Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

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Men's team foil
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLong Beach Convention Center
Dates4 – 5 August 1984
Competitors65 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mauro Numa
Andrea Borella
Andrea Cipressa
Stefano Cerioni
Angelo Scuri		  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harald Hein
Matthias Behr
Matthias Gey
Klaus Reichert
Frank Beck		  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frédéric Pietruszka
Pascal Jolyot
Patrick Groc
Philippe Omnès
Marc Cerboni		  France
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Fencing at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 5 August 1984. 65 fencers from 14 nations competed.[1]

Rosters[]

Results[]

Round 1[]

Round 1 Pool A[]

The United States and Italy each defeated Egypt, 9–2 and 9–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Italy won 9–3.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA USA EGY
1  Italy 2 0 18 4 Q 9–3 9–1
2  United States 1 1 12 11 3–9 9–2
3  Egypt 0 2 3 18 1–9 2–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

Round 1 Pool B[]

In the first set of matches, West Germany beat Hong Kong 9–1 and Great Britain defeated Japan 8–8 (64–60 on touches). The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as West Germany prevailed over Japan 9–4 and Great Britain won against Hong Kong 9–0. Finally, West Germany took the top spot in the group by beating Great Britain 9–2 while Hong Kong finished last after losing to Japan 9–1.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG GBR JPN HKG
1  West Germany 3 0 27 6 Q 9–2 9–4 9–0
2  Great Britain 2 1 19 17 2–9 8.64–8.60 9–0
3  Japan 1 2 21 18 4–9 8.60–8.64 9–1
4  Hong Kong 0 3 1 27 0–9 0–9 1–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 405, 407

Round 1 Pool C[]

Austria and France each defeated Argentina, 9–4 and 9–2, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–4.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA AUT ARG
1  France 2 0 18 6 Q 9–4 9–2
2  Austria 1 1 13 13 4–9 9–4
3  Argentina 0 2 6 18 2–9 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 407

Round 1 Pool D[]

In the first set of matches, Belgium beat Kuwait 9–1 and China defeated Lebanon 9–4. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Belgium prevailed over Lebanon 9–0 and China won against Kuwait 9–3. Finally, Belgium took the top spot in the group by beating China 8–8 (60–58 on touches) while Lebanon finished last after forfeiting to Kuwait.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. BEL CHN KUW LIB
1  Belgium 3 0 26 9 Q 8.60–8.58 9–1 9–0
2  China 2 1 26 15 8.58–8.60 9–3 9–4
3  Kuwait 1 2 4 18 1–9 3–9
4  Lebanon 0 3 4 18 0–9 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 407–08

Elimination rounds[]

  5th place match 5th–8th place playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                               
     A1   Italy  9  
     B2   Great Britain  2  
   B2   Great Britain  9        A1   Italy  9  
   D2   China  4        C1   France  7  
   C1   France  9
     D2   China  4  
   B2   Great Britain  6        A1   Italy  8
   A2   United States  9        B1   West Germany  7
     D1   Belgium  4  
       C2   Austria  9  
 D1   Belgium  DNS        C2   Austria  3
  7th place match      A2   United States  WO        B1   West Germany  9     3rd place match
   D2   China  WO    B1   West Germany  9    C1   France  9
   D1   Belgium  DNS      A2   United States  2      C2   Austria  3

References[]

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1984 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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