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Épée, Team, Men

Date	3 – 5 August 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Schermzaal, Amsterdam
Participants	93 from 18 countries

France and Italy dominated team épée from 1920-60, with France winning three gold medals and Italy six. Both teams made it to the final pool where they were joined by Belgium, which was not unusual, and by Portugal, which was. This was Italy’s year for gold, after France had won in 1924, as they defeated France in their match, 9-7. The bronze medal came down to the match between Belgium and Portugal which was a virtual tie, as they both won eight bouts, with Portugal taking an upset bronze on touches delivered, 21-20. This was the only medal won by Portugal at the 1928 Olympics and through 2012, remains their only Olympic fencing medal ever.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Italy	ITA	Gold
	Giulio Basletta • Marcello Bertinetti • Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici • Carlo Agostoni • Renzo Minoli • Franco Riccardi
2	France	FRA	Silver
	Géo Buchard • Armand Massard • Gaston Amson • Émile Cornic • Bernard Schmetz • René Barbier
3	Portugal	POR	Bronze
	Paulo d'Eça Leal • Mário de Noronha • Jorge Paiva • Frederico Paredes • João Sassetti • Henrique da Silveira
4	Belgium	BEL
	Émile Barbier • Xavier De Beukelaer • Charles Delporte • Charles Debeur • Léon Tom • Georges Dambois
=5	Czechoslovakia	TCH
	Martin Harden • Josef Jungmann • František Kříž • Jan Tille • Miroslav Beznoska • Jan Černohorský
=5	Netherlands	NED
	Leonard Kuypers • Arie de Jong • Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls • Willem Driebergen • Alfred Labouchere • Karel, Jonkheer van den Brandeler
=5	Spain	ESP
	Juan Delgado • Diego García • Diego Díez • Félix de Pomés • Fidel González
=5	United States	USA
	Arthur Lyon • George Calnan • Allen Milner • Harold Rayner • Henry Breckinridge
3 p1 r2/4	Romania	ROU
	Mihai Savu • Gheorghe Caranfil • Răzvan Penescu • Dan Gheorghiu • Ion Rudeanu
3 p2 r2/4	Egypt	EGY
	Elie Adda • Joseph Misrahi • Mohamed Charaoui • Saul Moyal • Salvator Cicurel
3 p3 r2/4	Switzerland	SUI
	Édouard Fitting • Henri Jacquet • Frédéric Fitting • Eugène Empeyta • John Albaret • Paul de Graffenried
3 p4 r2/4	Norway	NOR
	Sigurd Akre-Aas • Raoul Heide • Frithjof Lorentzen • Jacob Bergsland
4 p2 r2/4	Germany	GER
	Theodor Fischer • Fritz Gazzera • Hans Halberstadt • Fritz Jack
3 p1 r1/4	Greece	GRE
	Konstantinos Botasis • Tryfon Triantafyllakos • Georgios Ambet • Konstantinos Bembis
3 p2 r1/4	Denmark	DEN
	Ivan Osiier • Jens Berthelsen • Otto Bærentzen • Peter Ryefelt • Johan Praem
3 p4 r1/4	Sweden	SWE
	Nils Hellsten • Gustaf Dyrssen • Sidney Stranne • Gunnar Cederschiöld • Bertil Uggla
3 p5 r1/4	Great Britain	GBR
	Charles Biscoe • Bertie Childs • Daubeney Drury • Martin Holt
3 p6 r1/4	Hungary	HUN
	József Rády • János Hajdú • Albert Bógathy • György Piller • Ottó Hátszeghy

Round One (3 August 1928)

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

Pool One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	France	FRA	2	0	22	5	Q
	Géo Buchard • Armand Massard • Gaston Amson • Émile Cornic • Bernard Schmetz • René Barbier
2	Czechoslovakia	TCH	1	1	11	14	Q
	Martin Harden • Josef Jungmann • František Kříž • Jan Tille • Miroslav Beznoska • Jan Černohorský
3	Greece	GRE	0	2	8	22
	Konstantinos Botasis • Tryfon Triantafyllakos • Kostas Nikolopoulos • Georgios Ambet • Konstantinos Bembis

Pool One	FRA	10 – 1	TCH
Pool One	FRA	12 – 4	GRE
Pool One	TCH	10 – 4	GRE

Pool Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
=1	Belgium	BEL	1	0	12	4	Q
	Émile Barbier • Xavier De Beukelaer • Charles Delporte • Léon Tom
=1	Spain	ESP	1	0	10	6	Q
	Juan Delgado • Diego García • Diego Díez • Félix de Pomés
3	Denmark	DEN	0	2	10	22
	Ivan Osiier • Jens Berthelsen • Otto Bærentzen • Peter Ryefelt • Johan Praem

Pool Two	BEL	12 – 4	DEN
Pool Two	ESP	10 – 6	DEN

Pool Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
AC	Italy	ITA	–	–	–	–	Q

AC	Argentina	ARG	–	–	–	–	Q

Pool Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Portugal	POR	2	0	16	15	Q
	Paulo d'Eça Leal • Mário de Noronha • Jorge Paiva • Frederico Paredes • João Sassetti • Henrique da Silveira
2	Netherlands	NED	1	1	15	11	Q
	Willem Driebergen • Arie de Jong • Leonard Kuypers • Alfred Labouchere • Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls
3	Sweden	SWE	0	2	11	16
	Nils Hellsten • Gustaf Dyrssen • Sidney Stranne • Gunnar Cederschiöld • Bertil Uggla

Pool Four	POR	8 – 7	NED
Pool Four	POR	8/19 – 8/21	SWE
Pool Four	NED	8 – 3	SWE

Pool Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Switzerland	SUI	1	1	20	11	Q
	Édouard Fitting • Henri Jacquet • Frédéric Fitting • Eugène Empeyta • Paul de Graffenried
2	Norway	NOR	1	1	16	15	Q
	Sigurd Akre-Aas • Raoul Heide • Frithjof Lorentzen • Jacob Bergsland
3	Great Britain	GBR	1	1	10	20
	Charles Biscoe • Bertie Childs • Daubeney Drury • Martin Holt

Pool Five	NOR	10 – 6	SUI
Pool Five	SUI	14 – 1	GBR
Pool Five	GBR	9 – 6	NOR

Pool Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	United States	USA	2	0	20	12	Q
	Arthur Lyon • George Calnan • Allen Milner • Harold Rayner • Henry Breckinridge
2	Egypt	EGY	1	1	15	16	Q
	Salvator Cicurel • Elie Adda • Mohamed Charaoui • Saul Moyal
3	Hungary	HUN	0	2	12	19
	József Rády • János Hajdú • Albert Bógathy • György Piller • Ottó Hátszeghy

Pool Six	USA	9 – 7	EGY
Pool Six	USA	11 – 5	HUN
Pool Six	EGY	8 – 7	HUN

Pool Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Germany	GER	1	0	9	7	Q
	Fritz Gazzera • Hans Halberstadt • Theodor Fischer • Fritz Jack
2	Romania	ROU	0	1	7	9	Q
	Gheorghe Caranfil • Răzvan Penescu • Dan Gheorghiu • Ion Rudeanu

Pool Seven	GER	9 – 7	ROU

Quarter-Finals (4 August 1928)

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

Pool One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Belgium	BEL	2	0	20	11	Q
	Émile Barbier • Xavier De Beukelaer • Charles Delporte • Charles Debeur • Léon Tom • Georges Dambois
2	Czechoslovakia	TCH	1	1	15	15	Q
	Martin Harden • Josef Jungmann • František Kříž • Miroslav Beznoska • Jan Černohorský
3	Romania	ROU	0	2	12	21
	Mihai Savu • Gheorghe Caranfil • Răzvan Penescu • Dan Gheorghiu • Ion Rudeanu

Pool One	BEL	11 – 5	TCH
Pool One	BEL	9 – 6	ROU
Pool One	TCH	10 – 6	ROU

Pool Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	MT	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Italy	ITA	3	0	0	34	13	Q
	Giulio Basletta • Marcello Bertinetti • Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici • Carlo Agostoni • Renzo Minoli • Franco Riccardi
2	Spain	ESP	1	1	1	21	26	Q
	Juan Delgado • Diego García • Diego Díez • Félix de Pomés
3	Egypt	EGY	1	2	0	20	26
	Salvator Cicurel • Elie Adda • Joseph Misrahi • Mohamed Charaoui • Saul Moyal
4	Germany	GER	0	2	1	18	28
	Fritz Gazzera • Hans Halberstadt • Theodor Fischer • Fritz Jack

Pool Two	ITA	12 – 4	ESP
Pool Two	ITA	11 – 5	EGY
Pool Two	ITA	11 – 4	GER
Pool Two	ESP	9 – 6	EGY
Pool Two	ESP	8/21 – 8/21	GER
Pool Two	EGY	9 – 6	GER

Pool Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	France	FRA	2	0	22	9	Q
	Géo Buchard • Armand Massard • Gaston Amson • Émile Cornic • Bernard Schmetz • René Barbier
2	Netherlands	NED	1	1	13	19	Q
	Leonard Kuypers • Arie de Jong • Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls • Willem Driebergen • Alfred Labouchere • Karel, Jonkheer van den Brandeler
3	Switzerland	SUI	0	2	12	19
	Édouard Fitting • Henri Jacquet • Frédéric Fitting • Eugène Empeyta • John Albaret • Paul de Graffenried

Pool Three	FRA	13 – 3	NED
Pool Three	FRA	9 – 6	SUI
Pool Three	NED	10 – 6	SUI

Pool Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Portugal	POR	2	0	18	10	Q
	Paulo d'Eça Leal • Jorge Paiva • Frederico Paredes • João Sassetti • Henrique da Silveira
2	United States	USA	1	1	15	15	Q
	Arthur Lyon • George Calnan • Allen Milner • Harold Rayner • Henry Breckinridge
3	Norway	NOR	0	2	9	18
	Sigurd Akre-Aas • Raoul Heide • Frithjof Lorentzen • Jacob Bergsland

Pool Four	POR	8 – 7	USA
Pool Four	POR	10 – 2	NOR
Pool Four	USA	8 – 7	NOR

Semi-Finals (4 August 1928)

Top two finishers in each pool advanced to final.

Pool One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	France	FRA	3	0	29	14	Q
	Géo Buchard • Armand Massard • Gaston Amson • Émile Cornic • Bernard Schmetz • René Barbier
2	Belgium	BEL	2	1	23	16	Q
	Émile Barbier • Xavier De Beukelaer • Charles Delporte • Charles Debeur • Léon Tom • Georges Dambois
3	United States	USA	1	2	15	23
	Arthur Lyon • George Calnan • Allen Milner • Harold Rayner • Edward Barnett
4	Spain	ESP	0	3	17	31
	Juan Delgado • Diego García • Diego Díez • Félix de Pomés • Fidel González

Pool One	FRA	8 – 6	BEL
Pool One	FRA	9 – 4	USA
Pool One	FRA	12 – 4	ESP
Pool One	BEL	7 – 2	USA
Pool One	BEL	10 – 6	ESP
Pool One	USA	9 – 7	ESP

Pool Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Italy	ITA	3	0	33	14	Q
	Giulio Basletta • Marcello Bertinetti • Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici • Carlo Agostoni • Renzo Minoli • Franco Riccardi
2	Portugal	POR	2	1	24	17	Q
	Paulo d'Eça Leal • Mário de Noronha • Jorge Paiva • Frederico Paredes • João Sassetti • Henrique da Silveira
3	Czechoslovakia	TCH	1	2	10	30
	Martin Harden • Josef Jungmann • František Kříž • Jan Tille • Miroslav Beznoska • Jan Černohorský
4	Netherlands	NED	0	3	20	26
	Leonard Kuypers • Arie de Jong • Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls • Willem Driebergen • Alfred Labouchere • Karel, Jonkheer van den Brandeler

Pool Two	ITA	10 – 6	POR
Pool Two	ITA	13 – 2	TCH
Pool Two	ITA	10 – 6	NED
Pool Two	POR	10 – 0	TCH
Pool Two	POR	8 – 7	NED
Pool Two	TCH	8 – 7	NED

Final Pool (5 August 1928 — 13:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Italy	ITA	3	0	28	19
	Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici • Carlo Agostoni • Renzo Minoli • Franco Riccardi
2	France	FRA	2	1	24	22
	Géo Buchard • Armand Massard • Gaston Amson • Émile Cornic • Bernard Schmetz • René Barbier
3	Portugal	POR	1	2	21	26
	Paulo d'Eça Leal • Mário de Noronha • Jorge Paiva • Frederico Paredes • João Sassetti • Henrique da Silveira
4	Belgium	BEL	0	3	20	26
	Émile Barbier • Xavier De Beukelaer • Charles Delporte • Charles Debeur • Léon Tom

Team Bout A	ITA	9 – 7	FRA
Team Bout B	ITA	9 – 6	POR
Team Bout C	ITA	10 – 6	BEL
Team Bout D	FRA	9 – 7	POR
Team Bout E	FRA	8 – 6	BEL
Team Bout F	POR	8/21 – 8/20	BEL