| Date | 7 April 1896 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Zappeion, Athina | |
| Participants | 8 from 2 countries | |
| Referee | Armand de la Frémoire |  FRA |
| Referee | E. Empirikos |  GRE |
| Referee | S. Philippon | FRA |
| Referee | Schiff |  UNK |
| Referee | A. Soutzos | GRE |
| Referee | Emmanouil Zymvrakakis | GRE |
The format of this event was two round-robin pools of four fencers each. The first to score three touches in each match was the winner. The winners of each pool, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte and Henri Callot, both Frenchmen, then met in the finals to determine the champion. There is no record of other matches being held to determine the other positions. Gravelotte was a medical student who celebrated his victory that night by drinking a glass of retzina (wine) at the Acropolis.
| Date | 7 April 1896 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each pool advanced to final. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bouts | Touches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Callot | FRA | 3-0 | 9-4 | ||
| 2 | Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis | GRE | 2-1 | 7-4 | ||
| 3 | Henri de Laborde | FRA | 1-2 | 5-8 | ||
| 4 | Ioannis Poulos | GRE | 0-3 | 4-9 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 07 Apr | Henri Callot | FRA | 3 – 1 | Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis | GRE | |
| Bout #2 | 07 Apr | Henri Callot | FRA | 3 – 1 | Henri de Laborde | FRA | |
| Bout #3 | 07 Apr | Henri Callot | FRA | 3 – 2 | Ioannis Poulos | GRE | |
| Bout #4 | 07 Apr | Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis | GRE | 3 – 1 | Henri de Laborde | FRA | |
| Bout #5 | 07 Apr | Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis | GRE | 3 – 0 | Ioannis Poulos | GRE | |
| Bout #6 | 07 Apr | Henri de Laborde | FRA | 3 – 2 | Ioannis Poulos | GRE |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bouts | Touches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugène Henry Gravelotte | FRA | 3-0 | 9-5 | ||
| 2 | Alexandros Vouros | GRE | 2-1 | 5-4 | ||
| 3 | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis | GRE | 1-1 | 5-4 | ||
| 4 | Georgios Valakakis | GRE | 0-3 | 3-9 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 07 Apr | Eugène Henry Gravelotte | FRA | 3 – 2 | Alexandros Vouros | GRE | |
| Bout #2 | 07 Apr | Eugène Henry Gravelotte | FRA | 3 – 2 | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis | GRE | |
| Bout #3 | 07 Apr | Eugène Henry Gravelotte | FRA | 3 – 1 | Georgios Valakakis | GRE | |
| Bout #4 | 07 Apr | Alexandros Vouros | GRE | walkover | |||
| Bout #5 | 07 Apr | Alexandros Vouros | GRE | 3 – 1 | Georgios Valakakis | GRE | |
| Bout #6 | 07 Apr | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis | GRE | 3 – 1 | Georgios Valakakis | GRE |
| Date | 7 April 1896 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugène Henry Gravelotte | FRA | ||
| 2 | Henri Callot | FRA |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 07 Apr | Eugène Henry Gravelotte | FRA | 3 – 2 | Henri Callot | FRA |
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