Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

These are the results of the men's foil team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 30 men from eight nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 21.

Men's team foil at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Helliniko Olympic Complex
Date	August 21
Medalists
Andrea Cassarà Salvatore Sanzo Simone Vanni  Italy Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Wu Hanxiong Ye Chong  China Renal Ganeev Youri Moltchan Rouslan Nassiboulline Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov  Russia

Tournament results

The team competition was a single-elimination tournament among the eight teams. Quarterfinal losers continued to play classification matches to determine final placement from first to eighth. Each team match consisted of a set of nine individual matches, comprising a full round-robin schedule among the three fencers on each team.

Brackets

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal final
	10:00
	Italy	45
					11:25
	Egypt	20
					Italy	45
	10:00
					Russia	27
	Russia	45
									19:50
	France	38
									Italy	45
	10:00
									China	42
	China	45
					11:25
	South Korea	36
					China	45
	10:00
					United States	35			Bronze medal final
	United States	45
									18:30
	Germany	43
									Russia	45
									United States	38

	Classification matches				Fifth place match
	11:25
	France	45
					12:50
	Egypt	32
					France	45
	11:25
					Germany	38
	Germany	45
	South Korea	40
					Seventh place match
					12:50
					South Korea	45
					Egypt	35

Quarterfinals

Italy	45 – 20	Egypt
Salvatore Sanzo	5 – 1	Mostafa Nagaty
Simone Vanni	5 – 1	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 0	Mostafa Anwar
Simone Vanni	5 – 4	Mostafa Nagaty
Salvatore Sanzo	5 – 2	Mostafa Anwar
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 4	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Simone Vanni	5 – 4	Mostafa Anwar
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 0	Mostafa Nagaty
Salvatore Sanzo	5 – 4	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun

Russia	45 – 38	France
Youri Moltchan	2 – 5	Loïc Attely
Ruslan Nasibulin	2 – 5	Brice Guyart
Renal Ganeev	3 – 3	Erwann Le Péchoux
Ruslan Nasibulin	4 – 6	Erwann Le Péchoux
Youri Moltchan	12 – 6	Loïc Attely
Renal Ganeev	7 – 2	Brice Guyart
Ruslan Nasibulin	2 – 5	Erwann Le Péchoux
Renal Ganeev	8 – 5	Loïc Attely
Youri Moltchan	5 – 1	Brice Guyart

China	45 – 36	South Korea
Dong Zhaozhi	5 – 4	Ha Chang-duk
Wang Haibin	5 – 1	Park Hee-kyung
Wu Hanxiong	2 – 3	Choi Byung-chul
Dong Zhaozhi	4 – 4	Park Hee-kyung
Wu Hanxiong	9 – 4	Ha Chang-duk
Wang Haibin	4 – 8	Choi Byung-chul
Wu Hanxiong	6 – 4	Park Hee-kyung
Dong Zhaozhi	3 – 3	Choi Byung-chul
Wang Haibin	7 – 5	Ha Chang-duk

United States	45 – 43	Germany
Dan Kellner	5 – 2	Peter Joppich
Jonathan Tiomkin	5 – 6	André Weßels
Jedediah Dupree	5 – 2	Ralf Bißdorf
Jonathan Tiomkin	5 – 1	Peter Joppich
Dan Kellner	5 – 8	Ralf Bißdorf
Jedediah Dupree	5 – 3	André Weßels
Jonathan Tiomkin	5 – 4	Ralf Bißdorf
Jedediah Dupree	4 – 14	Peter Joppich
Dan Kellner	6 – 3	André Weßels

Semifinals

Italy	45 – 27	Russia
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 2	Youri Moltchan
Salvatore Sanzo	4 – 8	Renal Ganeev
Simone Vanni	6 – 2	Ruslan Nasibulin
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 4	Renal Ganeev
Simone Vanni	5 – 0	Youri Moltchan
Salvatore Sanzo	5 – 3	Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov
Simone Vanni	5 – 3	Renal Ganeev
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 3	Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov
Salvatore Sanzo	5 – 2	Youri Moltchan

China	45 – 35	United States
Dong Zhaozhi	5 – 3	Dan Kellner
Wang Haibin	3 – 7	Jonathan Tiomkin
Wu Hanxiong	7 – 4	Jedediah Dupree
Dong Zhaozhi	5 – 3	Jonathan Tiomkin
Wu Hanxiong	5 – 4	Dan Kellner
Wang Haibin	5 – 4	Jedediah Dupree
Wu Hanxiong	5 – 7	Jonathan Tiomkin
Dong Zhaozhi	5 – 0	Jedediah Dupree
Wang Haibin	5 – 3	Dan Kellner

Classification matches

France	45 – 32	Egypt
Loïc Attely	5 – 2	Mostafa Nagaty
Jean-Noël Ferrari	5 – 5	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Brice Guyart	5 – 6	Tarek Madgy
Jean-Noël Ferrari	5 – 1	Mostafa Nagaty
Loïc Attely	5 – 1	Tarek Madgy
Brice Guyart	5 – 7	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Jean-Noël Ferrari	5 – 1	Tarek Madgy
Brice Guyart	5 – 5	Mostafa Nagaty
Loïc Attely	5 – 4	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun

Germany	45 – 40	South Korea
Ralf Bißdorf	3 – 5	Choi Byung-chul
Peter Joppich	7 – 2	Park Hee-kyung
André Weßels	5 – 6	Ha Chang-duk
Ralf Bißdorf	5 – 4	Park Hee-kyung
André Weßels	5 – 2	Choi Byung-chul
Peter Joppich	5 – 5	Ha Chang-duk
André Weßels	5 – 0	Park Hee-kyung
Ralf Bißdorf	5 – 12	Ha Chang-duk
Peter Joppich	5 – 4	Choi Byung-chul

Seventh place match

South Korea	45 – 35	Egypt
Choi Byung-chul	5 – 3	Mostafa Nagaty
Ha Chang-duk	5 – 4	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Kim Woon-Sung	5 – 1	Tarek Madgy
Ha Chang-duk	5 – 5	Mostafa Nagaty
Choi Byung-chul	5 – 4	Tarek Madgy
Kim Woon-Sung	5 – 3	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Ha Chang-duk	5 – 3	Tarek Madgy
Kim Woon-Sung	5 – 3	Mostafa Nagaty
Choi Byung-chul	5 – 9	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun

Fifth place match

France	45 – 38	Germany
Loïc Attely	5 – 2	André Weßels
Jean-Noël Ferrari	5 – 1	Peter Joppich
Brice Guyart	5 – 4	Simon Senft
Jean-Noël Ferrari	5 – 8	André Weßels
Loïc Attely	5 – 3	Simon Senft
Brice Guyart	5 – 4	Peter Joppich
Jean-Noël Ferrari	5 – 7	Simon Senft
Brice Guyart	5 – 4	André Weßels
Loïc Attely	5 – 5	Peter Joppich

Bronze medal match

Russia	45 – 38	United States
Renal Ganeev	4 – 5	Dan Kellner
Youri Moltchan	4 – 5	Jonathan Tiomkin
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov	7 – 3	Jedediah Dupree
Renal Ganeev	4 – 7	Jonathan Tiomkin
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov	6 – 4	Dan Kellner
Youri Moltchan	5 – 5	Jedediah Dupree
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov	5 – 3	Jonathan Tiomkin
Renal Ganeev	5 – 5	Jedediah Dupree
Youri Moltchan	5 – 1	Dan Kellner

Gold medal match

Italy	45 – 42	China
Salvatore Sanzo	2 – 5	Ye Chong
Simone Vanni	8 – 2	Dong Zhaozhi
Andrea Cassarà	3 – 8	Wu Hanxiong
Simone Vanni	7 – 3	Ye Chong
Salvatore Sanzo	5 – 2	Wu Hanxiong
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 3	Dong Zhaozhi
Simone Vanni	5 – 7	Wu Hanxiong
Andrea Cassarà	5 – 4	Ye Chong
Salvatore Sanzo	5 – 8	Dong Zhaozhi

References

• Yahoo! Sports Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Fencing Results