Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

Men's team épée
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Men's team épée; at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue	University of Montréal
Dates	28 – 29 July 1976
Competitors	85 from 19 nations
Medalists
	← 1972 1980 →

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 28 to 29 July 1976. 85 fencers from 19 nations competed.^[1]

Rosters

Argentina

Austria

Canada

Finland

France

Great Britain

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iran

Italy

Norway

Poland

Romania

Soviet Union

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

United States

West Germany

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Great Britain and West Germany each defeated Austria, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 9–5.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	FRG	GBR	AUT
1	West Germany	2	0	19	11	QQ		9–5	10–6
2	Great Britain	1	1	16	14	Q16	5–9		11–5
3	Austria	0	2	11	21		6–10	5–11

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 263

Round 1 Pool B

The first two rounds of matches left Hungary and France at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Finland and Poland at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Hungary defeated France 8–2 (with one double-loss ensuring that France could not catch Hungary) to take the top spot in the group. Finland and Poland did not face each other.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	HUN	FRA	FIN	POL
1	Hungary	3	0	30	13	QQ		8–2	11–5	11–4
2	France	2	1	23	12	Q16	2–8		8–0	13–1
3	Finland	0	2	5	19		5–11	0–8
4	Poland	0	2	5	27		4–11	1–13

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 263–64

Round 1 Pool C

The first two rounds of matches left Sweden and Italy at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Iran and Hong Kong at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Sweden defeated Italy 9–7 to take the top spot in the group.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	SWE	ITA	IRI	HKG
1	Sweden	3	0	35	13	QQ		9–7	11–4	15–1
2	Italy	2	1	33	15	Q16	7–9		11–5	15–1
3	Iran	0	2	9	23		4–11	5–11
4	Hong Kong	0	2	2	30		1–15	1–15

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 264–65

Round 1 Pool D

The first two rounds of matches left Switzerland and Norway at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Canada and Argentina at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Switzerland defeated Norway 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Canada defeated Argentina, 8–8, winning on touches 68–66, to take third.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	SUI	NOR	CAN	ARG
1	Switzerland	3	0	35	9	QQ		9–3	13–3	13–3
2	Norway	2	1	31	13	Q16	3–9		14–2	14–2
3	Canada	1	2	13	35		3–13	2–14		8.68–8.66
4	Argentina	0	3	13	35		3–13	2–14	8.66–8.68

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 265–66

Round 1 Pool E

The first two rounds of matches left the Soviet Union and Romania at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and the United States and Thailand at 0–2 each (eliminating them). The Soviet Union defeated Romania 9–4 to take the top spot in the group. The United States defeated Thailand, also 9–4, to take third.

This was the only group where the second-place team advanced directly to the quarterfinals instead of the round of 16.