Foil, Individual, Men
| Date | 20 September 2000 — 9:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Sydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales / Sydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Participants | 40 from 23 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. | |
Though missing out on a medal at the 1996 Olympics, Kim Yeong-Ho of Korea had caused a major upset by defeating reigning World Champion Dmitry Shevchenko of Russia in Atlanta. Since then Kim had established himself as one of the world’s best and had won World Championship medals in 1997 and 1999. However his victory over Serhiy Holubytskiy of Ukraine was still a huge upset as the Ukrainian had completely dominated the event in the years since the Barcelona Olympics. Strangely the quarter final victory over the World Champion was Kim’s only clear victory of an entire campaign peppered with 15-14 and 15-13 wins.
It was one of the 15-14 victories that earned him the gold medal as Kim overcame Ralf Bißdorf in the final to become the first Asian male to win an Olympic fencing title.
| Pos | Seed | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kim Yeong-Ho |  KOR | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1 | Ralf Bißdorf |  GER | Silver | ||
| 3 | 10 | Dmitry Shevchenko |  RUS | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 4 | Jean-Noël Ferrari |  FRA | |||
| 5 | 2 | Salvatore Sanzo |  ITA | |||
| 6 | 3 | Serhiy Holubytskyi |  UKR | |||
| 7 | 12 | Richard Breutner | GER | |||
| 8 | 25 | Márk Marsi |  HUN | |||
| 9 | 8 | Elvis Gregory |  CUB | |||
| 10 | 11 | Cliff Bayer |  USA | |||
| 11 | 13 | Matteo Zennaro | ITA | |||
| 12 | 16 | João Gomes |  POR | |||
| 13 | 18 | Carlos Rodríguez |  VEN | |||
| 14 | 19 | Rolando Tucker | CUB | |||
| 15 | 24 | Ye Chong |  CHN | |||
| 16 | 27 | Sławomir Mocek |  POL | |||
| 17 | 6 | Óscar García | CUB | |||
| 18 | 7 | Wolfgang Wienand | GER | |||
| 19 | 9 | Dong Zhaozhi | CHN | |||
| 20 | 14 | Benny Wendt |  AUT | |||
| 21 | 15 | Ilgar Mamedov | RUS | |||
| 22 | 17 | Michael Ludwig | AUT | |||
| 23 | 20 | Daniele Crosta | ITA | |||
| 24 | 21 | Ryszard Sobczak | POL | |||
| 25 | 22 | Andrey Deyev | RUS | |||
| 26 | 23 | Adam Krzesiński | POL | |||
| 27 | 28 | Brice Guyart | FRA | |||
| 28 | 29 | James Beevers |  GBR | |||
| 29 | 30 | Lionel Plumenail | FRA | |||
| 30 | 41 | Wang Haibin | CHN | |||
| 31 | 32 | Oleksiy Kruhliak | UKR | |||
| 32 | 39 | Abdul Muhsen Ali |  KUW | |||
| 33 | 26 | Naoto Okazaki |  JPN | |||
| 34 | 33 | Oleksiy Bryzhalov | UKR | |||
| 35 | 34 | Gerald McMahon |  AUS | |||
| 36 | 35 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |  EGY | |||
| 37 | 36 | Marco Martins |  BRA | |||
| 38 | 47 | Leandro Marchetti |  ARG | |||
| 39 | 38 | Maher Ben Aziza |  TUN | |||
| 40 | 40 | Andrey Kolganov |  KAZ |
Round One
| Date | 20 September 2000 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to round two. |
Round Two
| Date | 20 September 2000 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to round three. |
Round Three
| Date | 20 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 20 Sep | Piste Blue | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | ITA | 15 – 7 | Carlos Rodríguez (18) | VEN | |
| Bout #2 | 20 Sep | Piste Blue | Dmitry Shevchenko (10) | RUS | 15 – 14 | Elvis Gregory (8) | CUB | |
| Bout #3 | 20 Sep | Piste Green | Kim Yeong-Ho (5) | KOR | 15 – 14 | Cliff Bayer (11) | USA | |
| Bout #4 | 20 Sep | Piste Green | Serhiy Holubytskyi (3) | UKR | 15 – 12 | Matteo Zennaro (13) | ITA | |
| Bout #5 | 20 Sep | Piste Red | Jean-Noël Ferrari (4) | FRA | 15 – 13 | Rolando Tucker (19) | CUB | |
| Bout #6 | 20 Sep | Piste Red | Richard Breutner (12) | GER | 15 – 9 | Sławomir Mocek (27) | POL | |
| Bout #7 | 20 Sep | Piste Yellow | Márk Marsi (25) | HUN | 15 – 8 | Ye Chong (24) | CHN | |
| Bout #8 | 20 Sep | Piste Yellow | Ralf Bißdorf (1) | GER | 15 – 11 | João Gomes (16) | POR |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 20 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 20 Sep | Piste Blue | Dmitry Shevchenko (10) | RUS | 15 – 14 | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | ITA | |
| Bout #2 | 20 Sep | Piste Green | Kim Yeong-Ho (5) | KOR | 15 – 5 | Serhiy Holubytskyi (3) | UKR | |
| Bout #3 | 20 Sep | Piste Red | Jean-Noël Ferrari (4) | FRA | 15 – 9 | Richard Breutner (12) | GER | |
| Bout #4 | 20 Sep | Piste Yellow | Ralf Bißdorf (1) | GER | 15 – 13 | Márk Marsi (25) | HUN |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 20 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to final. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 20 Sep | Piste Final | Kim Yeong-Ho (5) | KOR | 15 – 14 | Dmitry Shevchenko (10) | RUS | |
| Bout #2 | 20 Sep | Piste Final | Ralf Bißdorf (1) | GER | 15 – 7 | Jean-Noël Ferrari (4) | FRA |
Final Round
| Date | 20 September 2000 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout 1/2 | 20 Sep | Piste Final | Kim Yeong-Ho (5) | KOR | 15 – 14 | Ralf Bißdorf (1) | GER | |
| Bout 3/4 | 20 Sep | Piste Final | Dmitry Shevchenko (10) | RUS | 15 – 14 | Jean-Noël Ferrari (4) | FRA |