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Épée, Team, Men

Date6 – 9 July 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationVélodrome d'Hiver, Paris
Participants89 from 16 countries

Between 1920-60 the team épée was a virtual two-nation race between France and Italy, with Italy winning the gold medal six times and France three. But 1924 was a French year. The two dominant countries made the final pool, along with Belgium and Portugal. The match between France and Italy was almost a tie, both winning eight bouts, but France won the match on touches delivered, 21-20. With easy victories over Belgium and Portugal, France was assured the gold medal. In an upset, Belgium also defeated Italy to garner the silver medal.

PosCompetitor(s)NOC
1FranceFRAGold
Lucien GaudinGéo BuchardRoger DucretGeorges TainturierAndré LabatutAlexandre LippmannRobert LiottelGaston Cornereau (DNS)
2BelgiumBELSilver
Fernand de MontignyCharles DelporteJoseph De CraeckerLéon TomPaul AnspachErnest GeversVictor Boin (DNS)Pierre Braine (DNS)
3ItalyITABronze
Marcello BertinettiGiovanni CanovaVincenzo CucciaGiulio BaslettaVirgilio MantegazzaOreste MoriccaRenzo Compagna (DNS)
4PortugalPOR
Rui MayerJorge PaivaAntónio de MenezesHenrique da SilveiraFrederico ParedesPaulo d'Eça LealMário de NoronhaAntónio Leite
3 p1 r3/4United StatesUSA
Arthur LyonDonald WaldhausWilliam RussellLeon ShoreAllen MilnerGeorge CalnanGeorge BreedHenry Breckinridge (DNS)
3 p2 r3/4SpainESP
Jesús López de LaraDiego GarcíaDiego DíezMiguel ZabalzaJuan DelgadoFélix de PomésFernando García (DNS)César Miguel (DNS)
3 p1 r2/4CubaCUB
Ramón FonstSalvador QuesadaOsvaldo MirandaAlfonso LópezRamiro MañalichEduardo AlonsoArmando Parajon (DNS)Fernando Calves (DNS)
3 p2 r2/4SwitzerlandSUI
Henri JacquetJohn AlbaretConstantin AntoniadesEugène EmpeytaFrédéric FittingÉdouard FittingLéopold Montagnier (DNS)M. T. Pictet de Rochemont (DNS)
3 p3 r2/4NetherlandsNED
Jan de BeaufortWouter BrouwerArie de JongPieter van BovenHenri Wijnoldy-DaniëlsWillem Hubert van BlijenburghLouis Delaunoij (DNS)G. A. Scheffer (DNS)
4 p1 r2/4Great BritainGBR
Barry NotleyDavid CraigMartin HoltRobert FraterCharles BiscoeRobert MontgomerieGeorge Burt (DNS)Edgar Seligman (DNS)
3 p1 r1/4NorwayNOR
Raoul HeideJohan FalkenbergFrithjof LorentzenSigurd Akre-Aas
3 p2 r1/4ArgentinaARG
Pedro NazarCipriano PonsWenceslao PauneroLuis LucchettiFrancisco Bollini (DNS)José Sosa (DNS)Santiago Torres (DNS)Roberto Larraz (DNS)
3 p3 r1/4SwedenSWE
Nils HellstenGustaf DyrssenCarl GripenstedtBertil UgglaGustaf LindblomBror Lagercrantz (DNS)Einar Råberg (DNS)O. Valin (DNS)
3 p4 r1/4DenmarkDEN
Ivan OsiierJens Ole BerthelsenViggo Stilling-AndersenPeter RyefeltHans Olsen (DNS)Erik Sjøqvist (DNS)Svend Aage Munck (DNS)
3 p5 r1/4GreeceGRE
Tryfon TriantafyllakosEvangelos SkotidasKostas NikolopoulosKostas KotziasKonstantinos Botasis (DNS)Ioannis Georgiadis (DNS)J. Charamis (DNS)
4 p4 r1/4UruguayURU
Domingo MendyHéctor BeloConrado RolandoSantos FerreiraVicente Lapido (DNS)Pedro Mendy (DNS)Enrique Pan (DNS)Gilberto Tellechea (DNS)
DNSCzechoslovakiaTCH
Jan ČernohorskýJosef JavůrekJosef JungmannVlastimil Lada-SázavskýF. PavlatVincenc RechnerJan Tille

Round One (6 July 1924)

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

Pool 1

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts TiedBouts LostTDTR
1SpainESP1101715Q
Diego GarcíaFélix de PomésDiego DíezJuan Delgado
2ItalyITA1011616Q
Giovanni CanovaMarcello BertinettiGiulio BaslettaVirgilio MantegazzaVincenzo CucciaOreste Moricca
3NorwayNOR0111517
Raoul HeideJohan FalkenbergFrithjof LorentzenSigurd Akre-Aas

Match #1 ESP 9 – 7ITA
Match #2 ESP 8 – 8NOR
Match #3 ITA 9 – 7NOR

Pool 2

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1BelgiumBEL10115Q
Léon TomJoseph De CraeckerCharles DelportePaul Anspach
2Great BritainGBR1097Q
Martin HoltDavid CraigRobert FraterRobert Montgomerie
3ArgentinaARG021220
Pedro NazarCipriano PonsWenceslao PauneroLuis Lucchetti

Match #1 BEL 11 – 5ARG
Match #2 GBR 9 – 7ARG

Pool 3

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1FranceFRA10133Q
Géo BuchardAndré LabatutRobert LiottelAlexandre Lippmann
2United StatesUSA1097Q
Allen MilnerGeorge CalnanArthur LyonWilliam Russell
3SwedenSWE021022
Nils HellstenGustaf DyrssenCarl GripenstedtBertil UgglaGustaf Lindblom

Match #1 FRA 13 – 3SWE
Match #2 USA 9 – 7SWE

Pool 4

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1PortugalPOR212622Q
Henrique da SilveiraMário de NoronhaAntónio de MenezesRui MayerPaulo d'Eça LealFrederico ParedesAntónio Leite
2NetherlandsNED212622Q
Pieter van BovenArie de JongJan de BeaufortHenri Wijnoldy-DaniëlsWillem Hubert van BlijenburghWouter Brouwer
3DenmarkDEN122226
Ivan OsiierJens Ole BerthelsenViggo Stilling-AndersenPeter Ryefelt
4UruguayURU122226
Domingo MendyHéctor BeloConrado RolandoSantos Ferreira

Match #1 NED 10 – 6POR
Match #2 URU 9 – 7DEN
Match #3 POR 10 – 6DEN
Match #4 NED 9 – 7URU
Match #5 POR 10 – 6URU
Match #6 DEN 9 – 7NED

Pool 5

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1SwitzerlandSUI10124Q
Eugène EmpeytaConstantin AntoniadesFrédéric FittingHenri Jacquet
2CubaCUB1097Q
Ramón FonstSalvador QuesadaEduardo AlonsoRamiro Mañalich
3GreeceGRE021121
Tryfon TriantafyllakosEvangelos SkotidasKostas NikolopoulosKostas Kotzias

Match #1 SUI 12 – 4GRE
Match #2 CUB 9 – 7GRE

Quarter-Finals (7 July 1924)

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

Pool 1

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1PortugalPOR20239Q
Henrique da SilveiraAntónio de MenezesJorge PaivaPaulo d'Eça Leal
2SpainESP202012Q
Diego DíezJuan DelgadoDiego GarcíaFélix de Pomés
3CubaCUB021220
Ramón FonstSalvador QuesadaOsvaldo MirandaAlfonso LópezRamiro MañalichEduardo Alonso
4Great BritainGBR02923
Barry NotleyDavid CraigMartin HoltRobert FraterCharles Biscoe

Match #1 POR 11 – 5CUB
Match #2 POR 12 – 4GBR
Match #3 ESP 9 – 7CUB
Match #4 ESP 11 – 5GBR

Pool 2

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1BelgiumBEL10133Q
Léon TomJoseph De CraeckerFernand de MontignyErnest Gevers
2United StatesUSA1088Q
George CalnanAllen MilnerGeorge BreedLeon Shore
3SwitzerlandSUI021121
Henri JacquetJohn AlbaretConstantin AntoniadesEugène EmpeytaFrédéric Fitting

Match #1 BEL 13 – 3SUI
Match #2 USA 8 – 8SUI

Pool 3

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1FranceFRA10133Q
Géo BuchardRobert LiottelAndré LabatutGeorges Tainturier
2ItalyITA10106Q
Giulio BaslettaGiovanni CanovaVincenzo CucciaOreste Moricca
3NetherlandsNED02923
Jan de BeaufortWouter BrouwerArie de JongPieter van BovenHenri Wijnoldy-Daniëls

Match #1 FRA 13 – 3NED
Match #2 ITA 10 – 6NED

Semi-Finals (8 July 1924)

Top two teams in each pool advanced to final.

Pool 1

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1FranceFRA10106Q
Géo BuchardAlexandre LippmannGeorges TainturierRobert Liottel
2PortugalPOR10106Q
Paulo d'Eça LealHenrique da SilveiraAntónio de MenezesMário de Noronha
3United StatesUSA021220
Arthur LyonDonald WaldhausWilliam RussellLeon ShoreAllen MilnerGeorge Calnan

Match #1 FRA 10 – 6USA
Match #2 POR 10 – 6USA

Pool 2

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1ItalyITA10106Q
Giovanni CanovaGiulio BaslettaMarcello BertinettiVincenzo Cuccia
2BelgiumBEL1097Q
Léon TomJoseph De CraeckerPaul AnspachCharles Delporte
3SpainESP021319
Jesús López de LaraDiego GarcíaDiego DíezMiguel ZabalzaJuan DelgadoFélix de Pomés

Match #1 ITA 10 – 6ESP
Match #2 BEL 9 – 7ESP

Final Pool (9 July 1924)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1FranceFRA302917
Lucien GaudinGéo BuchardRoger DucretGeorges TainturierAndré LabatutAlexandre Lippmann
2BelgiumBEL212522
Fernand de MontignyCharles DelporteJoseph De CraeckerLéon TomPaul Anspach
3ItalyITA122126
Marcello BertinettiGiovanni CanovaVincenzo CucciaGiulio Basletta
4PortugalPOR031828
Rui MayerJorge PaivaAntónio de MenezesHenrique da SilveiraFrederico ParedesPaulo d'Eça Leal

Match #1 FRA 10 – 5BEL
Match #2 FRA 8 – 8ITA
Match #3 FRA 11 – 4POR
Match #4 BEL 11 – 5ITA
Match #5 BEL 9 – 7POR
Match #6 ITA 8 – 7POR