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Men's foil
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Christian d'Oriola
VenueWembley Palace of Engineering, London
Dates3–4 August
Competitors63 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jehan Buhan
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christian d'Oriola
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lajos Maszlay
 Hungary
← 1936
1952 →
Fencing at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 3 August 1948 to 4 August 1948. 63 fencers from 25 nations competed.[1] The event was won by Jehan Buhan of France, the nation's first victory in the men's foil since 1928 and fifth overall (passing Italy for most all-time). His countryman Christian d'Oriola took silver, while Lajos Maszlay earned Hungary's first medal in the men's individual foil with his bronze.

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). None of the pre-World War II 1936 finalists returned. The favorite was young Christian d'Oriola, the 1947 world champion. Joining him on the French team was 1947 épée world champion Jehan Buhan, who would have been favored in 1940 were it not for the war.[2]

Colombia, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Turkey each made their debut in the men's foil. The United States made its ninth appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

Competition format

The event used a four-round format. In each round, the fencers were divided into pools to play a round-robin within the pool. Bouts were to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Ties were broken through fence-off bouts ("barrages") in early rounds if necessary for determining advancement, but by touches received in final rounds (and for non-advancement-necessary placing in earlier rounds). Standard foil rules were used, including that touches had to be made with the tip of the foil, the target area was limited to the torso, and priority determined the winner of double touches.[2][3]

  • Round 1: There were 8 pools of 7–9 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the quarterfinals.
  • Quarterfinals: There were 4 pools of 8 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals: There were 2 pools of 8 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
  • Final: The final pool had 8 fencers.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 3 August 1948 Round 1
Wednesday, 4 August 1948 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to round 2.[3]

Pool 1

Hörning defeated Gretsch in a barrage for fourth place.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Manlio Di Rosa  Italy 6 1 Q
2 Fulvio Galimi  Argentina 6 1 Q
3 Aage Leidersdorff  Denmark 6 2 Q
4 Walo Hörning  Switzerland 5 3 Q
5 Émile Gretsch  Luxembourg 5 3
6 Lucilo de la Peña  Cuba 3 4
7 Hugo Higueras  Peru 2 5
8 Salvatore Scianamea  Brazil 0 7
Tom Smith  Ireland 0 7

Pool 2

Younes and Rydström defeated Barrientos in a three-way barrage for third and fourth place.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Giuliano Nostini  Italy 7 0 Q
2 André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer  Belgium 5 1 Q
3 Mahmoud Younes  Egypt 4 3 Q
4 Nils Rydström  Sweden 4 3 Q
5 Armando Barrientos  Cuba 4 3
6 Ioannis Karamazakis  Greece 2 5
7 Jaime Ucar  Uruguay 1 5
8 Georges Pouliot  Canada 0 7

Pool 3

Palócz defeated Albrechtsen in a barrage for fourth place.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Emrys Lloyd  Great Britain 5 1 Q
2 Henri Paternóster  Belgium 4 2 Q
3 Renzo Nostini  Italy 4 2 Q
4 Endre Palócz  Hungary 3 3 Q
5 Ole Albrechtsen  Denmark 3 3
6 Heikki Raitio  Finland 2 4
7 Enrique Accorsi  Chile 0 6

Pool 4

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Christian d'Oriola  France 7 0 Q
2 Lajos Maszlay  Hungary 5 2 Q
3 Lodovico Alessandri  Brazil 5 2 Q
4 Henny ter Weer  Netherlands 4 3 Q
5 Léon Buck  Luxembourg 3 4
6 Konstantinos Bembis  Greece 3 4
7 Nick Thuillier  Ireland 1 6
8 Roland Asselin  Canada 0 7

Pool 5

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Jéhan Buhan  France 6 0 Q
2 Bo Eriksson  Sweden 5 2 Q
3 Daniel Rossi  Uruguay 5 2 Q
4 Hassan Hosni Tawfik  Egypt 4 3 Q
5 Nate Lubell  United States 3 4
6 Johannes Zoet  Netherlands 2 5
7 Jorge Agostini  Cuba 2 4
8 Owen Tuohy  Ireland 0 7

Pool 6

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Dean Cetrulo  United States 7 0 Q
2 René Bougnol  France 6 1 Q
3 Manuel Torrente  Argentina 5 2 Q
4 Arthur Smith  Great Britain 4 3 Q
5 Kauko Jalkanen  Finland 2 5
6 Roberto Camargo  Colombia 2 5
7 Jean Rubli  Switzerland 1 5
Eddy Kuijpers  Netherlands 1 6

Pool 7

Abdel Hafeez defeated Lamesch in a barrage for fourth place.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 René Paul  Great Britain 5 1 Q
2 Félix Galimi  Argentina 5 1 Q
3 Silvio Giolito  United States 4 2 Q
4 Osman Abdel Hafeez  Egypt 3 3 Q
5 Gust Lamesch  Luxembourg 3 3
6 Nihat Balkan  Turkey 0 5
Alfredo Grisi  Mexico 0 5

Pool 8

Schlaepfer defeated Hátszeghy in a barrage for fourth place.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Sergio Iesi  Uruguay 6 1 Q
2 Paul Valcke  Belgium 6 1 Q
3 Ivan Ruben  Denmark 5 2 Q
4 Conrad Schlaepfer  Switzerland 4 3 Q
5 József Hátszeghy  Hungary 4 3
6 Stefanos Zintzos  Greece 2 5
7 Alf Horn  Canada 1 6
8 Nejat Tulgar  Turkey 0 7

Quarterfinals

The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.[4]

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Giuliano Nostini  Italy 6 0 Q
2 René Bougnol  France 5 1 Q
3 Ivan Ruben  Denmark 4 3 Q
4 Dean Cetrulo  United States 4 3 Q
5 André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer  Belgium 3 4
6 Hassan Hosni Tawfik  Egypt 2 5
7 Endre Palócz  Hungary 1 5
8 Daniel Rossi  Uruguay 1 5

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Manlio Di Rosa  Italy 6 0 Q
2 Jéhan Buhan  France 5 1 Q
3 Silvio Giolito  United States 4 2 Q
4 Bo Eriksson  Sweden 4 2 Q
5 Aage Leidersdorff  Denmark 2 4
6 Arthur Smith  Great Britain 2 4
7 Fulvio Galimi  Argentina 1 5
8 Walo Hörning  Switzerland 0 6

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Christian d'Oriola  France 6 1 Q
1 Félix Galimi  Argentina 6 1 Q
3 Henri Paternóster  Belgium 4 3 Q
4 Osman Abdel Hafeez  Egypt 4 2 Q
5 René Paul  Great Britain 3 4
6 Henny ter Weer  Netherlands 2 4
7 Conrad Schlaepfer  Switzerland 1 5
8 Lodovico Alessandri  Brazil 0 6

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Renzo Nostini  Italy 5 1 Q
2 Emrys Lloyd  Great Britain 5 1 Q
3 Lajos Maszlay  Hungary 5 1 Q
4 Paul Valcke  Belgium 5 2 Q
5 Sergio Iesi  Uruguay 3 4
6 Manuel Torrente  Argentina 1 5
7 Mahmoud Younes  Egypt 1 5
8 Nils Rydström  Sweden 0 6

Semifinals

The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the final.[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Jéhan Buhan  France 6 0 Q
2 Christian d'Oriola  France 5 1 Q
3 Ivan Ruben  Denmark 4 2 Q
4 Emrys Lloyd  Great Britain 4 2 Q
5 Renzo Nostini  Italy 2 4
6 Henri Paternóster  Belgium 1 5
7 Osman Abdel Hafeez  Egypt 1 5
8 Silvio Giolito  United States 1 5

Semifinal 2

Di Rosa defeated Cetrulo in a barrage for fourth place.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Lajos Maszlay  Hungary 5 1 Q
1 René Bougnol  France 5 2 Q
1 Paul Valcke  Belgium 5 2 Q
4 Manlio Di Rosa  Italy 4 3 Q
5 Dean Cetrulo  United States 4 3
6 Giuliano Nostini  Italy 2 4
7 Félix Galimi  Argentina 1 5
8 Bo Eriksson  Sweden 0 6

Final

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jéhan Buhan  France 7 0 35 14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christian d'Oriola  France 5 2 29 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lajos Maszlay  Hungary 4 3 25 22
4 Emrys Lloyd  Great Britain 4 3 23 29
5 René Bougnol  France 3 4 28 26
6 Manlio Di Rosa  Italy 3 4 22 27
7 Paul Valcke  Belgium 1 6 21 27
8 Ivan Ruben  Denmark 1 6 15 33

References

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1948 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 357.
  4. ^ a b Official Report, p.358.
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