Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée (original) (raw)
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Fencing at the Olympics
| Men's team épéeat the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium |
| Dates | 29–30 September 1988 |
| Competitors | 85 from 18 nations |
| Medalists | |
 Frédéric Delpla Jean-Michel Henry Olivier Lenglet Philippe Riboud Éric Srecki  France Elmar Borrmann Volker Fischer Thomas Gerull Alexander Pusch Arnd Schmitt  West Germany Andrey Shuvalov Pavel Kolobkov Wladimir Resnitschenko Mykhailo Tyshko Igor Tikhomirov  Soviet Union |
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The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 to 30 September 1988. 85 fencers from 18 nations competed.[1]
The United States and West Germany each defeated Brazil, 9–1 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with West Germany winning 9–2.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | | FRG | USA | BRA |
| --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - | - | -- | -- | ------- | | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | QQ | | | 9–2 | 9–3 |
| 2 | 
United States | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | Q16 | | 2–9 | | 9–1 |
| 3 | 
Brazil | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | | | 3–9 | 1–9 | |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397
Canada and the Soviet Union each defeated the Netherlands, 8–7 (one double-loss) and 8–1 (one double-loss) respectively. The winners then faced off, with the Soviet Union winning 9–3.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | | URS | CAN | NED |
| --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | - | - | -- | -- | ------- | | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | QQ | | | 9–3 | 8–1 |
| 2 | 
Canada | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | Q16 | | 3–9 | | 8–7 |
| 3 | 
Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | | | 1–8 | 7–8 | |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397
Poland and France each defeated Kuwait, 9–1 and 9–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with France winning 9–4.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | | FRA | POL | KUW |
| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - | - | -- | -- | ------- | | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | France | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | QQ | | | 9–4 | 9–0 |
| 2 | 
Poland | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | Q16 | | 4–9 | | 9–1 |
| 3 | 
Kuwait | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | | | 0–9 | 1–9 | |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397
South Korea and Italy each defeated Spain, 9–7 and 8–5 (one double-loss) respectively. The winners then faced off, with Italy winning 8–6 (with an insurmountable 61–50 touch lead).
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | | ITA | KOR | ESP |
| --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - | - | -- | -- | ------- | | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 
Italy | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | QQ | | | 8–6 | 8–5 |
| 2 | 
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Q16 | | 6–8 | | 9–7 |
| 3 | 
Spain | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | | | 5–8 | 7–9 | |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 397–98
Colombia and Switzerland each defeated Hong Kong, 9–2 and 9–1 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Switzerland winning 8–7 (one double-loss).
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | SUI | COL | HKG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | Q16 | 8–7 | 9–1 | ||
| 2 |  Colombia |
1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7–8 | 9–2 | |||
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1–9 | 2–9 |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 398
Sweden and Hungary each defeated Bahrain, 9–3 and 9–1 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–3.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | SWE | BRN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | Q16 | 9–3 | 9–1 | ||
| 2 |  Sweden |
1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3–9 | 9–3 | |||
| 3 |  Bahrain |
0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1–9 | 3–9 |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 398
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | | | | | | | |
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| A1 | West Germany | 8 | | | | | | | | |
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| D2 | South Korea | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Colombia | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | South Korea | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | West Germany | 8 | | | | | | | | |
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| D1 | Italy | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Canada | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| E1 | Switzerland | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| E1 | Switzerland | 5 | | | | | | | | |
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| D1 | Italy | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | |
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| C1 | France | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | France | 8 | | | | | | | | |
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| F1 | Hungary | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Hungary | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | France | 9 | | | | | | | | |
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| B1 | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Poland | 6 | Third place | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Sweden | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Sweden | 5 | D1 | Italy | 8 | | | | | |
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| B1 | Soviet Union | 9 | B1 | Soviet Union | 8 | | | | | |
Consolation bracket
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| Semifinals | Fifth place | | | |
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| F2 | Sweden | 5 | | |
| F1 | Hungary | 8 | | |
| F1 | Hungary | 4 | | |
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| E1 | Switzerland | 8 | | |
| E1 | Switzerland | 8 | | |
| D2 | South Korea | 8 | Seventh place | |
| F2 | Sweden | 8 | | |
| D2 | South Korea | 8 | | |
- ^ "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2011.