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Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

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Men's foil
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Gustavo Marzi (1933)
Venue160th Regiment State Armory
Dates2–4 August
Competitors26 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gustavo Marzi  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joe Levis  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giulio Gaudini  Italy
← 1928
1936 →

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 2 to 4 August 1932. 26 fencers from 12 nations competed, with one other entered but not starting. Each nation was limited to three fencers.[1][2] The event was won by Gustavo Marzi of Italy, the nation's third victory in the men's foil (and first since 1920). His countryman Giulio Gaudini took bronze for the second consecutive Games, becoming the fourth man to win multiple medals in the event. Joe Levis gave the United States its first men's foil medal with his silver.

Background

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This was the eighth appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Four of the 1928 finalists returned: silver medalist Erwin Casmir of Germany, bronze medalist Giulio Gaudini of Italy, fifth-place finisher (and 1920 and 1924 silver medalist) Philippe Cattiau of France, and eleventh-place finisher Joe Levis of the United States. Another significant Olympic veteran was 1928 semifinalist Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier of Denmark; Osiier was competing in the Games for the sixth time of his eventual seven. The favorite was Gustavo Marzi of Italy. Gaudini, who had won the world championship in 1930, was also a significant contender. The 1931 world champion, René Lemoine, had failed to make the French team.[3]

Canada and Mexico each made their debut in the men's foil. The United States made its seventh appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

Competition format

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The event used a three-round format. In each round, the fencers were divided into pools to play a round-robin within the pool. Bouts were to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Bout wins were used for placement, regardless of losses if fencers had competed in a different number of bouts (e.g., 3–3 Gorordo and 3–2 Every were tied in the first round). Touches against was used as the tie-breaker. Standard foil rules were used, including that touches had to be made with the tip of the foil, the target area was limited to the torso, and priority determined the winner of double touches.[3][2]

  • Quarterfinals: There were 3 pools of 8–9 fencers each. The top 6 fencers in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals: There were 2 pools of 9 fencers each. The top 5 fencers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
  • Final: The final pool had 10 fencers.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Tuesday, 2 August 1932 13:00 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 3 August 1932 13:00 Semifinals
Thursday, 4 August 1932 13:00 Final

Results

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Quarterfinals

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The top 6 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.[4]

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Emrys Lloyd  Great Britain 5 0 25 8 Q
2 Gioacchino Guaragna  Italy 5 0 25 9 Q
3 René Bougnol  France 3 2 21 13 Q
4 Ángel Gorordo  Argentina 3 3 26 21 Q
4 Dernell Every  United States 3 2 20 21 Q
6 Axel Bloch  Denmark 3 3 17 23 Q
7 Ernest Dalton  Canada 0 6 14 30
7 Leobardo Candiani  Mexico 0 6 7 30
Barbier  Belgium DNS

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Gustavo Marzi  Italy 7 0 35 18 Q
2 Philippe Cattiau  France 6 1 34 14 Q
3 Joe Levis  United States 5 2 33 23 Q
4 Ivan Osiier  Denmark 4 1 22 11 Q
5 Paul de Graffenried  Switzerland 3 4 19 27 Q
6 Werner Mund  Belgium 3 5 25 32 Q
7 Eduardo Prieto  Mexico 2 6 24 36
8 Rodolfo Valenzuela  Argentina 1 6 23 31
9 Bertram Markus  Canada 1 7 14 37

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Giulio Gaudini  Italy 7 0 35 16 Q
2 Roberto Larraz  Argentina 5 2 32 21 Q
3 Edward Gardère  France 5 3 35 27 Q
4 Erwin Casmir  Germany 4 2 28 14 Q
5 Georges de Bourguignon  Belgium 4 3 23 21 Q
6 Doris de Jong  Netherlands 3 4 23 28 Q
7 Theodore Lorber  United States 2 6 24 35
8 Raymundo Izcoa  Mexico 2 6 19 36
9 Erik Kofoed-Hansen  Denmark 1 7 17 38

Semifinals

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The top 5 finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.[5]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Erwin Casmir  Germany 7 1 37 16 Q
2 Roberto Larraz  Argentina 6 2 36 16 Q
3 Philippe Cattiau  France 6 2 34 24 Q
4 Giulio Gaudini  Italy 5 2 32 19 Q
5 Joe Levis  United States 4 3 23 18 Q
6 Edward Gardère  France 4 4 29 24
7 Axel Bloch  Denmark 2 6 18 37
8 Werner Mund  Belgium 1 7 12 38
9 Doris de Jong  Netherlands 0 8 11 40

Semifinal 2

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Emrys Lloyd  Great Britain 7 1 37 19 Q
2 Gioacchino Guaragna  Italy 6 1 33 23 Q
3 Gustavo Marzi  Italy 5 2 30 21 Q
4 Ángel Gorordo  Argentina 4 2 25 19 Q
5 René Bougnol  France 4 4 30 26 Q
6 Georges de Bourguignon  Belgium 3 5 29 27
7 Ivan Osiier  Denmark 3 5 27 33
8 Dernell Every  United States 2 6 27 36
9 Paul de Graffenried  Switzerland 0 8 6 40

Final

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gustavo Marzi  Italy 9 0 45 17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joe Levis  United States 6 3 38 35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giulio Gaudini  Italy 5 4 33 27
4 Gioacchino Guaragna  Italy 5 4 37 33
5 Erwin Casmir  Germany 5 4 36 34
6 Emrys Lloyd  Great Britain 5 4 35 34
7 Roberto Larraz  Argentina 3 6 33 31
8 René Bougnol  France 3 6 28 41
9 Philippe Cattiau  France 2 7 27 41
10 Ángel Gorordo  Argentina 2 7 26 42

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1932 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Official Olympic Report Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, la84.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 496.
  5. ^ Official Report, p. 498.