Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 5 August 1984. 65 fencers from 14 nations competed.[1]

Men's team foil
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLong Beach Convention Center
Dates4 – 5 August 1984
Competitors65 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mauro Numa
Andrea Borella
Andrea Cipressa
Stefano Cerioni
Angelo Scuri
 Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harald Hein
Matthias Behr
Matthias Gey
Klaus Reichert
Frank Beck
 West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frédéric Pietruszka
Pascal Jolyot
Patrick Groc
Philippe Omnès
Marc Cerboni
 France
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Rosters

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Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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The United States and Italy each defeated Egypt, 9–2 and 9–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Italy won 9–3.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA USA EGY
1   Italy 2 0 18 4 Q 9–3 9–1
2   United States 1 1 12 11 3–9 9–2
3   Egypt 0 2 3 18 1–9 2–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

Round 1 Pool B

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In the first set of matches, West Germany beat Hong Kong 9–1 and Great Britain defeated Japan 8–8 (64–60 on touches). The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as West Germany prevailed over Japan 9–4 and Great Britain won against Hong Kong 9–0. Finally, West Germany took the top spot in the group by beating Great Britain 9–2 while Hong Kong finished last after losing to Japan 9–1.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG GBR JPN HKG
1   West Germany 3 0 27 6 Q 9–2 9–4 9–0
2   Great Britain 2 1 19 17 2–9 8.64–8.60 9–0
3   Japan 1 2 21 18 4–9 8.60–8.64 9–1
4   Hong Kong 0 3 1 27 0–9 0–9 1–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 405, 407

Round 1 Pool C

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Austria and France each defeated Argentina, 9–4 and 9–2, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–4.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA AUT ARG
1   France 2 0 18 6 Q 9–4 9–2
2   Austria 1 1 13 13 4–9 9–4
3   Argentina 0 2 6 18 2–9 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 407

Round 1 Pool D

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In the first set of matches, Belgium beat Kuwait 9–1 and China defeated Lebanon 9–4. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Belgium prevailed over Lebanon 9–0 and China won against Kuwait 9–3. Finally, Belgium took the top spot in the group by beating China 8–8 (60–58 on touches) while Lebanon finished last after forfeiting to Kuwait.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. BEL CHN KUW LIB
1   Belgium 3 0 26 9 Q 8.60–8.58 9–1 9–0
2   China 2 1 26 15 8.58–8.60 9–3 9–4
3   Kuwait 1 2 4 18 1–9 3–9
4   Lebanon 0 3 4 18 0–9 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 407–08

Elimination rounds

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Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1  Italy9
B2  Great Britain2
B2  Great Britain9A1  Italy9
D2  China4C1  France7
C1  France9
D2  China4
B2  Great Britain6A1  Italy8
A2  United States9B1  West Germany7
D1  Belgium4
C2  Austria9
Seventh placeD1  BelgiumDNSC2  Austria3Third place
A2  United StatesWOB1  West Germany9
D2  ChinaWOB1  West Germany9C1  France9
D1  BelgiumDNSA2  United States2C2  Austria3

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1984 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2011.