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Men's team épée
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates8 – 9 September 1972
Competitors94 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Csaba Fenyvesi, Győző Kulcsár, Pál Schmitt, Sándor Erdős, István Osztrics  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guy Evéquoz, Peter Lötscher, Daniel Giger, Christian Kauter, François Suchanecki  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grigory Kriss, Viktor Modzolevsky, Georgi Zažitski, Sergey Paramonov, Igor Valetov  Soviet Union
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Fencing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 8 to 9 September 1972. 94 fencers from 20 nations competed.[1]

Rosters

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA NOR GBR LIB
1  France 3 0 31 14 QQ 9–4 10–6 12–4
2  Norway 2 1 26 19 Q16 4–9 9–7 13–3
3  Great Britain 0 2 13 19 6–10 7–9
4  Lebanon 0 2 7 25 4–12 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 271–74

Round 1 Pool B

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS AUT ITA CAN
1  Soviet Union 3 0 35 9 QQ 9–3 13–3 13–3
2  Austria 2 1 24 20 Q16 3–9 9–7 12–4
3  Italy 0 2 10 22 3–13 7–9
4  Canada 0 2 7 25 3–13 4–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 271–74

Round 1 Pool C

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN SWE FRG DEN
1  Hungary 2 1 31 14 QQ 5–10 10–4 16–0
2  Sweden 2 1 27 18 Q16 10–5 7–8 10–5
3  West Germany 2 1 20 21 4–10 8–7 8–4
4  Denmark 0 3 9 34 0–16 5–10 4–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 271–74

Round 1 Pool D

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SUI POL LUX MEX
1  Switzerland 3 0 36 11 QQ 9–6 12–4 15–1
2  Poland 2 1 26 20 6–9 9–6 11–5
3  Luxembourg 0 2 10 21 4–12 6–9
4  Mexico 0 2 6 26 1–15 5–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 271–74

Round 1 Pool E

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ROU USA GDR ARG
1  Romania 2 1 32 16 QQ 8.59–8.64 11–5 13–3
2  United States 2 1 30 18 Q16 8.64–8.59 8.61–8.65 14–2
3  East Germany 2 1 26 22 5–11 8.65–8.61 13–3
4  Argentina 0 3 7 25 3–13 2–14 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 271–74

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
A2  Norway 8
B2  Austria 2
A2  Norway 2
A1  France 8
A1  France 5
D1  Switzerland 8
D1  Switzerland 9
E1  Romania 2
D1  Switzerland 4
C1  Hungary 8
C2  Sweden 9
E2  United States 2
C2  Sweden 7
B1  Soviet Union 8
B1  Soviet Union 5
C1  Hungary 8
Third place
C1  Hungary 9 A1  France 4
D2  Poland 1 B1  Soviet Union 9

5th place consolation bracket

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References

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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