Fencing_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_foil
Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
Fencing at the Olympics
The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 July 1976. 63 fencers from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Men's team foil at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | University of Montréal |
| Dates | 24–25 July 1976 |
| Competitors | 63 from 14 nations |
| Medalists | |
One of the gold medalists from West Germany team was Thomas Bach, who currently serves as President of the International Olympic Committee.
| Great Britain |
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| United States |
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| West Germany |
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Round 1
Round 1 Pool A
Great Britain and the Soviet Union each defeated Romania, 8–8 (59–52) and 9–7, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–3.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | GBR | ROU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 9–3 | 9–7 | |||
| 2 |  Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3–9 | 8.59–8.52 | |||
| 3 |  Romania |
0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 7–9 | 8.52–8.59 |
Round 1 Pool B
Hungary and France each defeated Cuba, 10–6 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–1.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRA | HUN | CUB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9–1 | 11–5 | |||
| 2 |  Hungary |
1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1–9 | 10–6 | |||
| 3 |  Cuba |
0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 5–11 | 6–10 |
Round 1 Pool C
The first two rounds of matches left Italy and West Germany at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Japan and Kuwait at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Italy defeated West Germany 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Kuwait finished with only a single bout won, out of 48.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ITA | FRG | JPN | KUW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 9–7 | 12–4 | 16–0 | |||
| 2 |  West Germany |
2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 7–9 | 11–5 | 15–1 | |||
| 3 |  Japan |
1 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 4–12 | 5–11 | 16–0 | |||
| 4 |  Kuwait |
0 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 0–16 | 1–15 | 0–16 |
Round 1 Pool D
The first two rounds of matches left Poland and the United States at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Hong Kong and Iran at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Poland defeated the United States 9–2 to take the top spot in the group.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | POL | USA | IRI | HKG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 9–2 | 13–3 | 15–1 | |||
| 2 |  United States |
2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 2–9 | 12–4 | 15–1 | |||
| 3 |  Iran |
1 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 3–13 | 4–12 | 9–7 | |||
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 1–15 | 1–15 | 7–9 |
Elimination rounds
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Soviet Union
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Hungary
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Soviet Union
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | West Germany
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Poland
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | West Germany
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | West Germany
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Italy
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Italy
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | United States
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Italy
| 8 (61) | Third place | |||||||||||
| B1 | France
| 8 (59) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | France
| 9 | A1 | Soviet Union
| 4 | |||||||||
| A2 | Great Britain
| 3 | B1 | France
| 9 | |||||||||
| Consolation round | Fifth place | ||||||||
| B2 | Hungary
| 3 | |||||||
| D1 | Poland
| 9 | |||||||
| D1 | Poland
| 9 | |||||||
| A2 | Great Britain
| 1 | |||||||
| D2 | United States
| 7 | |||||||
| A2 | Great Britain
| 8 | |||||||
- "Fencing: 1976 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2011.