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

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 26 to 27 September 1988. 76 fencers from 16 nations competed.^[1]

Men's team foil at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates	26–27 September 1988
Competitors	76 from 16 nations
Medalists
Aleksandr Romankov Ilgar Mammadov Vladimer Aptsiauri Anvar Ibragimov Boris Koretsky  Soviet Union Matthias Gey Thorsten Weidner Matthias Behr Ulrich Schreck Thomas Endres  West Germany Zsolt Érsek Pál Szekeres István Szelei István Busa Róbert Gátai  Hungary
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Rosters

Canada Stephen Angers Benoît Giasson Danek Nowosielski Luc Rocheleau China Lao Shaopei Liu Yunhong Ye Chong Zhang Zhicheng East Germany Aris Enkelmann Adrian Germanus Jens Gusek Jens Howe Udo Wagner France Laurent Bel Patrick Groc Youssef Hocine Patrice Lhotellier Philippe Omnès Great Britain Tony Bartlett Jonathan Davis Bill Gosbee Pierre Harper Donnie McKenzie

Hong Kong Choy Kam Shing Lee Chung Man Tong King King Weng Tak Fung Hungary Zsolt Érsek Pál Szekeres István Szelei István Busa Róbert Gátai Italy Andrea Borella Stefano Cerioni Federico Cervi Andrea Cipressa Mauro Numa Japan Matsuo Azuma Harunobu Deno Koji Emura Yoshihiko Kanatsu Kenichi Umezawa Kuwait Khaled Al-Awadhi Faisal Al-Harshani Saqer Al-Surayei Salman Mohamed Poland Leszek Bandach Waldemar Ciesielczyk Piotr Kiełpikowski Marian Sypniewski Bogusław Zych

South Korea Hong Yeong-Seung Kim Seung-Pyo Kim Yong-Guk Go Nak-Chun Lee Yeong-Rok Soviet Union Aleksandr Romankov Ilgar Mammadov Vladimer Aptsiauri Anvar Ibragimov Boris Koretsky Sweden Peter Åkerberg Thomas Åkerberg Ola Kajbjer Eric Strand Per Täckenström United States Peter Lewison Dave Littell Mike Marx Greg Massialas George Nonomura West Germany Matthias Gey Thorsten Weidner Matthias Behr Ulrich Schreck Thomas Endres

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

In the first set of matches, East Germany beat Kuwait 9–0 and China defeated Great Britain 9–7. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as East Germany prevailed over Great Britain 9–2 and China won against Kuwait 9–3. Finally, East Germany took the top spot in the group by beating China 9–5 while Kuwait finished last after losing to Great Britain 9–5.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		GDR	CHN	GBR	KUW
1	East Germany	3	0	27	7	Q			9–5	9–2	9–0
2	China	2	1	23	19			5–9		9–7	9–3
3	Great Britain	1	2	18	23			2–9	7–9		9–5
4	Kuwait	0	3	8	27			0–9	3–9	5–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 390

Round 1 Pool B

In the first set of matches, the Soviet Union beat Hong Kong 9–0 and Poland defeated Canada 9–2. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as the Soviet Union prevailed over Canada 9–1 and Poland won against Hong Kong 9–0. Finally, the Soviet Union took the top spot in the group by beating Poland 9–3 while Hong Kong finished last after losing to Canada 9–1.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	POL	CAN	HKG
1	Soviet Union	3	0	27	4	Q			9–3	9–1	9–0
2	Poland	2	1	21	11			3–9		9–2	9–0
3	Canada	1	2	12	19			1–9	2–9		9–1
4	Hong Kong	0	3	1	27			0–9	0–9	1–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 390–91

Round 1 Pool C

In the first set of matches, France beat the United States 9–3 and West Germany defeated Sweden 9–0. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as France prevailed over Sweden 9–3 and West Germany won against the United States 9–4. Finally, France took the top spot in the group by beating West Germany 8–8 (64–63 on touches) while the United States finished last after losing to Sweden 9–2.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRA	FRG	SWE	USA
1	France	3	0	26	14	Q			8.64–8.63	9–3	9–3
2	West Germany	2	1	26	12			8.63–8.64		9–0	9–4
3	Sweden	1	2	12	20			3–9	0–9		9–2
4	United States	0	3	9	27			3–9	4–9	2–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 391

Round 1 Pool D

In the first set of matches, Italy beat Japan 9–2 and Hungary defeated South Korea 9–6. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Italy prevailed over South Korea 9–5 and Hungary won against Japan 9–5. Finally, Italy took the top spot in the group by beating Hungary 9–6 while Japan finished last after losing to South Korea 9–4.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ITA	HUN	KOR	JPN
1	Italy	3	0	27	13	Q			9–6	9–5	9–2
2	Hungary	2	1	24	20			6–9		9–6	9–5
3	South Korea	1	2	20	22			5–9	6–9		9–4
4	Japan	0	3	11	27			2–9	5–9	4–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 391–92

Elimination rounds

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

East Germany

9

B2

Poland

3

B2

Poland

9

A1

East Germany

4

D1

Italy

7

C2

West Germany

9

C2

West Germany

9

D1

Italy

6

B2

Poland

8

C2

West Germany

5

C1

France

8

B1

Soviet Union

9

D2

Hungary

9

C1

France

4

C1

France

9

D2

Hungary

8

A2

China

7

B1

Soviet Union

8

B1

Soviet Union

9

A2

China

5