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

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 18 to 19 October 1968. 79 fencers from 17 nations competed.[1]

Men's team foil
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueFernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Dates18–19 October
Competitors79 from 17 nations
Medalists
Jean-Claude Magnan, Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël, Gilles Berolatti, Jacques Dimont  France
Yury Sisikin, Viktor Putyatin, German Sveshnikov, Yury Sharov, Vasyl Stankovych  Soviet Union
Zbigniew Skrudlik, Witold Woyda, Egon Franke, Ryszard Parulski, Adam Lisewski  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. FRA CUB MEX
1  France 2 0 21 7 Q 9–3 12–4
2  Cuba 1 1 12 16 3–9 9–7
3  Mexico 0 2 11 21 4–12 7–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 645–47

Pool B
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS GBR USA
1  Soviet Union 2 0 21 4 Q 9–0 12–4
2  Great Britain 1 1 9 16 0–9 9–7
3  United States 0 2 11 21 4–12 7–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 645–47

Pool C
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ROU JPN EGY
1  Romania 2 0 21 11 Q 8.61–8.57 13–3
2  Japan 1 1 21 11 8.57–8.61 13–3
3  Egypt 0 2 6 26 3–13 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 645–47

Pool D
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POL HUN ARG VEN
1  Poland 3 0 30 15 Q 9–4 11–5 10–6
2  Hungary 2 1 33 12 4–9 14–2 15–1
3  Argentina 0 2 7 25 5–11 2–14
4  Venezuela 0 2 7 25 6–10 1–15
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 645–47

Pool E
Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG ITA CAN IRL
1  West Germany 3 0 37 5 Q 9–1 13–3 15–1
2  Italy 2 1 31 11 1–9 15–1 15–1
3  Canada 0 2 4 28 3–13 1–15
4  Ireland 0 2 2 30 1–15 1–15
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 645–47

Elimination rounds
Main bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
B2  Great Britain 8 (66)  
C2  Japan 8 (64)  
  C2  Japan 8 (64)  
    A1  France 8 (60)  
     
       
  A1  France 9  
  D1  Poland 7  
       
       
  D1  Poland 9
    E1  West Germany 4  
     
       
  A1  France 9
  B1  Soviet Union 6
A2  Cuba 2  
D2  Hungary 9  
  D2  Hungary 4 Bronze
    B1  Soviet Union 9  
      D1  Poland 9
        C1  Romania 3
  B1  Soviet Union 8 (60)
  C1  Romania 8 (63)  
       
       
  C1  Romania 8
    E2  Italy 7  
     
Consolation
  Consol. semifinals 5th/6th
                           
  C2  Japan 8 (60)  
E1  West Germany 8 (57)  
  E1  West Germany 4
    D2  Hungary 9
D2  Hungary 9
  E2  Italy 4  

Final ranking
RankNation
 France
 Soviet Union
 Poland
4 Romania
5 Hungary
6 West Germany
7 Italy
 Japan
9 Cuba
 Great Britain
11 Argentina
 Canada
 Egypt
 Mexico
 United States
16 Ireland
 Venezuela

References
  1. "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
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