| | Event type
Foil, Individual, Men
| Date | 16 August 2004 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Aithousa Ksifaskias, Olympiako Syngrotima Ellenikou, Hellinikon | |
| Participants | 36 from 20 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. | |
As a teenager Brice Guyart had been a member of the victorious French team in Sydney and had been a regular fixture in the national squad since then, albeit without tasting much success in major championships as an individual. To win in Athens Guyart had to turn back the challenges of the two top seeded Italian fencers. Firstly he defeated the number one seed, Andrea Cassarà, by a single hit in the semi-final then clinched the gold medal with a 15-13 victory of second seed Salvatore Sanzo. This would be the only major individual victory of the Frenchman’s career although he continued to be a valued member of the French team for many years to come.
| Pos | Seed | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Brice Guyart |  FRA | Gold | ||
| 2 | 2 | Salvatore Sanzo |  ITA | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1 | Andrea Cassarà | ITA | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 28 | Renal Ganeyev |  RUS | |||
| 5 | 3 | Simone Vanni | ITA | |||
| 6 | 5 | Peter Joppich |  GER | |||
| 7 | 8 | Wu Hanxiong |  CHN | |||
| 8 | 24 | Richard Kruse |  GBR | |||
| 9 | 11 | Yuki Ota |  JPN | |||
| 10 | 16 | Ha Chang-Deok |  KOR | |||
| 11 | 18 | Park Hui-Gyeong | KOR | |||
| 12 | 19 | Loïc Attely | FRA | |||
| 13 | 20 | Erwann Le Péchoux | FRA | |||
| 14 | 22 | Choi Byeong-Cheol | KOR | |||
| 15 | 23 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |  EGY | |||
| 16 | 26 | Dan Kellner |  USA | |||
| 17 | 6 | Ralf Bißdorf | GER | |||
| 18 | 7 | Cédric Gohy |  BEL | |||
| 19 | 9 | Wang Haibin | CHN | |||
| 20 | 10 | João Gomes |  POR | |||
| 21 | 12 | Ruslan Nasibullin | RUS | |||
| 22 | 13 | Dong Zhaozhi | CHN | |||
| 23 | 14 | Roland Schlosser |  AUT | |||
| 24 | 15 | André Weßels | GER | |||
| 25 | 17 | Yury Molchan | RUS | |||
| 26 | 21 | Edgar Chumacero |  MEX | |||
| 27 | 25 | Frank Bartolillo |  AUS | |||
| 28 | 27 | Mostafa Nagaty | EGY | |||
| 29 | 29 | Josh McGuire |  CAN | |||
| 30 | 31 | Jon Tiomkin | USA | |||
| 31 | 32 | Carlos Rodríguez |  VEN | |||
| 32 | 36 | Sofiane El-Azizi |  ALG | |||
| 33 | 30 | Jed Dupree | USA | |||
| 34 | 33 | Mostafa Anwar | EGY | |||
| 35 | 34 | Maher Ben Aziza |  TUN | |||
| 36 | 35 | Lau Kwok Kin |  HKG |
Round One
| Date | 16 August 2004 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to round two. |
Round Two
| Date | 16 August 2004 — 10:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to round three. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 16 Aug 10:30 | Piste Green | Andrea Cassarà (1) | ITA | 15 – 3 | Jon Tiomkin (31) | USA | |
| Bout #2 | 16 Aug 11:00 | Piste Red | Park Hui-Gyeong (18) | KOR | 15 – 13 | André Weßels (15) | GER | |
| Bout #3 | 16 Aug 11:30 | Piste Red | Richard Kruse (24) | GBR | 15 – 11 | Wang Haibin (9) | CHN | |
| Bout #4 | 16 Aug 12:00 | Piste Red | Dan Kellner (26) | USA | 15 – 12 | Cédric Gohy (7) | BEL | |
| Bout #5 | 16 Aug 10:30 | Piste Green | Peter Joppich (5) | GER | 15 – 10 | Mostafa Nagaty (27) | EGY | |
| Bout #6 | 16 Aug 11:00 | Piste Yellow | Choi Byeong-Cheol (22) | KOR | 15 – 12 | Ruslan Nasibullin (12) | RUS | |
| Bout #7 | 16 Aug 11:30 | Piste Green | Loïc Attely (19) | FRA | 15 – 14 | Roland Schlosser (14) | AUT | |
| Bout #8 | 16 Aug 12:00 | Piste Yellow | Brice Guyart (4) | FRA | 15 – 3 | Sofiane El-Azizi (36) | ALG | |
| Bout #9 | 16 Aug 10:30 | Piste Blue | Simone Vanni (3) | ITA | 15 – 10 | Josh McGuire (29) | CAN | |
| Bout #10 | 16 Aug 11:00 | Piste Blue | Erwann Le Péchoux (20) | FRA | 15 – 9 | Dong Zhaozhi (13) | CHN | |
| Bout #11 | 16 Aug 11:30 | Piste Blue | Yuki Ota (11) | JPN | 15 – 9 | Edgar Chumacero (21) | MEX | |
| Bout #12 | 16 Aug 12:00 | Piste Green | Renal Ganeyev (28) | RUS | 15 – 11 | Ralf Bißdorf (6) | GER | |
| Bout #13 | 16 Aug 10:30 | Piste Yellow | Wu Hanxiong (8) | CHN | 15 – 8 | Frank Bartolillo (25) | AUS | |
| Bout #14 | 16 Aug 11:00 | Piste Red | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun (23) | EGY | 15 – 14 | João Gomes (10) | POR | |
| Bout #15 | 16 Aug 11:30 | Piste Yellow | Ha Chang-Deok (16) | KOR | 15 – 13 | Yury Molchan (17) | RUS | |
| Bout #16 | 16 Aug 12:00 | Piste Blue | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | ITA | 15 – 7 | Carlos Rodríguez (32) | VEN |
Round Three
| Date | 16 August 2004 — 12:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 16 Aug 12:30 | Piste Red | Andrea Cassarà (1) | ITA | 15 – 13 | Park Hui-Gyeong (18) | KOR | |
| Bout #2 | 16 Aug 13:00 | Piste Red | Richard Kruse (24) | GBR | 15 – 14 | Dan Kellner (26) | USA | |
| Bout #3 | 16 Aug 12:30 | Piste Green | Peter Joppich (5) | GER | 15 – 10 | Choi Byeong-Cheol (22) | KOR | |
| Bout #4 | 16 Aug 13:00 | Piste Green | Brice Guyart (4) | FRA | 15 – 4 | Loïc Attely (19) | FRA | |
| Bout #5 | 16 Aug 12:30 | Piste Blue | Simone Vanni (3) | ITA | 15 – 8 | Erwann Le Péchoux (20) | FRA | |
| Bout #6 | 16 Aug 13:00 | Piste Blue | Renal Ganeyev (28) | RUS | 15 – 8 | Yuki Ota (11) | JPN | |
| Bout #7 | 16 Aug 12:30 | Piste Yellow | Wu Hanxiong (8) | CHN | 15 – 8 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun (23) | EGY | |
| Bout #8 | 16 Aug 13:00 | Piste Yellow | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | ITA | 15 – 6 | Ha Chang-Deok (16) | KOR |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 16 August 2004 — 13:40 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 16 Aug 13:40 | Piste Red | Andrea Cassarà (1) | ITA | 15 – 8 | Richard Kruse (24) | GBR | |
| Bout #2 | 16 Aug 13:40 | Piste Green | Brice Guyart (4) | FRA | 15 – 12 | Peter Joppich (5) | GER | |
| Bout #3 | 16 Aug 13:40 | Piste Blue | Renal Ganeyev (28) | RUS | 15 – 14 | Simone Vanni (3) | ITA | |
| Bout #4 | 16 Aug 13:40 | Piste Yellow | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | ITA | 15 – 10 | Wu Hanxiong (8) | CHN |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 16 August 2004 — 18:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to final. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 16 Aug 18:30 | Piste Final | Brice Guyart (4) | FRA | 15 – 14 | Andrea Cassarà (1) | ITA | |
| Bout #2 | 16 Aug 19:00 | Piste Final | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | ITA | 15 – 12 | Renal Ganeyev (28) | RUS |
Final Round
| Date | 16 August 2004 — 19:30 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout 1/2 | 16 Aug 19:55 | Piste Final | Brice Guyart (4) | FRA | 15 – 13 | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | ITA | |
| Bout 3/4 | 16 Aug 19:30 | Piste Final | Andrea Cassarà (1) | ITA | 15 – 12 | Renal Ganeyev (28) | RUS |