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Épée, Team, Men

Date	29 – 30 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Pen-sing Gyeong-ji-jang, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	85 from 18 countries

The final of the team épée was a rematch of the final from the Los Angeles Olympics between West Germany and France. France had already eliminated the World Champion team from the Soviet Union in the semi-finals. In 1984 West Germany recorded a comfortable victory over France but in 1988 the tables were turned and the French, with Olivier Lenglet winning all his bouts, recorded an easy 8-3 victory. The Soviet Union’s bronze medal was their last in the sport of fencing.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	France	FRA	Gold
	Frédéric Delpla • Jean-Michel Henry • Olivier Lenglet • Philippe Riboud • Éric Srecki
2	West Germany	FRG	Silver
	Elmar Borrmann • Volker Fischer • Thomas Gerull • Alexander Pusch • Arnd Schmitt
3	Soviet Union	URS	Bronze
	Andrey Shuvalov • Pavel Kolobkov • Vladimir Reznichenko • Mikhail Tishko • Igor Tikhomirov
4	Italy	ITA
	Stefano Bellone • Andrea Bermond Des Ambrois • Sandro Cuomo • Angelo Mazzoni • Stefano Pantano
5	Switzerland	SUI
	Patrice Gaille • André Kuhn • Zsolt Madarasz • Gérald Pfefferle • Michel Poffet
6	Hungary	HUN
	László Fábián • Ferenc Hegedűs • Ernő Kolczonay • Szabolcs Pásztor • Zoltán Székely
7	Republic of Korea	KOR
	Jo Hui-Je • Lee Il-Hui • Lee Sang-Gi • Yang Dal-Sik • Yun Nam-Jin
8	Sweden	SWE
	Johan Bergdahl • Jerri Bergström • Otto Drakenberg • Ulf Sandegren • Péter Vánky
9	Colombia	COL
	Óscar Arango • William González Taborda • Juan Miguel Paz • Joaquín Pinto • Mauricio Rivas
10	Poland	POL
	Ludomir Chronowski • Witold Gadomski • Piotr Kiełpikowski • Cezary Siess • Bogusław Zych
11	United States	USA
	Robert Marx • Lee Shelley • Rob Stull • Stephen Trevor • John Moreau (DNS)
12	Canada	CAN
	Ian Bramall • Jean-Marc Chouinard • Alain Côté • Michel Dessureault • Danek Nowosielski
13	Spain	ESP
	Ángel Fernández • Óscar Fernández • Raúl Maroto • Fernando de la Peña • Manuel Pereira
14	Netherlands	NED
	Paul Besselink • Michiel Driessen • Stéphane Ganeff • Arwin Kardolus • Olaf Kardolus
15	Brazil	BRA
	Régis Ávila • Douglas Fonseca • Roberto Lazzarini • Antônio Machado
16	Bahrain	BRN
	Ahmed Al-Doseri • Saleh Sultan Farhan Faraj • Abdul Rahman Khalid • Khalifa Khamis
17	Hong Kong	HKG
	Chan Kai Sang • Choy Kam Shing • Tang Wing Keung • Tong King King
18	Kuwait	KUW
	Mohamed Al-Hamar • Younes Al-Mashmoum • Nahedh Al-Murdh • Khaled Jahrami

Round One (29 September 1988 — 8:30)

Teams ranked 1-4, based on percentage of wins/losses and bouts won/bouts lost, advanced to quarter-finals. Teams ranked 5-12, based on percentage of wins/losses and bouts won/bouts lost, advanced to round two.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	MW%%%	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost	BWM
=1	France	FRA	2	0	1.000	18	4	14	Q

=1	Hungary	HUN	2	0	1.000	18	4	14	q

3	West Germany	FRG	2	0	1.000	18	5	13	Q

4	Soviet Union	URS	2	0	1.000	17	4	13	Q

5	Switzerland	SUI	2	0	1.000	17	8	9	q

6	Italy	ITA	2	0	1.000	16	11	5	Q

7	Colombia	COL	1	1	0.500	16	10	6	q

8	Poland	POL	1	1	0.500	13	10	3	q

9	United States	USA	1	1	0.500	11	10	1	q

10	Republic of Korea	KOR	1	1	0.500	15	15	0	q

11	Sweden	SWE	1	1	0.500	12	12	0	q

12	Canada	CAN	1	1	0.500	11	16	-5	q

13	Spain	ESP	0	2	0.000	12	17	-5

14	Netherlands	NED	0	2	0.000	8	16	-8

=15	Brazil	BRA	0	2	0.000	4	18	-14

=15	Bahrain	BRN	0	2	0.000	4	18	-14

17	Hong Kong	HKG	0	2	0.000	3	18	-15

18	Kuwait	KUW	0	2	0.000	1	18	-17

Pool 1

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	West Germany	FRG	2	0	18	5
	Elmar Borrmann • Volker Fischer • Thomas Gerull • Alexander Pusch • Arnd Schmitt
2	United States	USA	1	1	11	10
	Robert Marx • Lee Shelley • Rob Stull • Stephen Trevor
3	Brazil	BRA	0	2	4	18
	Régis Ávila • Douglas Fonseca • Roberto Lazzarini • Antônio Machado

Match #1	FRG	9 – 2	USA
Match #2	FRG	9 – 3	BRA
Match #3	USA	9 – 1	BRA

Pool 2

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	Soviet Union	URS	2	0	17	4
	Andrey Shuvalov • Pavel Kolobkov • Vladimir Reznichenko • Mikhail Tishko • Igor Tikhomirov
2	Canada	CAN	1	1	11	16
	Ian Bramall • Jean-Marc Chouinard • Alain Côté • Michel Dessureault • Danek Nowosielski
3	Netherlands	NED	0	2	8	16
	Paul Besselink • Michiel Driessen • Stéphane Ganeff • Arwin Kardolus • Olaf Kardolus

Match #1	URS	9 – 3	CAN
Match #2	URS	8 – 1	NED
Match #3	CAN	8 – 7	NED

Pool 3

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	MW	ML	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost
1	France	FRA	2	0	18	4
	Frédéric Delpla • Jean-Michel Henry • Olivier Lenglet • Philippe Riboud • Éric Srecki
2	Poland	POL	1	1	13	10
	Ludomir Chronowski • Witold Gadomski • Piotr Kiełpikowski • Cezary Siess
3	Kuwait	KUW	0	2	1	18
	Mohamed Al-Hamar • Younes Al-Mashmoum • Nahedh Al-Murdh • Khaled Jahrami

Match #1	FRA	9 – 4	POL
Match #2	FRA	9 – 0	KUW
Match #3	POL	9 – 1	KUW

Pool 4

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost	TD	TR
1	Italy	ITA	2	0	16	11
	Stefano Bellone • Andrea Bermond Des Ambrois • Sandro Cuomo • Angelo Mazzoni • Stefano Pantano
2	Republic of Korea	KOR	1	1	15	15
	Jo Hui-Je • Lee Il-Hui • Lee Sang-Gi • Yang Dal-Sik • Yun Nam-Jin
3	Spain	ESP	0	2	12	17
	Ángel Fernández • Óscar Fernández • Raúl Maroto • Fernando de la Peña • Manuel Pereira

Match #1	ITA	8 – 6	KOR
Match #2	ITA	8 – 5	ESP
Match #3	KOR	9 – 7	ESP

Pool 5

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost	TD	TR
1	Switzerland	SUI	2	0	17	8
	Patrice Gaille • André Kuhn • Zsolt Madarasz • Gérald Pfefferle • Michel Poffet
2	Colombia	COL	1	1	16	10
	Óscar Arango • Juan Miguel Paz • Joaquín Pinto • Mauricio Rivas
3	Hong Kong	HKG	0	2	3	18
	Chan Kai Sang • Choy Kam Shing • Tang Wing Keung • Tong King King

Match #1	SUI	8 – 7	COL
Match #2	SUI	9 – 1	HKG
Match #3	COL	9 – 2	HKG

Pool 6

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bouts Won	Bouts Lost	TD	TR
1	Hungary	HUN	2	0	18	4
	László Fábián • Ferenc Hegedűs • Ernő Kolczonay • Szabolcs Pásztor • Zoltán Székely
2	Sweden	SWE	1	1	12	12
	Johan Bergdahl • Jerri Bergström • Otto Drakenberg • Ulf Sandegren • Péter Vánky
3	Bahrain	BRN	0	2	4	18
	Ahmed Al-Doseri • Saleh Sultan Farhan Faraj • Abdul Rahman Khalid • Khalifa Khamis

Match #1	HUN	9 – 3	SWE
Match #2	HUN	9 – 1	BRN
Match #3	SWE	9 – 3	BRN

Round Two (30 September 1988)

Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.

Match #1 1	URS	bye
Match #2	FRA	bye
Match #3	ITA	bye
Match #4	FRG	bye
Match #5	SWE	9 – 6	POL
Match #6	HUN	8 – 3	USA
Match #7	SUI	9 – 6	CAN
Match #8	KOR	9 – 4	COL

Quarter-Finals (30 September 1988)

Single-elimination tournament.

Match #1	URS	9 – 5	SWE
Match #2	FRA	8 – 7	HUN
Match #3	ITA	9 – 5	SUI
Match #4	FRG	8 – 6	KOR

Semi-Finals (30 September 1988)

Match #1	FRA	9 – 5	URS
Match #2	FRG	8 – 7	ITA

Classification Round 5-8 (30 September 1988)

Match #1	HUN	8 – 5	SWE
Match #2	SUI	8 – 8	KOR

Final Pool (30 September 1988 — 9:00)

Single-elimination tournament.

Match 1-2	FRA	8 – 3	FRG
Match 3-4	URS	8 – 8	ITA
Match 5-6	SUI	8 – 4	HUN
Match 7-8	KOR	8 – 8	SWE