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

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]

Men's team épée
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueFernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Dates24 – 25 October
Competitors91 from 20 nations
Medalists
Zoltán Nemere, Győző Kulcsár, Pál B. Nagy, Csaba Fenyvesi, Pál Schmitt  Hungary
Grigory Kriss, Viktor Modzolevsky, Iosif Vitebsky, Aleksey Nikanchikov, Yury Smolyakov  Soviet Union
Bohdan Andrzejewski, Michał Butkiewicz, Bogdan Gonsior, Henryk Nielaba, Kazimierz Barburski  Poland
Fencing at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Pool A
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS ITA USA POR
1  Soviet Union 3 0 33 11 Q 10–4 10–5 13–2
2  Italy 2 1 29 17 4–10 10–6 15–1
3  United States 0 2 11 20 5–10 6–10
4  Portugal 0 2 3 28 2–13 1–15
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool B
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN AUT MEX AUS
1  Hungary 3 0 33 9 Q 8–3 11–4 14–2
2  Austria 2 1 25 18 3–8 10–6 12–4
3  Mexico 1 2 18 28 4–11 6–10 8–7
4  Australia 0 3 13 34 2–14 4–12 7–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool C
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POL GDR CAN ARG
1  Poland 3 0 35 13 Q 9–7 10–6 16–0
2  East Germany 2 1 34 14 7–9 14–2 13–3
3  Canada 0 2 8 24 6–10 2–14
4  Argentina 0 2 3 29 0–16 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool D
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG SWE SUI IRL
1  West Germany 3 0 35 8 Q 9–2 11–5 15–1
2  Sweden 2 1 26 16 2–9 11–4 13–3
3  Switzerland 0 2 9 22 5–11 4–11
4  Ireland 0 2 4 28 1–15 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Pool E
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. GBR FRA BRA CUB
1  Great Britain 3 0 33 12 Q 9–4 10–6 14–2
2  France 2 1 30 14 4–9 13–3 13–2
3  Brazil 0 2 9 23 6–10 3–13
4  Cuba 0 2 4 27 2–14 2–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52

Elimination rounds
Main bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
A2  Italy 8  
B2  Austria 2  
  A2  Italy 0  
    A1  Soviet Union 7  
     
       
  A1  Soviet Union 9  
  D1  West Germany 3  
       
       
  D1  West Germany 9
    E1  Great Britain 5  
     
       
  A1  Soviet Union 4
  B1  Hungary 7
C2  East Germany 8 (58)  
D2  Sweden 8 (59)  
  C2  East Germany 3 Bronze
    B1  Hungary 9  
      D1  West Germany 6
        C1  Poland 9
  B1  Hungary 9
  C1  Poland 5  
       
       
  C1  Poland 9
    E2  France 7  
     
Consolation
  Consol. semifinals 5th/6th
                           
  A2  Italy 9  
E1  Great Britain 4  
  A2  Italy 6
    C2  East Germany 9
C2  East Germany 8
  E2  France 4  

Final ranking
RankNation
 Soviet Union
 Hungary
 Poland
4 West Germany
5 East Germany
6 Italy
7 France
 Great Britain
9 Austria
 Sweden
11 Brazil
 Canada
 Mexico
 Switzerland
 United States
16 Argentina
 Australia
 Cuba
 Ireland
 Portugal

References
  1. "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. 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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