Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
| Men's team épée at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium |
| Dates | 29–30 September 1988 |
| Competitors | 85 from 18 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Épée | men | |
| Team épée | men | |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 to 30 September 1988. 85 fencers from 18 nations competed.[1]
Rosters
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Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 Pool A
[edit]The United States and West Germany each defeated Brazil, 9–1 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with West Germany winning 9–2.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRG | USA | BRA | |
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| 1 |  West Germany
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2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9–2 | 9–3 | |||
| 2 |  United States
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1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | Q16 | 2–9 | 9–1 | ||
| 3 |  Brazil
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0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 3–9 | 1–9 |
Round 1 Pool B
[edit]Canada and the Soviet Union each defeated the Netherlands, 8–7 (one double-loss) and 8–1 (one double-loss) respectively. The winners then faced off, with the Soviet Union winning 9–3.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | CAN | NED | |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union
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2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9–3 | 8–1 | |||
| 2 |  Canada
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1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | Q16 | 3–9 | 8–7 | ||
| 3 |  Netherlands
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0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 1–8 | 7–8 |
Round 1 Pool C
[edit]Poland and France each defeated Kuwait, 9–1 and 9–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with France winning 9–4.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRA | POL | KUW | |
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| 1 |  France
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2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9–4 | 9–0 | |||
| 2 |  Poland
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1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | Q16 | 4–9 | 9–1 | ||
| 3 |  Kuwait
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0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0–9 | 1–9 |
Round 1 Pool D
[edit]South Korea and Italy each defeated Spain, 9–7 and 8–5 (one double-loss) respectively. The winners then faced off, with Italy winning 8–6 (with an insurmountable 61–50 touch lead).
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ITA | KOR | ESP | |
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| 1 |  Italy
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2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 8–6 | 8–5 | |||
| 2 |  South Korea
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1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Q16 | 6–8 | 9–7 | ||
| 3 |  Spain
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0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 5–8 | 7–9 |
Round 1 Pool E
[edit]Colombia and Switzerland each defeated Hong Kong, 9–2 and 9–1 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Switzerland winning 8–7 (one double-loss).
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | SUI | COL | HKG | |
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| 1 |  Switzerland
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2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | Q16 | 8–7 | 9–1 | ||
| 2 |  Colombia
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1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7–8 | 9–2 | |||
| 3 |  Hong Kong
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0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1–9 | 2–9 |
Round 1 Pool F
[edit]Sweden and Hungary each defeated Bahrain, 9–3 and 9–1 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–3.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | SWE | BRN | |
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| 1 |  Hungary
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2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | Q16 | 9–3 | 9–1 | ||
| 2 |  Sweden
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1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3–9 | 9–3 | |||
| 3 |  Bahrain
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0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1–9 | 3–9 |
Elimination rounds
[edit]Main bracket
[edit]| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | West Germany
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| D2 | South Korea
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Colombia
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| D2 | South Korea
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | West Germany
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Italy
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Canada
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Switzerland
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Switzerland
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Italy
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | West Germany
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | France
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | France
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Hungary
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Hungary
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | France
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Soviet Union
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Poland
| 6 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Sweden
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Sweden
| 5 | D1 | Italy
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Soviet Union
| 9 | B1 | Soviet Union
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
Consolation bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Fifth place | ||||||||
| F2 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
| F1 | Hungary
| 8 | |||||||
| F1 | Hungary
| 4 | |||||||
| E1 | Switzerland
| 8 | |||||||
| E1 | Switzerland
| 8 | |||||||
| D2 | South Korea
| 8 | Seventh place | ||||||
| F2 | Sweden
| 8 | |||||||
| D2 | South Korea
| 8 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2011.