Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 to 6 September 1960. 79 fencers from 32 nations competed.[1]

Men's épée
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenuePalazzo dei Congressi
Dates5 – 6 September
Competitors79 from 32 nations
Medalists
Giuseppe Delfino  Italy
Allan Jay  Great Britain
Bruno Habārovs  Soviet Union
Fencing at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Competition format

The competition used a pool play format, with each fencer facing the other fencers in the pool in a round robin. Bouts were to 5 touches, except that ties were not permitted so that double-touches for the 5th and subsequent points resulted in the match continuing until one fencer won a point. Barrages were used to break ties necessary for advancement. However, only as much fencing was done as was necessary to determine advancement, so some bouts never occurred if the fencers advancing from the pool could be determined. The competition involved 5 rounds:[2]

  • Round 1: 12 pools, 6 or 7 fencers to a pool, top 3 advance (total 36 advancing)
  • Round 2: 6 pools, 6 fencers to a pool, top 4 advance (total 24 advancing)
  • Quarterfinals: 4 pools, 6 fencers to a pool, top 3 advance (total 12 advancing)
  • Semifinals: 2 pools, 6 fencers to a pool, top 4 advance (total 8 advancing)
  • Final: 1 pool, 8 fencers

Results

Round 1

The top three fencers in each pool advanced.

Round 1 Pool A

With Gonsior and Echeverry tied for 3rd place at 3–2, the two men fenced each other again for the right to advance. Echeverry had won the initial bout between the two in pool play, but Gonsior won the rematch 5–4 and advanced to the next round along with Guittet and Pickworth.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JG BP BG EE RB CE
1  Jack Guittet (FRA) 4 1 23 10 Q 3–5 5–3 5–1 5–1 5–0
2  Brian Pickworth (NZL) 4 1 21 14 5–3 1–5 5–2 5–3 5–1
3  Bohdan Gonsior (POL) 3 2 22 16 B 3–5 5–1 4–5 5–2 5–3
4  Emilio Echeverry (COL) 3 2 18 19 1–5 2–5 5–4 5–2 5–3
5  Raoul Barouch (TUN) 1 4 13 23 1–5 3–5 2–5 2–5 5–3
6  Charles El-Gressy (MAR) 0 5 10 25 0–5 1–5 3–5 3–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 790
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BG EE
1  Bohdan Gonsior (POL) 1 0 5 4 Q 5–4
2  Emilio Echeverry (COL) 0 1 4 5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 790

Round 1 Pool B

Vasin of Yugoslavia was entered in this pool, but did not start. The bout between Sákovics and Achten was cancelled as unnecessary.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JS RA JF KC HL TVX
1  József Sákovics (HUN) 4 0 20 11 Q 5–4 5–2 5–4 5–1
2  Roger Achten (BEL) 4 0 20 11 5–4 5–1 5–4 5–2
3  José Ferreira (POR) 3 2 23 19 4–5 4–5 5–3 5–4 5–2
4  Kaj Czarnecki (FIN) 2 3 16 21 2–5 1–5 3–5 5–4 5–2
5  Hans Lagerwall (SWE) 1 4 21 21 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 5–1
6  Trần Văn Xuan (VIE) 0 5 8 25 1–5 2–5 2–5 2–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 791

Round 1 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. KT AP DM RM GC CP AS
1  Kazuhiko Tabuchi (JPN) 5 1 26 23 Q 5–3 1–5 5–4 5–4 5–3 5–4
2  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 4 2 26 17 3–5 3–5 5–1 5–0 5–3 5–3
3  David Micahnik (USA) 4 2 23 16 5–1 5–3 5–2 2–5 1–5 5–0
4  Raúl Martínez (ARG) 3 3 22 19 4–5 1–5 2–5 5–1 5–2 5–1
5  George Carpenter (IRL) 3 3 20 23 4–5 0–5 5–2 1–5 5–4 5–2
6  Claudio Polledri (SUI) 2 4 22 24 3–5 3–5 5–1 2–5 4–5 5–3
7  Abderrahman Sebti (MAR) 0 5 13 30 4–5 3–5 0–5 1–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 791

Round 1 Pool D

The Kausz–Martínez and Saykali–Ramos bouts were cancelled; neither could affect qualification.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IK GBB JP MS BR MM
1  István Kausz (HUN) 4 0 20 10 Q 5–2 5–3 5–3 5–2
2  Giovanni Battista Breda (ITA) 3 2 19 12 2–5 2–5 5–1 5–0 5–1
3  John Pelling (GBR) 3 2 20 16 3–5 5–2 5–2 5–2 2–5
4  Michel Saykali (LIB) 1 3 11 18 3–5 1–5 2–5 5–3
5  Benito Ramos (MEX) 1 3 9 18 2–5 0–5 2–5 5–3
6  Manuel Martínez (ESP) 1 3 12 17 1–5 5–2 3–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 791

Round 1 Pool E

With a three-way tie for 3rd place, a barrage was conducted to assign the final advancement place. In the initial pool play, the three tied fencers had each gone 1–1 against the others (Dehez beat Spinella, who beat Pakarinen, who beat Dehez). In the barrage, Dehez again defeated Spinella, though it was a closer match the second time. Dehez then also beat Pakarinen to avenge his group loss. Because the two victories for Dehez ensured his qualification over the other two fencers, Spinella and Pakarinen did not face each other in the barrage.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GD PG FD RS KP LK
1  Giuseppe Delfino (ITA) 5 0 25 9 Q 5–0 5–2 5–3 5–2 5–2
2  Paul Gnaier (EUA) 3 2 19 20 0–5 5–3 4–5 5–3 5–4
3  François Dehez (BEL) 2 3 16 19 B 2–5 1–5 5–1 3–5 5–3
4  Ralph Spinella (USA) 2 2 16 23 3–5 5–4 1–5 5–4 2–5
5  Kalevi Pakarinen (FIN) 2 3 19 18 2–5 3–5 5–3 4–5 5–0
6  Leif Klette (NOR) 1 4 14 22 2–5 4–5 3–5 5–2 0–5
Source: Official Report, p. 792
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. FD RS KP
1  François Dehez (BEL) 2 0 10 6 Q 5–4 5–2
2  Ralph Spinella (USA) 0 1 4 5 4–5
3  Kalevi Pakarinen (FIN) 0 1 2 5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 792

Round 1 Pool F

Three bouts were cancelled as they would not affect qualification.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BH JK JAD RS AH CB JS
1  Bruno Habārovs (URS) 5 0 26 11 Q 6–5 5–2 5–1 5–1 5–2
2  Janusz Kurczab (POL) 4 1 22 17 1–5 5–3 5–2 6–5 5–2
3  Jules Amez-Droz (SUI) 4 2 28 20 5–6 5–1 5–3 5–2 3–5 5–3
4  Robert Schiel (LUX) 2 3 18 19 2–5 3–5 3–5 5–3 5–1
5  Abbes Harchi (MAR) 2 3 15 16 1–5 2–5 2–5 5–4 5–0
6  Christopher Bland (IRL) 1 4 18 24 1–5 5–6 5–3 3–5 4–5
7  John Simpson (AUS) 0 5 8 25 2–5 2–5 3–5 1–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, p. 792

Round 1 Pool G

There was a three-way tie for 2nd place, so a barrage was held to determine the two fencers who would advance along with the leader, Jay. Annabi lost each of the first two bouts of the barrage, making the third bout unnecessary.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AJ DF BOR AA AM GO JD
1  Allan Jay (GBR) 5 1 29 15 Q 5–1 6–5 3–5 5–2 5–1 5–1
2  Dieter Fänger (EUA) 4 2 25 16 B 1–5 4–5 5–4 5–0 5–2 5–0
3  Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE) 4 2 24 17 5–6 5–4 5–0 1–5 3–0 5–2
4  Ali Annabi (TUN) 4 2 24 21 5–3 4–5 0–5 5–4 5–4 5–0
5  Abelardo Menéndez (CUB) 2 4 19 25 2–5 0–5 5–1 4–5 3–5 5–4
6  Gilbert Orengo (MON) 2 4 17 27 1–5 2–5 0–5 4–5 5–3 5–4
7  Jaime Duque (COL) 0 6 11 30 1–5 0–5 2–5 0–5 4–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 792
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. DF BOR AA
1  Dieter Fänger (EUA) 1 0 5 2 Q 5–2
2  Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE) 1 0 5 3 5–3
3  Ali Annabi (TUN) 0 2 5 10 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 792

Round 1 Pool H

Gruber of Venezuela was entered in this pool but withdrew before competition began. After a three-way tie for 3rd place in the round-robin, a barrage was held. Neuber defeated both Dwinger and Fujimaki to guarantee his advancement; the latter two did not fence each other.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AC JF GN MD SF HB
1  Arnold Chernushevich (URS) 5 0 25 9 Q 5–1 5–2 5–2 5–2 5–2
2  José Fernandes (POR) 4 1 21 13 1–5 5–2 5–2 5–3 5–1
3  Georg Neuber (EUA) 2 3 19 19 B 2–5 2–5 5–6 5–1 5–2
4  Max Dwinger (NED) 2 3 18 21 2–5 2–5 6–5 3–5 5–1
5  Sonosuke Fujimaki (JPN) 2 3 16 19 2–5 3–5 1–5 5–3 5–1
6  Henri Bini (MON) 0 5 7 25 2–5 1–5 2–5 1–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 793
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GN MD SF
1  Georg Neuber (EUA) 2 3 19 19 Q 5–4 5–4
2  Max Dwinger (NED) 2 3 18 21 4–5
3  Sonosuke Fujimaki (JPN) 2 3 16 19 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 793

Round 1 Pool I

The Kostava–Wiik bout was cancelled as unnecessary; both fencers would advance regardless of the result. Similarly, the Ramadan–Roldán and Soeratman–Díez bouts would not have given any of those fencers enough wins to reach 3rd place and were cancelled.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AB GK RW MR AR AS JD
1  Alberto Balestrini (ARG) 6 0 30 16 Q 5–3 5–2 5–2 5–4 5–1 5–4
2  Guram Kostava (URS) 4 1 23 14 3–5 5–3 5–2 5–0 5–4
3  Rolf Wiik (FIN) 4 1 22 13 2–5 5–2 5–3 5–0 5–3
4  Mohamed Ramadan (LIB) 2 3 17 20 2–5 3–5 2–5 5–2 5–3
5  Angel Roldán (MEX) 1 4 16 24 4–5 2–5 3–5 2–5 5–4
6  Andreas Soeratman (INA) 1 4 8 22 1–5 0–5 0–5 2–5 5–2
7  Jesús Díez (ESP) 0 5 18 25 4–5 4–5 3–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 793

Round 1 Pool J

Glos and Margolis tied for 3rd and fenced off; Margolis had won the initial bout, but Glos was the victor in the barrage and earned advancement to the next round.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AG EG WG JM NB TO JdA
1  Adalbert Gurath Jr. (ROU) 5 1 27 15 Q 5–3 2–5 5–1 5–1 5–2 5–3
2  Eddi Gutenkauf (LUX) 5 1 28 19 3–5 5–3 5–4 5–2 5–4 5–1
3  Wiesław Glos (POL) 4 2 24 14 B 5–2 3–5 1–5 5–1 5–0 5–1
4  James Margolis (USA) 4 2 25 18 1–5 4–5 5–1 5–2 5–2 5–3
5  Norbert Brami (TUN) 1 5 13 28 1–5 2–5 1–5 2–5 2–5 5–3
6  Tsugeo Ozawa (JPN) 1 5 13 28 2–5 4–5 0–5 2–5 5–3 0–5
7  José de Albuquerque (POR) 1 5 16 25 3–5 1–5 1–5 3–5 3–5 5–0
Source: Official Report, p. 793
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. WG JM
1  Wiesław Glos (POL) 1 0 5 3 Q 5–3
2  James Margolis (USA) 0 1 3 5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 793

Round 1 Pool K

There was a three-way tie for 3rd, requiring a barrage. Hoskyns won the first two bouts against Theisen and Stone, making the third bout between those two fencers irrelevant.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. YD IO BH RT RS MS PC
1  Yves Dreyfus (FRA) 5 1 32 22 Q 5–3 5–3 5–2 7–6 5–6 5–2
2  Ibrahim Osman (LIB) 4 2 26 25 3–5 3–5 5–4 5–3 5–4 5–4
3  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 3 3 23 23 B 3–5 5–3 5–3 3–5 2–5 5–2
4  Roger Theisen (LUX) 3 3 24 25 2–5 4–5 3–5 5–3 5–4 5–3
5  Richard Stone (AUS) 3 3 28 27 6–7 3–5 5–3 3–5 6–5 5–2
6  Michel Steininger (SUI) 2 4 24 28 6–5 4–5 5–2 4–5 5–6 3–5
7  Pedro Cabrera (ESP) 1 5 18 28 2–5 4–5 2–5 3–5 2–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, p. 794
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BH RT RS
1  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 2 0 10 6 Q 5–3 5–3
2  Roger Theisen (LUX) 0 1 3 5 3–5
3  Richard Stone (AUS) 0 1 3 5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 794

Round 1 Pool L

Abrahamsson and Almada tied for 3rd and fenced off; Abrahamsson repeated his round-robin victory over Almada to advance to the next round. The bout between Mouyal and Gábor was cancelled as unnecessary.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AM TG GA AA RVDD KH TK
1  Armand Mouyal (FRA) 5 0 26 10 Q 5–2 6–5 5–1 5–1 5–1
2  Tamás Gábor (HUN) 4 1 22 17 5–4 2–5 5–3 5–2 5–3
3  Göran Abrahamsson (SWE) 3 3 25 24 B 2–5 4–5 5–4 5–2 4–5 5–3
4  Antonio Almada (MEX) 3 3 26 23 5–6 5–2 4–5 2–5 5–4 5–1
5  René Van Den Driessche (BEL) 2 4 19 26 1–5 3–5 2–5 5–2 3–5 5–4
6  Keith Hackshall (AUS) 2 4 21 27 1–5 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–3 4–5
7  Tom Kearney (IRL) 1 5 17 29 1–5 3–5 3–5 1–5 4–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, p. 794
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GA AA
1  Göran Abrahamsson (SWE) 1 0 5 3 Q 5–3
2  Antonio Almada (MEX) 0 1 3 5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 794

Round 2

The top four fencers in each pool advanced.

Round 2 Pool A

The Guittet–Breda bout was unnecessary and not fenced.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GN JG GBB AJ JF DM
1  Georg Neuber (EUA) 4 1 23 15 Q 5–3 3–5 5–1 5–4 5–2
2  Jack Guittet (FRA) 3 1 18 10 3–5 5–3 5–1 5–1
3  Giovanni Battista Breda (ITA) 3 1 18 11 5–3 5–1 3–5 5–2
4  Allan Jay (GBR) 2 3 15 19 1–5 3–5 1–5 5–1 5–3
5  José Ferreira (POR) 1 4 16 24 4–5 1–5 5–3 1–5 5–6
6  David Micahnik (USA) 1 4 14 25 2–5 1–5 2–5 3–5 6–5
Source: Official Report, p. 795

Round 2 Pool B

Two bouts (Sákovics–Glos and Pellegrino–Pickworth) were cancelled as unnecessary to determine advancement.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JS AP WG RA AB BP
1  József Sákovics (HUN) 4 0 21 13 Q 5–4 6–5 5–3 5–1
2  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 3 1 19 12 4–5 5–3 5–3 5–1
3  Wiesław Glos (POL) 3 1 18 11 3–5 5–0 5–3 5–3
4  Roger Achten (BEL) 2 3 18 22 5–6 3–5 0–5 5–3 5–3
5  Alberto Balestrini (ARG) 1 4 15 21 3–5 1–5 3–5 3–5 5–1
6  Brian Pickworth (NZL) 0 4 8 20 1–5 3–5 3–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 795

Round 2 Pool C

Two bouts (Abrahamsson–Kostava and Delfino–Dehez) were cancelled as unnecessary for determining advancement.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. DF GA GD GK KT FD
1  Dieter Fänger (EUA) 4 1 26 22 Q 3–5 5–1 7–6 6–5 5–3
2  Göran Abrahamsson (SWE) 3 1 17 12 5–3 2–5 5–3 5–1
3  Giuseppe Delfino (ITA) 3 1 16 13 1–5 5–2 5–4 5–2
4  Guram Kostava (URS) 2 2 20 19 6–7 4–5 5–3 5–4
5  Kazuhiko Tabuchi (JPN) 1 4 18 22 5–6 3–5 2–5 3–5 5–1
6  François Dehez (BEL) 0 4 9 20 3–5 1–5 4–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 795

Round 2 Pool D

The Rehbinder–Fernandes bout was cancelled as unnecessary for determining advancement. Dreyfus and Wiik each finished at 2–3; the Official Report does not mention a barrage or how the tie between the two for 4th place was otherwise broken.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BOR AC TG YD RW JF
1  Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE) 4 0 20 13 Q 5–4 5–3 5–2 5–4
2  Arnold Chernushevich (URS) 3 2 22 19 4–5 5–4 5–4 3–5 5–1
3  Tamás Gábor (HUN) 3 2 24 22 3–5 4–5 5–4 7–6 5–2
4  Yves Dreyfus (FRA) 2 3 20 20 2–5 4–5 4–5 5–3 5–2
5  Rolf Wiik (FIN) 2 3 23 23 4–5 5–3 6–7 3–5 5–3
6  José Fernandes (POR) 0 4 8 20 1–5 2–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 797

Round 2 Pool E

The Habārovs–Gnaier and Pelling–Gutenkauf bouts were cancelled as unnecessary for determining advancement.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IK BH PG BG JP EG
1  István Kausz (HUN) 3 2 22 12 Q 3–5 4–5 5–1 5–1 5–0
2  Bruno Habārovs (URS) 3 1 19 15 5–3 6–5 3–5 5–2
3  Paul Gnaier (EUA) 3 1 16 14 5–4 1–5 5–2 5–3
4  Bohdan Gonsior (POL) 3 2 21 17 1–5 5–6 5–1 5–1 5–4
5  John Pelling (GBR) 1 3 9 18 1–5 5–3 2–5 1–5
6  Eddi Gutenkauf (LUX) 0 4 9 20 0–5 2–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 797

Round 2 Pool F

Amez-Droz and Mouyal tied for 4th at 2–3 and fenced off in a barrage for advancement. Mouyal, who had won the round-robin bout against Amez-Droz, won again in the barrage.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JK AG BH AM JAD IO
1  Janusz Kurczab (POL) 4 1 20 11 Q 0–5 5–0 5–1 5–2 5–3
2  Adalbert Gurath Jr. (ROU) 3 2 20 17 5–0 0–5 5–2 6–5 4–5
3  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 3 2 20 18 0–5 5–0 6–5 4–5 5–3
4  Armand Mouyal (FRA) 2 3 18 21 B 1–5 2–5 5–6 5–3 5–2
5  Jules Amez-Droz (SUI) 2 3 20 23 2–5 5–6 5–4 3–5 5–3
6  Ibrahim Osman (LIB) 1 4 16 24 3–5 5–4 3–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 797
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AM JAD
1  Armand Mouyal (FRA) 1 0 5 3 Q 5–3
2  Jules Amez-Droz (SUI) 0 1 3 5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 797

Quarterfinals

The top three fencers in each pool advanced.

Quarterfinal A

There was a three-way tie for 2nd place, resulting in a barrage for the 2 available advancement spots. Kurczab lost both of the first two bouts, rendering the third bout (between Habārovs and Jay) unnecessary.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GBB BH AJ JK TG GA
1  Giovanni Battista Breda (ITA) 4 1 25 20 Q 6–5 4–5 5–2 5–4 5–4
2  Bruno Habārovs (URS) 3 2 24 24 B 5–6 6–5 2–5 6–5 5–3
3  Allan Jay (GBR) 3 2 21 21 5–4 5–6 5–3 5–3 1–5
4  Janusz Kurczab (POL) 3 2 20 18 2–5 5–2 3–5 5–2 5–4
5  Tamás Gábor (HUN) 1 4 19 23 4–5 5–6 3–5 2–5 5–2
6  Göran Abrahamsson (SWE) 1 4 18 21 4–5 3–5 5–1 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 799
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BH AJ JK
1  Bruno Habārovs (URS) 1 0 5 1 Q 5–1
2  Allan Jay (GBR) 1 0 5 0 5–0
3  Janusz Kurczab (POL) 0 2 1 10 1–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, p. 799

Quarterfinal B

The Dreyfus–Kostava bout was cancelled as unnecessary to determining advancement.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AP YD GK BG GN BH
1  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 4 1 24 14 Q 5–3 5–1 5–2 4–5 5–3
2  Yves Dreyfus (FRA) 3 1 18 10 3–5 5–1 5–3 5–1
3  Guram Kostava (URS) 3 1 16 16 1–5 5–3 5–4 5–4
4  Bohdan Gonsior (POL) 2 3 16 19 2–5 1–5 3–5 5–2 5–2
5  Georg Neuber (EUA) 2 3 19 22 5–4 3–5 4–5 2–5 5–3
6  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 0 5 13 25 3–5 1–5 4–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 799

Quarterfinal C

The Glos–Guittet bout was cancelled as unnecessary to determining advancement.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GD IK BOR PG WG JG
1  Giuseppe Delfino (ITA) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–1 5–4 5–1 5–4 5–3
2  István Kausz (HUN) 3 2 19 20 1–5 5–3 3–5 5–4 5–3
3  Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE) 3 2 23 20 4–5 3–5 5–1 6–5 5–4
4  Paul Gnaier (EUA) 2 3 16 20 1–5 5–3 1–5 4–5 5–2
5  Wiesław Glos (POL) 1 3 18 20 4–5 4–5 5–6 5–4
6  Jack Guittet (FRA) 0 4 12 20 3–5 3–5 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 799

Quarterfinal D

There was a four-way tie for 1st place, so a barrage was needed between those four fencers to determine the three who would advance. Chernushevich lost to all three of the other fencers, making him the one from the barrage not to advance.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AM RA JS AC AG DF
1  Armand Mouyal (FRA) 3 2 24 22 B 6–5 5–3 5–6 5–3 3–5
2  Roger Achten (BEL) 3 2 23 21 5–6 3–5 5–3 5–3 5–4
3  József Sákovics (HUN) 3 2 22 20 3–5 5–3 5–4 4–5 5–3
4  Arnold Chernushevich (URS) 3 2 25 25 6–5 3–5 4–5 6–5 6–5
5  Adalbert Gurath Jr. (ROU) 2 3 21 23 3–5 3–5 5–4 5–6 5–3
6  Dieter Fänger (EUA) 1 4 20 24 5–3 4–5 3–5 5–6 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 800
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AM RA JS AC
1  Armand Mouyal (FRA) 2 1 15 10 Q 5–6 5–4 5–0
2  Roger Achten (BEL) 2 0 11 8 6–5 5–3
3  József Sákovics (HUN) 1 1 9 9 4–5 5–4
4  Arnold Chernushevich (URS) 0 3 7 15 0–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 800

Semifinals

The top four fencers in each pool advanced.

Semifinal A

Achten and Pellegrino tied at 2–3 and had to fence-off. Pellegrino had won the round-robin bout, but Achten won the barrage.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AJ BH AM RA AP IK
1  Allan Jay (GBR) 4 1 23 12 Q 3–5 5–1 5–1 5–4 5–1
2  Bruno Habārovs (URS) 3 2 18 21 5–3 5–4 2–5 1–5 5–4
3  Armand Mouyal (FRA) 3 2 21 21 1–5 4–5 6–5 5–3 5–3
4  Roger Achten (BEL) 2 3 19 21 B 1–5 5–2 5–6 3–5 5–3
5  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 2 3 21 19 4–5 5–1 3–5 5–3 4–5
6  István Kausz (HUN) 1 4 16 24 1–5 4–5 3–5 3–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, p. 801
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. RA AP
1  Roger Achten (BEL) 1 0 5 4 Q 5–4
2  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 0 1 4 5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 801

Semifinal B

There was a three-way tie for 4th place, necessitating a barrage for the last advancement place. When the three fencers again tied at 1–1, they were ranked by fewest touches received, giving Breda the victory within the barrage.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JS YD GD GBB GK BOR
1  József Sákovics (HUN) 3 2 23 18 Q 4–5 5–2 5–3 4–5 5–3
2  Yves Dreyfus (FRA) 3 2 21 23 5–4 6–5 0–5 5–3 5–6
3  Giuseppe Delfino (ITA) 3 2 24 25 2–5 5–6 5–4 6–5 6–5
4  Giovanni Battista Breda (ITA) 2 3 19 18 B 3–5 5–0 4–5 5–3 2–5
5  Guram Kostava (URS) 2 3 21 23 5–4 3–5 5–6 3–5 5–3
6  Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE) 1 4 22 23 3–5 6–5 5–6 5–2 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 801
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GBB GK BOR
1  Giovanni Battista Breda (ITA) 1 1 9 6 Q 5–1 4–5
2  Guram Kostava (URS) 1 1 6 7 1–5 5–2
3  Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE) 1 1 7 9 5–4 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 801

Final

The final pool resulted in 3 sets of ties: Delfino and Jay at 5–2 for gold and silver, Habārovs and Sákovics at 4–3 for bronze and 4th place, and Achten, Dreyfus, and Mouyal at 3–4 for 5th through 7th place. The medal ties were broken via barrage. Delfino, who had defeated Jay 6–5 in the round-robin, defeated him again 5–2 in the barrage to take the gold medal. Both bouts between Habārovs and Sákovics went past five touches due to double-hits; Sákovics won in the round-robin 7–6, but Habārovs prevailed in the barrage 8–7.

The three-way tie for 5th, 6th, and 7th places was broken not by a barrage, but by tie-breakers within the round-robin results. The fencer with the fewest touches received in victories was ranked best; this was Achten (to take 5th place), whose wins had been 5–1, 5–3, and 5–4 (8 touches received). Dreyfus and Mouyal each had received 9 touches in their victories (Dreyfus won by 6–5, 5–1, and 5–3 scores; all three of Mouyal's victories were 5–3). The next tie-breaker was touches given in losses. Dreyfus here prevailed, taking 6th place; he had scored 2, 5, 4, and 3 touches (14 total) in his losses, while Mouyal had given 5, 2, 2, and 1 (10 total) in his.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GD AJ BH JS RA YD AM GBB
1  Giuseppe Delfino (ITA) 5 2 39 32 GB 6–5 5–2 5–6 7–6 5–6 6–5 5–2
2  Allan Jay (GBR) 5 2 32 23 5–6 2–5 5–2 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–2
3  Bruno Habārovs (URS) 4 3 32 31 BB 2–5 5–2 6–7 5–4 6–5 3–5 5–3
4  József Sákovics (HUN) 4 3 32 30 6–5 2–5 7–6 5–2 3–5 5–2 4–5
5  Roger Achten (BEL) 3 4 31 30 6–7 4–5 4–5 2–5 5–4 5–1 5–3
6  Yves Dreyfus (FRA) 3 4 30 30 6–5 2–5 5–6 5–3 4–5 3–5 5–1
7  Armand Mouyal (FRA) 3 4 25 30 5–6 2–5 5–3 2–5 1–5 5–3 5–3
8  Giovanni Battista Breda (ITA) 1 6 19 34 2–5 2–5 3–5 5–4 3–5 1–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 803
Barrages for gold and bronze
Pos Fencer W L TF TA GD AJ BH JS
 Giuseppe Delfino (ITA) 1 0 5 2 5–2
 Allan Jay (GBR) 0 1 2 5 2–5
 Bruno Habārovs (URS) 1 0 8 7 8–7
4  József Sákovics (HUN) 0 1 7 8 7–8
Source: Official Report, p. 803

Overall standings
RankFencerNationRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Giuseppe Delfino Italy13131
Allan Jay Great Britain14312
Bruno Habārovs Soviet Union12223
4József Sákovics Hungary11314
5Roger Achten Belgium24245
6Yves Dreyfus France14226
7Armand Mouyal France14137
8Giovanni Battista Breda Italy23148
9Alberto Pellegrino Italy2215Did not advance
Guram Kostava Soviet Union2435Did not advance
11István Kausz Hungary1126Did not advance
Berndt-Otto Rehbinder Sweden3136Did not advance
13Janusz Kurczab Poland214Did not advance
Bohdan Gonsior Poland344Did not advance
Paul Gnaier United Team of Germany234Did not advance
Arnold Chernushevich Soviet Union124Did not advance
17Tamás Gábor Hungary235Did not advance
Georg Neuber United Team of Germany315Did not advance
Wiesław Glos Poland335Did not advance
Adalbert Gurath Jr. Romania125Did not advance
21Göran Abrahamsson Sweden326Did not advance
Bill Hoskyns Great Britain336Did not advance
Jack Guittet France126Did not advance
Dieter Fänger United Team of Germany216Did not advance
25José Ferreira Portugal35Did not advance
Alberto Balestrini Argentina15Did not advance
Kazuhiko Tabuchi Japan15Did not advance
Rolf Wiik Finland35Did not advance
John Pelling Great Britain35Did not advance
Jules Amez-Droz Switzerland35Did not advance
31David Micahnik United States36Did not advance
Brian Pickworth New Zealand26Did not advance
François Dehez Belgium36Did not advance
José Fernandes Portugal26Did not advance
Eddi Gutenkauf Luxembourg26Did not advance
Ibrahim Osman Lebanon26Did not advance
37Emilio Echeverry Colombia4Did not advance
Kaj Czarnecki Finland4Did not advance
Raúl Martínez Argentina4Did not advance
Michel Saykali Lebanon4Did not advance
Ralph Spinella United States4Did not advance
Robert Schiel Luxembourg4Did not advance
Ali Annabi Tunisia4Did not advance
Max Dwinger Netherlands4Did not advance
Mohamed Ramadan Lebanon4Did not advance
James Margolis United States4Did not advance
Roger Theisen Luxembourg4Did not advance
Antonio Almada Mexico4Did not advance
49Raoul Barouch Tunisia5Did not advance
Hans Lagerwall Sweden5Did not advance
George Carpenter Ireland5Did not advance
Benito Ramos Mexico5Did not advance
Kalevi Pakarinen Finland5Did not advance
Abbes Harchi Morocco5Did not advance
Abelardo Menéndez Cuba5Did not advance
Sonosuke Fujimaki Japan5Did not advance
Angel Roldán Mexico5Did not advance
Norbert Brami Tunisia5Did not advance
Richard Stone Australia5Did not advance
René Van Den Driessche Belgium5Did not advance
61Charles El-Gressy Morocco6Did not advance
Trần Văn Xuan Vietnam6Did not advance
Claudio Polledri Switzerland6Did not advance
Manuel Martínez Spain6Did not advance
Leif Klette Norway6Did not advance
Christopher Bland Ireland6Did not advance
Gilbert Orengo Monaco6Did not advance
Henri Bini Monaco6Did not advance
Andreas Soeratman Indonesia6Did not advance
Tsugeo Ozawa Japan6Did not advance
Michel Steininger Switzerland6Did not advance
Keith Hackshall Australia6Did not advance
73Abderrahman Sebti Morocco7Did not advance
John Simpson Australia7Did not advance
Jaime Duque Colombia7Did not advance
Jesús Díez Spain7Did not advance
José de Albuquerque Portugal7Did not advance
Pedro Cabrera Spain7Did not advance
Tom Kearney Ireland7Did not advance

References
  1. "Fencing: 1960 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. Official Report, p. 790.
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