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Épée, Team, Men

Date6 – 9 July 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationVélodrome d'Hiver, Paris
Participants89 from 16 countries

Between 1920-1960, the team épée was a virtual two-nation race between France and Italy, with Italy winning the gold medal six times and France three. But 1924 was a French year. The two dominant countries made the final pool, along with Belgium and Portugal. The match between France and Italy was almost a tie, both winning eight bouts, but France won the match on touches delivered, 21-20. With easy victories over Belgium and Portugal, France was assured the gold medal. In an upset, Belgium also defeated Italy to garner the silver medal.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1FranceFRAGold
Lucien GaudinGéo BuchardRoger DucretGeorges TainturierAndré LabatutAlexandre LippmannRobert LiottelGaston Cornereau (DNS)
2BelgiumBELSilver
Fernand de MontignyCharles DelporteJoseph De CraeckerLéon TomPaul AnspachErnest GeversVictor Boin (DNS)Pierre Braine (DNS)
3ItalyITABronze
Marcello BertinettiGiovanni CanovaVincenzo CucciaGiulio BaslettaVirgilio MantegazzaOreste MoriccaRenzo Compagna (DNS)
4PortugalPOR
Rui MayerJorge PaivaAntónio de MenezesHenrique da SilveiraFrederico ParedesPaulo d'Eça LealMário de NoronhaAntónio Leite
3 p1 r3/4United StatesUSA
Arthur LyonDonald WaldhausWilliam RussellLeon ShoreAllen MilnerGeorge CalnanGeorge BreedHenry Breckinridge (DNS)
3 p2 r3/4SpainESP
Jesús López de LaraDiego GarcíaDiego DíezMiguel ZabalzaJuan DelgadoFélix de PomésFernando García (DNS)César de los Reyes (DNS)
3 p1 r2/4CubaCUB
Ramón FonstSalvador QuesadaOsvaldo MirandaAlfonso LópezRamiro MañalichEduardo AlonsoArmando Parajon (DNS)Fernando Calves (DNS)
3 p2 r2/4SwitzerlandSUI
Henri JacquetJohn AlbaretConstantin AntoniadesEugène EmpeytaFrédéric FittingÉdouard FittingLéopold Montagnier (DNS)Maurice Pictet de Rochemont (DNS)
3 p3 r2/4NetherlandsNED
Jan de BeaufortWouter BrouwerArie de JongPieter van BovenHenri Wijnoldy-DaniëlsWillem Hubert van BlijenburghLouis Delaunoij (DNS)G. A. Scheffer (DNS)
4 p1 r2/4Great BritainGBR
Barry NotleyDavid CraigMartin HoltRobert FraterCharles BiscoeRobert MontgomerieGeorge Burt (DNS)Edgar Seligman (DNS)
3 p1 r1/4NorwayNOR
Raoul HeideJohan FalkenbergFrithjof LorentzenSigurd Akre-Aas
3 p2 r1/4ArgentinaARG
Pedro NazarCipriano PonsWenceslao PauneroLuis LucchettiFrancisco Bollini (DNS)José Sosa (DNS)Santiago Torres (DNS)Roberto Larraz (DNS)
3 p3 r1/4SwedenSWE
Nils HellstenGustaf DyrssenCarl GripenstedtBertil UgglaGustaf LindblomBror Lagercrantz (DNS)Einar Råberg (DNS)O. Valin (DNS)
3 p4 r1/4DenmarkDEN
Ivan OsiierJens Ole BerthelsenViggo Stilling-AndersenPeter RyefeltHans Olsen (DNS)Erik Sjøqvist (DNS)Svend Aage Munck (DNS)
3 p5 r1/4GreeceGRE
Tryfon TriantafyllakosEvangelos SkotidasKostas NikolopoulosKostas KotziasKonstantinos Botasis (DNS)Ioannis Georgiadis (DNS)J. Charamis (DNS)
4 p4 r1/4UruguayURU
Domingo MendyHéctor BeloConrado RolandoSantos FerreiraVicente Lapido (DNS)Pedro Mendy (DNS)Enrique Pan (DNS)Gilberto Tellechea (DNS)
DNSCzechoslovakiaTCH
Jan ČernohorskýJosef JavůrekJosef JungmannVlastimil Lada-SázavskýFrantišek PavlátVincenc RechnerJan Tille

Round One

Date6 July 1924
FormatTop two teams in each pool advanced to quarter-finals.

Pool #1

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsBouts TiedTouches
1SpainESP1-0117-15Q
Diego GarcíaFélix de PomésDiego DíezJuan Delgado
2ItalyITA1-1016-16Q
Giovanni CanovaMarcello BertinettiGiulio BaslettaVirgilio MantegazzaVincenzo CucciaOreste Moricca
3NorwayNOR0-1115-17
Raoul HeideJohan FalkenbergFrithjof LorentzenSigurd Akre-Aas
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 JulPiste 1SpainESP9 – 7ItalyITA
Match #206 JulPiste 1SpainESP8 – 8NorwayNOR
Match #306 JulPiste 1ItalyITA9 – 7NorwayNOR

Pool #2

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1BelgiumBEL1-011-5Q
Léon TomJoseph De CraeckerCharles DelportePaul Anspach
2Great BritainGBR1-09-7Q
Martin HoltDavid CraigRobert FraterRobert Montgomerie
3ArgentinaARG0-212-20
Pedro NazarCipriano PonsWenceslao PauneroLuis Lucchetti
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 JulPiste 2BelgiumBEL11 – 5ArgentinaARG
Match #206 JulPiste 5Great BritainGBR9 – 7ArgentinaARG

Pool #3

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1FranceFRA1-013-3Q
Géo BuchardAndré LabatutRobert LiottelAlexandre Lippmann
2United StatesUSA1-09-7Q
Allen MilnerGeorge CalnanArthur LyonWilliam Russell
3SwedenSWE0-210-22
Nils HellstenGustaf DyrssenCarl GripenstedtBertil UgglaGustaf Lindblom
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 JulPiste 3FranceFRA13 – 3SwedenSWE
Match #206 JulPiste 2United StatesUSA9 – 7SwedenSWE

Pool #4

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1PortugalPOR2-126-22Q
Henrique da SilveiraMário de NoronhaAntónio de MenezesRui MayerPaulo d'Eça LealFrederico ParedesAntónio Leite
2NetherlandsNED2-126-22Q
Pieter van BovenArie de JongJan de BeaufortHenri Wijnoldy-DaniëlsWillem Hubert van BlijenburghWouter Brouwer
3DenmarkDEN1-222-26
Ivan OsiierJens Ole BerthelsenViggo Stilling-AndersenPeter Ryefelt
4UruguayURU1-222-26
Domingo MendyHéctor BeloConrado RolandoSantos Ferreira
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 JulPiste 3NetherlandsNED10 – 6PortugalPOR
Match #206 JulPiste 4UruguayURU9 – 7DenmarkDEN
Match #306 JulPiste 2PortugalPOR10 – 6DenmarkDEN
Match #406 JulPiste 6NetherlandsNED9 – 7UruguayURU
Match #506 JulPiste 4PortugalPOR10 – 6UruguayURU
Match #606 JulPiste 5DenmarkDEN9 – 7NetherlandsNED

Pool #5

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1SwitzerlandSUI1-012-4Q
Eugène EmpeytaConstantin AntoniadesFrédéric FittingHenri Jacquet
2CubaCUB1-09-7Q
Ramón FonstSalvador QuesadaEduardo AlonsoRamiro Mañalich
3GreeceGRE0-211-21
Tryfon TriantafyllakosEvangelos SkotidasKostas NikolopoulosKostas Kotzias
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 JulPiste 6SwitzerlandSUI12 – 4GreeceGRE
Match #206 JulPiste 8CubaCUB9 – 7GreeceGRE

Quarter-Finals

Date7 July 1924
FormatTop two teams in each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Pool #1

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1PortugalPOR2-023-9Q
Henrique da SilveiraAntónio de MenezesJorge PaivaPaulo d'Eça Leal
2SpainESP2-020-12Q
Diego DíezJuan DelgadoDiego GarcíaFélix de Pomés
3CubaCUB0-212-20
Ramón FonstSalvador QuesadaOsvaldo MirandaAlfonso LópezRamiro MañalichEduardo Alonso
4Great BritainGBR0-29-23
Barry NotleyDavid CraigMartin HoltRobert FraterCharles Biscoe
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #107 JulPiste 4PortugalPOR11 – 5CubaCUB
Match #207 JulPiste 1PortugalPOR12 – 4Great BritainGBR
Match #307 JulPiste 3SpainESP9 – 7CubaCUB
Match #407 JulPiste 2SpainESP11 – 5Great BritainGBR

Pool #2

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1BelgiumBEL1-013-3Q
Léon TomJoseph De CraeckerFernand de MontignyErnest Gevers
2United StatesUSA1-08-8Q
George CalnanAllen MilnerGeorge BreedLeon Shore
3SwitzerlandSUI0-211-21
Henri JacquetJohn AlbaretConstantin AntoniadesEugène EmpeytaFrédéric Fitting
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #107 JulPiste 2BelgiumBEL13 – 3SwitzerlandSUI
Match #207 JulPiste 3United StatesUSA8 – 8SwitzerlandSUI

Pool #3

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1FranceFRA1-013-3Q
Géo BuchardRobert LiottelAndré LabatutGeorges Tainturier
2ItalyITA1-010-6Q
Giulio BaslettaGiovanni CanovaVincenzo CucciaOreste Moricca
3NetherlandsNED0-29-23
Jan de BeaufortWouter BrouwerArie de JongPieter van BovenHenri Wijnoldy-Daniëls
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #107 JulPiste 8FranceFRA13 – 3NetherlandsNED
Match #207 JulPiste 1ItalyITA10 – 6NetherlandsNED

Semi-Finals

Date8 July 1924
FormatTop two teams in each pool advanced to final.

Pool #1

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1FranceFRA1-010-6Q
Géo BuchardAlexandre LippmannGeorges TainturierRobert Liottel
2PortugalPOR1-010-6Q
Paulo d'Eça LealHenrique da SilveiraAntónio de MenezesMário de Noronha
3United StatesUSA0-212-20
Arthur LyonDonald WaldhausWilliam RussellLeon ShoreAllen MilnerGeorge Calnan
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #108 JulPiste 2FranceFRA10 – 6United StatesUSA
Match #208 JulPiste 1PortugalPOR10 – 6United StatesUSA

Pool #2

PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1ItalyITA1-010-6Q
Giovanni CanovaGiulio BaslettaMarcello BertinettiVincenzo Cuccia
2BelgiumBEL1-09-7Q
Léon TomJoseph De CraeckerPaul AnspachCharles Delporte
3SpainESP0-213-19
Jesús López de LaraDiego GarcíaDiego DíezMiguel ZabalzaJuan DelgadoFélix de Pomés
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #108 JulPiste 2ItalyITA10 – 6SpainESP
Match #208 JulPiste 1BelgiumBEL9 – 7SpainESP

Final Pool

Date9 July 1924
PosCompetitorsNOCBoutsTouches
1FranceFRA3-029-17
Lucien GaudinGéo BuchardRoger DucretGeorges TainturierAndré LabatutAlexandre Lippmann
2BelgiumBEL2-125-22
Fernand de MontignyCharles DelporteJoseph De CraeckerLéon TomPaul Anspach
3ItalyITA1-221-26
Marcello BertinettiGiovanni CanovaVincenzo CucciaGiulio Basletta
4PortugalPOR0-318-28
Rui MayerJorge PaivaAntónio de MenezesHenrique da SilveiraFrederico ParedesPaulo d'Eça Leal
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #109 JulPiste 1FranceFRA10 – 5BelgiumBEL
Match #209 JulPiste 6FranceFRA8 – 8ItalyITA
Match #309 JulPiste 8FranceFRA11 – 4PortugalPOR
Match #409 JulPiste 4BelgiumBEL11 – 5ItalyITA
Match #509 JulPiste 2BelgiumBEL9 – 7PortugalPOR
Match #609 JulPiste 3ItalyITA8 – 7PortugalPOR