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Fencing at the Olympics
Men's team foilat the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue University of Montréal Dates 24–25 July 1976 Competitors 63 from 14 nations
The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 July 1976. 63 fencers from 14 nations competed.[ 1]
One of the gold medalists from West Germany team was Thomas Bach , who currently serves as President of the International Olympic Committee .
Participating teams
Results
Round 1
Round 1 Pool A
Great Britain and the Soviet Union each defeated Romania, 8–8 (59–52) and 9–7, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–3.
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247
Round 1 Pool B
Hungary and France each defeated Cuba, 10–6 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–1.
Pos
Team
W
L
BW
BL
Qual.
FRA
HUN
CUB
1
France
2
0
20
6
QQ
9–1
11–5
2
Hungary
1
1
11
15
1–9
10–6
3
Cuba
0
2
11
21
5–11
6–10
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247
Round 1 Pool C
The first two rounds of matches left Italy and West Germany at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Japan and Kuwait at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Italy defeated West Germany 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Kuwait finished with only a single bout won, out of 48.
Pos
Team
W
L
BW
BL
Qual.
ITA
FRG
JPN
KUW
1
Italy
3
0
37
11
QQ
9–7
12–4
16–0
2
West Germany
2
1
33
15
7–9
11–5
15–1
3
Japan
1
2
25
23
4–12
5–11
16–0
4
Kuwait
0
3
1
47
0–16
1–15
0–16
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 248
Round 1 Pool D
The first two rounds of matches left Poland and the United States at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Hong Kong and Iran at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Poland defeated the United States 9–2 to take the top spot in the group.
Pos
Team
W
L
BW
BL
Qual.
POL
USA
IRI
HKG
1
Poland
3
0
37
11
QQ
9–2
13–3
15–1
2
United States
2
1
33
15
2–9
12–4
15–1
3
Iran
1
2
25
23
3–13
4–12
9–7
4
Hong Kong
0
3
9
39
1–15
1–15
7–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 249
Elimination rounds
References
1904 : Fonst , Van Zo Post , Díaz (ZZX )
1920 : Olivier , Baldi , Costantino , A. Nadi , N. Nadi , Puliti , Speciale , Terlizzi (ITA )
1924 : Cattiau , Coutrot , de Luget , Ducret , Gaudin , Jobier , Labatut , Perotaux (FRA )
1928 : Pignotti , Gaudini , Pessina , Guaragna , Puliti , Chiavacci (ITA )
1932 : Gardère , Lemoine , Bondoux , Bougnol , Cattiau , Piot (FRA )
1936 : Di Rosa , Gaudini , Guaragna , Marzi , Bocchino , Verratti (ITA )
1948 : Bonin , Buhan , Lataste , Bougnol , d'Oriola , Rommel (FRA )
1952 : Netter , Buhan , Lataste , Noël , d'Oriola , Rommel (FRA )
1956 : Mangiarotti , Di Rosa , Bergamini , Spallino , Carpaneda , Lucarelli (ITA )
1960 : Zhdanovich , Sisikin , Midler , Sveshnikov , Rudov (URS )
1964 : Zhdanovich , Sisikin , Midler , Sveshnikov , Sharov (URS )
1968 : Magnan , Revenu , Noël , Berolatti , Dimont (FRA )
1972 : Woyda , Koziejowski , Kaczmarek , Dąbrowski , Godel (POL )
1976 : Bach , Hein , Reichert , Behr , Sens-Gorius (FRG )
1980 : Pietruszka , Flament , Jolyot , Bonnin , Boscherie (FRA )
1984 : Numa , Borella , Cipressa , Cerioni , Scuri (ITA )
1988 : Romankov , Mammadov , Aptsiauri , Ibragimov , Koretsky (URS )
1992 : Wagner , Schreck , Weidner , Koch , Weißenborn (GER )
1996 : Shevchenko , Mammadov , Pavlovich (RUS )
2000 : Ferrari , Plumenail , Guyart , Lhotellier (FRA )
2004 : Cassarà , Sanzo , Vanni (ITA )
2012 : Baldini , Avola , Cassarà , Aspromonte (ITA )
2016 : Safin , Cheremisinov , Akhmatkhuzin (RUS )
2020 : Le Péchoux , Lefort , Mertine , Pauty (FRA )
2024 : Shikine , Iimura , Matsuyama , Nagano (JPN )