Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

Men's foil
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Exhibition Centre
Dates 20 September 2000
Competitors 40 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kim Yeong-Ho  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ralf Bißdorf  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dmitry Shevchenko  Russia

The men's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-third appearance of the event. The competition was held on 20 September 2000. 40 fencers from 22 nations competed.[1]

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Salvatore Sanzo Italy
Gerald McMahon Australia
Wang Haibin China
Ilgar Mamedov Russia
Carlos Rodríguez Venezuela
Elvis Gregory Cuba
Naoto Okazaki Japan
Abdul Muhsen Ali Kuwait
Dmitry Shevchenko Russia
Adam Krzesiński Poland
Serhiy Holubytskiy Ukraine
James Beevers Great Britain
Marco Martins Brazil
Matteo Zennaro Italy
Daniele Crosta Italy
Kim Yeong-Ho South Korea
Brice Guyart France
Leandro Marchetti Argentina
Cliff Bayer United States
Ryszard Sobczak Poland
Jean-Noël Ferrari France
Lional Plumenail France
Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Egypt
Rolando Tucker Cuba
Benny Wendt Austria
Oscar García Cuba
Sławomir Mocek Poland
Maher Ben Aziza Tunisia
Andrey Deyev Russia
Richard Breutner Germany
Wolfgang Wienand Germany
Márk Marsi Hungary
Andrey Kolganov Kazakhstan
Ye Chong China
Dong Zhaozi China
João Gomes Portugal
Michael Ludwig Austria
Oleksiy Kruhlik Ukraine
Oleksiy Bryzhalov Ukraine
Ralf Bißdorf Germany


Main tournament bracket

The field of 40 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
                  
1 Salvatore Sanzo
 Italy
Bye
64 - -
Salvatore Sanzo
 Italy
15
Wang Haibin
 China
10
33 Gerald McMahon
 Australia
6
32 Wang Haibin
 China
15
Salvatore Sanzo
 Italy
15
Carlos Rodríguez
 Venezuela
7
17 Ilgar Mamedov
 Russia
Bye
48 - -
Ilgar Mamedov
 Russia
14
Carlos Rodríguez
 Venezuela
15
49 Carlos Rodríguez
 Venezuela
Bye
16 - -
Salvatore Sanzo
 Italy
14
Dmitry Shevchenko
 Russia
15
9 Elvis Gregory
 Cuba
Bye
56 - -
Elvis Gregory
 Cuba
15
Abdul Muhsen Ali
 Kuwait
5
41 Naoto Okazaki
 Japan
6
24 Abdul Muhsen Ali
 Kuwait
15
Elvis Gregory
 Cuba
14
Dmitry Shevchenko
 Russia
15
25 Dmitry Shevchenko
 Russia
Bye
40 - -
Dmitry Shevchenko
 Russia
15
Adam Krzesiński
 Poland
8
57 Adam Krzesiński
 Poland
Bye
8 - -
Dmitry Shevchenko
 Russia
14
Kim Yeong-Ho
 South Korea
15
5 Serhiy Holubytskiy
 Ukraine
Bye
60 - -
Serhiy Holubytskiy
 Ukraine
15
James Beevers
 Great Britain
1
37 James Beevers
 Great Britain
15
28 Marco Martins
 Brazil
7
Serhiy Holubytskiy
 Ukraine
15
Matteo Zennaro
 Italy
12
21 Matteo Zennaro
 Italy
Bye
44 - -
Matteo Zennaro
 Italy
15
Daniele Crosta
 Italy
11
53 Daniele Crosta
 Italy
Bye
12 - -
Serhiy Holubytskiy
 Ukraine
5
Kim Yeong-Ho
 South Korea
15
13 Kim Yeong-Ho
 South Korea
Bye
52 - -
Kim Yeong-Ho
 South Korea
15
Brice Guyart
 France
13
45 Brice Guyart
 France
15
20 Leandro Marchetti
 Argentina
6
Kim Yeong-Ho
 South Korea
15
Cliff Bayer
 United States
14
29 Cliff Bayer
 United States
Bye
36 - -
Cliff Bayer
 United States
15
Ryszard Sobczak
 Poland
9
61 Ryszard Sobczak
 Poland
Bye
4 - -
Kim Yeong-Ho
 South Korea
15
Ralf Bißdorf
 Germany
14
3 Jean-Noël Ferrari
 France
Bye
62 - -
Jean-Noël Ferrari
 France
15
Lionel Plumenail
 France
8
35 Lionel Plumenail
 France
15
30 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
 Egypt
9
Jean-Noël Ferrari
 France
15
Rolando Tucker
 Cuba
13
19 Rolando Tucker
 Cuba
Bye
46 - -
Rolando Tucker
 Cuba
15
Benny Wendt
 Austria
5
51 Benny Wendt
 Austria
Bye
14 - -
Jean-Noël Ferrari
 France
15
Richard Breutner
 Germany
9
11 Oscar García
 Cuba
Bye
54 - -
Oscar García
 Cuba
9
Sławomir Mocek
 Poland
15
43 Sławomir Mocek
 Poland
15
22 Maher Ben Aziza
 Tunisia
2
Sławomir Mocek
 Poland
8
Richard Breutner
 Germany
15
27 Andrey Deyev
 Russia
Bye
38 - -
Andrey Deyev
 Russia
10
Richard Breutner
 Germany
15
59 - -
6 Richard Breutner
 Germany
Bye
Jean-Noël Ferrari
 France
7
Ralf Bißdorf
 Germany
15
7 Wolfgang Wienand
 Germany
Bye
58 - -
Wolfgang Wienand
 Germany
8
Márk Marsi
 Hungary
15
39 Márk Marsi
 Hungary
15
26 Andrey Kolganov
 Kazakhstan
13
Márk Marsi
 Hungary
15
Ye Chong
 China
8
23 - -
42 Ye Chong
 China
Bye
Ye Chong
 China
15
Dong Zhaozhi
 China
6
55 - -
10 Dong Zhaozhi
 China
-Bye
Márk Marsi
 Hungary
13
Ralf Bißdorf
 Germany
15
15 João Gomes
 Portugal
-Bye
50 - -
João Gomes
 Portugal
15
Michael Ludwig
 Austria
12
47 - -
18 Michael Ludwig
 Austria
-Bye
João Gomes
 Portugal
11
Ralf Bißdorf
 Germany
15
31 Oleksiy Kruhliak
 Ukraine
15
34 Oleksiy Bryzhalov
 Ukraine
9
Oleksiy Kruhliak
 Ukraine
7
Ralf Bißdorf
 Germany
15
63 - -
2 Ralf Bißdorf
 Germany
-Bye


Bronze medal final

 Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS)15–14 Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA)

Results

RankFencerCountry
1st, gold medalist(s)Kim Yeong-Ho South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ralf Bißdorf Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Dmitry Shevchenko Russia
4Jean-Noël Ferrari France
5Salvatore Sanzo Italy
6Serhiy Holubytskiy Ukraine
7Richard Breutner Germany
8Márk Marsi Hungary
9Elvis Gregory Cuba
10Cliff Bayer United States
11Matteo Zennaro Italy
12João Gomes Portugal
13Carlos Rodríguez Venezuela
14Rolando Tucker Cuba
15Ye Chong China
16Sławomir Mocek Poland
17Oscar García Cuba
18Wolfgang Wienand Germany
19Dong Zhaozhi China
20Benny Wendt Austria
21Ilgar Mamedov Russia
22Michael Ludwig Austria
23Daniele Crosta Italy
24Ryszard Sobczak Poland
25Andrey Deyev Russia
26Adam Krzesiński Poland
27Brice Guyart France
28James Beevers Great Britain
29Lionel Plumenail France
30Wang Haibin China
31Oleksiy Kruhliak Ukraine
32Abdul Muhsen Ali Kuwait
33Naoto Okazaki Japan
34Oleksiy Bryzhalov Ukraine
35Gerald McMahon Australia
36Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Egypt
37Marco Martins Brazil
38Leandro Marchetti Argentina
39Maher Ben Aziza Tunisia

References

  1. "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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