Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 26 November 1956. 32 fencers from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Men's foil at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | St Kilda Town Hall | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26 November | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Épée | men | |
| Team épée | men | |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
Competition format
The competition used a pool play format, with each fencer facing the other fencers in the pool in a round robin. Bouts were to 5 touches. Barrages were used to break ties necessary for advancement (touches against were the first tie-breaker used to give ranks when the rank did not matter). However, only as much fencing was done as was necessary to determine advancement, so some bouts never occurred if the fencers advancing from the pool could be determined.[2]
Results
Round 1
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.
Pool 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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| 1 | József Gyuricza | .svg.png){kind=small} | 6 | 0 | 30 | 13 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Yury Rudov | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 1 | 27 | 15 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Antonio Spallino |  | 5 | 2 | 30 | 18 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Allan Jay |  | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Harold Goldsmith | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 4 | 22 | 23 | |
| 6 | Benito Ramos | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 4 | 19 | 28 | |
| 7 | Pablo Uribe |  | 1 | 6 | 13 | 34 | |
| 8 | Masayuki Sano | | 0 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
Pool 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Sichel |  | 5 | 2 | 32 | 19 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Iuri Osip'ovi | | 5 | 2 | 29 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Albie Axelrod | | 5 | 2 | 31 | 26 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Günter Stratmann |  | 4 | 3 | 30 | 25 | Qualified for semifinals Won barrage vs. Mangiarotti 5–4 |
| 5 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | | 4 | 3 | 22 | 23 | Lost barrage v. Stratmann 4–5 |
| 6 | François Dehez | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 4 | 21 | 28 | |
| 7 | Jacques Lataste |  | 1 | 6 | 22 | 32 | |
| 8 | Gabriel Blando | | 1 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
Pool 3
Delaunois beat Paul, who beat Bergamini, who beat Delaunois, in the barrage, all at 5–4; touches against in the main pool were used to break the tie.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Netter | | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Brian McCowage | | 5 | 1 | 25 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Raymond Paul | | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | Qualified for semifinals Barrage tied 1–1 (9–9 touches) |
| 4 | Giancarlo Bergamini | | 4 | 3 | 23 | 23 | Qualified for semifinals Barrage tied 1–1 (9–9 touches) |
| 5 | Ghislain Delaunois | | 4 | 3 | 26 | 27 | Barrage tied 1–1 (9–9 touches) |
| 6 | Lajos Somodi, Sr. | | 2 | 4 | 20 | 24 | |
| 7 | Santiago Massini |  | 1 | 5 | 19 | 26 | |
| 8 | Byron Krieger | | 1 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
Pool 4
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Midler | | 6 | 1 | 31 | 19 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Christian d'Oriola | | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | René Paul | | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | André Verhalle | | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Mihály Fülöp | | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | |
| 6 | David McKenzie | | 2 | 5 | 17 | 32 | |
| 7 | Roland Asselin | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 6 | 13 | 30 | |
| 8 | Emilio Echeverry | | 0 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
Semifinals
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Netter | | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15 | Qualified for final |
| 2 | Antonio Spallino | | 5 | 1 | 27 | 16 | Qualified for final |
| 3 | Raymond Paul | | 5 | 2 | 31 | 19 | Qualified for final |
| 4 | Mark Midler | | 5 | 2 | 27 | 22 | Qualified for final |
| 5 | André Verhalle | | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | |
| 6 | Yury Rudov | | 2 | 4 | 14 | 28 | |
| 7 | Albie Axelrod | | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | |
| 8 | Michael Sichel | | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
Semifinal 2
The three-way barrage for 3rd and 4th places resulted in Stratmann losing twice to be eliminated. Gyuricza and Jay did not face each other in the barrage, with their nominal 3rd and 4th place ranks (not relevant to advancement) determined on touches against in the main pool.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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| 1 | Christian d'Oriola | | 6 | 1 | 32 | 14 | Qualified for final |
| 2 | Giancarlo Bergamini | | 5 | 2 | 26 | 25 | Qualified for final |
| 3 | József Gyuricza | | 4 | 3 | 31 | 23 | Qualified for final Defeated Stratmann 5–4 in barrage |
| 4 | Allan Jay | | 4 | 3 | 31 | 24 | Qualified for final Defeated Stratmann 5–2 in barrage |
| 5 | Günter Stratmann | | 4 | 3 | 28 | 27 | Defeated twice in barrage |
| 6 | Brian McCowage | | 2 | 5 | 22 | 32 | |
| 7 | Iuri Osip'ovi | | 1 | 5 | 13 | 28 | |
| 8 | René Paul | | 1 | 5 | 19 | 29 |
Final
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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 | Christian d'Oriola | | 6 | 1 | 33 | 17 | |
 | Giancarlo Bergamini | | 5 | 2 | 33 | 26 | Won barrage vs. Spallino 5–4 |
 | Antonio Spallino | | 5 | 2 | 30 | 21 | Lost barrage vs. Bergamini 4–5 |
| 4 | Allan Jay | | 4 | 3 | 29 | 26 | |
| 5 | József Gyuricza | | 3 | 4 | 23 | 23 | |
| 6 | Claude Netter | | 3 | 4 | 21 | 25 | |
| 7 | Mark Midler | | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | |
| 8 | Raymond Paul | | 0 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
References
- "Fencing: 1956 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- Official Report, p. 439.
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