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Épée, Team, Men

Date	8 – 9 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Fechthalle 1, Messegelände (Halle 11 & 12), München / Fechthalle 2, Messegelände (Halle 20), München
Participants	94 from 20 countries

The Hungarian team matched their achievement of 1968 by adding the team title to the individual honours they had won a few days earlier. The winning team included three members, Csaba Fenyvesi, Győző Kulcsár and Pál Schmitt, who had also competed in Mexico City.

Hungary recovered from an early loss to Sweden to win the title fairly comfortably. They defeated Switzerland in the final.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC
1	–	Hungary	HUN	Gold
		Csaba Fenyvesi • Győző Kulcsár • Pál Schmitt • Sándor Erdős • István Osztrics
2	–	Switzerland	SUI	Silver
		Guy Evéquoz • Peter Loetscher • Daniel Giger • Christian Kauter • François Suchanecki
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	Bronze
		Grigory Kriss • Viktor Modzalevsky • Georgi Zažitski • Sergey Paramonov • Igor Valetov
4	–	France	FRA
		François Jeanne • Jacques Brodin • Pierre Marchand • Jean-Pierre Allemand • Jacques Ladègaillerie
5	–	Romania	ROU
		Constantin Duțu • Costică Bărăgan • Anton Pongratz • Alexandru Istrate • Nicolae Iorgu
6	–	Poland	POL
		Bohdan Andrzejewski • Jerzy Janikowski • Henryk Nielaba • Kazimierz Barburski • Bogdan Gonsior
=7	–	Norway	NOR
		Jan von Koss • Jeppe Normann • Ole Mørch • Claus Mørch, Jr. • Morten von Krogh (DNS)
=7	–	Sweden	SWE
		Hans Wieselgren • Carl von Essen • Orvar Jönsson • Rolf Edling • Per Sundberg • Hans Jacobson (DNS)
=9	–	United States	USA
		Scotty Bozek • Todd Makler • George Masin • James Melcher • Stephen Netburn
=9	–	Austria	AUT
		Roland Losert • Karl-Heinz Müller • Herbert Polzhuber • Rudolf Trost • Rudi Niedermüller (DNS)
11	–	East Germany	GDR
		Harry Fiedler • Eckhard Mannischeff • Horst Melzig • Hans-Peter Schulze • Bernd Uhlig
12	–	West Germany	FRG
		Reinhold Behr • Hans-Jürgen Hehn • Harald Hein • Dieter Jung • Max Geuter • Rudi Maier (DNS)
13	–	Great Britain	GBR
		Teddy Bourne • Bill Hoskyns • Ted Hudson • Ralph Johnson • Graham Paul
14	–	Luxembourg	LUX
		Alain Anen • Aly Doerfel • Romain Mannelli • Remo Mannelli • Robert Schiel
15	–	Italy	ITA
		Claudio Francesconi • Nicola Granieri • Gianluigi Placella • Gianluigi Saccaro • Pier Alberto Testoni
=16	–	Lebanon	LBN
		Ali Chekr • Yves Daniel Darricau • Fawzi Merhi • Ali Sleiman
=16	–	Canada	CAN
		Magdi Conyd • Herbert Obst • Gerry Wiedel • Lester Wong • Bob Foxcroft (DNS)
18	–	Mexico	MEX
		Carlos Calderón • Jorge Castillejos • Hermilo Leal • Luis Stephens
19	–	Denmark	DEN
		Torben Bjerre-Poulsen • Peter Askjær-Friis • Ivan Kemnitz • Reinhard Münster • Jørgen Thorup
20	–	Argentina	ARG
		Daniel Feraud • Fernando Lúpiz • Guillermo Saucedo • Omar Vergara

Round One

Date	8 September 1972 — 8:00
Format	Top 6 teams, based on percentage of wins/losses and bouts won/bouts lost, advanced to quarter-finals. Teams ranked 7-10, based on percentage of wins/losses and bouts won/bouts lost, advanced to round two.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	% Matches Won	Bouts	Bouts Won Margin
1	Soviet Union	URS	3-0	1.000	35-9	26	Q
2	Switzerland	SUI	3-0	1.000	36-11	25	Q
3	France	FRA	3-0	1.000	31-14	17	Q
4	Hungary	HUN	2-1	0.667	31-14	17	Q
5	Romania	ROU	2-1	0.667	32-16	16	Q
6	Poland	POL	2-1	0.667	26-20	6	Q
7	United States	USA	2-1	0.667	30-18	12	q
8	Sweden	SWE	2-1	0.667	27-18	9	q
9	Norway	NOR	2-1	0.667	26-19	7	q
10	Austria	AUT	2-1	0.667	24-20	4	q
11	East Germany	GDR	2-1	0.667	26-22	4
12	West Germany	FRG	2-1	0.667	20-21	-1
13	Great Britain	GBR	0-2	0.000	13-19	-6
14	Luxembourg	LUX	0-2	0.000	10-21	-11
15	Italy	ITA	0-2	0.000	10-22	-12
=16	Lebanon	LBN	0-2	0.000	7-25	-18
=16	Canada	CAN	0-2	0.000	7-25	-18
18	Mexico	MEX	0-2	0.000	6-26	-20
19	Denmark	DEN	0-3	0.000	9-34	-25
20	Argentina	ARG	0-3	0.000	8-40	-32

Pool #1

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	France	FRA	3-0	31-14
		François Jeanne • Jacques Brodin • Pierre Marchand • Jean-Pierre Allemand • Jacques Ladègaillerie
2	–	Norway	NOR	2-1	26-19
		Jan von Koss • Jeppe Normann • Ole Mørch • Claus Mørch, Jr.
3	–	Great Britain	GBR	0-2	13-19
		Teddy Bourne • Bill Hoskyns • Ted Hudson • Ralph Johnson • Graham Paul
4	–	Lebanon	LBN	0-2	7-25
		Ali Chekr • Yves Daniel Darricau • Fawzi Merhi • Ali Sleiman

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	08 Sep	Piste 7	France	FRA	9 – 4	Norway	NOR
Match #2	08 Sep	Piste 8	France	FRA	10 – 6	Great Britain	GBR
Match #3	08 Sep	Piste 7	France	FRA	12 – 4	Lebanon	LBN
Match #4	08 Sep	Piste 8	Norway	NOR	9 – 7	Great Britain	GBR
Match #5	08 Sep	Piste 7	Norway	NOR	13 – 3	Lebanon	LBN

Pool #2

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	3-0	35-9
		Grigory Kriss • Viktor Modzalevsky • Georgi Zažitski • Sergey Paramonov • Igor Valetov
2	–	Austria	AUT	2-1	24-20
		Roland Losert • Karl-Heinz Müller • Herbert Polzhuber • Rudolf Trost
3	–	Italy	ITA	0-2	10-22
		Claudio Francesconi • Nicola Granieri • Gianluigi Placella • Gianluigi Saccaro • Pier Alberto Testoni
4	–	Canada	CAN	0-2	7-25
		Magdi Conyd • Herbert Obst • Gerry Wiedel • Lester Wong

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	08 Sep	Piste 6	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 3	Austria	AUT
Match #2	08 Sep	Piste 6	Soviet Union	URS	13 – 3	Italy	ITA
Match #3	08 Sep	Piste 6	Soviet Union	URS	13 – 3	Canada	CAN
Match #4	08 Sep	Piste 5	Austria	AUT	9 – 7	Italy	ITA
Match #5	08 Sep	Piste 5	Austria	AUT	12 – 4	Canada	CAN

Pool #3

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Hungary	HUN	2-1	31-14
		Csaba Fenyvesi • Győző Kulcsár • Pál Schmitt • Sándor Erdős • István Osztrics
2	–	Sweden	SWE	2-1	27-18
		Hans Wieselgren • Carl von Essen • Orvar Jönsson • Rolf Edling
3	–	West Germany	FRG	2-1	20-21
		Reinhold Behr • Hans-Jürgen Hehn • Harald Hein • Dieter Jung • Max Geuter
4	–	Denmark	DEN	0-3	9-34
		Torben Bjerre-Poulsen • Peter Askjær-Friis • Ivan Kemnitz • Reinhard Münster • Jørgen Thorup

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	08 Sep	Piste 11	Sweden	SWE	10 – 5	Hungary	HUN
Match #2	08 Sep	Piste 2	Hungary	HUN	10 – 4	West Germany	FRG
Match #3	08 Sep	Piste 11	Hungary	HUN	16 – 0	Denmark	DEN
Match #4	08 Sep	Piste 2	West Germany	FRG	8 – 7	Sweden	SWE
Match #5	08 Sep	Piste 1	Sweden	SWE	10 – 5	Denmark	DEN
Match #6	08 Sep	Piste 2	West Germany	FRG	8 – 4	Denmark	DEN

Pool #4

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Switzerland	SUI	3-0	36-11
		Guy Evéquoz • Peter Loetscher • Daniel Giger • Christian Kauter • François Suchanecki
2	–	Poland	POL	2-1	26-20
		Bohdan Andrzejewski • Jerzy Janikowski • Henryk Nielaba • Kazimierz Barburski • Bogdan Gonsior
3	–	Luxembourg	LUX	0-2	10-21
		Alain Anen • Aly Doerfel • Romain Mannelli • Remo Mannelli • Robert Schiel
4	–	Mexico	MEX	0-2	6-26
		Carlos Calderón • Jorge Castillejos • Hermilo Leal • Luis Stephens

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	08 Sep	Piste 10	Switzerland	SUI	9 – 6	Poland	POL
Match #2	08 Sep	Piste 9	Switzerland	SUI	12 – 4	Luxembourg	LUX
Match #3	08 Sep	Piste 10	Switzerland	SUI	15 – 1	Mexico	MEX
Match #4	08 Sep	Piste 9	Poland	POL	9 – 6	Luxembourg	LUX
Match #5	08 Sep	Piste 10	Poland	POL	11 – 5	Mexico	MEX

Pool #5

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Romania	ROU	2-1	32-16
		Constantin Duțu • Costică Bărăgan • Anton Pongratz • Alexandru Istrate
2	–	United States	USA	2-1	30-18
		Scotty Bozek • Todd Makler • George Masin • James Melcher • Stephen Netburn
3	–	East Germany	GDR	2-1	26-22
		Harry Fiedler • Eckhard Mannischeff • Horst Melzig • Hans-Peter Schulze • Bernd Uhlig
4	–	Argentina	ARG	0-3	8-40
		Daniel Feraud • Fernando Lúpiz • Guillermo Saucedo • Omar Vergara

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	08 Sep	Piste 3	United States	USA	8 – 8	Romania	ROU
Match #2	08 Sep	Piste 3	Romania	ROU	11 – 5	East Germany	GDR
Match #3	08 Sep	Piste 4	Romania	ROU	13 – 3	Argentina	ARG
Match #4	08 Sep	Piste 3	East Germany	GDR	8 – 8	United States	USA
Match #5	08 Sep	Piste 4	United States	USA	14 – 2	Argentina	ARG
Match #6	08 Sep	Piste 4	East Germany	GDR	13 – 3	Argentina	ARG

Round Two

Date	9 September 1972
Format	Winner of each pool advanced to quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Piste 2	Norway	NOR	9 – 3	Austria	AUT
Match #2	09 Sep	Piste 1	Sweden	SWE	9 – 2	United States	USA

Quarter-Finals

Date	9 September 1972 — 8:00
Format	Winner of each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Piste 2	France	FRA	8 – 2	Norway	NOR
Match #2	09 Sep	Piste 6	Switzerland	SUI	9 – 2	Romania	ROU
Match #3	09 Sep	Piste 12	Hungary	HUN	9 – 1	Poland	POL
Match #4	09 Sep	Piste 1	Soviet Union	URS	8 – 7	Sweden	SWE

Semi-Finals

Date	9 September 1972 — 10:00
Format	Winner of each pool advanced to the final round.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Piste 2	Switzerland	SUI	8 – 5	France	FRA
Match #2	09 Sep	Piste 1	Hungary	HUN	8 – 5	Soviet Union	URS

Classification Round 5-8

Date	9 September 1972 — 14:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Bouts	Touches
1	–	Romania	ROU	2-0	18-8
		Constantin Duțu • Costică Bărăgan • Anton Pongratz • Alexandru Istrate
2	–	Poland	POL	1-1	12-16
		Bohdan Andrzejewski • Jerzy Janikowski • Henryk Nielaba • Kazimierz Barburski • Bogdan Gonsior
=3	–	Norway	NOR	0-1	5-9
		Jan von Koss • Jeppe Normann • Ole Mørch • Claus Mørch, Jr.
=3	–	Sweden	SWE	0-1	7-9
		Hans Wieselgren • Carl von Essen • Orvar Jönsson • Rolf Edling

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	09 Sep	Romania	ROU	9 – 5	Norway	NOR
Match #2	09 Sep	Poland	POL	9 – 7	Sweden	SWE

Final Pool

Date	9 September 1972 — 19:30

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	09 Sep	Piste 1	Hungary	HUN	8 – 4	Switzerland	SUI
Match 3/4	09 Sep	Piste 1	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 4	France	FRA
Match 5/6	09 Sep		Romania	ROU	9 – 3	Poland	POL