Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
| Men's foil at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 A picture of two fencers performing The Grand Salute | ||||||||||
| Venue | Zappeion | |||||||||
| Date | April 7 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 2 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Foil | men |
| Masters foil | men |
| Sabre | men |
The men's foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on the second day of competition, 7 April. Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups. The first group was Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Delaborde, Callot, and Poulos. The second was Komninos-Miliotis, Balakakis, Gravelotte, and Vouros. The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals, while Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was awarded third place as he had the best record (2-1) of the remaining fencers in actual bouts. Vouros's second win came from a forfeit by Komninos-Miliotis.
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | TF | TA | W | L |
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| 1 | Henri Callot |  France
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9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
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Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis |  Greece
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Ioannis Poulos | Greece
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5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Henri Delaborde | France
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3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Match | Winner | Touches | Loser |
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| A1 | Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (GRE)
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3-1 | Henri de Laborde (FRA)
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| A2 | Henri Callot (FRA)
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3-2 | Ioannis Poulos (GRE)
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| A3 | Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (GRE)
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3-0 | Ioannis Poulos (GRE)
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| A4 | Henri Callot (FRA)
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3-1 | Henri de Laborde (FRA)
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| A5 | Henri Callot (FRA)
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3-1 | Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (GRE)
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| A6 | Ioannis Poulos (GRE)
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3-1 | Henri de Laborde (FRA)
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Group B
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | TF | TA | W | L |
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| 1 | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte | France
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9 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Athanasios Vouros | Greece
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8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis | Greece
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5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Georgios Balakakis | Greece
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3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Match | Winner | Touches | Loser |
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| B1 | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis (GRE)
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3-1 | Georgios Balakakis (GRE)
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| B2 | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (FRA)
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3-2 | Athanasios Vouros (GRE)
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| B3 | Athanasios Vouros (GRE)
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3-1 | Georgios Balakakis (GRE)
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| B4 | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (FRA)
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3-2 | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis (GRE)
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| B5 | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (FRA)
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3-1 | Georgios Balakakis (GRE)
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| B6 | Athanasios Vouros (GRE)
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3-0 (w/o) | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis (GRE)
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Final
In the final, the two undefeated Frenchmen faced each other. Gravelotte won in a close bout.
| Match | Winner | Touches | Loser |
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| F | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (FRA)
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3-1 | Henri Callot (FRA)
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References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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