Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

Men's foil at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date	13 August 2008
Competitors	26 from 21 nations
Medalists
Benjamin Kleibrink  Germany Yuki Ota  Japan Salvatore Sanzo  Italy

The men's foil fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The foil competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Zhu Jun (CHN)	4
	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
					Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
					Yuki Ota (JPN)	9
	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	14
	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15
					Bronze medal match
					Zhu Jun (CHN)	14
					Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	15

Section 1

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						1	Andrea Cassarà (ITA)	15
	17	Roland Schlosser (AUT)	15			17	Roland Schlosser (AUT)	8
	16	Javier Menendez (ESP)	9								1	Andrea Cassarà (ITA)	14
	9	Gerek Meinhardt (USA)	15								8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	15
	24	Mostafa Nagaty (EGY)	3			9	Gerek Meinhardt (USA)	9
	25	Alberto Viaggio (ARG)	2			8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	15
	8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	15													8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	4
																5	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
						5	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
	21	Lau Kwok Kin (HKG)	6			12	Kenta Chida (JPN)	10
	12	Kenta Chida (JPN)	15								5	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
	13	Sławomir Mocek (POL)	15								4	Lei Sheng (CHN)	7
	20	Nontapat Panchan (THA)	7			13	Sławomir Mocek (POL)	8
						4	Lei Sheng (CHN)	15

Section 2

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						3	Erwann Le Péchoux (FRA)	15
	19	Ali Xavier Lahoussine (MAR)	3			14	Brice Guyart (FRA)	10
	14	Brice Guyart (FRA)	15								3	Erwann Le Péchoux (FRA)	9
	11	Tomer Or (ISR)	10								6	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	10
	22	Josh McGuire (CAN)	11			22	Josh McGuire (CAN)	3
						6	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	15
																6	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	14
	7	Choi Byung-chul (KOR)	15													10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15
	26	Khalid Al-Hamadi (QAT)	3			7	Choi Byung-chul (KOR)	14
	23	João Souza (BRA)	4			10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15
	10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15								10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15
	15	Richard Kruse (GBR)	15								2	Peter Joppich (GER)	12
	18	Virgil Sălișcan (ROU)	6			15	Richard Kruse (GBR)	9
						2	Peter Joppich (GER)	10

Final classification

Rank	Athlete	Nation
	Benjamin Kleibrink	Germany
	Yuki Ota	Japan
	Salvatore Sanzo	Italy
4	Jun Zhu	China
5	Peter Joppich	Germany
6	Andrea Cassarà	Italy
7	Erwann Le Péchoux	France
8	Sheng Lei	China
9	Byung-chul Choi	South Korea
10	Gerek Meinhardt	United States
11	Kenta Chida	Japan
12	Sławomir Mocek	Poland
13	Brice Guyart	France
14	Richard Kruse	Great Britain
15	Roland Schlosser	Austria
16	Josh McGuire	Canada
17	Tomer Or	Israel
18	Javier Menéndez	Spain
19	Virgil Saliscan	Romania
20	Ali Xavier Lahoussine	Morocco
21	Nontapat Panchan	Thailand
22	Kwok Kin Lau	Hong Kong
23	João Souza	Brazil
24	Mostafa Nagaty	Egypt
25	Khalid Al-Hamadi	Qatar
26	Alberto Viaggio	Argentina

References

• Competition format