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Foil, Individual, Men

Date29 July 2024
StatusOlympic
LocationGrand Palais, Paris, France
Participants37 from 21 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

Hong Kong’s Ka Long “Edgar” Cheung was the defending gold medalist. He had won the 2022 Asian Games and was 2022 Asian Champion, adding a bronze medal that year at the World Championships. He was expected to be challenged by American Nick Itkin, silver medalist at the 2023 World Championships and world ranked #1, and the last two World Champions, Enzo Lefort of France, who won in 2019 and 2022, and Italy’s Tommaso Marini, the 2023 World Champion who was seeded #1 in Paris.

Of the favorites, Marini went out first, losing in the third round to France’s Maxime Pauty by 15-14. Cheung and Lefort met in the quarter-finals, with Cheung also winning by 15-14. The semi-finals came down to Cheung versus Japan’s Kazuki Iimura, and Itkin against Italian Filippo Macchi. Both matches were decided by 15-11 scores, with Cheung making the finals, but Macchi upsetting Itkin.

The final was very close, with Cheung prevailing over Macchi, 15-14. In the bronze medal match, Itkin had an easier time of it, defeating Iimura 15-12. Cheung’s victory made him the third male foil fencer to win consecutive gold medals, after Nedo Nadi (ITA) (1912-20), and Christian d’Oriola (FRA) in 1952-56. Macchi’s medal was the 23rd in the event for Italy, trailing only France, with 25.

PosSeedCompetitorNOC
14Edgar CheungHKGGold
211Filippo MacchiITASilver
32Nick ItkinUSABronze
49Kazuki IimuraJPN
53Mohamed HamzaEGY
65Enzo LefortFRA
710Guillaume BianchiITA
817Maxime PautyFRA
91Tommaso MariniITA
106Kyosuke MatsuyamaJPN
118Alexander MassialasUSA
127Alexander ChoupenitchCZE
1312Gerek MeinhardtUSA
1414Carlos LlavadorESP
1513Mo ZiweiCHN
1618Abdelrahman TolbaEGY
1715Dániel DósaHUN
1816Takahiro ShikineJPN
1919Ha Tae-GyuKOR
2020Guilherme ToldoBRA
2122Xu JieCHN
2221Chen HaiweiCHN
2323Maximilien Van HaasterCAN
2424Alaaeldin AbouelkassemEGY
2526Michał SiessPOL
2625Jérémy KeryhuelCIV
2728Chen Yi-TungTPE
2827Julien MertineFRA
2930Jan JurkiewiczPOL
3032Blake BroszusCAN
3134Alex TofalidesCYP
3236Daniel GuCAN
3329Victor Alvares de OliveiraCPV
3431Adrian WojtkowiakPOL
3533Kruz SchembriISV
3635Salim HerouiALG
3737Philippe WakimLBN

Round One

Date29 July 2024 — 09:25
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #129 JulTommaso Marini (1)ITAbye
Bout #229 Jul 09:25Blue PisteBlake Broszus (32)CAN15 – 8Kruz Schembri (33)ISV
Bout #329 JulMaxime Pauty (17)FRAbye
Bout #429 JulTakahiro Shikine (16)JPNbye
Bout #529 JulKazuki Iimura (9)JPNbye
Bout #629 JulAlaaeldin Abouelkassem (24)EGYbye
Bout #729 JulJérémy Keryhuel (25)CIVbye
Bout #829 JulAlexander Massialas (8)USAbye
Bout #929 JulEnzo Lefort (5)FRAbye
Bout #1029 Jul 09:25Yellow PisteChen Yi-Tung (28)TPE15 – 13Philippe Wakim (37)LBN
Bout #1129 JulChen Haiwei (21)CHNbye
Bout #1229 JulGerek Meinhardt (12)USAbye
Bout #1329 JulMo Ziwei (13)CHNbye
Bout #1429 JulGuilherme Toldo (20)BRAbye
Bout #1529 Jul 09:55Yellow PisteDaniel Gu (36)CAN15 – 9Victor Alvares de Oliveira (29)CPV
Bout #1629 JulEdgar Cheung (4)HKGbye
Bout #1729 JulMohamed Hamza (3)EGYbye
Bout #1829 Jul 09:25Green PisteJan Jurkiewicz (30)POL15 – 8Salim Heroui (35)ALG
Bout #1929 JulHa Tae-Gyu (19)KORbye
Bout #2029 JulCarlos Llavador (14)ESPbye
Bout #2129 JulFilippo Macchi (11)ITA
Bout #2229 JulXu Jie (22)CHN
Bout #2329 JulJulien Mertine (27)FRA
Bout #2429 JulKyosuke Matsuyama (6)JPN
Bout #2529 JulAlexander Choupenitch (7)CZE
Bout #2629 JulMichał Siess (26)POL
Bout #2729 JulMaximilien Van Haaster (23)CAN
Bout #2829 JulGuillaume Bianchi (10)ITA
Bout #2929 JulDániel Dósa (15)HUN
Bout #3029 JulAbdelrahman Tolba (18)EGY
Bout #3129 Jul 09:25Red PisteAlex Tofalides (34)CYP15 – 10Adrian Wojtkowiak (31)POL
Bout #3229 JulNick Itkin (2)USA

Round Two

Date29 July 2024 — 12:05
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #129 Jul 12:05Blue PisteTommaso Marini (1)ITA15 – 9Blake Broszus (32)CAN
Bout #229 Jul 12:35Blue PisteMaxime Pauty (17)FRA15 – 9Takahiro Shikine (16)JPN
Bout #329 Jul 13:05Blue PisteKazuki Iimura (9)JPN15 – 8Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (24)EGY
Bout #429 Jul 13:35Blue PisteAlexander Massialas (8)USA15 – 3Jérémy Keryhuel (25)CIV
Bout #529 Jul 12:05Yellow PisteEnzo Lefort (5)FRA15 – 12Chen Yi-Tung (28)TPE
Bout #629 Jul 12:35Yellow PisteGerek Meinhardt (12)USA15 – 7Chen Haiwei (21)CHN
Bout #729 Jul 13:05Yellow PisteMo Ziwei (13)CHN15 – 7Guilherme Toldo (20)BRA
Bout #829 Jul 13:35Yellow PisteEdgar Cheung (4)HKG15 – 5Daniel Gu (36)CAN
Bout #929 Jul 12:05Green PisteMohamed Hamza (3)EGY15 – 14Jan Jurkiewicz (30)POL
Bout #1029 Jul 12:35Green PisteCarlos Llavador (14)ESP15 – 13Ha Tae-Gyu (19)KOR
Bout #1129 Jul 13:05Green PisteFilippo Macchi (11)ITA15 – 10Xu Jie (22)CHN
Bout #1229 Jul 13:35Green PisteKyosuke Matsuyama (6)JPN15 – 6Julien Mertine (27)FRA
Bout #1329 Jul 12:05Red PisteAlexander Choupenitch (7)CZE15 – 3Michał Siess (26)POL
Bout #1429 Jul 12:35Red PisteGuillaume Bianchi (10)ITA15 – 4Maximilien Van Haaster (23)CAN
Bout #1529 Jul 13:05Red PisteAbdelrahman Tolba (18)EGY15 – 14Dániel Dósa (15)HUN
Bout #1629 Jul 13:35Red PisteNick Itkin (2)USA15 – 10Alex Tofalides (34)CYP

Round Three

Date29 July 2024 — 14:55
FormatWinner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #129 Jul 14:55Blue PisteMaxime Pauty (17)FRA15 – 14Tommaso Marini (1)ITA
Bout #229 Jul 15:25Blue PisteKazuki Iimura (9)JPN15 – 8Alexander Massialas (8)USA
Bout #329 Jul 14:55Yellow PisteEnzo Lefort (5)FRA15 – 10Gerek Meinhardt (12)USA
Bout #429 Jul 15:25Yellow PisteEdgar Cheung (4)HKG15 – 10Mo Ziwei (13)CHN
Bout #529 Jul 14:55Green PisteMohamed Hamza (3)EGY15 – 12Carlos Llavador (14)ESP
Bout #629 Jul 15:25Green PisteFilippo Macchi (11)ITA15 – 11Kyosuke Matsuyama (6)JPN
Bout #729 Jul 14:55Red PisteGuillaume Bianchi (10)ITA15 – 5Alexander Choupenitch (7)CZE
Bout #829 Jul 15:25Red PisteNick Itkin (2)USA15 – 8Abdelrahman Tolba (18)EGY

Quarter-Finals

Date29 July 2024 — 16:20
FormatWinner of each match advanced to semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #129 Jul 16:20Blue PisteKazuki Iimura (9)JPN15 – 14Maxime Pauty (17)FRA
Bout #229 Jul 16:20Yellow PisteEdgar Cheung (4)HKG15 – 14Enzo Lefort (5)FRA
Bout #329 Jul 16:20Green PisteFilippo Macchi (11)ITA15 – 9Mohamed Hamza (3)EGY
Bout #429 Jul 16:20Red PisteNick Itkin (2)USA15 – 14Guillaume Bianchi (10)ITA

Semi-Finals

Date29 July 2024 — 19:50
FormatWinner of each match advanced to final.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #129 Jul 19:50Final PisteEdgar Cheung (4)HKG15 – 11Kazuki Iimura (9)JPN
Bout #229 Jul 20:20Final PisteFilippo Macchi (11)ITA15 – 11Nick Itkin (2)USA

Final Round

Date29 July 2024 — 21:15
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout 1/229 Jul 22:10Final PisteEdgar Cheung (4)HKG15 – 14Filippo Macchi (11)ITA
Bout 3/429 Jul 21:15Final PisteNick Itkin (2)USA15 – 12Kazuki Iimura (9)JPN