sigurd Akre (NOR)	3–5	5–3	3–5		4–5		1	3	15	18
Gilberto Telechea (URU)	3–5	1–5	3–5	5–4			1	3	12	19

Pool G

	MQ	JD	FL	JJ		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Manuel Queiróz (POR)		5–3	5–3	5–4		3	0	15	10	Q
Juan Delgado (ESP)	3–5		5–1	5–1		2	1	13	7	Q
Frithjof Lorentzen (NOR)	3–5	1–5		5–2		1	2	9	12	Q
Josef Javůrek (TCH)	4–5	1–5	2–5			0	3	7	15

Pool H

	PC	PD	DD	ZS	FD		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Philippe Cattiau (FRA)		5–2	5–2	5–2	5–1		4	0	20	7	Q
Philip Doyne (GBR)	2–5		5–4	5–3	5–3		3	1	17	15	Q
Diego Díez (ESP)	2–5	4–5		5–2	5–3		2	2	16	15	Q
Zoltán Schenker (HUN)	2–5	3–5	2–5		5–0		1	3	12	15
František Dvořák (TCH)	1–5	3–5	3–5	0–5			0	4	7	20

Pool I

	ES	GC	AdJ	ES	FdP		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Edgar Seligman (GBR)		5–3	5–4	5–0	5–2		4	0	20	9	Q
George Calnan (USA)	3–5		5–1	5–1	5–2		3	1	18	9	Q
Adrianus de Jong (NED)	4–5	1–5		5–2	5–1		2	2	15	13	Q
Erik Sjøqvist (DEN)	0–5	1–5	2–5		5–3		1	3	8	18
Félix de Pomés (ESP)	2–5	2–5	1–5	3–5			0	4	8	20

Pool J

	IO	DM	BDB	TJ		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Ivan Osiier (DEN)		5–2		5–1		2	0	10	3	Q
Domingo Mendy (URU)	2–5		5–3			1	1	7	8	Q
Balthazar De Beukelaer (BEL)		3–5				0	1	3	5	Q
Thomas Jeter (USA)	1–5					0	1	1	5	DNF

Pool K

	MVD	JF	AG	CG		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Maurice Van Damme (BEL)		5–1	5–2	5–3		3	0	15	6	Q
Johan Falkenberg (NOR)	1–5		5–4	5–2		2	1	11	11	Q
Alois Gottfried (AUT)	2–5	4–5		5–3		1	2	11	13	Q
Carlos Guerrico (ARG)	3–5	2–5	3–5			0	3	8	15

Pool L

	ED	HC	GdA	TF		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Émile Dufrance (BEL)		5–3	5–3	5–1		3	0	15	7	Q
Horacio Casco (ARG)	3–5		5–3	5–0		2	1	13	8	Q
Gil de Andrade (POR)	3–5	3–5		5–1		1	2	11	11	Q
Theodoros Foustanos (GRE)	1–5	0–5	1–5			0	3	2	15

Round 2

The top three fencers in each pool advanced.

Pool A

RL

JC

BDB

JF

PK

FS

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Roberto Larraz (ARG)

5–1

5–4

5–1

5–4

5–3

5

0

25

13

Q

Jacques Coutrot (FRA)

1–5

5–1

5–4

5–1

5–2

4

1

21

13

Q

Balthazar De Beukelaer (BEL)

4–5

1–5

5–3

5–2

5–0

3

2

20

15

Q

Johan Falkenberg (NOR)

1–5

4–5

3–5

5–1

5–4

2

3

18

20

Paul Kunze (NED)

4–5

1–5

2–5

1–5

5–1

1

4

13

21

Frederick Sherriff (GBR)

3–5

2–5

0–5

4–5

1–5

0

5

10

25

Pool B

MVD

FL

GdA

PK

PM

HB

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Maurice Van Damme (BEL)

5–2

5–1

5–0

5–0

5–4

5

0

25

7

Q

Frithjof Lorentzen (NOR)

2–5

5–2

5–2

5–2

5–2

4

1

22

13

Q

Gil de Andrade (POR)

1–5

2–5

5–3

5–3

5–4

3

2

18

20

Q

Nicolaas Nederpeld (NED)

0–5

2–5

3–5

5–2

3–5

1

4

13

22

Pedro Mendy (URU)

0–5

2–5

3–5

2–5

5–2

1

4

12

22

Harold Bloomer (USA)

4–5

2–5

4–5

5–3

2–5

1

4

17

23

Pool C

CC

JD

MQ

PD

EF

AG

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Charles Crahay (BEL)

5–2

5–2

5–4

3–5

5–1

4

1

23

14

Q

Juan Delgado (ESP)

2–5

5–4

5–3

5–2

5–3

4

1

22

17

Q

Manuel Queiróz (POR)

2–5

4–5

5–3

5–3

5–1

3

2

21

17

Q

Philip Doyne (GBR)

4–5

3–5

3–5

5–3

5–0

2

3

20

18

Édouard Fitting (SUI)

5–3

2–5

3–5

3–5

5–2

2

3

18

20

Alois Gottfried (AUT)

1–5

3–5

1–5

0–5

2–5

0

5

7

25

Pool D

GC

RG

RD

HC

DD

JA

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

George Calnan (USA)

4–5

5–3

5–3

5–3

5–2

4

1

24

16

Q

Robert Montgomerie (GBR)

5–4

3–5

5–4

5–2

5–1

4

1

23

16

Q

Roger Ducret (FRA)

3–5

5–3

2–5

5–3

5–1

3

2

20

17

Q

Horacio Casco (ARG)

3–5

4–5

5–2

3–5

5–1

2

3

20

18

Diego Díez (ESP)

3–5

2–5

3–5

5–3

5–3

2

3

18

21

John Albaret (SUI)

2–5

1–5

1–5

1–5

3–5

0

5

8

25

Pool E

ES

IO

KE

FF

AdJ

SG

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Edgar Seligman (GBR)

5–4

5–3

5–3

5–4

5–2

5

0

25

16

Q

Ivan Osiier (DEN)

4–5

5–0

5–1

5–2

5–0

4

1

24

8

Q

Kurt Ettinger (AUT)

3–5

0–5

5–1

5–2

5–3

3

2

18

16

Q

Frédéric Fitting (SUI)

3–5

1–5

1–5

5–2

5–0

2

3

15

17

Adrianus de Jong (NED)

4–5

2–5

2–5

2–5

5–3

1

4

15

23

Santiago García (ESP)

2–5

0–5

3–5

0–5

3–5

0

5

8

25

Pool F

	PC	DM	JB	ED	BB		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched	Qual.
Philippe Cattiau (FRA)		5–2	5–2	5–2	5–3		4	0	20	9	Q
Domingo Mendy (URU)	2–5		5–1	5–4	4–5		2	2	16	15	Q
Jens Berthelsen (DEN)	2–5	1–5		5–4	5–1		2	2	13	15	Q
Émile Dufranc (BEL)	2–5	4–5	4–5		5–4		1	3	15	19
Burke Boyce (USA)	3–5	5–4	1–5	4–5			1	3	13	19

Quarterfinals

The top four fencers in each pool advanced.

Pool A

JD

KE

JC

MVD

RG

GdA

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Juan Delgado (ESP)

5–2

1–5

5–4

5–3

5–0

4

1

21

14

Q

Kurt Ettinger (AUT)

2–5

5–2

5–3

5–3

5–4

4

1

22

17

Q

Jacques Coutrot (FRA)

5–1

2–5

4–5

5–4

5–2

3

2

21

17

Q

Maurice Van Damme (BEL)

4–5

3–5

5–4

3–5

5–0

2

3

20

19

Q

Robert Montgomerie (GBR)

3–5

3–5

4–5

5–3

5–4

2

3

20

22

Gil de Andrade (POR)

0–5

4–5

2–5

0–5

4–5

0

5

10

25

Pool B

ES

RD

GC

IO

CC

MQ

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Edgar Seligman (GBR)

5–3

4–5

5–3

5–3

5–4

4

1

24

18

Q

Roger Ducret (FRA)

3–5

5–1

5–3

4–5

5–3

3

2

22

17

Q

George Calnan (USA)

5–4

1–5

0–5

5–4

5–3

3

2

16

21

Q

Ivan Osiier (DEN)

3–5

3–5

5–0

5–4

4–5

2

3

20

19

Q

Charles Crahay (BEL)

3–5

5–4

4–5

4–5

5–3

2

3

21

22

Manuel Queiróz (POR)

4–5

3–5

3–5

5–4

3–5

1

4

18

24

Pool C

PC

RL

BDB

FL

DM

JB

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Philippe Cattiau (FRA)

5–3

5–3

5–1

5–1

5–2

5

0

25

10

Q

Roberto Larraz (ARG)

3–5

5–0

5–3

5–4

5–1

4

1

23

13

Q

Balthazar De Beukelaer (BEL)

3–5

0–5

5–1

5–2

2–5

2

3

15

18

Q

Frithjof Lorentzen (NOR)

1–5

3–5

1–5

5–2

5–3

2

3

15

20

Q

Domingo Mendy (URU)

1–5

4–5

2–5

2–5

5–0

1

4

14

20

Jens Berthelsen (DEN)

2–5

1–5

5–2

3–5

0–5

1

4

11

22

Semifinals

The top four fencers in each pool advanced.

Pool A

RD

IO

MVD

RL

JD

KE

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Roger Ducret (FRA)

2–5

5–0

5–4

5–0

5–3

4

1

22

12

Q

Ivan Osiier (DEN)

5–2

2–5

5–4

5–4

5–2

4

1

22

17

Q

Maurice Van Damme (BEL)

0–5

5–2

2–5

5–1

5–2

3

2

17

15

Q

Roberto Larraz (ARG)

4–5

4–5

5–2

5–2

5–2

3

2

23

16

Q

Juan Delgado (ESP)

0–5

4–5

1–5

2–5

5–4

1

4

12

24

Kurt Ettinger (AUT)

3–5

2–5

2–5

2–5

4–5

0

5

13

25

Pool B

PC

ES

JC

BDB

GC

FL

Wins

Losses

Touches

Touched

Qual.

Philippe Cattiau (FRA)

5–3

5–2

5–0

5–1

5–1

5

0

25

7

Q

Edgar Seligman (GBR)

3–5

5–3

5–4

5–4

5–1

4

1

23

17

Q

Jacques Coutrot (FRA)

2–5

3–5

5–4

5–4

5–1

3

2

20

19

Q

Balthazar De Beukelaer (BEL)

0–5

4–5

4–5

5–1

5–1

2

3

18

17

Q

George Calnan (USA)

1–5

4–5

4–5

1–5

5–2

1

4

15

22

Frithjof Lorentzen (NOR)

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–5

2–5

0

5

6

25

Final

Pool A

Rank	Fencer	RD	PC	MVD	JC	RL	IO	BDB	ES		Wins	Losses	Touches	Touched
	Roger Ducret (FRA)		5–4	5–3	5–1	5–3	5–0	5–3			6	0	30	14
	Philippe Cattiau (FRA)	4–5		5–0	5–2	5–3	5–0	5–1			5	1	29	11
	Maurice Van Damme (BEL)	3–5	0–5		5–0	5–1	5–1	5–4			4	2	23	16
4	Jacques Coutrot (FRA)	1–5	2–5	0–5		5–4	5–4	5–2			3	3	18	25
5	Roberto Larraz (ARG)	3–5	3–5	1–5	4–5		5–4	5–1			2	4	21	25
6	Ivan Osiier (DEN)	0–5	0–5	1–5	4–5	4–5		5–2			1	5	14	27
7	Balthazar De Beukelaer (BEL)	3–5	1–5	4–5	2–5	1–5	2–5				0	6	13	30
–	Edgar Seligman (GBR)										Did not start

References

• Kubatko, Justin. "Fencing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
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