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Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

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Men's team foil
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates26–27 September 1988
Competitors76 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Romankov
Ilgar Mammadov
Vladimer Aptsiauri
Anvar Ibragimov
Boris Koretsky
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matthias Gey
Thorsten Weidner
Matthias Behr
Ulrich Schreck
Thomas Endres
 West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zsolt Érsek
Pál Szekeres
István Szelei
István Busa
Róbert Gátai
 Hungary
← 1984
1992 →

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 26 to 27 September 1988. 76 fencers from 16 nations competed.[1]

Rosters

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Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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In the first set of matches, East Germany beat Kuwait 9–0 and China defeated Great Britain 9–7. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as East Germany prevailed over Great Britain 9–2 and China won against Kuwait 9–3. Finally, East Germany took the top spot in the group by beating China 9–5 while Kuwait finished last after losing to Great Britain 9–5.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. GDR CHN GBR KUW
1  East Germany 3 0 27 7 Q 9–5 9–2 9–0
2  China 2 1 23 19 5–9 9–7 9–3
3  Great Britain 1 2 18 23 2–9 7–9 9–5
4  Kuwait 0 3 8 27 0–9 3–9 5–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 390

Round 1 Pool B

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In the first set of matches, the Soviet Union beat Hong Kong 9–0 and Poland defeated Canada 9–2. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as the Soviet Union prevailed over Canada 9–1 and Poland won against Hong Kong 9–0. Finally, the Soviet Union took the top spot in the group by beating Poland 9–3 while Hong Kong finished last after losing to Canada 9–1.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS POL CAN HKG
1  Soviet Union 3 0 27 4 Q 9–3 9–1 9–0
2  Poland 2 1 21 11 3–9 9–2 9–0
3  Canada 1 2 12 19 1–9 2–9 9–1
4  Hong Kong 0 3 1 27 0–9 0–9 1–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 390–91

Round 1 Pool C

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In the first set of matches, France beat the United States 9–3 and West Germany defeated Sweden 9–0. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as France prevailed over Sweden 9–3 and West Germany won against the United States 9–4. Finally, France took the top spot in the group by beating West Germany 8–8 (64–63 on touches) while the United States finished last after losing to Sweden 9–2.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA FRG SWE USA
1  France 3 0 26 14 Q 8.64–8.63 9–3 9–3
2  West Germany 2 1 26 12 8.63–8.64 9–0 9–4
3  Sweden 1 2 12 20 3–9 0–9 9–2
4  United States 0 3 9 27 3–9 4–9 2–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 391

Round 1 Pool D

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In the first set of matches, Italy beat Japan 9–2 and Hungary defeated South Korea 9–6. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Italy prevailed over South Korea 9–5 and Hungary won against Japan 9–5. Finally, Italy took the top spot in the group by beating Hungary 9–6 while Japan finished last after losing to South Korea 9–4.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA HUN KOR JPN
1  Italy 3 0 27 13 Q 9–6 9–5 9–2
2  Hungary 2 1 24 20 6–9 9–6 9–5
3  South Korea 1 2 20 22 5–9 6–9 9–4
4  Japan 0 3 11 27 2–9 5–9 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 391–92

Elimination rounds

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Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1 East Germany9
B2 Poland3
B2 Poland9A1 East Germany4
D1 Italy7C2 West Germany9
C2 West Germany9
D1 Italy6
B2 Poland8C2 West Germany5
C1 France8B1 Soviet Union9
D2 Hungary9
C1 France4
Seventh placeC1 France9D2 Hungary8Third place
A2 China7B1 Soviet Union8
D1 Italy9B1 Soviet Union9A1 East Germany5
A2 China4A2 China5D2 Hungary9

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2011.