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Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 1 to 2 September 1972. 63 fencers from 13 nations competed.[1]

Men's team foil
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates1 – 2 September 1972
Competitors63 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Witold Woyda
Lech Koziejowski
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Marek Dąbrowski
Arkadiusz Godel		  Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vasyl Stankovych
Viktor Putyatin
Anatoly Koteshev
Vladimir Denisov
Leonid Romanov		  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean-Claude Magnan
Daniel Revenu
Christian Noël
Gilles Berolatti
Bernard Talvard		  France
← 1968
1976 →

Rosters

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Canada
Cuba
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Lebanon
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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West Germany and Poland each defeated Italy, 12–4 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 8–7, with a 61–55 touches advantage making the final bout irrelevant.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG POL ITA
1   West Germany 2 0 20 11 Q 8–7 12–4
2   Poland 1 1 18 13 7–8 11–5
3   Italy 0 2 9 23 4–12 5–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Round 1 Pool B

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Cuba and France each defeated Great Britain, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–1.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA CUB GBR
1   France 2 0 19 7 Q 9–1 10–6
2   Cuba 1 1 12 14 1–9 11–5
3   Great Britain 0 2 11 21 6–10 5–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Round 1 Pool C

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Japan and the Soviet Union each defeated United States 12–4. The two victors then faced off. Japan won 9–7.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. JPN URS USA
1   Japan 2 0 21 11 Q 9–7 12–4
2   Soviet Union 1 1 19 13 7–9 12–4
3   United States 0 2 8 24 4–12 4–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Round 1 Pool D

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In the first set of matches, Hungary defeated Lebanon 13–3 and Romania shut out Canada 16–0. In the second, Hungary beat Canada 13–3 and Romania won over Lebanon 9–7. Canada and Lebanon were eliminated and did not face each other; Hungary and Romania vied for position within the group, with Hungary winning 8–7 (with a 62–55 touches advantage making the 16th bout unnecessary).

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN ROU LIB CAN
1   Hungary 3 0 34 13 Q 8–7 13–3 13–3
2   Romania 2 1 32 15 7–8 9–7 16–0
3   Lebanon 0 2 10 22 3–13 7–9
4   Canada 0 2 3 29 3–13 0–16
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 263–64

Elimination rounds

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
B1   France 9
D2   Romania 6
B1   France 6
C2   Soviet Union 9
A1   West Germany 6
C2   Soviet Union 9
C2   Soviet Union 5
A2   Poland 9
C1   Japan 5
A2   Poland 9
A2   Poland 8 Third place
D1   Hungary 7
D1   Hungary 9 B1   France 9
B2   Cuba 6 D1   Hungary 7
Consolation Round Fifth Place
      
D2   Romania 3
A1   West Germany 9
A1   West Germany 9
C1   Japan 7
C1   Japan 9
B2   Cuba 6

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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