Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée (original) (raw)

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Men's team épéeat the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates 29–30 September 1988
Competitors 85 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frédéric Delpla Jean-Michel Henry Olivier Lenglet Philippe Riboud Éric Srecki France2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elmar Borrmann Volker Fischer Thomas Gerull Alexander Pusch Arnd Schmitt West Germany3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrey Shuvalov Pavel Kolobkov Wladimir Resnitschenko Mykhailo Tyshko Igor Tikhomirov Soviet Union
19841992

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 | | | | | | | | | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | West Germany | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D2 | South Korea | 6 | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Colombia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | D2 | South Korea | 9 | | | | | | | | | | A1 | West Germany | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D1 | Italy | 7 | | | | | | | | | | B2 | Canada | 6 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Switzerland | 9 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Switzerland | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D1 | Italy | 9 | | | | | | | | | | A1 | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C1 | France | 8 | | | | | | | | | | C1 | France | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F1 | Hungary | 7 | | | | | | | | | | A2 | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | F1 | Hungary | 8 | | | | | | | | | | C1 | France | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | | | | | | C2 | Poland | 6 | Third place | | | | | | | | | F2 | Sweden | 9 | | | | | | | | | | F2 | Sweden | 5 | D1 | Italy | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 9 | B1 | Soviet Union | 8 | | | | | |

Consolation bracket

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| Semifinals | Fifth place | | | | | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | | | | | | | | | F2 | Sweden | 5 | | | | F1 | Hungary | 8 | | | | F1 | Hungary | 4 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Switzerland | 8 | | | | E1 | Switzerland | 8 | | | | D2 | South Korea | 8 | Seventh place | | | F2 | Sweden | 8 | | | | D2 | South Korea | 8 | | |

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2011.