Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

Men's épée
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Men's épée; at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
	Épée fencing at the 1984 Games; (John Moreau during a team épée bout is shown)
Venue	Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
Dates	7–8 August 1984
Competitors	63 from 26 nations
Medalists
	← 1980 1988 →

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 to 8 August 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed.^[1] Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Philippe Boisse of France, the nation's first victory in the men's individual épée since 1928 and fourth overall (second-most after Italy's six). France also took bronze, with Philippe Riboud winning the bronze medal match after losing to Boisse in the semifinals. It was Riboud's second consecutive bronze medal in the event, making him the 10th man to earn multiple medals in the individual épée. Silver went to Björne Väggö of Sweden. Hungary's four-Games podium streak in the event ended due to that nation joining the Soviet-led boycott.

Background

This was the 19th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.^[2]

One of the six finalists from 1980 returned: bronze medalist Philippe Riboud of France. Riboud was also the 1979 World Champion (and would win again in 1986). Two of the last three World Champions (Zoltán Székely in 1981 and Jenő Pap in 1982) were from Hungary, which boycotted the Games. The reigning World Champion, Elmar Borrmann of West Germany, competed in Los Angeles.^[2]

Bolivia, the People's Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Saudi Arabia, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the event. Belgium, France, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States each appeared for the 17th time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

The 1984 tournament used a three-phase format similar to that of 1976 and 1980, though the final phase was different.

The first phase was a multi-round round-robin pool play format; each fencer in a pool faced each other fencer in that pool once. There were three pool rounds:

The first round had 12 pools of 5 or 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
The second round had 8 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 3 in each pool advancing.
The third round had 4 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.

The second phase was a truncated double-elimination tournament. Four fencers advanced to the final round through the winners brackets and four more advanced via the repechage.

The final phase was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. (This was changed from a 6-man final round-robin pool in previous years.)

Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination and final rounds were to 10 touches.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday, 7 August 1984	9:00	Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Wednesday, 8 August 1984	9:00 20:00	Double elimination round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	OL	IA	GF	AMD	JS
1	Olivier Lenglet (FRA)	4	0	20	12	Q		5–3	5.1–5	5–2	5–2
2	Ihab Aly (EGY)	2	2	15	11		3–5		2–5	5–1	5–0
3	Greger Forslöw (SWE)	2	2	17	14		5–5.1	5–2		2–5	5–2
4	Ali Murat Dizioğlu (TUR)	2	2	13	15		2–5	1–5	5–2		5–3
5	Jonathan Stanbury (GBR)	0	4	7	20		2–5	0–5	2–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool B

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	ST	AM	AMS	ZZ	SM
1	Stephen Trevor (USA)	3	1	18	13	Q		5–3	5–3	3–5	5–2
2	Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)	3	1	18	14		3–5		5–1	5.1–5	5–3
3	Abdel Monem Salem (EGY)	2	2	14	14		3–5	1–5		5–4	5–0
4	Zhao Zhizhong (CHN)	1	3	19	18		5–3	5–5.1	4–5		5–5
5	Saul Mendoza (BOL)	0	4	10	20		2–5	3–5	0–5	5–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool C

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	EB	JL	KS	LS	CG
1	Elmar Borrmann (FRG)	3	1	19	13	Q		4–5	5–2	5–3	5–3
1	John Llewellyn (GBR)	3	1	19	13		5–4		5–3	4–5	5–1
3	Khaled Soliman (EGY)	2	2	15	16		2–5	3–5		5–3	5–3
4	Lee Shelley (USA)	2	2	16	17		3–5	5–4	3–5		5–3
5	Csaba Gaspar (ARG)	0	4	10	20		3–5	1–5	3–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool D

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	AP	BV	MD	MAT	MM
1	Alexander Pusch (FRG)	3	1	18	11	Q		5–2	3–5	5–3	5–1
2	Björne Väggö (SWE)	3	1	17	11		2–5		5–2	5–3	5–1
3	Michel Dessureault (CAN)	2	2	16	17		5–3	2–5		4–5	5–4
4	Mohamed Al-Thuwani (KUW)	1	3	14	19		3–5	3–5	5–4		3–5
5	Marcelo Magnasco (ARG)	1	3	11	18		1–5	1–5	4–5	5–3

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool E

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	MP	LIH	PB	GP	JK
1	Michel Poffet (SUI)	4	0	20	11	Q		5–4	5–4	5–2	5–1
2	Lee Il-Hui (KOR)	3	1	19	11		4–5		5–1	5–3	5–2
3	Philippe Boisse (FRA)	2	2	15	11		4–5	1–5		5–0	5–1
4	Gilberto Peña (PUR)	1	3	10	18		2–5	3–5	0–5		5–3
5	James Kerr (ISV)	0	4	7	20		1–5	2–5	1–5	3–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool F

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	JB	DG	YNJ	MB	RFAR
1	Jerri Bergström (SWE)	3	1	20	13	Q		5–2	5–5	5–3	5–3
2	Daniel Giger (SUI)	2	2	17	16		2–5		5–5	5–4	5–2
3	Yun Nam-jin (KOR)	1	3	20	16		5–5	5–5		5–5	5–1
4	Martin Brill (NZL)	1	3	17	19		3–5	4–5	5–5		5–4
5	Rashid Fahd Al-Rasheed (KSA)	0	4	10	20		3–5	2–5	1–5	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool G

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	CY	AS	JMC	JRM	JMB
1	Cui Yining (CHN)	3	1	19	9	Q		5–2	5–0	4–5	5–2
2	Arno Strohmeyer (AUT)	2	2	16	15		2–5		4–5	5–4	5–1
3	Jean-Marc Chouinard (CAN)	2	2	14	16		0–5	5–4		5–2	4–5
4	José Rafael Magallanes (VEN)	2	2	16	18		5–4	4–5	2–5		5–4
5	Jamil Mohamed Bubashit (KSA)	1	3	12	19		2–5	1–5	5–4	4–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401

Round 1 Pool H

Pos	Fencer	W	L	TF	TA	Notes	NK	ZX	AF	SJ	LCO
1	Nils Koppang (NOR)	4	0	20	10	Q		5–3	5–3	5–3	5–1
2	Zong Xiangqing (CHN)	2	2	17	14		3–5		5–3	5–1	4–5
3	Ángel Fernández (ESP)	2	2	16	14		3–5	3–5		5–4	5–0
4	Stefan Joos (BEL)	1	3	13	16		3–5	1–5	4–5		5–1
5	Liu Chi On (HKG)	1	3	7	19		1–5	5–4	0–5	1–5

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 401