Fencing at the Olympics
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
- Bahrain
- Brazil
- Canada
- Colombia
- France
- Hong Kong
| - Hungary
- Italy
- Kuwait
- Netherlands
- Poland
- South Korea
| - Soviet Union
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United States
- West Germany
|
Results
Round 1
Round 1 Pool A
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.
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397
Round 1 Pool B
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.
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397
Round 1 Pool C
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 |
1 | France | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | QQ | | | 9–4 | 9–0 |
2 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | Q16 | | 4–9 | | 9–1 |
3 | Kuwait | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | | | 0–9 | 1–9 | |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397
Round 1 Pool D
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 |
1 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | QQ | | | 8–6 | 8–5 |
2 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Q16 | | 6–8 | | 9–7 |
3 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | | | 5–8 | 7–9 | |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 397–98
Round 1 Pool E
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).
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 398
Round 1 Pool F
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 |
1 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | Q16 | | | 9–3 | 9–1 |
2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | | 3–9 | | 9–3 |
3 | Bahrain | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | | | 1–9 | 3–9 | |
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 398
Elimination rounds
Main bracket
Consolation bracket
References
- ^ "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2011.