Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

Men's épée at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Long Beach Convention Center
Dates	August 7 – 8, 1984
Competitors	63 from 26 nations
Medalists
Philippe Boisse  France Björne Väggö  Sweden Philippe Riboud  France

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed.

Competition format

The 1984 tournament used a three-phase format similar to that of 1976 and 1980, though the final phase was different.

The first phase was a multi-round round-robin pool play format; each fencer in a pool faced each other fencer in that pool once. There were three pool rounds:

• The first round had 12 pools of 5 or 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
• The second round had 8 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 3 in each pool advancing.
• The third round had 4 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.

The second phase was a truncated double-elimination tournament. Four fencers advanced to the final round through the winners brackets and four more advanced via the repechage.

The final phase was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. (This was changed from a 6-man final round-robin pool in previous years.)

Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination and final rounds were to 10 touches.

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		OL	IA	GF	AMD	JS
1	Olivier Lenglet (FRA)	4	0	20	12	Q			5–3	5.1–5	5–2	5–2
2	Ihab Aly (EGY)	2	2	15	11			3–5		2–5	5–1	5–0
3	Greger Forslöw (SWE)	2	2	17	14			5–5.1	5–2		2–5	5–2
4	Ali Murat Dizioğlu (TUR)	2	2	13	15			2–5	1–5	5–2		5–3
5	Jonathan Stanbury (GBR)	0	4	7	20			2–5	0–5	2–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool B

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		ST	AM	AMS	ZZ	SM
1	Stephen Trevor (USA)	3	1	18	13	Q			5–3	5–3	3–5	5–2
2	Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)	3	1	18	14			3–5		5–1	5.1–5	5–3
3	Abdel Monem Salem (EGY)	2	2	14	14			3–5	1–5		5–4	5–0
4	Zhao Zhizhong (CHN)	1	3	19	18			5–3	5–5.1	4–5		5–5
5	Saul Mendoza (BOL)	0	4	10	20			2–5	3–5	0–5	5–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool C

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		EB	JL	KS	LS	CG
1	Elmar Borrmann (FRG)	3	1	19	13	Q			4–5	5–2	5–3	5–3
1	John Llewellyn (GBR)	3	1	19	13			5–4		5–3	4–5	5–1
3	Khaled Soliman (EGY)	2	2	15	16			2–5	3–5		5–3	5–3
4	Lee Shelley (USA)	2	2	16	17			3–5	5–4	3–5		5–3
5	Csaba Gaspar (ARG)	0	4	10	20			3–5	1–5	3–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool D

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		AP	BV	MD	MAT	MM
1	Alexander Pusch (FRG)	3	1	18	11	Q			5–2	3–5	5–3	5–1
2	Björne Väggö (SWE)	3	1	17	11			2–5		5–2	5–3	5–1
3	Michel Dessureault (CAN)	2	2	16	17			5–3	2–5		4–5	5–4
4	Mohamed Al-Thuwani (KUW)	1	3	14	19			3–5	3–5	5–4		3–5
5	Marcelo Magnasco (ARG)	1	3	11	18			1–5	1–5	4–5	5–3

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool E

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		MP	LIH	PB	GP	JK
1	Michel Poffet (SUI)	4	0	20	11	Q			5–4	5–4	5–2	5–1
2	Lee Il-Hui (KOR)	3	1	19	11			4–5		5–1	5–3	5–2
3	Philippe Boisse (FRA)	2	2	15	11			4–5	1–5		5–0	5–1
4	Gilberto Peña (PUR)	1	3	10	18			2–5	3–5	0–5		5–3
5	James Kerr (ISV)	0	4	7	20			1–5	2–5	1–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool F

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		JB	DG	YNJ	MB	RFAR
1	Jerri Bergström (SWE)	3	1	20	13	Q			5–2	5–5	5–3	5–3
2	Daniel Giger (SUI)	2	2	17	16			2–5		5–5	5–4	5–2
3	Yun Nam-jin (KOR)	1	3	20	16			5–5	5–5		5–5	5–1
4	Martin Brill (NZL)	1	3	17	19			3–5	4–5	5–5		5–4
5	Rashid Fahd Al-Rasheed (KSA)	0	4	10	20			3–5	2–5	1–5	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool G

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		CY	AS	JMC	JRM	JMB
1	Cui Yining (CHN)	3	1	19	9	Q			5–2	5–0	4–5	5–2
2	Arno Strohmeyer (AUT)	2	2	16	15			2–5		4–5	5–4	5–1
3	Jean-Marc Chouinard (CAN)	2	2	14	16			0–5	5–4		5–2	4–5
4	José Rafael Magallanes (VEN)	2	2	16	18			5–4	4–5	2–5		5–4
5	Jamil Mohamed Bubashit (KSA)	1	3	12	19			2–5	1–5	5–4	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool H

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		NK	ZX	AF	SJ	LCO
1	Nils Koppang (NOR)	4	0	20	10	Q			5–3	5–3	5–3	5–1
2	Zong Xiangqing (CHN)	2	2	17	14			3–5		5–3	5–1	4–5
3	Ángel Fernández (ESP)	2	2	16	14			3–5	3–5		5–4	5–0
4	Stefan Joos (BEL)	1	3	13	16			3–5	1–5	4–5		5–1
5	Liu Chi On (HKG)	1	3	7	19			1–5	5–4	0–5	1–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool I

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		SP	DP	SG	TSH	LTC
1	Steven Paul (GBR)	4	0	20	11	Q			5–4	5–4	5–3	5–0
2	Daniel Perreault (CAN)	3	1	19	12			4–5		5.1–5	5–2	5–0
3	Stéphane Ganeff (BEL)	2	2	19	14			4–5	5–5.1		5–2	5–2
4	Tsai Shing-Hsiang (TPE)	1	3	12	15			3–5	2–5	2–5		5–0
5	Lam Tak Chuen (HKG)	0	4	2	20			0–5	0–5	2–5	0–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 1 Pool J

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		VF	RM	SL	TS	MAAA	LTC
1	Volker Fischer (FRG)	5	0	25	9	Q			5–4	5–1	5–2	5–1	5–1
2	Robert Marx (USA)	4	1	24	15			4–5		5–3	5–0	5–3	5–4
3	Sergio Luchetti (ARG)	2	3	19	21			1–5	3–5		5–5	5–2	5–4
4	Thierry Soumagne (BEL)	2	3	17	22			2–5	0–5	5–5		5–3	5–4
5	Mohamed Ahmed Abu Ali (KSA)	1	4	14	25			1–5	3–5	2–5	3–5		5.1–5
6	Lee Tai-Chung (HKG)	0	5	18	25			1–5	4–5	4–5	4–5	5–5.1

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 1 Pool K

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		PR	SB	HL	BV	DC	OAK
1	Philippe Riboud (FRA)	4	1	22	15	Q			2–5	5–2	5–4	5–2	5–2
2	Stefano Bellone (ITA)	3	2	23	17			5–2		5–5	5–3	3–5	5–2
3	Hannes Lembacher (AUT)	2	3	20	22			2–5	5–5		5–3	3–5	5–4
3	Bård Vonen (NOR)	2	3	20	22			4–5	3–5	3–5		5–3	5–4
5	Denis Cunningham (HKG)	2	3	17	21			2–5	5–3	5–3	3–5		2–5
6	Osama Al-Khurafi (KUW)	1	4	17	22			2–5	2–5	4–5	4–5	5–2

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 1 Pool L

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		GN	KH	KSM	SC	DC	JHP
1	Gabriel Nigon (SUI)	5	0	25	12	Q			5–3	5–4	5–2	5–2	5–1
2	Kazem Hasan (KUW)	3	2	18	18			3–5		0–5	5–4	5–2	5–2
3	Kim Seong-Mun (KOR)	2	3	21	19			4–5	5–0		3–5	5–4	4–5
4	Sandro Cuomo (ITA)	2	3	21	20			2–5	4–5	5–3		5–5.1	5–2
5	David Cocker (NZL)	2	3	18	24			2–5	2–5	4–5	5.1–5		5–4
6	John Hugo Pedersen (NOR)	1	4	14	24			1–5	2–5	5–4	2–5	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 2

Round 2 Pool A

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		VF	ST	AM	JMC	AMD	GP
1	Volker Fischer (FRG)	4	1	23	14	Q			3–5	5–3	5–4	5–1	5–1
2	Stephen Trevor (USA)	4	1	22	14			5–3		5–2	5–2	2–5	5–2
3	Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)	3	2	20	15			3–5	2–5		5–3	5–0	5–2
4	Jean-Marc Chouinard (CAN)	2	3	19	21			4–5	2–5	3–5		5–4	5–2
5	Ali Murat Dizioğlu (TUR)	2	3	15	18			1–5	5–2	0–5	4–5		5–1
6	Gilberto Peña (PUR)	0	5	8	25			1–5	2–5	2–5	2–5	1–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 2 Pool B

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		MD	EB	JL	LE	GN	MAT
1	Michel Dessureault (CAN)	4	1	24	9	Q			5–2	4–5	5–2	5–0	5–0
2	Elmar Borrmann (FRG)	4	1	22	14			2–5		5–0	5–4	5–3	5–2
3	John Llewellyn (GBR)	4	1	20	16			5–4	0–5		5–2	5–3	5–2
4	Lee Shelley (USA)	1	4	15	21			2–5	4–5	2–5		2–5	5–1
5	Gabriel Nigon (SUI)	1	4	13	22			0–5	3–5	3–5	5–2		2–5
6	Mohamed Al-Thuwani (KUW)	1	4	10	22			0–5	2–5	2–5	1–5	5–2

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 2 Pool C

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		BV	SB	NK	KS	JRM	SJ
1	Björne Väggö (SWE)	5	0	25	14	Q			5–4	5–2	5–2	5–3	5–3
2	Stefano Bellone (ITA)	4	1	24	21			4–5		5–4	5.1–5	5.1–5	5–2
3	Nils Koppang (NOR)	3	2	21	14			2–5	4–5		5–2	5–2	5–0
4	Khaled Soliman (EGY)	2	3	19	18			2–5	5–5.1	2–5		5–1	5–2
5	José Rafael Magallanes (VEN)	1	4	16	23			3–5	5–5.1	2–5	1–5		5–3
6	Stefan Joos (BEL)	0	5	10	25			3–5	2–5	0–5	2–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 2 Pool D

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		DG	JB	SP	KSM	TSH	KH
1	Daniel Giger (SUI)	4	1	25	16	Q			5.1–5	5–4	5–5	5–1	5–1
2	Jerri Bergström (SWE)	3	2	25	19			5–5.1		5–4	5–5	5–2	5–3
3	Steven Paul (GBR)	2	3	22	18			4–5	4–5		4–5	5–0	5–3
4	Kim Seong-Mun (KOR)	2	3	24	21			5–5	5–5	5–4		4–5	5–2
5	Tsai Shing-Hsiang (TPE)	2	3	13	23			1–5	2–5	0–5	5–4		5–4
6	Kazem Hasan (KUW)	0	5	13	25			1–5	3–5	3–5	2–5	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 2 Pool E

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		MP	SC	DP	ZZ	SG	AMS
1	Michel Poffet (SUI)	4	1	22	17	Q			2–5	5–4	5–3	5–2	5–3
2	Sandro Cuomo (ITA)	3	2	21	15			5–2		2–5	5–2	4–5	5–1
3	Daniel Perreault (CAN)	3	2	22	16			4–5	5–2		3–5	5–1	5–3
4	Zhao Zhizhong (CHN)	3	2	20	19			3–5	2–5	5–3		5–4	5–2
5	Stéphane Ganeff (BEL)	2	3	17	22			2–5	5–4	1–5	4–5		5–3
6	Abdel Monem Salem (EGY)	0	5	12	25			3–5	1–5	3–5	2–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 2 Pool F

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		OL	IA	AP	AS	YNJ	SL
1	Olivier Lenglet (FRA)	4	1	24	15	Q			5–3	4–5	5–2	5–0	5.1–5
2	Ihab Aly (EGY)	3	2	21	14			3–5		5–1	3–5	5–2	5–1
3	Alexander Pusch (FRG)	3	2	18	18			5–4	1–5		2–5	5–4	5–0
4	Arno Strohmeyer (AUT)	3	2	18	18			2–5	5–3	5–2		1–5	5–3
5	Yun Nam-jin (KOR)	2	3	16	19			0–5	2–5	4–5	5–1		5–3
6	Sergio Luchetti (ARG)	0	5	12	25			5–5.1	1–5	0–5	3–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 403

Round 2 Pool G

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		PB	RM	MB	ZX	LIH	HL
1	Philippe Boisse (FRA)	3	2	23	14	Q			4–5	4–5	5–2	5–2	5–0
2	Robert Marx (USA)	3	2	20	18			5–4		5–3	1–5	4–5	5–1
3	Martin Brill (NZL)	3	2	21	22			5–4	3–5		5–4	5–4	3–5
4	Zong Xiangqing (CHN)	2	3	18	20			2–5	5–1	4–5		5–4	2–5
5	Lee Il-Hui (KOR)	2	3	20	23			2–5	5–4	4–5	4–5		5–4
6	Hannes Lembacher (AUT)	2	3	15	20			0–5	1–5	5–3	5–2	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 404

Round 2 Pool H

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		PR	CY	BV	AF	TS	GF
1	Philippe Riboud (FRA)	5	0	25	12	Q			5–3	5–0	5–3	5–2	5–4
2	Cui Yining (CHN)	4	1	23	9			3–5		5–2	5–2	5–0	5–0
3	Bård Vonen (NOR)	3	2	17	18			0–5	2–5		5–2	5–2	5–4
4	Ángel Fernández (ESP)	2	3	17	19			3–5	2–5	2–5		5–3	5–1
5	Thierry Soumagne (BEL)	1	4	12	24			2–5	0–5	2–5	3–5		5–4
6	Greger Forslöw (SWE)	0	5	13	25			4–5	0–5	4–5	1–5	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 404

Round 3

Round 3 Pool A

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		SC	PR	EB	BV	ST	DP
1	Sandro Cuomo (ITA)	4	1	22	15	Q			5–2	5–4	2–5	5–1	5–3
2	Philippe Riboud (FRA)	3	2	20	15			2–5		3–5	5–3	5–0	5–2
3	Elmar Borrmann (FRG)	3	2	22	17			4–5	5–3		5–1	3–5	5–3
4	Bård Vonen (NOR)	2	3	17	21			5–2	3–5	1–5		3–5	5–4
5	Stephen Trevor (USA)	2	3	14	21			1–5	0–5	5–3	5–3		3–5
6	Daniel Perreault (CAN)	1	4	17	23			3–5	2–5	3–5	4–5	5–3

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 404

Round 3 Pool B

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		AM	NK	BV	DG	SP	JL
1	Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)	5	0	25	5	Q			5–0	5–0	5–0	5.1–5	5–0
2	Nils Koppang (NOR)	4	1	20	16			0–5		5–4	5–4	5–2	5–1
3	Björne Väggö (SWE)	2	3	18	17			0–5	4–5		5–2	5–0	4–5
4	Daniel Giger (SUI)	2	3	16	21			0–5	4–5	2–5		5–4	5–2
5	Steven Paul (GBR)	1	4	16	24			5–5.1	2–5	0–5	4–5		5–4
6	John Llewellyn (GBR)	1	4	12	24			0–5	1–5	5–4	2–5	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 404

Round 3 Pool C

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		MP	MD	AP	OL	JB	IA
1	Michel Poffet (SUI)	4	1	23	14	Q			5–0	3–5	5–4	5–2	5–3
2	Michel Dessureault (CAN)	4	1	20	18			0–5		5–4	5–4	5–4	5–1
3	Alexander Pusch (FRG)	3	2	22	14			5–3	4–5		3–5	5–1	5–0
4	Olivier Lenglet (FRA)	3	2	23	15			4–5	4–5	5–3		5–1	5–1
5	Jerri Bergström (SWE)	1	4	13	22			2–5	4–5	1–5	1–5		5–2
6	Ihab Aly (EGY)	0	5	7	25			3–5	1–5	0–5	1–5	2–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 404

Round 3 Pool D

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Qual.		PB	MB	SB	VF	RM	CY
1	Philippe Boisse (FRA)	5	0	25	11	Q			5–3	5–2	5–2	5–3	5–1
2	Martin Brill (NZL)	3	2	21	16			3–5		5–2	3–5	5–4	5–0
3	Stefano Bellone (ITA)	3	2	19	21			2–5	2–5		5–4	5–3	5–4
4	Volker Fischer (FRG)	1	4	20	23			2–5	5–3	4–5		4–5	5–5
5	Robert Marx (USA)	1	4	20	24			3–5	4–5	3–5	5–4		5–5
6	Cui Yining (CHN)	0	5	15	25			1–5	0–5	4–5	5–5	5–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 404

Double elimination rounds

Winners brackets

Winners group 1

	Round of 16					Round of 8
	Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)		10
	Volker Fischer (FRG)		8			Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)		9
	Björne Väggö (SWE)		10			Björne Väggö (SWE)		10
	Olivier Lenglet (FRA)		8

Winners group 2

	Round of 16					Round of 8
	Michel Poffet (SUI)		9
	Stefano Bellone (ITA)		10			Stefano Bellone (ITA)		10
	Martin Brill (NZL)		4			Michel Dessureault (CAN)		6
	Michel Dessureault (CAN)		10

Winners group 3

	Round of 16					Round of 8
	Philippe Riboud (FRA)		10
	Daniel Giger (SUI)		10			Daniel Giger (SUI)		5
	Alexander Pusch (FRG)		10			Alexander Pusch (FRG)		10
	Sandro Cuomo (ITA)		7

Winners group 4

	Round of 16					Round of 8
	Elmar Borrmann (FRG)		8
	Nils Koppang (NOR)		10			Nils Koppang (NOR)		8
	Bård Vonen (NOR)		5			Philippe Boisse (FRA)		10
	Philippe Boisse (FRA)		10

Losers brackets

Losers group 1

	Round of 4					Round of 2
	Volker Fischer (FRG)		10
	Olivier Lenglet (FRA)		9			Volker Fischer (FRG)		10
						Michel Dessureault (CAN)		9

Losers group 2

	Round of 4					Round of 2
	Michel Poffet (SUI)		10
	Martin Brill (NZL)		8			Michel Poffet (SUI)		10
						Daniel Giger (SUI)		6

Losers group 3

	Round of 4					Round of 2
	Philippe Riboud (FRA)		10
	Sandro Cuomo (ITA)		2			Philippe Riboud (FRA)		10
						Nils Koppang (NOR)		7

Losers group 4

	Round of 4					Round of 2
	Elmar Borrmann (FRG)		10
	Bård Vonen (NOR)		6			Elmar Borrmann (USA)		10
						Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)		7

Final classification

Fencer	Country
Philippe Boisse	France
Björne Väggö	Sweden
Philippe Riboud	France
Stefano Bellone	Italy
Michel Poffet	Switzerland
Elmar Borrmann	West Germany
Alexander Pusch	West Germany
Volker Fischer	West Germany
Angelo Mazzoni	Italy
Michel Dessureault	Canada
Nils Koppang	Norway
Daniel Giger	Switzerland
Olivier Lenglet	France
Sandro Cuomo	Italy
Martin Brill	New Zealand
Bård Vonen	Norway
Stephen Trevor	United States
Robert Marx	United States
Daniel Perreault	Canada
Steven Paul	Great Britain
Jerri Bergström	Sweden
John Llewellyn	Great Britain
Cui Yining	China
Ihab Aly	Egypt
Zhao Zhizhong	China
Arno Strohmeyer	Austria
Kim Seong-Mun	South Korea
Khaled Soliman	Egypt
Ángel Fernández	Spain
Zong Xiangqing	China
Jean-Marc Chouinard	Canada
Ali Murat Dizioğlu	Turkey
Yun Nam-jin	South Korea
Lee Il-Hui	South Korea
Hannes Lembacher	Austria
Stéphane Ganeff	Belgium
Tsai Shing-Hsiang	Chinese Taipei
Lee Shelley	United States
José Rafael Magallanes	Venezuela
Gabriel Nigon	Switzerland
Mohamed Al-Thuwani	Kuwait
Thierry Soumagne	Belgium
Kazem Hasan	Kuwait
Greger Forslöw	Sweden
Abdel Monem Salem	Egypt
Sergio Luchetti	Argentina
Stefan Joos	Belgium
Gilberto Peña	Puerto Rico
Denis Cunningham	Hong Kong
David Cocker	New Zealand
Marcelo Magnasco	Argentina
Jamil Mohamed Bubashit	Saudi Arabia
Liu Chi On	Hong Kong
Osama Al-Khurafi	Kuwait
John Hugo Pedersen	Norway
Mohamed Ahmed Abu Ali	Saudi Arabia
Lee Tai-Chung	Chinese Taipei
Csaba Gaspar	Argentina
Rashid Fahd Al-Rasheed	Saudi Arabia
Saul Mendoza	Bolivia
Jonathan Stanbury	Great Britain
James Kerr	Virgin Islands
Lam Tak Chuen	Hong Kong