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

The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the programme for fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third appearance of the event.

Men's team foil
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'hiver
DatesJune 27–30
Competitors67 from 12 nations
Medalists
Philippe Cattiau, Jacques Coutrot, Guy De Luget, Roger Ducret, Lucien Gaudin, Henri Jobier, André Labattut, Josef Peroteaux
 France
Marcel Berre, Désiré Beurain, Charles Crahay, Albert De Roocker, Fernand de Montigny, Maurice Van Damme
 Belgium
László Berti, István Lichteneckert, Sándor Pósta, Zoltán Schenker, Ödön Tersztyanszky
 Hungary
Fencing at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

The competition was held from Thursday June 27, 1924, to Sunday June 30, 1924. 12 teams, composed of 67 fencers, competed.

Rosters

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

Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
United States

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 as it would not alter qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to five touches.

Pool A
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. GBR ITA
1  Great Britain w/o w/o – – Q
1  Italy w/o w/o – –
Source:

Pool B
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA HUN ESP
1  France 1 0 12 4 Q 12–4
2  Hungary 1 0 9 7 9–7
3  Spain 0 2 11 21 4–12 7–9
Source:

Pool C
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ARG USA NED
1  Argentina 1 0 12 4 Q 12–4
2  United States 1 0 10 6 10–6
3  Netherlands 0 2 10 22 4–12 6–10
Source:

Pool D
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. AUT BEL
1  Austria w/o w/o – – Q
1  Belgium w/o w/o – –
Source:

Pool E
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. DEN SUI
1  Denmark w/o w/o – – Q
1  Switzerland w/o w/o – –
Source:

Quarterfinals

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

Pool A
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA HUN SUI AUT
1  Italy 3 0 41 7 Q 16–0 12–4 13–3
2  Hungary 2 1 22 26 0–16 9–7 13–3
3  Switzerland 1 2 21 27 4–12 7–9 10–6
4  Austria 0 3 12 36 3–13 3–13 6–10
Source:

Pool B
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA DEN USA
1  France 2 0 27 5 Q 14–2 13–3
2  Denmark 1 1 11 21 2–14 9–7
3  United States 0 2 10 22 3–13 7–9
Source:

Pool C

Belgium won its match against Argentina on touches, 61–56.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. BEL ARG GBR
1  Belgium 2 0 20 12 Q 8–8 12–4
2  Argentina 1 1 19 13 8–8 11–5
3  Great Britain 0 2 9 23 4–12 5–11
Source:

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 five touches.

Pool A
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA BEL DEN
1  Italy 1 0 12 4 Q 12–4
2  Belgium 1 0 9 7 9–7
3  Denmark 0 2 11 21 4–12 7–9
Source:

Pool B

Hungary won its match against Argentina on touches, 58–57.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA HUN ARG
1  France 2 0 27 5 Q 14–2 13–3
2  Hungary 1 1 10 22 2–14 8–8
3  Argentina 0 2 11 21 3–13 8–8
Source:

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 five touches.

Pos Team W L BW BL FRA BEL HUN ITA
 France 2 0 27 5 13–3 14–2
 Belgium 1 1 12 20 3–13 9–7
 Hungary 0 2 9 23 2–14 7–9
–  Italy DNF DNF – –
Source:

References
  • Kubatko, Justin. "Fencing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Foil, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16.
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