The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 August 1932 to 7 August 1932. 32 fencers from 7 nations competed, with two other nations entering but not appearing.[1] Each team could have a maximum of six fencers, with four participating in any given match.[2]
| Men's team épée at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | 160th Regiment State Armory |
| Dates | 5–7 August |
| Competitors | 32 from 7 nations |
| Medalists | |
The competition format continued the pool play round-robin from prior years, but increased the number of touches to win a bout to 3.[3] Each of the four fencers from one team would face each of the four from the other, for a total of 16 bouts per match. The team that won more bouts won the match. Matches were sometimes stopped when one team had mathematically won (e.g., Belgium against Canada was stopped at 9–2), but sometimes not (United States against Canada played all the way to 15–1). Pool matches unnecessary to the result were not played (with Belgium and the United States both beating Canada, the result between those two countries would not affect qualification and thus they did not face each other; the same thing happened in the semifinal with Italy and Belgium).
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Results
editRound 1
editThe top two teams in each pool advanced to the semifinals.[3] Cuba and Hungary both withdrew, leaving their pools with only two entrants and resulting in no pool matches for those groups.
Pool 1
edit| Rank | Country | MW | ML | BW | BL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
– | – | – | – | Q |
| 1 |  Denmark |
– | – | – | – | Q |
| – | Cuba | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
Pool 2
edit| Rank | Country | MW | ML | BW | BL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Q |
| 2 |  Belgium |
1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | Q |
| 3 |  Canada |
0 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
Pool 3
edit| Rank | Country | MW | ML | BW | BL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
– | – | – | – | Q |
| 1 |  Mexico |
– | – | – | – | Q |
| – |  Hungary |
DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
Semifinals
editThe top two teams in each semifinal advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Country | MW | ML | BW | BL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | Q |
| 2 | Belgium |
1 | 0 | 10.5 | 5.5 | Q |
| 3 | Mexico |
0 | 2 | 8.5 | 23.5 |
Semifinal 2
editThe match between the United States and Denmark was the only one actually contested. It ended in an 8–8 tie, broken by touches against at 28 for the United States to 33 for Denmark.[4] Denmark then forfeited its match against France, which was scored 16–0.[5]
| Rank | Country | MW | ML | BW | BL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Q |
| 2 | United States |
1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | Q |
| 3 | Denmark |
0 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
Final
edit| Rank | Country | MW | ML | BW | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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France |
3 | 0 | 30.5 | 17.5 |
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Italy |
2 | 1 | 27.5 | 20.5 |
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United States |
1 | 2 | 20.5 | 22.5 |
| 4 | Belgium |
0 | 3 | 12.5 | 30.5 |
References
edit- ^ "Fencing: 1932 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Official Report, p. 492.
- ^ a b c Official Report, p. 509
- ^ Official Report, p. 511
- ^ Official Report, p. 510