Men's team foilat the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Exhibition Halls 12 & 20 Dates 1 – 2 September 1972 Competitors 63 from 13 nations
The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 1 to 2 September 1972. 63 fencers from 13 nations competed.[ 1]
Rosters
Results
Round 1
Round 1 Pool A
West Germany and Poland each defeated Italy, 12–4 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 8–7, with a 61–55 touches advantage making the final bout irrelevant.
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64
Round 1 Pool B
Cuba and France each defeated Great Britain, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–1.
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64
Round 1 Pool C
Japan and the Soviet Union each defeated United States 12–4. The two victors then faced off. Japan won 9–7.
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64
Round 1 Pool D
In the first set of matches, Hungary defeated Lebanon 13–3 and Romania shut out Canada 16–0. In the second, Hungary beat Canada 13–3 and Romania won over Lebanon 9–7. Canada and Lebanon were eliminated and did not face each other; Hungary and Romania vied for position within the group, with Hungary winning 8–7 (with a 62–55 touches advantage making the 16th bout unnecessary).
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64
Elimination rounds
References
1904 : File:Olympic flag.svg Fonst , Van Zo Post , Díaz (ZZX )
1920 : File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Olivier , Baldi , Costantino , A. Nadi , N. Nadi , Puliti , Speciale , Terlizzi (ITA )
1924 : File:Flag of France.svg Cattiau , Coutrot , de Luget , Ducret , Gaudin , Jobier , Labatut , Perotaux (FRA )
1928 : File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Pignotti , Gaudini , Pessina , Guaragna , Puliti , Chiavacci (ITA )
1932 : File:Flag of France.svg Gardère , Lemoine , Bondoux , Bougnol , Cattiau , Piot (FRA )
1936 : File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Di Rosa , Gaudini , Guaragna , Marzi , Bocchino , Verratti (ITA )
1948 : File:Flag of France.svg Bonin , Buhan , Lataste , Bougnol , d'Oriola , Rommel (FRA )
1952 : File:Flag of France.svg Netter , Buhan , Lataste , Noël , d'Oriola , Rommel (FRA )
1956 : File:Flag of Italy.svg Mangiarotti , Di Rosa , Bergamini , Spallino , Carpaneda , Lucarelli (ITA )
1960 : File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zhdanovich , Sisikin , Midler , Sveshnikov , Rudov (URS )
1964 : File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zhdanovich , Sisikin , Midler , Sveshnikov , Sharov (URS )
1968 : File:Flag of France.svg Magnan , Revenu , Noël , Berolatti , Dimont (FRA )
1972 : File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Woyda , Koziejowski , Kaczmarek , Dąbrowski , Godel (POL )
1976 : File:Flag of Germany.svg Bach , Hein , Reichert , Behr , Sens-Gorius (FRG )
1980 : File:Olympic flag.svg Pietruszka , Flament , Jolyot , Bonnin , Boscherie (FRA )
1984 : File:Flag of Italy.svg Numa , Borella , Cipressa , Cerioni , Scuri (ITA )
1988 : File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Romankov , Mammadov , Aptsiauri , Ibragimov , Koretsky (URS )
1992 : File:Flag of Germany.svg Wagner , Schreck , Weidner , Koch , Weißenborn (GER )
1996 : File:Flag of Russia.svg Shevchenko , Mammadov , Pavlovich (RUS )
2000 : File:Flag of France.svg Ferrari , Plumenail , Guyart , Lhotellier (FRA )
2004 : File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Cassarà , Sanzo , Vanni (ITA )
2012 : File:Flag of Italy.svg Baldini , Avola , Cassarà , Aspromonte (ITA )
2016 : File:Flag of Russia.svg Safin , Cheremisinov , Akhmatkhuzin (RUS )
2020 : File:Flag of France.svg Le Péchoux , Lefort , Mertine , Pauty (FRA )
2024 : File:Flag of Japan.svg Shikine , Iimura , Matsuyama , Nagano (JPN )