Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 25 to 26 July 1980. 52 fencers from 11 nations competed.[1]

Men's team épée
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueCentral Army Sports Club Complex
Dates25–26 July 1980
Competitors52 from 11 nations
Medalists
Philippe Boisse, Hubert Gardas, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Michel Salesse  France
Andrzej Lis, Marius Strzalka, Leszek Swornowski, Ludomir Chronowski, Piotr Jabłkowski  Poland
Ashot Karagyan, Aleksandr Abushakhmetov, Aleksandr Mozhayev, Boris Lukomsky, Volodymyr Smyrnov  Soviet Union
Fencing at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

In the only match in pool A, Sweden defeated Great Britain 8–3 (with one double-loss).

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SWE GBR
1  Sweden 1 0 8 4 Q 8–3
2  Great Britain 0 1 3 9 3–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool B

Poland and the Soviet Union each defeated Cuba, 12–4 and 15–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 7–5, with 2 double losses and a 64–49 touches advantage making the final two bouts unnecessary.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS POL CUB
1  Soviet Union 2 0 22 8 Q 7–5 15–1
2  Poland 1 1 17 13 5–7 12–4
3  Cuba 0 2 5 27 1–15 4–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool C

Czechoslovakia and Hungary each defeated Finland, 13–3 and 8–8 (67 touches to 53), respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–1.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN TCH FIN
1  Hungary 2 0 17 9 Q 9–1 8.67–8.53
2  Czechoslovakia 1 1 14 12 1–9 13–3
3  Finland 0 2 11 21 8.53–8.67 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 255–56

Round 1 Pool D

Czechoslovakia and Hungary each defeated Finland, 13–3 and 8–8 (67 touches to 53), respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–1.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA ROU KUW
1  France 2 0 25 6 Q 9–6 16–0
2  Romania 1 1 18 13 6–9 12–4
3  Kuwait 0 2 4 28 0–16 4–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 256–57

Elimination rounds

Main bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
  A1  Sweden 6  
B2  Poland 8  
  B2  Poland 8  
  D2  Romania 4  
C1  Hungary 5
  D2  Romania 8  
    B2  Poland 4
  A1  France 8
  C2  Czechoslovakia 3  
D1  France 9  
  C1  France 9 Third place
  A1  Soviet Union 3  
A2  Great Britain 2 D2  Romania 5
  B1  Soviet Union 9   C1  Soviet Union 9

Consolation bracket
  Semifinals     Fifth place
                 
  A1  Sweden 9  
  C1  Hungary 4    
      A1  Sweden 9
      C2  Czechoslovakia 2
  C2  Czechoslovakia 9    
  A2  Great Britain 4   Seventh place
 
C1  Hungary DNS
  A2  Great Britain WO

References
  1. "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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