Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

Men's team épée
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'hiver
Dates July 6–9
Competitors 88 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Georges Buchard, Roger Ducret, Lucien Gaudin, André Labattut, Lionel Liottel, Alexandre Lippmann, Georges Tainturier
 France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Paul Anspach, Joseph De Craecker, Charles Delporte, Fernand de Montigny, Ernest Gevers, Léon Tom
 Belgium
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Giulio Basletta, Marcello Bertinetti, Giovanni Canova, Vincenzo Cuccia, V. Montegazza, Oreste Moricca
 Italy

The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.

The competition was held from Saturday July 6, 1924, to Tuesday July 9, 1924. 16 teams, composed of 88 fencers, competed.

Rosters

Each team could have up to eight members. Four were selected for each match.

Results

Round 1

The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless a match was unnecessary to determine qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches.

Pool A

The Spain vs. Norway match was tied on bouts, 8 to 8, and touches, 19 to 19, so was scored as a draw.

RankTeam ESPITANOR Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 Spain 97 88 1.50.51715Q
2 Italy 79 97 111616Q
3 Norway 88 79 0.51.51517
Pool B
RankTeam BELGBRARG Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 Belgium 115 10115Q
2 Great Britain 97 1097Q
3 Argentina 511 79 021220
Pool C
RankTeam FRAUSASWE Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 France 133 10133Q
2 United States 97 1097Q
3 Sweden 313 79 021022
Pool D

Portugal received the top rank over the Netherlands on touches received, 56 to 60. Uruguay topped Denmark, 64 to 65.

RankTeam PORNEDURUDEN Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 Portugal 610 106 106 212622Q
2 Netherlands 106 97 79 212622Q
3 Uruguay 610 79 97 122226
4 Denmark 610 97 79 122226
Pool E
RankTeam SUICUBGRE Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 Switzerland 124 10124Q
2 Cuba 97 1097Q
3 Greece 412 79 021121

Quarterfinals

The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless a match was unnecessary to determine qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches.

Pool A
RankTeam PORESPCUBGBR Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 Portugal 115 124 20239Q
2 Spain 97 115 202012Q
3 Cuba 511 79 021220
4 Great Britain 412 511 02923
Pool B

The United States won the match against Switzerland on touches, 21 to 19.

RankTeam BELUSASUI Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 Belgium 133 10133Q
2 United States 88 1088Q
3 Switzerland 313 88 021121
Pool C
RankTeam FRAITANED Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 France 133 10133Q
2 Italy 106 10106Q
3 Netherlands 313 610 02923

Semifinals

The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless the match was unnecessary to decide qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches.

Pool A

France was ahead of Portugal on touches received in the standings, 15 to 17.

RankTeam FRAPORUSA Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 France 106 10106Q
2 Portugal 106 10106Q
3 United States 610 610 021220
Pool B
RankTeam ITABELESP Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout lossesQual.
1 Italy 106 10106Q
2 Belgium 97 1097Q
3 Spain 610 79 021319

Final

Each team played each other team. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches. France won its bout against Italy on touches, 21 to 20.

RankTeam FRABELITAPOR Match winsMatch lossesBout winsBout losses
1st, gold medalist(s) France 105 88 114 302917
2nd, silver medalist(s) Belgium 510 115 97 212522
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Italy 88 511 87 122126
4 Portugal 411 79 78 031828

References

  • Kubatko, Justin. "Fencing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Épée, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16.
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