Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's masters foil

Men's masters foil at the Games of the I Olympiad
Venue	Zappeion
Date	April 7
Competitors	2 from 2 nations
Medalists
Leonidas Pyrgos  Greece Joanni Perronet  France

The men's masters foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only event at the Games for professional athletes and was held immediately after the amateur event on 7 April. It consisted of a single match, between Leonidas Pyrgos of Greece and Joanni Perronet of France. Pyrgos won the match, 3-1, to become the first Greek champion in the modern Olympics.

Results

Match	Winner	Touches	Loser
1	Leonidas Pyrgos (GRE)	3-1	Joanni Perronet (FRA)

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.