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Épée, Team, Men

Date7 – 8 August 1936
StatusOlympic
LocationTennisplätze, Reichssportfeld, Berlin / Haus des Sports, Kuppelsaal, Reichssportfeld, Berlin
Participants110 from 21 countries

The team event was held a few days before the individual epée and gave a very strong hint as to the domination that the Italians would show in that event.

The Italian team included the three men who would sweep the individual medals and they never looked like losing as they swept their way to the title. Included in the team was 17-year-old newcomer Edoardo Mangiarotti who would still be competing and winning medals in 1960 in Rome. The silver medal was decided on a desperately close decision in favour of Sweden who tied 8-8 against France but were awarded victory on the basis of more hits, 32-31. The Swedish team included Hans Granfelt, who had previously appeared at the Olympics as a discus thrower, and two Olympic modern pentathlon champions in the shape of Sven Thofelt and Gustaf Dyrssen.

PosCompetitor(s)NOC
1ItalyITAGold
Edoardo MangiarottiGiancarlo Cornaggia-MediciSaverio RagnoFranco RiccardiGiancarlo BrusatiAlfredo Pezzana
2SwedenSWESilver
Hans GranfeltSven ThofeltGösta AlmgrenGustaf DyrssenHans DrakenbergBirger Cederin
3FranceFRABronze
Philippe CattiauBernard SchmetzGéo BuchardMichel PécheuxHenri DulieuxPaul Wormser
4GermanyGER
Siegfried LerdonSepp UhlmannHans EsserEugen GeiwitzErnst RöthigOtto Schröder
=5BelgiumBEL
Raymond StasseRobert T'SasCharles DebeurHervé, Comte du Monceau de BergendaelJean PlumierMarcel Heim
=5PolandPOL
Alfred StaszewiczTeodor ZaczykRajmund KarwickiRoman KantorKazimierz SzemplińskiAntoni Franz
=5PortugalPOR
Henrique da SilveiraPaulo d'Eça LealAntónio de MenezesJoão SassettiGustavo CarinhasJosé Ventura (DNS)
=5United StatesUSA
Frank RigheimerThomas SandsTracy JaeckelGustave HeissJoe de CaprilesAndrew BoydFrederick Weber (DNS)
3 p1 r2/4CzechoslovakiaTCH
Robert BergmannFrantišek VohryzekBohuslav KirchmannJosef KuntAlfred KlausnitzerVáclav Rais
3 p2 r2/4NetherlandsNED
Nicolaas van HoornJan SchepersWillem DriebergenCornelis WeberFrans Mosman (DNS)Gerardus van der Plaats (DNS)
3 p3 r2/4ArgentinaARG
Raúl SaucedoLuis LucchettiAntonio VillamilRoberto LarrazHéctor LucchettiÁngel Gorordo (DNS)
3 p4 r2/4Great BritainGBR
Charles de BeaumontDouglas DexterBert PellingIan Campbell-GrayTerry BeddardBertie Childs
4 p2 r2/4EgyptEGY
Mahmoud AbdinMarcel BouladMauris ShamilHassan TawfikAnwar TawfikIbrahim Chahine (DNS)
4 p4 r2/4CanadaCAN
Don CollingeErnest DaltonCharles OtisGeorge TullyBertrand Boissonnault (DNS)
3 p1 r1/4SwitzerlandSUI
Jean HauertÉdouard FittingFrédéric FittingEdmond GöldlinPaul de GraffenriedCharles Hauert
3 p2 r1/4DenmarkDEN
Erik Hammer SørensenCaspar SchrøderAage LeidersdorffPreben ChristiansenKim Bærentzen (DNS)Svend Jacobsen (DNS)
3 p3 r1/4ChileCHI
Ricardo RomeroCésar BarrosTomás BarrazaJulio MorenoTomás GoyoagaCarlos Cañales (DNS)
3 p4 r1/4AustriaAUT
Karl HanischHans SchönbaumsfeldRoman FischerHugo WeczerekRudolf Weber
3 p5 r1/4GreeceGRE
Christos ZalokostasKonstantinos BotasisTryfon TriantafyllakosKonstantinos BembisMenelaos Psarrakis (DNS)Spyridon Ferentinos (DNS)
3 p6 r1/4HungaryHUN
Jenő BorovszkiTibor SzékelyhidyBéla BayPál DunayIstván Bezegh-HuszághRezső Bartha (DNS)
3 p7 r1/4BrazilBRA
Moacyr DunhamRicardo VagnottiHenrique de Aguiar VallimEnnio de OliveiraFerdinando Alessandri (DNS)

Round One (7 August 1936 — 09:00-13:50-15:30)

Top two teams in each pool advanced to quarter-finals.

Pool 1

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1PolandPOL111715Q
Alfred StaszewiczTeodor ZaczykRajmund KarwickiRoman KantorKazimierz SzemplińskiAntoni Franz
2PortugalPOR111616Q
Henrique da SilveiraPaulo d'Eça LealAntónio de MenezesJoão SassettiGustavo Carinhas
3SwitzerlandSUI111517
Jean HauertCharles HauertÉdouard FittingFrédéric FittingPaul de GraffenriedEdmond Göldlin

Match #1 POL 9 – 7POR
Match #2 SUI 8 – 8POL
Match #3 POR 9 – 7SUI

Pool 2 (09:00-13:50)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1United StatesUSA1093Q
Frank RigheimerThomas SandsTracy JaeckelGustave Heiss
2NetherlandsNED1086Q
Nicolaas van HoornJan SchepersWillem DriebergenCornelis Weber
3DenmarkDEN02917
Erik Hammer SørensenCaspar SchrøderAage LeidersdorffPreben Christiansen

Match #1 USA 9 – 3DEN
Match #2 NED 8 – 6DEN

Pool 3 (09:00-13:50)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1FranceFRA1080Q
Philippe CattiauGéo BuchardHenri DulieuxPaul Wormser
2Great BritainGBR10122Q
Charles de BeaumontDouglas DexterBert PellingIan Campbell-Gray
3ChileCHI02220
Ricardo RomeroCésar BarrosTomás BarrazaJulio MorenoTomás Goyoaga

Match #1 FRA 8 – 0CHI
Match #2 GBR 12 – 2CHI

Pool 4 (09:00-13:50)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1SwedenSWE1091Q
Hans GranfeltGösta AlmgrenGustaf DyrssenHans Drakenberg
2EgyptEGY1097Q
Mahmoud AbdinMarcel BouladMauris ShamilHassan Tawfik
3AustriaAUT02818
Karl HanischHans SchönbaumsfeldRoman FischerHugo WeczerekRudolf Weber

Match #1 SWE 9 – 1AUT
Match #2 EGY 9 – 7AUT

Pool 5 (09:00-13:50)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1ArgentinaARG10111Q
Héctor LucchettiRaúl SaucedoLuis LucchettiAntonio Villamil
2BelgiumBEL1082Q
Raymond StasseRobert T'SasCharles DebeurHervé, Comte du Monceau de Bergendael
3GreeceGRE02319
Christos ZalokostasKonstantinos BotasisTryfon TriantafyllakosKonstantinos Bembis

Match #1 ARG 11 – 1GRE
Match #2 BEL 8 – 2GRE

Pool 6 (09:00-13:50)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1ItalyITA1082Q
Edoardo MangiarottiGiancarlo Cornaggia-MediciSaverio RagnoAlfredo Pezzana
2CzechoslovakiaTCH1087Q
Robert BergmannFrantišek VohryzekBohuslav KirchmannJosef Kunt
3HungaryHUN02916
Jenő BorovszkiTibor SzékelyhidyBéla BayPál DunayIstván Bezegh-Huszágh

Match #1 ITA 8 – 2HUN
Match #2 TCH 8 – 7HUN

Pool 7 (09:00-15:30)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1GermanyGER202011Q
Siegfried LerdonEugen GeiwitzErnst RöthigOtto Schröder
2CanadaCAN111318Q
Don CollingeErnest DaltonCharles OtisGeorge Tully
3BrazilBRA021317
Moacyr DunhamRicardo VagnottiHenrique de Aguiar VallimEnnio de Oliveira

Match #1 GER 11 – 5CAN
Match #2 GER 9 – 6BRA
Match #3 CAN 8 – 7BRA

Quarter-Finals (7 August 1936 — 15:30-17:00-20:00)

Top two teams in each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Pool 1 (17:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1ItalyITA1083Q
Edoardo MangiarottiFranco RiccardiGiancarlo BrusatiAlfredo Pezzana
2United StatesUSA10106Q
Frank RigheimerThomas SandsTracy JaeckelGustave Heiss
3CzechoslovakiaTCH02918
Robert BergmannFrantišek VohryzekBohuslav KirchmannJosef KuntAlfred KlausnitzerVáclav Rais

Match #1 ITA 8 – 3TCH
Match #2 USA 10 – 6TCH

Pool 2 (17:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1SwedenSWE212415Q
Hans GranfeltSven ThofeltGustaf DyrssenHans DrakenbergBirger Cederin
2GermanyGER212519Q
Siegfried LerdonSepp UhlmannHans EsserErnst RöthigOtto Schröder
3NetherlandsNED122222
Nicolaas van HoornJan SchepersWillem DriebergenCornelis Weber
4EgyptEGY121227
Mahmoud AbdinMarcel BouladMauris ShamilHassan TawfikAnwar Tawfik

Match #1 GER 8 – 7SWE
Match #2 GER 9 – 4NED
Match #3 SWE 8 – 0EGY
Match #4 NED 11 – 4EGY
Match #5 SWE 9 – 7NED
Match #6 EGY 8 – 8GER

Pool 3 (17:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1PortugalPOR1098Q
Henrique da SilveiraAntónio de MenezesJoão SassettiGustavo Carinhas
2BelgiumBEL1085Q
Raymond StasseCharles DebeurHervé, Comte du Monceau de BergendaelJean Plumier
3ArgentinaARG021317
Raúl SaucedoLuis LucchettiAntonio VillamilRoberto Larraz

Match #1 POR 9 – 5ARG
Match #2 BEL 8 – 8ARG

Pool 4 (17:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1FranceFRA20229Q
Philippe CattiauBernard SchmetzGéo BuchardMichel PécheuxHenri DulieuxPaul Wormser
2PolandPOL201611Q
Teodor ZaczykRajmund KarwickiRoman KantorKazimierz SzemplińskiAntoni Franz
3Great BritainGBR02921
Charles de BeaumontDouglas DexterBert PellingIan Campbell-GrayTerry BeddardBertie Childs
4CanadaCAN021117
Don CollingeErnest DaltonCharles OtisGeorge Tully

Match #1 FRA 9 – 6GBR
Match #2 FRA 13 – 3CAN
Match #3 POL 8 – 3GBR
Match #4 POL 8 – 8CAN

Semi-Finals (8 August 1936 — 09:00-10:30-13:00)

Top two teams in each pool advanced to final.

Pool 1 (09:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1FranceFRA303312Q
Philippe CattiauBernard SchmetzGéo BuchardMichel PécheuxHenri DulieuxPaul Wormser
2GermanyGER212021Q
Sepp UhlmannHans EsserErnst RöthigOtto Schröder
3BelgiumBEL122519
Raymond StasseRobert T'SasCharles DebeurHervé, Comte du Monceau de BergendaelMarcel Heim
4PolandPOL03834
Teodor ZaczykRajmund KarwickiRoman KantorKazimierz SzemplińskiAntoni Franz

Match #1 FRA 12 – 4GER
Match #2 FRA 9 – 4BEL
Match #3 FRA 12 – 4POL
Match #4 GER 8 – 7BEL
Match #5 GER 8 – 2POL
Match #6 BEL 14 – 2POL

Pool 2 (09:00-10:30)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1ItalyITA20206Q
Edoardo MangiarottiGiancarlo Cornaggia-MediciSaverio RagnoFranco RiccardiGiancarlo BrusatiAlfredo Pezzana
2SwedenSWE201714Q
Hans GranfeltSven ThofeltGustaf DyrssenHans Drakenberg
3PortugalPOR02920
Henrique da SilveiraPaulo d'Eça LealAntónio de MenezesJoão SassettiGustavo Carinhas
4United StatesUSA021117
Frank RigheimerThomas SandsGustave HeissJoe de CaprilesAndrew Boyd

Match #1 ITA 8 – 2POR
Match #2 ITA 12 – 4USA
Match #3 SWE 9 – 7POR
Match #4 SWE 8 – 7USA

Final Pool (8 August 1936 — 18:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCMWMLBouts WonBouts Lost
1ItalyITA302611
Edoardo MangiarottiGiancarlo Cornaggia-MediciSaverio RagnoFranco RiccardiAlfredo Pezzana
2SwedenSWE212122
Hans GranfeltSven ThofeltGösta AlmgrenGustaf Dyrssen
3FranceFRA122123
Bernard SchmetzGéo BuchardMichel PécheuxHenri DulieuxPaul Wormser
4GermanyGER031123
Siegfried LerdonSepp UhlmannHans EsserEugen GeiwitzErnst RöthigOtto Schröder

Match #1 ITA 10 – 5SWE
Match #2 ITA 9 – 5FRA
Match #3 ITA 7 – 1GER
Match #4 SWE 8 – 8FRA
Match #5 SWE 8 – 4GER
Match #6 FRA 8 – 6GER