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

Men's team épée
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Dates 24 – 25 October
Competitors 91 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Zoltán Nemere, Győző Kulcsár, Pál B. Nagy, Csaba Fenyvesi, Pál Schmitt  Hungary
2nd, silver medalist(s) Grigory Kriss, Viktor Modzolevsky, Iosif Vitebsky, Aleksey Nikanchikov, Yury Smolyakov  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bohdan Andrzejewski, Michał Butkiewicz, Bogdan Gonsior, Henryk Nielaba, Kazimierz Barburski  Poland

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. 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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