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

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Men's team foil
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueUniversity of Montréal
Dates24–25 July 1976
Competitors63 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Bach
Harald Hein
Klaus Reichert
Matthias Behr
Erk Sens-Gorius		  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carlo Montano
Fabio Dal Zotto
Stefano Simoncelli
Giovanni Battista Coletti
Attilio Calatroni		  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Revenu
Christian Noël
Didier Flament
Bernard Talvard
Frédéric Pietruszka		  France
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Fencing at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

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

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Cuba
France
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iran
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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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.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS GBR ROU
1  Soviet Union 2 0 18 10 QQ 9–3 9–7
2  Great Britain 1 1 11 17 3–9 8.59–8.52
3  Romania 0 2 15 17 7–9 8.52–8.59
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247

Round 1 Pool B

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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

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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

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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

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1  Soviet Union 9
B2  Hungary 3
A1  Soviet Union 7
C2  West Germany 9
D1  Poland 4
C2  West Germany 9
C2  West Germany 9
C1  Italy 6
C1  Italy 9
D2  United States 3
C1  Italy 8 (61) Third place
B1  France 8 (59)
B1  France 9 A1  Soviet Union 4
A2  Great Britain 3 B1  France 9
Consolation round Fifth place
      
B2  Hungary 3
D1  Poland 9
D1  Poland 9
A2  Great Britain 1
D2  United States 7
A2  Great Britain 8

References

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