Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

Men's team épée at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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]

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

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

Round 1 Pool B

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

Round 1 Pool C

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

Round 1 Pool D

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

Round 1 Pool E

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

Round 1 Pool F

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

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

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

	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

References

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