| | Event type
Épée, Individual, Men
| Date | 1 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Palacio de la Metalurgia, Barcelona |
| Participants | 70 from 30 countries |
French champion Éric Srecki was already an Olympic champion from the team event in Seoul but in the individual épée he was somewhat of a “nearly man” at championship level. He regularly posted top ten finishes but a medal at a major championship was elusive. Srecki started well but a surprise defeat in the knockout rounds meant he had to come back via a repêchage where he upset World Champion Andrey Shuvalov to progress. The Frenchman faced another Russian, Pavel Kolobkov, in the Olympic final and after winning a close first set he then took the second set, and the gold medal, much more easily.
Round One (1 August 1992)
The top 75% (approximate) (52) advanced to elimination rounds.
Pool 1
| Referee | Klaus Waltnitzki |  GER |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Roberto Salas |  ESP |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Mazzoni |  ITA | 6 | 0 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Laurie Shong |  CAN | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Aleš Depta |  TCH | 4 | 2 | 26 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Juan Miguel Paz |  COL | 3 | 3 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Handry Lenzun |  INA | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Daniel Lang |  SUI | 1 | 5 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Francisco Papaiano |  BRA | 1 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
Pool 2
| Referee | Guillermo Obeid |  ARG |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Miguel Medina | ESP |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Éric Srecki |  FRA | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Sergey Kravchuk |  EUN | 4 | 2 | 27 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Roberto Lazzarini | BRA | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Jiří Douba | TCH | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Steven Paul |  GBR | 2 | 4 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Chris O'Loughlin |  USA | 1 | 5 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Lucas Zakaria | INA | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27 |
Pool 3
| Referee | Choi Jung |  KOR |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Yves Demay |  BEL |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Vánky |  SWE | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Andrey Shuvalov | EUN | 4 | 2 | 26 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Maciej Ciszewski |  POL | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Raúl Maroto | ESP | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Mohamed Al-Hamar |  KUW | 3 | 3 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Cornel Milan |  ROU | 2 | 4 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Luciano Finardi | BRA | 1 | 5 | 17 | 28 |
Pool 4
| Referee | Louise Gregoire | CAN |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Valery Kharkhalup | EUN |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krisztián Kulcsár |  HUN | 6 | 0 | 30 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Robert Felisiak | GER | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Michael O'Brien |  IRL | 4 | 2 | 28 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Robert Marx | USA | 3 | 3 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Manuel Pereira | ESP | 2 | 4 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 6 | José Bandeira |  POR | 1 | 5 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 7 | José Marcelo Álvarez |  PAR | 0 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
Pool 5
| Referee | Wang Yuanjing |  CHN |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | José Fernandes | POR |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauricio Rivas | COL | 6 | 0 | 30 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Adrian Pop | ROU | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Maurizio Randazzo | ITA | 4 | 2 | 26 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Gavin McLean |  NZL | 3 | 3 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Olivier Jacquet | SUI | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Michel Youssef |  LBN | 1 | 5 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Enzo da Ponte | PAR | 0 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
Pool 6
| Referee | Javier Martí | ESP |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Georg Moser |  AUT |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmar Borrmann | GER | 6 | 0 | 30 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Olivier Lenglet | FRA | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Lee Sang-Gi | KOR | 4 | 2 | 25 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Roman Ječmínek | TCH | 4 | 2 | 28 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Scott Arnold |  AUS | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 6 | Zahi El-Khoury | LBN | 1 | 5 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Trevor Strydom |  RSA | 0 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
Pool 7
| Referee | Paul Fokkema |  NED |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Wojciech Dryla | POL |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandro Cuomo | ITA | 5 | 1 | 30 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Danek Nowosielski | CAN | 4 | 2 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Fernando de la Peña | ESP | 3 | 3 | 26 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Gabriel Pantelimon | ROU | 3 | 3 | 26 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Ferenc Hegedűs | HUN | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Norikazu Tanabe |  JPN | 2 | 4 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Dario Torrente | RSA | 0 | 6 | 17 | 30 |
Pool 8
| Referee | Joaquim Quevedo | POR |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Ralph Zimmerman | USA |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Kim Jeong-Gwan | KOR | 4 | 2 | 26 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Jean-Marc Chouinard | CAN | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | |||
| 4 | André Kuhn | SUI | 3 | 3 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Ulf Sandegren | SWE | 3 | 3 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Sławomir Nawrocki | POL | 2 | 4 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Hein van Garderen | RSA | 0 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
Pool 9
| Referee | Keith Smith | GBR |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Halim Şener |  TUR |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 5 | 1 | 28 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Kaido Kaaberma |  EST | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Robert Davidson | AUS | 4 | 2 | 25 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR | 3 | 3 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Jon Normile | USA | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Ronald Tan |  SGP | 1 | 5 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 7 | Witold Gadomski | POL | 1 | 5 | 18 | 26 |
| Bout #1 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 5 – 1 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST |
| Bout #2 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 5 – 4 | Robert Davidson | AUS |
| Bout #3 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 5 – 1 | Jon Normile | USA |
| Bout #4 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 5 – 1 | Witold Gadomski | POL |
| Bout #5 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 5 – 1 | Ronald Tan | SGP |
| Bout #6 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 5 – 2 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR |
| Bout #7 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 5 – 0 | Jon Normile | USA |
| Bout #8 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 5 – 2 | Witold Gadomski | POL |
| Bout #9 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 5 – 3 | Ronald Tan | SGP |
| Bout #10 | Robert Davidson | AUS | 5 – 4 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST |
| Bout #11 | Robert Davidson | AUS | 5 – 4 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR |
| Bout #12 | Robert Davidson | AUS | 5 – 4 | Jon Normile | USA |
| Bout #13 | Robert Davidson | AUS | 5 – 1 | Ronald Tan | SGP |
| Bout #14 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR | 5 – 3 | Iván Kovács | HUN |
| Bout #15 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR | 5 – 2 | Witold Gadomski | POL |
| Bout #16 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR | 5 – 1 | Ronald Tan | SGP |
| Bout #17 | Jon Normile | USA | 5 – 3 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR |
| Bout #18 | Jon Normile | USA | 5 – 4 | Witold Gadomski | POL |
| Bout #19 | Jon Normile | USA | 5 – 0 | Ronald Tan | SGP |
| Bout #20 | Witold Gadomski | POL | 5 – 1 | Robert Davidson | AUS |
| Bout #21 | Ronald Tan | SGP | 5 – 4 | Witold Gadomski | POL |
Pool 10
| Referee | Tamás Gábor | HUN |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Manuel Ortiz |  CUB |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 4 | 2 | 27 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE | 4 | 2 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Arnd Schmitt | GER | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Viktor Zuikov | EST | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Rafael di Tella | ARG | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 6 | James Wong | SGP | 2 | 4 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Rui Frazão | POR | 1 | 5 | 16 | 26 |
| Bout #1 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 5 – 3 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE |
| Bout #2 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 5 – 5 | Arnd Schmitt | GER |
| Bout #3 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 5 – 3 | Viktor Zuikov | EST |
| Bout #4 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 5 – 0 | Rafael di Tella | ARG |
| Bout #5 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 5 – 4 | Rui Frazão | POR |
| Bout #6 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE | 5 – 3 | Arnd Schmitt | GER |
| Bout #7 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE | 5 – 4 | Rafael di Tella | ARG |
| Bout #8 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE | 5 – 2 | James Wong | SGP |
| Bout #9 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE | 5 – 2 | Rui Frazão | POR |
| Bout #10 | Arnd Schmitt | GER | 5 – 3 | Rafael di Tella | ARG |
| Bout #11 | Arnd Schmitt | GER | 5 – 1 | James Wong | SGP |
| Bout #12 | Arnd Schmitt | GER | 5 – 1 | Rui Frazão | POR |
| Bout #13 | Viktor Zuikov | EST | 5 – 2 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE |
| Bout #14 | Viktor Zuikov | EST | 5 – 2 | Arnd Schmitt | GER |
| Bout #15 | Viktor Zuikov | EST | 5 – 4 | Rui Frazão | POR |
| Bout #16 | Rafael di Tella | ARG | 5 – 3 | Viktor Zuikov | EST |
| Bout #17 | Rafael di Tella | ARG | 5 – 4 | James Wong | SGP |
| Bout #18 | Rafael di Tella | ARG | 5 – 0 | Rui Frazão | POR |
| Bout #19 | James Wong | SGP | 5 – 2 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN |
| Bout #20 | James Wong | SGP | 5 – 3 | Viktor Zuikov | EST |
| Bout #21 | Rui Frazão | POR | 5 – 1 | James Wong | SGP |
Elimination Rounds (1 August 1992)
Double elimination round. Winners in round four and round four repêchage advanced to quarter-finals.
Elimination Rounds, Round One (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round two. Losers were eliminated.
Elimination Rounds, Round Two (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round three. Losers advanced to round one repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Elmar Borrmann | GER | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR |
| Bout #2 | Andrey Shuvalov | EUN | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-1 | Maurizio Randazzo | ITA |
| Bout #3 | Péter Vánky | SWE | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-2, 5-3 | Robert Davidson | AUS |
| Bout #4 | Roberto Lazzarini | BRA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Adrian Pop | ROU |
| Bout #5 | Éric Srecki | FRA | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-4 | Arnd Schmitt | GER |
| Bout #6 | Laurie Shong | CAN | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-2 | Aleš Depta | TCH |
| Bout #7 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Lee Sang-Gi | KOR |
| Bout #8 | Fernando de la Peña | ESP | 2 – 1 6-5, 5-6, 6-5 | Krisztián Kulcsár | HUN |
| Bout #9 | Mauricio Rivas | COL | 2 – 1 5-6, 6-5, 6-5 | Jean-Marc Chouinard | CAN |
| Bout #10 | Olivier Lenglet | FRA | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-5 | Olivier Jacquet | SUI |
| Bout #11 | Robert Marx | USA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Sandro Cuomo | ITA |
| Bout #12 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 2 – 0 5-0, 5-3 | Sergey Kravchuk | EUN |
| Bout #13 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-1 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE |
| Bout #14 | Robert Felisiak | GER | 2 – 0 5-0, 6-4 | Danek Nowosielski | CAN |
| Bout #15 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 2 – 1 4-6, 5-2, 5-2 | Sławomir Nawrocki | POL |
| Bout #16 | Jiří Douba | TCH | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-2 | Angelo Mazzoni | ITA |
Elimination Rounds, Round Three (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round four. Losers advanced to round two repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Elmar Borrmann | GER | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-5 | Andrey Shuvalov | EUN |
| Bout #2 | Péter Vánky | SWE | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-3, 5-3 | Roberto Lazzarini | BRA |
| Bout #3 | Éric Srecki | FRA | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-0 | Laurie Shong | CAN |
| Bout #4 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 2 – 0 6-4, 6-5 | Fernando de la Peña | ESP |
| Bout #5 | Mauricio Rivas | COL | 2 – 1 5-6, 6-5, 5-2 | Olivier Lenglet | FRA |
| Bout #6 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-1 | Robert Marx | USA |
| Bout #7 | Robert Felisiak | GER | 2 – 1 3-5, 6-5, 5-3 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA |
| Bout #8 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 2 – 0 5-2, 6-5 | Jiří Douba | TCH |
Elimination Rounds, Round Four (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to quarter-finals. Losers advanced to round four repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Elmar Borrmann | GER | 2 – 1 5-2, 4-6, 5-2 | Péter Vánky | SWE |
| Bout #2 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 2 – 1 5-3, 3-5, 6-5 | Éric Srecki | FRA |
| Bout #3 | Iván Kovács | HUN | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Mauricio Rivas | COL |
| Bout #4 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Robert Felisiak | GER |
Elimination Rounds, Round One Repêchage (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round two repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Maurizio Randazzo | ITA | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-2, 5-2 | Jang Tae-Seok | KOR |
| Bout #2 | Robert Davidson | AUS | 2 – 1 5-1, 3-5, 5-2 | Adrian Pop | ROU |
| Bout #3 | Aleš Depta | TCH | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-4 | Arnd Schmitt | GER |
| Bout #4 | Krisztián Kulcsár | HUN | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-3 | Lee Sang-Gi | KOR |
| Bout #5 | Jean-Marc Chouinard | CAN | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-2 | Olivier Jacquet | SUI |
| Bout #6 | Sergey Kravchuk | EUN | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Sandro Cuomo | ITA |
| Bout #7 | Danek Nowosielski | CAN | 2 – 1 5-3, 4-6, 6-5 | Thomas Lundblad | SWE |
| Bout #8 | Angelo Mazzoni | ITA | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Sławomir Nawrocki | POL |
Elimination Rounds, Round Two Repêchage (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round three repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Jean-Marc Chouinard | CAN |
| Bout #2 | Krisztián Kulcsár | HUN | 2 – 1 5-2, 3-5, 6-5 | Robert Marx | USA |
| Bout #3 | Aleš Depta | TCH | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-2 | Roberto Lazzarini | BRA |
| Bout #4 | Andrey Shuvalov | EUN | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-1 | Danek Nowosielski | CAN |
| Bout #5 | Sergey Kravchuk | EUN | 2 – 1 5-3, 5-6, 6-4 | Olivier Lenglet | FRA |
| Bout #6 | Maurizio Randazzo | ITA | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-5 | Jiří Douba | TCH |
| Bout #7 | Angelo Mazzoni | ITA | 2 – 1 1-5, 5-2, 5-3 | Fernando de la Peña | ESP |
| Bout #8 | Laurie Shong | CAN | 2 – 1 5-6, 6-5, 5-3 | Robert Davidson | AUS |
Elimination Rounds, Round Three Repêchage (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round four repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA | 2 – 1 5-1, 2-5, 5-2 | Krisztián Kulcsár | HUN |
| Bout #2 | Andrey Shuvalov | EUN | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-2 | Aleš Depta | TCH |
| Bout #3 | Sergey Kravchuk | EUN | 2 – 1 5-2, 5-6, 5-1 | Maurizio Randazzo | ITA |
| Bout #4 | Angelo Mazzoni | ITA | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-3 | Laurie Shong | CAN |
Elimination Rounds, Round Four Repêchage (1 August 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to quarter-finals.
| Bout #1 | Mauricio Rivas | COL | 2 – 0 5-2, 6-4 | Sergey Kravchuk | EUN |
| Bout #2 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-4 | Péter Vánky | SWE |
| Bout #3 | Angelo Mazzoni | ITA | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-3 | Robert Felisiak | GER |
| Bout #4 | Éric Srecki | FRA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-2 | Andrey Shuvalov | EUN |
Quarter-Finals (1 August 1992)
Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals.
| Bout #1 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA | 2 – 1 2-5, 6-4, 5-0 | Elmar Borrmann | GER |
| Bout #2 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 2 – 1 0-5, 5-0, 5-2 | Angelo Mazzoni | ITA |
| Bout #3 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Mauricio Rivas | COL |
| Bout #4 | Éric Srecki | FRA | 2 – 1 5-3, 4-6, 5-1 | Iván Kovács | HUN |
Semi-Finals (1 August 1992)
Winner of each match advanced to final.
| Bout #1 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN | 2 – 1 5-3, 2-5, 6-5 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA |
| Bout #2 | Éric Srecki | FRA | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST |
Final Pool (1 August 1992)
| Bout 1-2 | Éric Srecki | FRA | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-2 | Pavel Kolobkov | EUN |
| Bout 3-4 | Jean-Michel Henry | FRA | 2 – 1 2-5, 5-2, 5-3 | Kaido Kaaberma | EST |