Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 to 30 September 1988. 85 fencers from 18 nations competed.^[1]

Men's team épée at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates	29–30 September 1988
Competitors	85 from 18 nations
Medalists
Frédéric Delpla Jean-Michel Henry Olivier Lenglet Philippe Riboud Éric Srecki  France Elmar Borrmann Volker Fischer Thomas Gerull Alexander Pusch Arnd Schmitt  West Germany Andrey Shuvalov Pavel Kolobkov Wladimir Resnitschenko Mykhailo Tyshko Igor Tikhomirov  Soviet Union
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Rosters

Bahrain Ahmed Al-Doseri Saleh Farhan Abdul Rahman Khalid Khalifa Khamis Brazil Régis Avila Douglas Fonseca Roberto Lazzarini Antônio Machado Canada Ian Bramall Jean-Marc Chouinard Alain Côté Michel Dessureault Danek Nowosielski Colombia Oscar Arango William González Juan Miguel Paz Joaquin Pinto Mauricio Rivas France Frédéric Delpla Jean-Michel Henry Olivier Lenglet Philippe Riboud Éric Srecki Hong Kong Chan Kai Sang Choy Kam Shing Tang Wing Keung Tong King King

Hungary László Fábián Ferenc Hegedűs Ernő Kolczonay Szabolcs Pásztor Zoltán Székely Italy Stefano Bellone Andrea Bermond Des Ambros Sandro Cuomo Angelo Mazzoni Stefano Pantano Kuwait Mohamed Al-Hamar Younes Al-Mashmoum Nahedh Al-Murdh Khaled Jahrami Netherlands Paul Besselink Michiel Driessen Stéphane Ganeff Arwin Kardolus Olaf Kardolus Poland Ludomir Chronowski Witold Gadomski Piotr Kiełpikowski Cezary Siess Bogusław Zych South Korea Jo Hui-Je Lee Il-Hui Lee Sang-Gi Yang Dal-Sik Yun Nam-jin

Soviet Union Andrey Shuvalov Pavel Kolobkov Wladimir Resnitschenko Mykhailo Tyshko Igor Tikhomirov Spain Ángel Fernández Oscar Fernández Raúl Maroto Fernando de la Peña Manuel Pereira Sweden Johan Bergdahl Jerri Bergström Otto Drakenberg Ulf Sandegren Péter Vánky Switzerland Patrice Gaille André Kuhn Zsolt Madarasz Gérald Pfefferle Michel Poffet United States Robert Marx Lee Shelley Rob Stull Stephen Trevor West Germany Elmar Borrmann Volker Fischer Thomas Gerull Alexander Pusch Arnd Schmitt

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

The United States and West Germany each defeated Brazil, 9–1 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with West Germany winning 9–2.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRG	USA	BRA
1	West Germany	2	0	18	5	QQ			9–2	9–3
2	United States	1	1	11	10	Q16		2–9		9–1
3	Brazil	0	2	4	18			3–9	1–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 1 Pool B

Canada and the Soviet Union each defeated the Netherlands, 8–7 (one double-loss) and 8–1 (one double-loss) respectively. The winners then faced off, with the Soviet Union winning 9–3.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	CAN	NED
1	Soviet Union	2	0	17	5	QQ			9–3	8–1
2	Canada	1	1	11	17	Q16		3–9		8–7
3	Netherlands	0	2	8	18			1–8	7–8

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 1 Pool C

Poland and France each defeated Kuwait, 9–1 and 9–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with France winning 9–4.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRA	POL	KUW
1	France	2	0	18	4	QQ			9–4	9–0
2	Poland	1	1	13	10	Q16		4–9		9–1
3	Kuwait	0	2	1	18			0–9	1–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 1 Pool D

South Korea and Italy each defeated Spain, 9–7 and 8–5 (one double-loss) respectively. The winners then faced off, with Italy winning 8–6 (with an insurmountable 61–50 touch lead).

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ITA	KOR	ESP
1	Italy	2	0	16	12	QQ			8–6	8–5
2	South Korea	1	1	15	15	Q16		6–8		9–7
3	Spain	0	2	12	18			5–8	7–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 397–98

Round 1 Pool E

Colombia and Switzerland each defeated Hong Kong, 9–2 and 9–1 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Switzerland winning 8–7 (one double-loss).

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		SUI	COL	HKG
1	Switzerland	2	0	17	9	Q16			8–7	9–1
2	Colombia	1	1	16	11			7–8		9–2
3	Hong Kong	0	2	3	18			1–9	2–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 398

Round 1 Pool F

Sweden and Hungary each defeated Bahrain, 9–3 and 9–1 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–3.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		HUN	SWE	BRN
1	Hungary	2	0	18	4	Q16			9–3	9–1
2	Sweden	1	1	12	12			3–9		9–3
3	Bahrain	0	2	4	18			1–9	3–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 398

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

First round

Second round

Semifinals

Finals

A1

West Germany

8

D2

South Korea

6

E2

Colombia

4

D2

South Korea

9

A1

West Germany

8

D1

Italy

7

B2

Canada

6

E1

Switzerland

9

E1

Switzerland

5

D1

Italy

9

A1

West Germany

4

C1

France

8

C1

France

8

F1

Hungary

7

A2

United States

3

F1

Hungary

8

C1

France

9

B1

Soviet Union

5

C2

Poland

6

Third place

F2

Sweden

9

F2

Sweden

5

D1

Italy

8

B1

Soviet Union

9

B1

Soviet Union

8

Consolation bracket

	Semifinals					Fifth place
	F2	Sweden	5
	F1	Hungary	8
						F1	Hungary	4
						E1	Switzerland	8
	E1	Switzerland	8
	D2	South Korea	8			Seventh place
						F2	Sweden	8
						D2	South Korea	8