Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July 2024 at the Grand Palais strip.

Men's foil
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic fencing
VenueGrand Palais strip
Date29 July 2024
Competitors37 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cheung Ka Long  Hong Kong
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Filippo Macchi  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nick Itkin  United States
← 2020
2028 →

Cheung Ka Long defended his 2020 title, becoming a two-time Olympic Champion.

Background

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This was the 29th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since being introduced in 1896, with the exception of 1908. Cheung Ka Long was the defending champion, and he has successfully defended his title, becoming the third male foil fencer to achieve this feat after the 1912 and 1920 champion Nedo Nadi and the 1952 and 1956 champion Christian d'Oriola.

Qualification

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Competition format

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The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2024 tournament continued to use that format. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.

Schedule

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The competition was held over a single day, Monday, 29 July. Men's foil bouts alternate with the women's sabre event bouts.[1]

All times use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)[2]

Date Time Round
Monday, 29 July 2024 9:25
12:05
14:55
16:20
19:50
21:15
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

Results

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Finals

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Kazuki Iimura (JPN)11
 
 
 
  Cheung Ka Long (HKG)15
 
  Cheung Ka Long (HKG)15
 
 
 
  Filippo Macchi (ITA)14
 
  Filippo Macchi (ITA)15
 
 
  Nick Itkin (USA)11
 
Bronze medal bout
 
 
 
 
 
  Kazuki Iimura (JPN)12
 
 
  Nick Itkin (USA)15

Top half

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Section 1

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Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
  Tommaso Marini (ITA)15
  Blake Broszus (CAN)9
  Kruz Schembri (ISV)8
  Blake Broszus (CAN)15
  Tommaso Marini (ITA)14
  Maxime Pauty (FRA)15
  Maxime Pauty (FRA)15
  Takahiro Shikine (JPN)9
  Maxime Pauty (FRA)14
  Kazuki Iimura (JPN)15
  Kazuki Iimura (JPN)15
  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY)8
  Kazuki Iimura (JPN)15
  Alexander Massialas (USA)8
  Jérémy Keryhuel (CIV)3
  Alexander Massialas (USA)15

Section 2

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Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
  Enzo Lefort (FRA)15
  Chen Yi-tung (TPE)12
  Philippe Wakim (LBN)13
  Chen Yi-tung (TPE)15
  Enzo Lefort (FRA)15
  Gerek Meinhardt (USA)10
  Chen Haiwei (CHN)7
  Gerek Meinhardt (USA)15
  Enzo Lefort (FRA)14
  Cheung Ka Long (HKG)15
  Mo Ziwei (CHN)15
  Guilherme Toldo (BRA)7
  Mo Ziwei (CHN)10
  Cheung Ka Long (HKG)15
  Victor Alvares de Oliveira (CPV)9
  Daniel Gu (CAN)15
  Daniel Gu (CAN)5
  Cheung Ka Long (HKG)15

Bottom half

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Section 3

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Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
  Mohamed Hamza (EGY)15
  Jan Jurkiewicz (POL)14
  Salim Heroui (ALG)8
  Jan Jurkiewicz (POL)15
  Mohamed Hamza (EGY)15
  Carlos Llavador (ESP)12
  Ha Tae-gyu (KOR)13
  Carlos Llavador (ESP)15
  Mohamed Hamza (EGY)9
  Filippo Macchi (ITA)15
  Filippo Macchi (ITA)15
  Xu Jie (CHN)10
  Filippo Macchi (ITA)15
  Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN)11
  Julien Mertine (FRA)6
  Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN)15

Section 4

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Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
              
  Alexander Choupenitch (CZE)15
  Michał Siess (POL)3
  Alexander Choupenitch (CZE)5
  Guillaume Bianchi (ITA)15
  Maximilien Van Haaster (CAN)4
  Guillaume Bianchi (ITA)15
  Guillaume Bianchi (ITA)14
  Nick Itkin (USA)15
  Dániel Dósa (HUN)14
  Abdelrahman Tolba (EGY)15
  Abdelrahman Tolba (EGY)8
  Nick Itkin (USA)15
  Adrian Wojtkowiak (POL)10
  Alex Tofalides (CYP)15
  Alex Tofalides (CYP)10
  Nick Itkin (USA)15

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Schedule - Fencing", Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule". Paris 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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