Foil, Masters, Individual, Men
| Date | 22 – 29 May 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | La Grande Salle des Fêtes de l'Exposition, Champs de Mars, Paris |
| Participants | 61 from 7 countries |
Fencing masters events were contested among teaching professionals, and fencing was the only sport that allowed professionals in the early days of the Olympics. This event was only on the Olympic Program in 1896 and 1900. There were 61 competitors from seven nations, but most of them were French, with several rounds that qualified 16 fencers for the semi-finals. They consisted of individual bouts among the fencers, but a jury decided on who would advance, rather than going strictly by the results of matches. In the semi-finals and finals, round-robin pools were conducted, and here the match results did determine the placements. In the final Lucien Mérignac and Alphonse Kirchhoffer tied with 6 wins and 1 loss, and fought a barrage to determine the title, which went to Mérignac. Third-place was also tied with Italy’s Antonio Conte and France’s Jean-Baptiste Mimiague both with 4 wins and 3 losses, with Mimiague taking third on a barrage victory over Conte.
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HAIRound One (22 – 23 May 1900)
Matches were contested among the participants in round one. The actual results of the matches was not of primary importance. Rather, a jury decided which fencers were the best and advanced those to next round.
Round Two (24 May 1900)
Matches were contested among the participants in round two. The actual results of the matches was not of primary importance. Rather, a jury decided which fencers were the best and advanced those to next round.
Round Two Repêchage (25 May 1900)
Matches were contested among the participants in the barrage pool. The actual results of the matches was not of primary importance. Rather, a jury decided which fencers were the best and advanced those to next round.
Semi-Finals (27 – 28 May 1900)
Top four finishers in each pool advanced to final. Others advanced to consolation final.
Pool 1
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucien Mérignac |  FRA | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Alphonse Kirchhoffer | FRA | 6 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Antonio Conte |  ITA | 5 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Léopold Ramus | FRA | 4 | 3 | |||
| =5 | Louis Haller | FRA | 2 | 5 | |||
| =5 | Alexandre Lemoine | FRA | 2 | 5 | |||
| =7 | Lucien Millet | FRA | 1 | 6 | |||
| =7 | Cyrille Verbrugge |  BEL | 1 | 6 |
Pool 2
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolphe Rouleau | FRA | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Jean-Baptiste Mimiague | FRA | 6 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Jules Rossignol | FRA | 5 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Italo Santelli | ITA | 4 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Pierre Selderslagh | BEL | 3 | 4 | |||
| =6 | Marcel Boulanger | FRA | 1 | 6 | |||
| =6 | Michel Filippi | FRA | 1 | 6 | |||
| =6 | Georges Lefèvre | FRA | 1 | 6 |
Consolation Tournament (29 May 1900)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Louis Haller | FRA | |||
| 10 | Pierre Selderslagh | BEL | |||
| 11 | Alexandre Lemoine | FRA | |||
| 12 | Georges Lefèvre | FRA | |||
| 13 | Marcel Boulanger | FRA | |||
| 14 | Lucien Millet | FRA | |||
| 15 | Cyrille Verbrugge | BEL | |||
| 16 | Michel Filippi | FRA |
Final Pool (29 May 1900)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucien Mérignac | FRA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Alphonse Kirchhoffer | FRA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Jean-Baptiste Mimiague | FRA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Antonio Conte | ITA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Jules Rossignol | FRA | 3 | 4 | – | – | |||
| 6 | Léopold Ramus | FRA | 2 | 5 | – | – | |||
| 7 | Italo Santelli | ITA | 0 | 7 | – | – | |||
| 8 | Adolphe Rouleau | FRA | 3 | 4 | – | – |