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Épée, Team, Men

Date	28 – 29 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade d'Hiver de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Participants	86 from 19 countries

Sweden and West Germany had emerged as major players in the world of épée in the years since the München Olympics with Rolf Edling of Sweden winning the World title in 1973 and 1974 and West Germany’s Alexander Pusch matching that feat in 1975. Both men qualified for the medal pool in Montréal which turned out to be the most evenly matched in Olympic history. Three men, including Pusch, were tied with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses whilst the other three, which included Edling, had 2 wins and 3 losses. Pusch won matches in the tie-breaking barrage to win gold ahead of teammate Hans-Jürgen Hehn and the 1968 champion Győző Kulcsár of Hungary. If one ignores the 1906 Intercalated Games, Pusch was the first German male to win an Olympic fencing title.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC
1	–	Sweden	SWE	Gold
		Carl von Essen • Hans Jacobson • Rolf Edling • Leif Högström • Göran Flodström
2	–	West Germany	FRG	Silver
		Hans-Jürgen Hehn • Volker Fischer • Alexander Pusch • Reinhold Behr • Hanns Jana
3	–	Switzerland	SUI	Bronze
		Daniel Giger • Christian Kauter • Michel Poffet • François Suchanecki • Jean-Blaise Evéquoz
4	–	Hungary	HUN
		Csaba Fenyvesi • Sándor Erdős • István Osztrics • Pál Schmitt • Győző Kulcsár
5	–	Soviet Union	URS
		Aleksandr Abushakhmetov • Viktor Modzalevsky • Vasily Stankovich • Aleksandr Bykov • Boris Lukomsky
6	–	Romania	ROU
		Ioan Popa • Anton Pongratz • Nicolae Iorgu • Paul Szabo
=7	–	Italy	ITA
		John Pezza • Nicola Granieri • Fabio Dal Zotto • Marcello Bertinetti • Giovanni Battista Coletti • Attilio Calatroni (DNS)
=7	–	Norway	NOR
		Nils Koppang • Jeppe Normann • Kjell Otto Moe • Bård Vonen • Ole Mørch
=9	–	Great Britain	GBR
		Teddy Bourne • Bill Hoskyns • Ralph Johnson • Tim Belson • Martin Beevers
=9	–	France	FRA
		Philippe Boisse • François Jeanne • Philippe Riboud • Jacques Ladègaillerie
11	–	United States	USA
		Scotty Bozek • Brooke Makler • George Masin • Paul Pesthy
12	–	Canada	CAN
		Alain Dansereau • Michel Dessureault • Geza Tatrallyay • George Varaljay
13	–	Austria	AUT
		Herbert Lindner • Karl-Heinz Müller • Herbert Polzhuber • Peter Zobl-Wessely
14	–	Iran	IRI
		Sarkis Assatourian • Iraj Dastgerdi • Ali Asghar Pashapour-Alamdari • Esfandihar Zarnegar
15	–	Finland	FIN
		Heikki Hulkkonen • Risto Hurme • Jussi Pelli • Veikko Salminen
16	–	Poland	POL
		Jerzy Janikowski • Zbigniew Matwiejew • Leszek Swornowski • Marceli Wiech
17	–	Hong Kong	HKG
		Matthew Chan • Denis Cunningham • Roger Kam • Edward Ng
18	–	Argentina	ARG
		Daniel Feraud • Fernando Lúpiz • Juan Daniel Pirán • Omar Vergara • José María Casanova
19	–	Thailand	THA
		Sneh Chousurin • Taweewat Horrapun • Sutipong Santitavakul • Royengyot Srivorapongpant • Samachai Trangjaroenngarm
DNS	–	Puerto Rico	PUR
		Rubén Hernández • Ramón Nenadich • Gilberto Peña • José Samalot

Round One

Date	28 July 1976 — 8:30
Format	Top 6 teams advanced to quarter-finals. Places 7-10 advanced to round two. Rankings based on percentages of wins/losses and bouts won/bouts lost.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	% Matches Won	Bouts	Bouts Won Margin
1	Switzerland	SUI	3-0	1.000	35-8	27	Q
2	Sweden	SWE	3-0	1.000	35-12	23	Q
3	Soviet Union	URS	3-0	1.000	32-13	19	Q
4	Hungary	HUN	3-0	1.000	30-11	19	Q
5	West Germany	FRG	2-0	1.000	19-11	8	Q
6	Romania	ROU	2-1	0.667	28-16	12	Q
7	Italy	ITA	2-1	0.667	33-15	18	q
8	Norway	NOR	2-1	0.667	31-13	18	q
9	France	FRA	2-1	0.667	23-9	14	q
10	Great Britain	GBR	1-1	0.500	16-14	2	q
11	United States	USA	1-2	0.333	18-26	-8
12	Canada	CAN	1-2	0.333	12-35	-23
13	Austria	AUT	0-2	0.000	11-21	-10
14	Iran	IRI	0-2	0.000	9-22	-13
15	Finland	FIN	0-2	0.000	5-19	-14
16	Poland	POL	0-2	0.000	5-24	-19
17	Hong Kong	HKG	0-2	0.000	2-30	-28
18	Argentina	ARG	0-3	0.000	13-35	-22
19	Thailand	THA	0-3	0.000	11-34	-23

Pool #1

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	West Germany	FRG	2-0	19-11
		Hans-Jürgen Hehn • Volker Fischer • Alexander Pusch • Reinhold Behr • Hanns Jana
2	–	Great Britain	GBR	1-1	16-14
		Teddy Bourne • Bill Hoskyns • Ralph Johnson • Tim Belson • Martin Beevers
3	–	Austria	AUT	0-2	11-21
		Herbert Lindner • Karl-Heinz Müller • Herbert Polzhuber • Peter Zobl-Wessely

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Piste 8	West Germany	FRG	9 – 5	Great Britain	GBR
Match #2	28 Jul	Piste 2	West Germany	FRG	10 – 6	Austria	AUT
Match #3	28 Jul	Piste 2	Great Britain	GBR	11 – 5	Austria	AUT

Pool #2

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Hungary	HUN	3-0	30-11
		Csaba Fenyvesi • Sándor Erdős • István Osztrics • Pál Schmitt • Győző Kulcsár
2	–	France	FRA	2-1	23-9
		Philippe Boisse • François Jeanne • Philippe Riboud • Jacques Ladègaillerie
3	–	Finland	FIN	0-2	5-19
		Heikki Hulkkonen • Risto Hurme • Jussi Pelli • Veikko Salminen
4	–	Poland	POL	0-2	5-24
		Jerzy Janikowski • Zbigniew Matwiejew • Leszek Swornowski • Marceli Wiech

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Piste 10	Hungary	HUN	8 – 2	France	FRA
Match #2	28 Jul	Piste 3	Hungary	HUN	11 – 5	Finland	FIN
Match #3	28 Jul	Piste 3	Hungary	HUN	11 – 4	Poland	POL
Match #4	28 Jul	Piste 4	France	FRA	8 – 0	Finland	FIN
Match #5	28 Jul	Piste 4	France	FRA	13 – 1	Poland	POL

Pool #3

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Sweden	SWE	3-0	35-12
		Carl von Essen • Hans Jacobson • Rolf Edling • Leif Högström • Göran Flodström
2	–	Italy	ITA	2-1	33-15
		John Pezza • Nicola Granieri • Fabio Dal Zotto • Marcello Bertinetti • Giovanni Battista Coletti
3	–	Iran	IRI	0-2	9-22
		Sarkis Assatourian • Iraj Dastgerdi • Ali Asghar Pashapour-Alamdari • Esfandihar Zarnegar
4	–	Hong Kong	HKG	0-2	2-30
		Matthew Chan • Denis Cunningham • Roger Kam • Edward Ng

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Piste 6	Sweden	SWE	9 – 7	Italy	ITA
Match #2	28 Jul	Piste 5	Sweden	SWE	11 – 4	Iran	IRI
Match #3	28 Jul	Piste 5	Sweden	SWE	15 – 1	Hong Kong	HKG
Match #4	28 Jul	Piste 6	Italy	ITA	11 – 5	Iran	IRI
Match #5	28 Jul	Piste 6	Italy	ITA	15 – 1	Hong Kong	HKG

Pool #4

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Switzerland	SUI	3-0	35-8
		Daniel Giger • Christian Kauter • Michel Poffet • François Suchanecki • Jean-Blaise Evéquoz
2	–	Norway	NOR	2-1	31-13
		Nils Koppang • Jeppe Normann • Kjell Otto Moe • Bård Vonen • Ole Mørch
3	–	Canada	CAN	1-2	12-35
		Alain Dansereau • Michel Dessureault • Geza Tatrallyay • George Varaljay
4	–	Argentina	ARG	0-3	13-35
		Daniel Feraud • Fernando Lúpiz • Juan Daniel Pirán • Omar Vergara • José María Casanova

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Piste 7	Switzerland	SUI	9 – 3	Norway	NOR
Match #2	28 Jul	Piste 7	Switzerland	SUI	13 – 3	Canada	CAN
Match #3	28 Jul	Piste 7	Switzerland	SUI	13 – 3	Argentina	ARG
Match #4	28 Jul	Piste 8	Norway	NOR	14 – 2	Canada	CAN
Match #5	28 Jul	Piste 8	Norway	NOR	14 – 2	Argentina	ARG
Match #6	28 Jul	Piste 11	Canada	CAN	8 – 8	Argentina	ARG

Pool #5

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	3-0	32-13
		Aleksandr Abushakhmetov • Viktor Modzalevsky • Vasily Stankovich • Aleksandr Bykov • Boris Lukomsky
2	–	Romania	ROU	2-1	28-16
		Ioan Popa • Anton Pongratz • Nicolae Iorgu • Paul Szabo
3	–	United States	USA	1-2	18-26
		Scotty Bozek • Brooke Makler • George Masin • Paul Pesthy
4	–	Thailand	THA	0-3	11-34
		Sneh Chousurin • Taweewat Horrapun • Sutipong Santitavakul • Royengyot Srivorapongpant • Samachai Trangjaroenngarm

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Piste 9	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 4	Romania	ROU
Match #2	28 Jul	Piste 9	Soviet Union	URS	12 – 4	United States	USA
Match #3	28 Jul	Piste 9	Soviet Union	URS	11 – 5	Thailand	THA
Match #4	28 Jul	Piste 10	Romania	ROU	10 – 5	United States	USA
Match #5	28 Jul	Piste 10	Romania	ROU	14 – 2	Thailand	THA
Match #6	28 Jul	Piste 12	United States	USA	9 – 4	Thailand	THA

Round Two

Date	28 July 1976 — 15:00
Format	Direct elimination.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Piste 4	Italy	ITA	8 – 8	France	FRA
Match #2	28 Jul	Piste 10	Norway	NOR	8 – 5	Great Britain	GBR

Quarter-Finals

Date	29 July 1976 — 8:30
Format	Winner of each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Piste 2	West Germany	FRG	9 – 2	Italy	ITA
Match #2	29 Jul	Piste 4	Switzerland	SUI	9 – 2	Romania	ROU
Match #3	29 Jul	Piste 10	Sweden	SWE	9 – 4	Soviet Union	URS
Match #4	29 Jul	Piste 8	Hungary	HUN	8 – 0	Norway	NOR

Semi-Finals

Date	29 July 1976 — 11:00
Format	Winner of each pool advanced to the final round.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Piste 2	West Germany	FRG	8 – 7	Switzerland	SUI
Match #2	29 Jul		Sweden 1	SWE	8 – 6	Hungary 2	HUN

Classification Round 5-8

Date	29 July 1976 — 13:00

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Piste 10	Soviet Union	URS	8 – 5	Norway 3	NOR
Match #2	29 Jul		Romania	ROU	8 – 2	Italy	ITA

Final Pool

Date	29 July 1976 — 18:00

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	29 Jul	Piste Final	Sweden	SWE	8 – 5	West Germany	FRG
Match 3/4	29 Jul	Piste Final	Switzerland	SUI	9 – 3	Hungary	HUN
Match 5/6	29 Jul	Piste 6	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 2	Romania	ROU