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Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Grigory Kriss (1972)
VenueWaseda University Memorial Hall
Dates18–19 October
Competitors65 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grigory Kriss
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bill Hoskyns
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guram Kostava
 Soviet Union
← 1960
1968 →

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 18 to 19 1964. 65 fencers from 25 nations competed.[1] Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Grigory Kriss of the Soviet Union, the nation's first gold medal in the event after a bronze four years earlier. The Soviets also took bronze, with Guram Kostava finishing in third place. Between the two was silver medalist Bill Hoskyns of Great Britain; it was the second consecutive Games with a British silver medalist in the event. Italy's six-Games gold medal streak in the men's individual épée ended with the nation missing the podium entirely; Gianluigi Saccaro finished fourth after losing the bronze-medal barrage to Kostava.

Background

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This was the 14th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[2]

Four of the eight finalists from the 1960 Games returned, including all three medalists: gold medalist (and 1956 silver medalist) Giuseppe Delfino of Italy, silver medalist Allan Jay of Great Britain, bronze medalist Bruno Habārovs of the Soviet Union, and sixth-place finisher Yves Dreyfus of France. The field included the previous five World Champions: Bill Hoskyns of Great Britain (1958), Habārovs (1959), Jack Guittet of France (1961), István Kausz of Hungary (1962), and Roland Losert of Austria (1963, the reigning champion).[2]

Malaysia and South Korea each made their debut in the event. Belgium and the United States each appeared for the 13th time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

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The competition underwent a significant format change from prior Games. Rather than exclusively pool play, the format now featured a mix of pool play and single-elimination brackets. It was the first time, other than the odd "extra final" round in 1928, that bracket play was used in the event. The format began with two rounds of pool play that narrowed the field to 24 fencers, continued with three rounds of knockout brackets that reduced the competitors to 4, and finished with a final pool featuring those fencers. A ranking bracket was also used for the four quarterfinal losers, placing them 5th, 6th, and 7th (two fencers, with no 7th/8th match). Barrages were used to break ties where necessary for advancement out of pools. Pool round bouts were to 5 touches, with double-losses possible. Knockout round bouts were to 10 touches.[2]

  • Round 1: 8 pools, 8 or 9 fencers to a pool, top 5 advance (total 40 advancing)
  • Round 2: 6 pools, 6 or 7 fencers to a pool, top 4 advance (total 24 advancing)
  • Round of 24: Single-elimination. 16 of the 24 fencers competed, with 8 others having a bye.
  • Round of 16: Single-elimination. The 8 winners of the round of 24 faced the 8 fencers who had a bye.
  • Quarterfinals: Single-elimination, with losers to a consolation bracket. The winners advanced to the final pool.
  • 5th–8th bracket: Quarterfinal losers competed in two 5th–8th semifinals, with the winners playing a 5th/6th final.
  • Final pool: The four quarterfinal winners competed in a round-robin final pool.

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 18 October 1964 8:30
 
Round 1
Round 2
Monday, 19 October 1964 8:30
 
 
 
17:30
Round of 24
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Classification 5–8
Final

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 pool A

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Hans Lagfrwall  Sweden 6 1 Q
2 Bruno Habārovs  Soviet Union 6 1 Q
3 Roland Losert  Austria 5 2 Q
4 Claudio Polledri  Switzerland 4 3 Q
5 John Humphreys  Australia 4 3 Q
6 Zelmar Casco  Argentina 2 5
7 Kim Man Shik  South Korea 1 6
8 Ronnie Theseira  Malaysia 0 7

Round 1 pool B

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Grigory Kriss  Soviet Union 6 1 Q
2 Paul Gnaier  United Team of Germany 5 2 Q
3 Yves Dreyfus  France 4 3 Q
4 Hassan Sayd  Lebanon 4 3 Q
5 Rene van den Driessche  Belgium 3 4 B
Okawa Heizaburo  Japan 3 4 B
7 Xuan Tran Van  Vietnam 1 6
8 Michael Ryan  Ireland 1 6
Barrage
Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
5 Okawa Heizaburo  Japan 1 0 Q
6 Rene van den Driessche  Belgium 0 1

Round 1 pool C

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Peter Jacobs  Great Britain 6 1 Q
2 Henryk Nielaba  Poland 5 2 Q
3 Guram Kostava  Soviet Union 5 2 Q
4 Orvar Lindwall  Sweden 4 3 Q
5 J. Bouchier-Hayes  Ireland 3 4 B
Joseph Gemayel  Lebanon 3 4 B
7 Francisco Serp  Argentina 2 5
8 Bijan Zarnegar  Iran 0 7
Barrage
Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
5 J. Bouchier-Hayes  Ireland 1 0 Q
6 Joseph Gemayel  Lebanon 0 1

Round 1 pool D

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Bogdan Gonsior  Poland 6 1 Q
2 Michel Saikali  Lebanon 5 2 Q
3 Rudolf Trost  Austria 5 2 Q
4 Gianluigi Saccaro  Italy 4 3 Q
5 Stefan Haukler  Romania 4 3 Q
6 Frank Anger  United States 3 4
7 John Andru  Canada 1 6
8 Shahpour Zarnegar  Iran 0 7

Round 1 pool E

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Claude Bourquard  France 7 1 Q
2 Alberto Pellegrino  Italy 6 2 Q
Walter Bar  Switzerland 6 2 Q
4 Goran Abrahamson  Sweden 5 3 Q
5 Dietrich Hecke  United Team of Germany 5 3 Q
6 Hahn Myung Seok  South Korea 3 5
7 Sergio Vergara  Chile 2 6
8 Didier Tamayo  Colombia 1 7
9 Houshmand Almasi  Iran 1 7

Round 1 pool F

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Franz Rompza  United Team of Germany 6 1 Q
2 Gyoyo Kulcsar  Hungary 5 2 Q
3 Giuseppe Delfino  Italy 4 3 Q
4 Allan Jay  Great Britain 4 3 Q
5 Marcus Leyrer  Austria 3 4 B
Ivan Lund  Australia 3 4 B
7 Robert Foxcroft  Canada 2 5
8 Ernesto Sastre  Colombia 0 7
Barrage
Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
5 Marcus Leyrer  Austria 1 0 Q
6 Ivan Lund  Australia 0 1

Round 1 pool G

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Tabuchi Kazuhiko  Japan 5 2 Q
2 Jack Guittet  France 5 2 Q
3 Michel Steininger  Switzerland 4 3 Q
4 Istvan Kausz  Hungary 4 3 Q
5 David Micahnik  United States 4 3 Q
6 Russ Hobby  Australia 3 4
7 Sergio Jimenez  Chile 2 5
8 Emilio Echeverri  Colombia 1 6

Round 1 pool H

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Bill Hoskyns  Great Britain 6 1 Q
2 Zoltan Nemere  Hungary 6 1 Q
3 Paul Pesthy  United States 4 3 Q
4 Shin Doo Ho  South Korea 4 3 Q
5 Wieslaw Glos  Poland 4 3 Q
6 Araki Toshiaki  Japan 3 4
7 Aquiles Gloffka  Chile 1 6
8 Jesus Taboada  Argentina 0 7

Round 2

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Round 2 pool A

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Gyozo Kulcsar  Hungary 5 1 Q
2 Hans Lagfrwall  Sweden 4 2 Q
3 Hassan Sayd  Lebanon 3 3 Q
4 Giuseppe Delfino  Italy 3 3 Q
5 Wieslaw Glos  Poland 2 4
6 J. Bouchier-Hayes  Ireland 1 5
7 Tabuchi Kazuhiko  Japan 1 5

Round 2 pool B

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Grigory Kriss  Soviet Union 4 2 Q
2 Bill Hoskyns  Great Britain 4 2 Q
3 Alberto Pellegrino  Italy 4 2 Q
4 Goran Abrahamson  Sweden 3 3 B
David Micahnik  United States 3 3 B
6 Istvan Kausz  Hungary 2 4
7 Yves Dreyfus  France 1 5
Barrage
Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
4 Goran Abrahamson  Sweden 1 0 Q
5 David Micahnik  United States 0 1

Round 2 pool C

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Gianluigi Saccaro  Italy 4 2 Q
2 Jack Guittet  France 4 2 Q
3 Michel Steininger  Switzerland 4 2 Q
4 Paul Gnaier  United Team of Germany 3 3 Q
5 Marcus Leyrer  Austria 2 4
6 Peter Jacobs  Great Britain 1 5
7 Shin Doo Ho  South Korea 1 5

Round 2 pool D

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Bogdan Gonsior  Poland 4 2 Q
2 Rudolf Trost  Austria 4 2 Q
3 Zoltan Nemere  Hungary 4 2 Q
4 Dietrich Hecke  United Team of Germany 3 3 Q
5 Bruno Habārovs  Soviet Union 2 4
6 Okawa Heizaburo  Japan 2 4
7 Claudio Polledri  Switzerland 2 4

Round 2 pool E

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Roland Losert  Austria 5 0 Q
2 Claude Bourquard  France 3 2 Q
3 Guram Kostava  Soviet Union 3 2 Q
4 Orvar Lindwall  Sweden 2 3 Q
5 Stefan Haukler  Romania 0 5
6 Michel Saikali  Lebanon 0 5

Round 2 pool F

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Henryk Nielaba  Poland 4 1 Q
2 Franz Rompza  United Team of Germany 4 1 Q
3 Walter Bar  Switzerland 2 3 B
John Humphreys  Australia 2 3 B
Allan Jay  Great Britain 2 3 B
6 Paul Pesthy  United States 1 4
Barrage
Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
3 Walter Bar  Switzerland 1 0 Q
4 John Humphreys  Australia 1 0 Q
5 Allan Jay  Great Britain 0 2

Knockout rounds

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The winner of each group advanced to the final pool, while the runner-up moved into a 5th-place semifinal.

Group 1

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Round of 24Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Grigory Kriss (URS)10
 
 
 
 Goran Abrahamson (SWE)9
 
 Goran Abrahamson (SWE)10
 
 
 
 Rudolf Trost (AUT)9
 
 Grigory Kriss (URS)10
 
 
 Bogdan Gonsior (POL)3
 
 
 
 
 
 Bogdan Gonsior (POL)10
 
 
 
 Dietrich Hecke (EUA)5
 
 Dietrich Hecke (EUA)10
 
 
 Alberto Pellegrino (ITA)9
 

Group 2

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Round of 24Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bill Hoskyns (GBR)10
 
 
 
 Zoltan Nemere (HUN)7
 
 Zoltan Nemere (HUN)10
 
 
 
 Giuseppe Delfino (ITA)8
 
 Bill Hoskyns (GBR)10
 
 
 Franz Rompza (EUA)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Franz Rompza (EUA)10
 
 
 
 Jack Guittet (FRA)10
 
 Jack Guittet (FRA)10
 
 
 Walter Bar (SUI)9
 

Group 3

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Round of 24Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Guram Kostava (URS)10
 
 
 
 Michel Steininger (SUI)5
 
 Guram Kostava (URS)10
 
 
 Roland Losert (AUT)9
 
 
 
 
 
 Guram Kostava (URS)10
 
 
 
 Orvar Lindwall (SWE)3
 
 Orvar Lindwall (SWE)10
 
 
 
 Hassan Sayd (LIB)3
 
 Orvar Lindwall (SWE)10
 
 
 Gyozo Kulcsar (HUN)6
 
 
 
 

Group 4

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Round of 24Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Gianluigi Saccaro (ITA)10
 
 
 
 Paul Gnaier (EUA)4
 
 Gianluigi Saccaro (ITA)10
 
 
 Hans Lagfrwall (SWE)4
 
 
 
 
 
 Gianluigi Saccaro (ITA)10
 
 
 Claude Bourquard (FRA)8
 
 
 
 
 
 Claude Bourquard (FRA)10
 
 
 
 Henryk Nielaba (POL)7
 
 Henryk Nielaba (POL)10
 
 
 John Humphreys (AUS)5
 

Fifth place semifinal

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Fifth place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Bogdan Gonsior (POL)10
 
 
 
 Orvar Lindwall (SWE)7
 
 Bogdan Gonsior (POL)10
 
 
 
 Claude Bourquard (FRA)3
 
 Franz Rompza (EUA)8
 
 
 Claude Bourquard (FRA)10
 

Final

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Bill Hoskyns  Great Britain 2 1 GB
Grigory Kriss  Soviet Union 2 1 GB
3 Guram Kostava  Soviet Union 1 2 BB
Gianluigi Saccaro  Italy 1 2 BB
Gold medal barrage
Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grigory Kriss  Soviet Union 1 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bill Hoskyns  Great Britain 0 1
Bronze medal barrage
Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guram Kostava  Soviet Union 1 0
4 Gianluigi Saccaro  Italy 0 1

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1964 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

Sources

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  • Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.