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Épée, Team, Men

Date	24 – 25 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Sala de Armas Fernando Montes de Oca, Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Ciudad de México
Participants	91 from 20 countries

The Soviet Union were the hot favourites for gold, having won the last two World Championships, and with both the World and Olympic champions in their team. The Soviets were untroubled in reaching the gold medal match, where they would face Hungary, who had been similarly impressive in the qualifying rounds. Newly crowned individual champion Győző Kulcsár surprisingly lost all of his bouts for Hungary in the final, but his teammates rallied magnificently to post a 7-4 victory over the USSR.

The bronze medal went to Poland, who defeated West Germany.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC
1	–	Hungary	HUN	Gold
		Zoltán Nemere • Győző Kulcsár • Pál B. Nagy • Csaba Fenyvesi • Pál Schmitt
2	–	Soviet Union	URS	Silver
		Grigory Kriss • Viktor Modzalevsky • Iosif Vitebsky • Aleksey Nikanchikov • Yury Smolyakov
3	–	Poland	POL	Bronze
		Bohdan Andrzejewski • Michał Butkiewicz • Bogdan Gonsior • Henryk Nielaba • Kazimierz Barburski
4	–	West Germany	FRG
		Dieter Jung • Franz Rompza • Fritz Zimmermann • Max Geuter • Paul Gnaier
5	–	East Germany	GDR
		Bernd Uhlig • Klaus Dumke • Harry Fiedler • Hans-Peter Schulze • Dieter Burger (DNS)
6	–	Italy	ITA
		Gianfranco Paolucci • Claudio Francesconi • Giovanni Battista Breda • Gianluigi Saccaro • Toni Albanese • Rolando Rigoli (DNS) • Cesare Salvadori (DNS)
=7	–	France	FRA
		François Jeanne • Claude Bourquard • Yves Boissier • Jacques Ladègaillerie • Jean-Pierre Allemand
=7	–	Great Britain	GBR
		Nick Halsted • Teddy Bourne • Bill Hoskyns • Ralph Johnson • Peter Jacobs
=9	–	Sweden	SWE
		Dicki Sörensen • Orwar Lindwall • Carl von Essen • Lars-Erik Larsson • Rolf Edling
=9	–	Austria	AUT
		Udo Birnbaum • Roland Losert • Herbert Polzhuber • Frank Battig • Rudolf Trost (DNS)
11	–	United States	USA
		Paul Pesthy • Stephen Netburn • David Micahnik • Dan Cantillon • Bob Beck
12	–	Switzerland	SUI
		Denys Chamay • Peter Loetscher • Christian Kauter • Alexandre Bretholz • Michel Steininger
13	–	Brazil	BRA
		Arthur Cramer • Darío do Amaral • José Maria Pereira • Carlos do Couto • Eric Marques (DNS)
14	–	Canada	CAN
		Peter Bakonyi • John Andru • Magdi Conyd • Gerry Wiedel
15	–	Mexico	MEX
		Carlos Calderón • Valeriano Pérez • Jorge Castillejos • Ernesto Fernández • William Fajardo (DNS)
16	–	Australia	AUS
		Russell Hobby • Peter Macken • Graeme Jennings • Bill Ronald • Duncan Page
17	–	Cuba	CUB
		Orlando Ruiz • Gustavo Oliveros • Manuel González • José Antonio Díaz
18	–	Ireland	IRL
		John Bouchier-Hayes • Fionbarr Farrell • Michael Ryan • Colm O'Brien
19	–	Portugal	POR
		Hélder Reis • José Pinheiro • João de Abreu • Francisco da Silva
20	–	Argentina	ARG
		Guillermo Saucedo • Alberto Balestrini • Guillermo Obeid • Omar Vergara
DNS	–	Romania	ROU
		Ion Drîmbă • Iuliu Falb • Ștefan Haukler • Tănase Mureșanu • Mihai Țiu

Round One

Date	24 October 1968 — 08:00-13:00-16:00
Format	Top 10 teams, based on percentage of matchs won/lost and bouts won/bouts lost, advanced to further competition. Teams ranked 1-6 advanced to quarter-finals. Teams ranked 7-10 advanced to round two.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	% Matches Won	Bouts	Bouts Won Margin
1	West Germany	FRG	3-0	1.000	35-8	27	Q
2	Hungary	HUN	3-0	1.000	33-9	24	Q
3	Soviet Union	URS	3-0	1.000	33-11	22	Q
4	Poland	POL	3-0	1.000	35-13	22	Q
5	Great Britain	GBR	3-0	1.000	33-12	21	Q
6	France	FRA	2-1	0.667	30-14	16	Q
7	East Germany	GDR	2-1	0.667	34-14	20	q
8	Italy	ITA	2-1	0.667	29-17	12	q
9	Sweden	SWE	2-1	0.667	26-16	10	q
10	Austria	AUT	2-1	0.667	25-18	7	q
11	United States	USA	1-1	0.500	11-20	-9
12	Switzerland	SUI	1-1	0.500	9-22	-13
13	Brazil	BRA	1-1	0.500	9-23	-14
14	Canada	CAN	1-1	0.500	8-24	-16
15	Mexico	MEX	1-2	0.333	18-28	-10
16	Australia	AUS	0-3	0.000	13-34	-21
17	Cuba	CUB	0-2	0.000	4-27	-23
18	Ireland	IRL	0-2	0.000	4-28	-24
19	Portugal	POR	0-2	0.000	3-28	-25
20	Argentina	ARG	0-2	0.000	3-29	-26

Pool #1

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	3-0	33-11	Q
		Grigory Kriss • Viktor Modzalevsky • Iosif Vitebsky • Aleksey Nikanchikov • Yury Smolyakov
2	–	Italy	ITA	2-1	29-17	Q
		Gianfranco Paolucci • Claudio Francesconi • Giovanni Battista Breda • Gianluigi Saccaro • Toni Albanese
3	–	United States	USA	0-2	11-20
		Paul Pesthy • Stephen Netburn • David Micahnik • Dan Cantillon • Bob Beck
4	–	Portugal	POR	0-2	3-28
		Hélder Reis • José Pinheiro • João de Abreu • Francisco da Silva

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	24 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	10 – 4	Italy	ITA
Match #2	24 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	10 – 5	United States	USA
Match #3	24 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	13 – 2	Portugal	POR
Match #4	24 Oct	Italy	ITA	10 – 6	United States	USA
Match #5	24 Oct	Italy	ITA	15 – 1	Portugal	POR

Pool #2

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Hungary	HUN	3-0	33-9	Q
		Zoltán Nemere • Győző Kulcsár • Pál B. Nagy • Csaba Fenyvesi • Pál Schmitt
2	–	Austria	AUT	2-1	25-18	Q
		Udo Birnbaum • Roland Losert • Herbert Polzhuber • Frank Battig
3	–	Mexico	MEX	1-2	18-28
		Carlos Calderón • Valeriano Pérez • Jorge Castillejos • Ernesto Fernández
4	–	Australia	AUS	0-3	13-34
		Russell Hobby • Peter Macken • Graeme Jennings • Bill Ronald • Duncan Page

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	24 Oct	Hungary	HUN	8 – 3	Austria	AUT
Match #2	24 Oct	Hungary	HUN	11 – 4	Mexico	MEX
Match #3	24 Oct	Hungary	HUN	14 – 2	Australia	AUS
Match #4	24 Oct	Austria	AUT	10 – 6	Mexico	MEX
Match #5	24 Oct	Austria	AUT	12 – 4	Australia	AUS
Match #6	24 Oct	Mexico	MEX	8 – 7	Australia	AUS

Pool #3

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Poland	POL	3-0	35-13	Q
		Bohdan Andrzejewski • Michał Butkiewicz • Bogdan Gonsior • Henryk Nielaba • Kazimierz Barburski
2	–	East Germany	GDR	2-1	34-14	Q
		Bernd Uhlig • Klaus Dumke • Harry Fiedler • Hans-Peter Schulze
3	–	Canada	CAN	0-2	8-24
		Peter Bakonyi • John Andru • Magdi Conyd • Gerry Wiedel
4	–	Argentina	ARG	0-2	3-29
		Guillermo Saucedo • Alberto Balestrini • Guillermo Obeid • Omar Vergara

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	24 Oct	Poland	POL	9 – 7	East Germany	GDR
Match #2	24 Oct	Poland	POL	10 – 6	Canada	CAN
Match #3	24 Oct	Poland	POL	16 – 0	Argentina	ARG
Match #4	24 Oct	East Germany	GDR	14 – 2	Canada	CAN
Match #5	24 Oct	East Germany	GDR	13 – 3	Argentina	ARG

Pool #4

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	West Germany	FRG	3-0	35-8	Q
		Dieter Jung • Franz Rompza • Fritz Zimmermann • Max Geuter • Paul Gnaier
2	–	Sweden	SWE	2-1	26-16	Q
		Dicki Sörensen • Orwar Lindwall • Carl von Essen • Rolf Edling • Lars-Erik Larsson
3	–	Switzerland	SUI	0-2	9-22
		Denys Chamay • Peter Loetscher • Christian Kauter • Alexandre Bretholz • Michel Steininger
4	–	Ireland	IRL	0-2	4-28
		John Bouchier-Hayes • Fionbarr Farrell • Michael Ryan • Colm O'Brien

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	24 Oct	West Germany	FRG	9 – 2	Sweden	SWE
Match #2	24 Oct	West Germany	FRG	11 – 5	Switzerland	SUI
Match #3	24 Oct	West Germany	FRG	15 – 1	Ireland	IRL
Match #4	24 Oct	Sweden	SWE	11 – 4	Switzerland	SUI
Match #5	24 Oct	Sweden	SWE	13 – 3	Ireland	IRL

Pool #5

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Great Britain	GBR	3-0	33-12	Q
		Nick Halsted • Teddy Bourne • Bill Hoskyns • Ralph Johnson • Peter Jacobs
2	–	France	FRA	2-1	30-14	Q
		François Jeanne • Claude Bourquard • Yves Boissier • Jacques Ladègaillerie • Jean-Pierre Allemand
3	–	Brazil	BRA	0-2	9-23
		Arthur Cramer • Darío do Amaral • José Maria Pereira • Carlos do Couto
4	–	Cuba	CUB	0-2	4-27
		Orlando Ruiz • Gustavo Oliveros • Manuel González • José Antonio Díaz

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	24 Oct	Great Britain	GBR	9 – 4	France	FRA
Match #2	24 Oct	Great Britain	GBR	10 – 6	Brazil	BRA
Match #3	24 Oct	Great Britain	GBR	14 – 2	Cuba	CUB
Match #4	24 Oct	France	FRA	13 – 3	Brazil	BRA
Match #5	24 Oct	France	FRA	13 – 2	Cuba	CUB

Round Two

Date	25 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	25 Oct	Italy	ITA	8 – 2	Austria	AUT
Match #2	25 Oct	East Germany	GDR	8 – 8	Sweden	SWE

Quarter-Finals

Date	25 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	25 Oct	Hungary	HUN	9 – 3	East Germany	GDR
Match #2	25 Oct	Poland	POL	9 – 7	France	FRA
Match #3	25 Oct	West Germany	FRG	9 – 5	Great Britain	GBR
Match #4	25 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	7 – 0	Italy	ITA

Semi-Finals

Date	25 October 1968 — 8:00
Format	Single-elimination matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	25 Oct	Hungary	HUN	9 – 5	Poland	POL
Match #2	25 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 3	West Germany	FRG

Classification Round 5-8

Date	25 October 1968
Format	Winners to meet for 5-6 placement match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	25 Oct	East Germany	GDR	8 – 4	France	FRA
Match #2	25 Oct	Italy	ITA	9 – 4	Great Britain	GBR

Final Pool

Date	25 October 1968 — 15:30-19:00
Format	Classification matches for places 1-6.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	25 Oct	Hungary	HUN	7 – 4	Soviet Union	URS
Match 3/4	25 Oct	Poland	POL	9 – 6	West Germany	FRG
Match 5/6	25 Oct	East Germany	GDR	9 – 6	Italy	ITA