Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

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Men's team épée
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'hiver
DatesJuly 6–9
Competitors88 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Georges Buchard
Roger Ducret
Lucien Gaudin
André Labattut
Lionel Liottel
Alexandre Lippmann
Georges Tainturier
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Anspach
Joseph De Craecker
Charles Delporte
Fernand de Montigny
Ernest Gevers
Léon Tom
 Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giulio Basletta
Marcello Bertinetti
Giovanni Canova
Vincenzo Cuccia
V. Montegazza
Oreste Moricca
 Italy
← 1920
1928 →

The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.

The competition was held from Saturday July 6, 1924, to Tuesday July 9, 1924. 16 teams, composed of 88 fencers, competed.

Rosters[]

Each team could have up to eight members. Four were selected for each match.

Argentina
Belgium
Cuba
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Uruguay

Results[]

Round 1[]

The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless a match was unnecessary to determine qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches.

Pool A[]

The Spain vs. Norway match was tied on bouts, 8 to 8, and touches, 19 to 19, so was scored as a draw.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ESP ITA NOR
1  Spain 1.5 0.5 17 15 Q 9–7 8–8
2  Italy 1 1 16 16 7–9 9–7
3  Norway 0.5 1.5 15 17 8–8 7–9
Source:[citation needed]

Pool B[]

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. BEL GBR ARG
1  Belgium 1 0 11 5 Q 11–5
2  Great Britain 1 0 9 7 9–7
3  Argentina 0 2 12 20 5–11 7–9
Source:[citation needed]

Pool C[]

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA USA SWE
1  France 1 0 13 3 Q 13–3
2  United States 1 0 9 7 9–7
3  Sweden 0 2 10 22 3–13 7–9
Source:[citation needed]

Pool D[]

Portugal received the top rank over the Netherlands on touches received, 56 to 60. Uruguay topped Denmark, 64 to 65.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POR NED URU DEN
1  Portugal 2 1 26 22 Q 6–10 10–6 10–6
2  Netherlands 2 1 26 22 10–6 9–7 7–9
3  Uruguay 1 2 22 26 6–10 7–9 9–7
4  Denmark 1 2 22 26 6–10 9–7 7–9
Source:[citation needed]

Pool E[]

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SUI CUB GRE
1  Switzerland 1 0 12 4 Q 12–4
2  Cuba 1 0 9 7 9–7
3  Greece 0 2 11 21 4–12 7–9
Source:[citation needed]

Quarterfinals[]

The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless a match was unnecessary to determine qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches.

Pool A[]

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POR ESP CUB GBR
1  Portugal 2 0 23 9 Q 11–5 12–4
2  Spain 2 0 20 12 9–7 11–5
3  Cuba 0 2 12 20 5–11 7–9
4  Great Britain 0 2 9 23 4–12 5–11
Source:[citation needed]

Pool B[]

The United States won the match against Switzerland on touches, 21 to 19.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. BEL USA SUI
1  Belgium 1 0 13 3 Q 13–3
2  United States 1 0 8 8 8–8
3  Switzerland 0 2 11 21 3–13 8–8
Source:[citation needed]

Pool C[]

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA ITA NED
1  France 1 0 13 3 Q 13–3
2  Italy 1 0 10 6 10–6
3  Netherlands 0 2 9 23 3–13 6–10
Source:[citation needed]

Semifinals[]

The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless the match was unnecessary to decide qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches.

Pool A[]

France was ahead of Portugal on touches received in the standings, 15 to 17.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA POR USA
1  France 1 0 10 6 Q 10��6
2  Portugal 1 0 10 6 10–6
3  United States 0 2 12 20 6–10 6–10
Source:[citation needed]

Pool B[]

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA BEL ESP
1  Italy 1 0 10 6 Q 10–6
2  Belgium 1 0 9 7 9–7
3  Spain 0 2 13 19 6–10 7–9
Source:[citation needed]

Final[]

Each team played each other team. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to two touches. France won its bout against Italy on touches, 21 to 20.

Pos Team W L BW BL FRA BEL ITA POR
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France 3 0 29 17 10–5 8–8 11–4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 2 1 25 22 5–10 11–5 9–7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy 1 2 21 26 8–8 5–11 8–7
4  Portugal 0 3 18 28 4–11 7–9 7–8
Source:[citation needed]

References[]

  • Kubatko, Justin. "Fencing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Épée, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16.
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