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Épée, Team, Men

Date	9 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Palazzo dei Congressi, Roma
Participants	105 from 21 countries

By 1960, the core of the Italian team had been so successful for the decade was an aging one. They may have included the last three Olympic champions in Edoardo Mangiarotti, Giuseppe Delfino, and Carlo Pavesi, but by now they were in their late 30s and early 40s, with the best of their careers behind them. Their opponents in the final were a British team who relied on the rising stars Allan Jay and Bill Hoskyns but who were a little short in depth of talent. Although Jay avenged his defeat to Delfino from the individual final, he was unable to prevent the Italian team from recording a comfortable victory.

This was an Olympic swansong for Mangiarotti, who bowed out of the Olympics with a career record of six gold medals amongst a record 13 medal haul which, through 2024, remains an overall record for a fencer. The Soviet Union placed third in this event.

Pos	Competitors	NOC
1	Italy	ITA	Gold
	Edoardo Mangiarotti • Giuseppe Delfino • Carlo Pavesi • Alberto Pellegrino • Fiorenzo Marini • Gianluigi Saccaro • Giovanni Battista Breda (DNS)
2	Great Britain	GBR	Silver
	Allan Jay • Michael Howard • John Pelling • Bill Hoskyns • Ray Harrison • Michael Alexander
3	Soviet Union	URS	Bronze
	Guram Kostava • Bruno Habārovs • Arnold Chernushevich • Valentin Chernikov • Aleksandr Pavlovsky
4	Hungary	HUN
	József Marosi • Tamás Gábor • István Kausz • József Sákovics • Árpád Bárány • Mihály Fülöp (DNS)
=5	Unified Team of Germany	GER
	Paul Gnaier • Fritz Zimmermann • Dieter Fänger • Georg Neuber • Helmut Anschütz • Walter Köstner • Wilfried Wöhler (DNS)
=5	Luxembourg	LUX
	Roger Theisen • Edy Schmit • Robert Schiel • Rudy Kugeler • Eddi Gutenkauf • Georges Arendt (DNS) • Jean Link (DNS)
=5	Sweden	SWE
	Hans Lagerwall • Göran Abrahamsson • Ulf Ling-Vannérus • Berndt-Otto Rehbinder • Carl-Wilhelm Engdahl • Orwar Lindwall
=5	Switzerland	SUI
	Hans Bässler • Jules Amez-Droz • Paul Meister • Charles Ribordy • Claudio Polledri • Michel Steininger
=9	Japan	JPN
	Heizaburo Okawa • Tsugeo Ozawa • Sonosuke Fujimaki • Kazuhiko Tabuchi • Mitsuyuki Funamizu (DNS) • Masayuki Sano (DNS)
=9	United States	USA
	James Margolis • Roland Wommack • David Micahnik • Henry Kolowrat, Jr. • Ralph Spinella • Michael Dasaro (DNS)
=9	Finland	FIN
	Kaj Czarnecki • Kurt Lindeman • Rolf Wiik • Kalevi Pakarinen • Berndt Katter (DNS) • Eero Lohi (DNS)
=9	Belgium	BEL
	Pierre Francisse • René Van Den Driessche • Jacques Debeur • Roger Achten • François Dehez • André Verhalle (DNS)
=9	France	FRA
	Armand Mouyal • Yves Dreyfus • Claude Brodin • Christian d'Oriola • Jack Guittet • Gérard Lefranc
=9	Poland	POL
	Bogdan Gonsior • Jerzy Strzałka • Wiesław Glos • Janusz Kurczab • Andrzej Kryński • Henryk Nielaba (DNS)
3 p1 r1/5	Portugal	POR
	José Pinto Ferreira • Manuel Borrego • José Fernandes • José de Albuquerque • Orlando Azinhais (DNS) • António Marquilhas (DNS)
3 p2 r1/5	Mexico	MEX
	Benito Ramos • Ángel Roldán • Antonio Almada • Sergio Escobedo • José Pérez
3 p3 r1/5	Lebanon	LBN
	Ibrahim Osman • Mohamed Ramadan • Michel Saykali • Hassan El-Said • Ghaleb Fahs (DNS)
3 p4 r1/5	Ireland	IRL
	George Carpenter • Christopher Bland • Brian Hamilton • Tom Kearney • Harry Thuillier (DNS)
3 p5 r1/5	Morocco	MAR
	Abbes Harchi • Abderrahman Sebti • Charles Bénitah • Abderraouf El-Fassy • Mohamed Ben Joullon • Jacques Ben Gualid (DNS)
3 p6 r1/5	Australia	AUS
	Ivan Lund • Richard Stone • John Humphreys • John Simpson • Keith Hackshall • Michael Sichel (DNS)
3 p7 r1/5	Spain	ESP
	Pedro Cabrera • Manuel Martínez • Jesús Díez • Joaquín Moya • César de Diego (DNS) • Pablo Ordejón (DNS)

Round One

Date	9 September 1960 — 8:30
Format	Top 2 teams, based on percentage on wins/losses and bouts won/bouts lost, advanced to the quarter-finals. The other top 2 teams in each pool advanced to round two.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Matches Tied	% Matches Won	Bouts	Bouts Won Margin
1	Hungary	HUN	2-0	0	1.000	23-6	17	Q
2	Italy	ITA	2-0	0	1.000	18-9	9	Q
3	Great Britain	GBR	2-0	0	1.000	23-8	15	q
4	France	FRA	2-0	0	1.000	21-6	15	q
5	Unified Team of Germany	GER	2-0	0	1.000	22-10	12	q
6	Soviet Union	URS	2-0	0	1.000	17-9	8	q
=7	Poland	POL	1-0	1	0.750	17-15	2	q
=7	Belgium	BEL	1-0	1	0.750	17-15	2	q
9	Luxembourg	LUX	1-1	0	0.500	19-12	7	q
10	Sweden	SWE	1-1	0	0.500	18-14	4	q
11	Finland	FIN	1-1	0	0.500	14-13	1	q
12	Japan	JPN	1-1	0	0.500	13-16	-3	q
13	United States	USA	1-1	0	0.500	12-15	-3	q
14	Switzerland	SUI	1-1	0	0.500	9-17	-8	q
15	Lebanon	LBN	0-2	0	0.000	16-16	0
16	Spain	ESP	0-2	0	0.000	14-18	-4
17	Portugal	POR	0-2	0	0.000	13-19	-6
18	Mexico	MEX	0-2	0	0.000	9-23	-14
=19	Ireland	IRL	0-2	0	0.000	8-24	-16
=19	Australia	AUS	0-2	0	0.000	8-24	-16
21	Morocco	MAR	0-2	0	0.000	5-27	-22

Pool #1

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	Italy	ITA	2-0	18-9
	Edoardo Mangiarotti • Giuseppe Delfino • Carlo Pavesi • Fiorenzo Marini • Gianluigi Saccaro
2	United States	USA	1-1	12-15
	James Margolis • Roland Wommack • David Micahnik • Henry Kolowrat, Jr. • Ralph Spinella
3	Portugal	POR	0-2	13-19
	José Pinto Ferreira • Manuel Borrego • José Fernandes • José de Albuquerque

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Italy	ITA	9 – 2	United States	USA
Match #2	09 Sep	Italy	ITA	9 – 7	Portugal	POR
Match #3	09 Sep	United States	USA	10 – 6	Portugal	POR

Pool #2

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	Hungary	HUN	2-0	23-6
	József Marosi • Tamás Gábor • István Kausz • József Sákovics • Árpád Bárány
2	Japan	JPN	1-1	13-16
	Heizaburo Okawa • Tsugeo Ozawa • Sonosuke Fujimaki • Kazuhiko Tabuchi
3	Mexico	MEX	0-2	9-23
	Benito Ramos • Ángel Roldán • Antonio Almada • Sergio Escobedo • José Pérez

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Hungary	HUN	9 – 4	Japan	JPN
Match #2	09 Sep	Hungary	HUN	14 – 2	Mexico	MEX
Match #3	09 Sep	Japan	JPN	9 – 7	Mexico	MEX

Pool #3

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	Soviet Union	URS	2-0	17-9
	Guram Kostava • Bruno Habārovs • Arnold Chernushevich • Valentin Chernikov • Aleksandr Pavlovsky
2	Switzerland	SUI	1-1	9-17
	Hans Bässler • Jules Amez-Droz • Paul Meister • Charles Ribordy • Claudio Polledri • Michel Steininger
3	Lebanon	LBN	0-2	16-16
	Ibrahim Osman • Mohamed Ramadan • Michel Saykali • Hassan El-Said

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 1	Switzerland	SUI
Match #2	09 Sep	Soviet Union	URS	8 – 8	Lebanon	LBN
Match #3	09 Sep	Switzerland	SUI	8 – 8	Lebanon	LBN

Pool #4

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	France	FRA	2-0	21-6
	Gérard Lefranc • Jack Guittet • Claude Brodin • Christian d'Oriola
2	Finland	FIN	1-1	14-13
	Kaj Czarnecki • Kurt Lindeman • Rolf Wiik • Kalevi Pakarinen
3	Ireland	IRL	0-2	8-24
	George Carpenter • Christopher Bland • Brian Hamilton • Tom Kearney

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	France	FRA	9 – 2	Finland	FIN
Match #2	09 Sep	France	FRA	12 – 4	Ireland	IRL
Match #3	09 Sep	Finland	FIN	12 – 4	Ireland	IRL

Pool #5

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	Great Britain	GBR	2-0	23-8
	Allan Jay • Michael Howard • John Pelling • Bill Hoskyns • Ray Harrison • Michael Alexander
2	Luxembourg	LUX	1-1	19-12
	Roger Theisen • Edy Schmit • Robert Schiel • Rudy Kugeler • Eddi Gutenkauf
3	Morocco	MAR	0-2	5-27
	Abbes Harchi • Abderrahman Sebti • Charles Bénitah • Abderraouf El-Fassy • Mohamed Ben Joullon

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Great Britain	GBR	8 – 7	Luxembourg	LUX
Match #2	09 Sep	Great Britain	GBR	15 – 1	Morocco	MAR
Match #3	09 Sep	Luxembourg	LUX	12 – 4	Morocco	MAR

Pool #6

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	Unified Team of Germany	GER	2-0	22-10
	Paul Gnaier • Fritz Zimmermann • Dieter Fänger • Georg Neuber • Helmut Anschütz • Walter Köstner
2	Sweden	SWE	1-1	18-14
	Hans Lagerwall • Göran Abrahamsson • Ulf Ling-Vannérus • Berndt-Otto Rehbinder • Carl-Wilhelm Engdahl
3	Australia	AUS	0-2	8-24
	Ivan Lund • Richard Stone • John Humphreys • John Simpson • Keith Hackshall

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Unified Team of Germany	GER	9 – 7	Sweden	SWE
Match #2	09 Sep	Unified Team of Germany	GER	13 – 3	Australia	AUS
Match #3	09 Sep	Sweden	SWE	11 – 5	Australia	AUS

Pool #7

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Matches Tied	Bouts
=1	Poland	POL	1-0	1	17-15
	Bogdan Gonsior • Jerzy Strzałka • Andrzej Kryński • Wiesław Glos • Janusz Kurczab
=1	Belgium	BEL	1-0	1	17-15
	Pierre Francisse • René Van Den Driessche • Jacques Debeur • François Dehez • Roger Achten
3	Spain	ESP	0-2	0	14-18
	Pedro Cabrera • Manuel Martínez • Jesús Díez • Joaquín Moya

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Poland	POL	8 – 8	Belgium	BEL	Draw
Match #2	09 Sep	Poland	POL	9 – 7	Spain	ESP
Match #3	09 Sep	Belgium	BEL	9 – 7	Spain	ESP

Round Two

Date	9 September 1960 — 8:30
Format	Winner of each pool advanced to quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 0	Japan	JPN
Match #2	09 Sep	Great Britain	GBR	9 – 5	United States	USA
Match #3	09 Sep	Unified Team of Germany	GER	9 – 5	Finland	FIN
Match #4	09 Sep	Sweden	SWE	9 – 4	Belgium	BEL
Match #5	09 Sep	Switzerland	SUI	8 – 8	France	FRA
Match #6	09 Sep	Luxembourg	LUX	8 – 8	Poland	POL

Quarter-Finals

Date	9 September 1960 — 13:00
Format	Winner of each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Hungary	HUN	9 – 2	Luxembourg	LUX
Match #2	09 Sep	Italy	ITA	9 – 3	Sweden	SWE
Match #3	09 Sep	Great Britain	GBR	9 – 5	Switzerland	SUI
Match #4	09 Sep	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 2	Unified Team of Germany	GER

Semi-Finals

Date	9 September 1960 — 15:00
Format	Top 2 teams in each pool advanced to the final round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Italy	ITA	9 – 6	Soviet Union	URS
Match #2	09 Sep	Great Britain	GBR	8 – 7	Hungary	HUN

Final Pool

Date	9 September 1960 — 15:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	09 Sep	Italy	ITA	9 – 5	Great Britain	GBR
Match 3/4	09 Sep	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 5	Hungary	HUN