Fencing_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_épée
Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
Olympic fencing event
| Men's team épée at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Schermzaal |
| Dates | 3–5 August 1928 |
| Competitors | 93 from 18 nations |
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The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 3 August 1928 to 5 August 1928. 93 fencers from 18 nations competed.[1]
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Source: Official results;[2] De Wael[3]
Round 1
Each pool was a round-robin (with matches not being held where unnecessary to the overall result). Bouts were to two touches, and each fencer from one nation had a bout against each from the opponent. The nation which won the most individual bouts took the team match (with total touches as the tie-breaker if the teams split 8-8). The top two nations in each pool advanced to the second round.
| Pool A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  France | 2 | 0 | Q |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | Q |
| 3 |  Greece | 0 | 2 | |
| Pool D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  Portugal | 2 | 0 | Q |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | Q |
| 3 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | |
| Pool E | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  Switzerland | 1 (20) | 1 | Q |
| 2 |  Norway | 1 (16) | 1 | Q |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 1 (10) | 1 | |
| Pool F | ||||
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| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  United States | 2 | 0 | Q |
| 2 |  Egypt | 1 | 1 | Q |
| 3 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | |
Round 2
Each pool was a round-robin (with matches not being held where unnecessary to the overall result). Bouts were to two touches, and each fencer from one nation had a bout against each from the opponent. The nation which won the most individual bouts took the team match (with total touches as the tie-breaker if the teams split 8-8). The top two nations in each pool advanced to the second round.
| Pool A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  Belgium | 2 | 0 | Q |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | Q |
| 3 |  Romania | 0 | 2 | |
| Pool C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | France | 2 | 0 | Q |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | Q |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | |
| Pool D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | Q |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | Q |
| 3 | Norway | 0 | 2 | |
Semifinals
Each pool was a round-robin (with matches not being held where unnecessary to the overall result). Bouts were to two touches, and each fencer from one nation had a bout against each from the opponent. The nation which won the most individual bouts took the team match (with total touches as the tie-breaker if the teams split 8-8). The top two nations in each pool advanced to the second round.
| Pool A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | France | 3 | 0 | Q |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | Q |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Spain | 0 | 3 | |
| Pool B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | Q |
| 2 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | Q |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | |
Final
The final was a round-robin. Bouts were to two touches, and each fencer from one nation had a bout against each from the opponent. The nation which won the most individual bouts took the team match (with total touches as the tie-breaker if the teams split 8-8).
- "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.