Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

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Men's team épée
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueUniversity of Montréal
Dates28 – 29 July 1976
Competitors85 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl von Essen
Hans Jacobson
Rolf Edling
Leif Högström
Göran Flodström		 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hans-Jürgen Hehn
Volker Fischer
Alexander Pusch
Reinhold Behr
Hanns Jana		 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Giger
Christian Kauter
Michel Poffet
François Suchanecki
Jean-Blaise Evéquoz		 File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
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Fencing at the
1976 Summer Olympics
File:Fencing pictogram.svg
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 28 to 29 July 1976. 85 fencers from 19 nations competed.[1]

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Great Britain and West Germany each defeated Austria, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 9–5.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG GBR AUT
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2 0 19 11 QQ 9–5 10–6
2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 1 1 16 14 Q16 5–9 11–5
3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 0 2 11 21 6–10 5–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 263

Round 1 Pool B

The first two rounds of matches left Hungary and France at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Finland and Poland at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Hungary defeated France 8–2 (with one double-loss ensuring that France could not catch Hungary) to take the top spot in the group. Finland and Poland did not face each other.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN FRA FIN POL
1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3 0 30 13 QQ 8–2 11–5 11–4
2 File:Flag of France.svg France 2 1 23 12 Q16 2–8 8–0 13–1
3 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 0 2 5 19 5–11 0–8
4 File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 0 2 5 27 4–11 1–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 263–64

Round 1 Pool C

The first two rounds of matches left Sweden and Italy at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Iran and Hong Kong at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Sweden defeated Italy 9–7 to take the top spot in the group.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SWE ITA IRI HKG
1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3 0 35 13 QQ 9–7 11–4 15–1
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 1 33 15 Q16 7–9 11–5 15–1
3 File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Iran 0 2 9 23 4–11 5–11
4 File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Hong Kong 0 2 2 30 1–15 1–15
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 264–65

Round 1 Pool D

The first two rounds of matches left Switzerland and Norway at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Canada and Argentina at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Switzerland defeated Norway 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Canada defeated Argentina, 8–8, winning on touches 68–66, to take third.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SUI NOR CAN ARG
1 File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 3 0 35 9 QQ 9–3 13–3 13–3
2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2 1 31 13 Q16 3–9 14–2 14–2
3 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 2 13 35 3–13 2–14 8.68–8.66
4 File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina 0 3 13 35 3–13 2–14 8.66–8.68
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 265–66

Round 1 Pool E

The first two rounds of matches left the Soviet Union and Romania at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and the United States and Thailand at 0–2 each (eliminating them). The Soviet Union defeated Romania 9–4 to take the top spot in the group. The United States defeated Thailand, also 9–4, to take third. This was the only group where the second-place team advanced directly to the quarterfinals instead of the round of 16.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS ROU USA THA
1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 3 0 32 13 QQ 9–4 12–4 11–5
2 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 2 1 28 17 4–9 10–5 14–2
3 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1 2 18 27 4–12 5–10 9–4
4 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 0 3 11 34 5–11 2–14 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 266–67

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
B2 File:Flag of France.svg France 8 (58)
C2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 8 (60)
C2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2
A1 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 9
A1 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 8
D1 File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 7
D1 File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 9
E2 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 2
A1 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 5
C1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8
A2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 5
D2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 8
D2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 0
B1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 8
B1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 6
C1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 7
Third place
C1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 9 D1 File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 9
E1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 4 B1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3

5th place consolation bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
D2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 4
E1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 9
E1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 9
E2 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 2
E2 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 8
C2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2

References

  1. ↑ "Fencing: 1976 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
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