Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil 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 29 – 30 August 1960. 78 fencers from 31 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Viktor Zhdanovich of the Soviet Union, with his countryman Yury Sisikin the runner-up; they were the nation's first medals in the event. The Soviets nearly swept the medals, with Mark Midler advancing to a three-man barrage for third place before finishing in fifth place. Albie Axelrod's bronze put the United States on the podium for the event for the first time since 1932. Traditional powers Italy and France, who between them had won 11 of 12 gold medals and 9 of 12 silver, were kept off the podium entirely (and Italy did not even have a fencer made the final).

Men's foil
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Soviet stamp commemorating 1960 Olympic fencing
VenuePalazzo dei Congressi
Dates29–30 August
Competitors78 from 31 nations
Medalists
Viktor Zhdanovich
 Soviet Union
Yury Sisikin
 Soviet Union
Albie Axelrod
 United States

Background

This was the 13th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Three of the eight finalists from 1956 returned: two-time gold medalist (and 1948 silver medalist) Christian d'Oriola of France, fourth-place finisher Allan Jay of Great Britain, and seventh-place finisher Mark Midler of the Soviet Union. D'Oriola was a strong contender for a third gold medal, but the Italian and French hegemony in the event was threatened by rising strength of other nations. Jay was the reigning world champion. The Soviets had won the team event at the world championships.[2]

Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Tunisia, and Vietnam each made their debut in the men's foil. The United States made its 12th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

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. It is unclear how ties were broken in the first round; beginning in round 2, 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:[3]

  • Round 1: 12 pools, 6 or 7 fencers to a pool (one pool had 5 due to a withdrawal), 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

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 29 August 19608:30
15:00
Round 1
Round 2
Tuesday, 30 August 19608:30
13:00
15:00
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

The top three fencers in each pool advanced.

Round 1 Pool A

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MF MM JP MS AEE OA
1  Mitsuyuki Funamizu (JPN) 4 1 21 11 Q 1–5 5–0 5–3 5–3 5–0
2  Mark Midler (URS) 3 2 23 14 5–1 4–5 4–5 5–2 5–1
3  Joseph Paletta Jr. (USA) 3 2 19 20 0–5 5–4 5–3 5–3 4–5
4  Michel Steininger (SUI) 2 3 19 19 3–5 5–4 3–5 3–5 5–0
5  Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini (EGY) 2 3 18 18 3–5 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–0
6  Orlando Azinhais (POR) 1 4 9 24 0–5 1–5 5–4 0–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 765

Round 1 Pool B

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CdO TG RC FQ MSo MSi PM
1  Christian d'Oriola (FRA) 5 1 29 13 Q 5–1 5–1 5–2 5–3 4–5 5–1
2  Tim Gerresheim (EUA) 4 2 22 18 1–5 5–1 1–5 5–3 5–4 5–0
3  Ralph Cooperman (GBR) 4 2 22 17 1–5 1–5 5–4 5–2 5–0 5–1
4  Freddy Quintero (VEN) 3 3 25 19 2–5 5–1 4–5 4–5 5–2 5–1
5  Moustafa Soheim (EGY) 2 4 22 26 3–5 3–5 2–5 5–4 5–2 4–5
6  Michael Sichel (AUS) 2 4 18 24 5–4 4–5 0–5 2–5 2–5 5–0
7  Pedro Marçal (POR) 1 5 8 29 1–5 0–5 1–5 1–5 5–4 0–5
Source: Official Report, p. 765

Round 1 Pool C

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AJ JC TM FD BS LK
1  Allan Jay (GBR) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–3 5–2
2  Jean Cerrottini (SUI) 3 2 19 22 4–5 0–5 5–4 5–4 5–4
3  Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) 2 3 16 17 2–5 5–0 0–5 5–2 4–5
4  Franck Delhem (BEL) 2 3 20 16 2–5 4–5 5–0 4–5 5–1
5  Boris Stavrev (BUL) 2 3 19 21 3–5 4–5 2–5 5–4 5–2
6  Leif Klette (NOR) 1 4 14 24 2–5 4–5 5–4 1–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 766

Round 1 Pool D

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JR JK EG LG GO JD GA
1  Jan Różycki (POL) 4 1 23 15 Q 3–5 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–2
2  Jenő Kamuti (HUN) 4 1 24 14 5–3 5–1 4–5 5–3 5–2
3  Eugene Glazer (USA) 4 2 25 19 4–5 1–5 5–1 5–1 5–4 5–3
4  Luis García (VEN) 3 3 22 26 2–5 5–4 1–5 4–5 5–4 5–3
5  Gilbert Orengo (MON) 2 3 15 23 2–5 1–5 5–4 5–4 2–5
6  Jesús Díez (ESP) 1 4 20 23 3–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 5–3
7  Göran Abrahamsson (SWE) 1 5 18 27 2–5 2–5 3–5 3–5 5–2 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 766

Round 1 Pool E

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JG JB MC ED AD HT JK
1  Jesús Gruber (VEN) 5 1 25 16 Q 5–4 5–3 0–5 5–1 5–2 5–1
2  Jürgen Brecht (EUA) 4 2 26 18 4–5 2–5 5–1 5–3 5–2 5–2
3  Mario Curletto (ITA) 4 2 26 19 3–5 5–2 5–2 5–3 5–2 3–5
4  Édouard Didier (LUX) 3 3 19 18 5–0 1–5 2–5 1–5 5–1 5–2
5  Asen Dyakovski (BUL) 3 3 22 18 1–5 3–5 3–5 5–1 5–1 5–1
6  Harry Thuillier (IRL) 1 5 13 26 2–5 2–5 2–5 1–5 1–5 5–1
7  Jean Khayat (TUN) 1 5 12 28 1–5 2–5 5–3 2–5 1–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 766

Round 1 Pool F

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BH MF JM HL WF HB RB
1  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 6 0 30 5 Q 5–1 5–0 5–1 5–3 5–0 5–0
2  Mihály Fülöp (HUN) 5 1 26 13 1–5 5–2 5–1 5–1 5–0 5–4
3  Joaquín Moya (ESP) 3 3 20 24 0–5 2–5 3–5 5–4 5–4 5–1
4  Hans Lagerwall (SWE) 3 2 17 15 1–5 1–5 5–3 5–0 5–2
5  William Fajardo (MEX) 1 5 16 28 3–5 1–5 4–5 0–5 5–3 3–5
6  Henri Bini (MON) 1 4 10 21 0–5 0–5 4–5 1–5 5–1
7  Raoul Barouch (TUN) 1 5 13 28 0–5 4–5 1–5 2–5 5–3 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 767

Round 1 Pool G

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VZ AC EG JD JP BP
1  Viktor Zhdanovich (URS) 4 1 24 11 Q 4–5 5–2 5–2 5–0 5–2
2  Attila Csipler (ROU) 4 1 24 17 5–4 5–1 5–3 4–5 5–4
3  Enrique González (ESP) 2 3 16 19 2–5 1–5 5–3 3–5 5–1
4  Jacques Debeur (BEL) 2 3 18 19 2–5 3–5 3–5 5–4 5–1
5  Juan Paladino (URU) 2 3 18 22 0–5 5–4 5–3 4–5 4–5
6  Brian Pickworth (NZL) 1 4 13 24 2–5 4–5 1–5 1–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, p. 768

Round 1 Pool H

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JL LK BM HO OL CE TVX
1  Jean Link (LUX) 5 0 25 8 Q 5–2 5–2 5–1 5–0 5–3
2  László Kamuti (HUN) 5 1 27 17 2–5 5–4 5–4 5–1 5–2 5–1
3  Brian McCowage (AUS) 4 2 26 21 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–0 5–4 5–4
4  Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) 3 3 23 19 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–4 5–0 5–0
5  Orvar Lindwall (SWE) 2 3 15 21 1–5 0–5 4–5 5–2 5–4
6  Charles El-Gressy (MAR) 0 5 8 25 0–5 2–5 4–5 0–5 2–5
7  Trần Văn Xuan (VIE) 0 5 12 25 3–5 1–5 4–5 0–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 768

Round 1 Pool I

Saev of Bulgaria did not start, leaving this pool with only 5 fencers.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. WW LC RC RS NB
1  Witold Woyda (POL) 4 0 20 8 Q 5–2 5–1 5–2 5–3
2  Luigi Carpaneda (ITA) 3 1 17 15 2–5 5–4 5–2 5–4
3  Roger Closset (FRA) 2 2 15 11 1–5 4–5 5–1 5–0
4  Robert Schiel (LUX) 1 3 10 18 2–5 2–5 1–5 5–3
5  Norbert Brami (TUN) 0 4 10 20 3–5 4–5 0–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 768

Round 1 Pool J

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. EM RP AA JD CP AE
1  Eberhard Mehl (EUA) 5 0 25 5 Q 5–0 5–1 5–2 5–2 5–0
2  Ryszard Parulski (POL) 4 1 20 14 0–5 5–1 5–3 5–4 5–1
3  Albie Axelrod (USA) 3 2 17 16 1–5 1–5 5–2 5–2 5–2
4  Jaime Duque (COL) 1 3 12 17 2–5 3–5 2–5 5–2
5  Claudio Polledri (SUI) 1 3 13 17 2–5 4–5 2–5 5–2
6  Abderraouf El-Fassy (MAR) 0 5 7 25 0–5 1–5 2–5 2–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 769

Round 1 Pool K

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. YS JCM RC IL MGE KT MB
1  Yury Sisikin (URS) 4 1 24 13 Q 4–5 5–1 5–3 5–3 5–1
2  Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) 4 0 20 12 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–4
3  Raúl Cicero (MEX) 3 1 17 14 2–5 5–2 5–3 5–4
4  Ivan Lund (AUS) 1 3 11 17 1–5 2–5 5–2 3–5
5  Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi (EGY) 1 3 14 19 3–5 4–5 2–5 5–4
6  Kazuhiko Tabuchi (JPN) 1 4 17 22 3–5 3–5 2–5 4–5 5–2
7  Manuel Borrego (POR) 1 3 12 18 1–5 4–5 5–3 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 769

Round 1 Pool L

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AP ID AV CS BH EE MBJ
1  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 4 0 20 7 Q 5–2 5–2 5–3 5–0
2  Ion Drîmbă (ROU) 4 1 24 12 4–5 5–4 5–1 5–0 5–2
3  André Verhalle (BEL) 4 1 23 12 5–4 5–2 5–1 3–5 5–0
4  Carl Schwende (CAN) 2 3 18 16 2–5 4–5 2–5 5–0 5–1
5  Brian Hamilton (IRL) 1 3 9 19 2–5 1–5 1–5 5–4
6  Emilio Echeverry (COL) 1 3 8 18 3–5 0–5 5–3 0–5
7  Mohamed Ben Joullon (MAR) 0 5 7 25 0–5 2–5 0–5 1–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 769

Round 2 Pool A

The fifth (final) round of the pool was cancelled entirely, as it was clear who the four advancing would be; each fencer thus faced only 4 others.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JCM BH AA JG LK JM
1  Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) 4 0 20 7 Q 5–1 5–3 5–3 5–0
2  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 3 1 16 8 1–5 5–2 5–1 5–0
3  Albie Axelrod (USA) 3 1 18 12 3–5 5–1 5–2 5–4
4  Jesús Gruber (VEN) 2 2 13 17 2–5 1–5 5–3 5–4
5  László Kamuti (HUN) 0 4 9 20 3–5 1–5 2–5 3–5
6  Joaquín Moya (ESP) 0 4 8 20 0–5 0–5 4–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 770

Round 2 Pool B

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. WW JB YS MC RC ID
1  Witold Woyda (POL) 4 0 20 9 Q 5–1 5–3 5–1 5–4
2  Jürgen Brecht (EUA) 3 1 18 10 5–2 3–5 5–2 5–1
3  Yury Sisikin (URS) 3 2 18 16 1–5 2–5 5–2 5–3 5–1
4  Mario Curletto (ITA) 2 2 15 14 3–5 5–3 2–5 5–1
5  Ralph Cooperman (GBR) 1 4 12 23 1–5 2–5 3–5 1–5 5–3
6  Ion Drîmbă (ROU) 0 4 9 20 4–5 1–5 1–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 770

Round 2 Pool C

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. EM VZ MF AV JP RC
1  Eberhard Mehl (EUA) 4 1 23 15 Q 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–4 5–0
2  Viktor Zhdanovich (URS) 3 1 18 9 3–5 5–3 5–0 5–1
3  Mihály Fülöp (HUN) 3 2 22 19 5–3 3–5 5–3 4–5 5–3
4  André Verhalle (BEL) 2 2 16 16 3–5 3–5 5–4 5–2
5  Joseph Paletta Jr. (USA) 1 3 9 19 4–5 0–5 5–4 0–5
6  Raúl Cicero (MEX) 0 4 6 20 0–5 1–5 3–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 770

Round 2 Pool D

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. TG LC MM JR JL BM
1  Tim Gerresheim (EUA) 5 0 25 15 Q 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–4 5–3
2  Luigi Carpaneda (ITA) 3 1 19 12 4–5 5–3 5–3 5–1
3  Mark Midler (URS) 2 2 15 13 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–0
4  Jan Różycki (POL) 2 2 15 15 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–2
5  Jean Link (LUX) 1 4 15 21 4–5 3–5 0–4 3–5 5–2
6  Brian McCowage (AUS) 0 4 8 20 3–5 1–5 2–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 772

Round 2 Pool E

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AP RP CdO TM JC EG
1  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 3 2 18 15 Q 2–5 1–5 5–0 5–1 5–4
2  Ryszard Parulski (POL) 3 2 20 16 5–2 2–5 3–5 5–2 5–2
3  Christian d'Oriola (FRA) 3 1 17 12 5–1 5–2 5–4 2–5
4  Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) 3 2 19 18 0–5 5–3 4–5 5–3 5–2
5  Jean Cerrottini (SUI) 2 3 16 20 1–5 2–5 5–2 3–5 5–3
6  Enrique González (ESP) 0 4 11 20 4–5 2–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 772

Round 2 Pool F

There was a 4-way tie for 3rd place, requiring a barrage for the last two advancement places.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JK RC AJ EG MF AC
1  Jenő Kamuti (HUN) 4 1 24 14 Q 4–5 5–1 5–3 5–2 5–3
2  Roger Closset (FRA) 3 2 16 16 5–4 0–5 1–5 5–2 5–0
3  Allan Jay (GBR) 2 3 19 19 B 1–5 5–0 4–5 4–5 5–4
4  Eugene Glazer (USA) 2 3 18 20 3–5 5–1 5–4 1–5 4–5
5  Mitsuyuki Funamizu (JPN) 2 3 16 20 2–5 2–5 5–4 5–1 2–5
6  Attila Csipler (ROU) 2 3 17 21 3–5 0–5 4–5 5–4 5–2
Source: Official Report, p. 772
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AJ EG MF AC
1  Allan Jay (GBR) 2 1 12 9 Q 2–5 5–3 5–1
2  Eugene Glazer (USA) 2 1 10 11 5–2 5–4 0–5
3  Mitsuyuki Funamizu (JPN) 1 2 12 14 3–5 4–5 5–4
4  Attila Csipler (ROU) 1 2 10 10 1–5 5–0 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 772

Quarterfinal A

There was a four-way tie for 3rd place; a barrage was held to determine the final advancing fencer.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BH YS WW MC AV JK
1  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 4 1 23 19 Q 5–4 3–5 5–3 5–3 5–4
2  Yury Sisikin (URS) 3 2 22 18 4–5 5–3 3–5 5–1 5–4
3  Witold Woyda (POL) 2 3 19 20 B 5–3 3–5 5–2 3–5 3–5
4  Mario Curletto (ITA) 2 3 17 19 3–5 5–3 2–5 5–1 2–5
5  André Verhalle (BEL) 2 3 15 20 3–5 1–5 5–3 1–5 5–2
6  Jenő Kamuti (HUN) 2 3 20 20 4–5 4–5 5–3 5–2 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 773
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. WW MC AV JK
1  Witold Woyda (POL) 1 1 9 6 Q 4–5 5–1
2  Mario Curletto (ITA) 1 1 7 9 5–4 2–5
3  André Verhalle (BEL) 0 0 0 0
4  Jenő Kamuti (HUN) 2 3 6 7 1–5 5–2
Source: Official Report, p. 773

Quarterfinal B

Carpaneda and d'Oriola tied for the 3rd and final advancement place at 3–2, so fenced off for the spot. Carpaneda had won the initial round-robin bout, but d'Oriola won the fence-off and advanced.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. RP MM CdO LC EG JB
1  Ryszard Parulski (POL) 4 1 23 12 Q 5–2 3–5 5–1 5–2 5–2
2  Mark Midler (URS) 4 1 22 12 2–5 5–1 5–4 5–1 5–1
3  Christian d'Oriola (FRA) 3 2 19 20 B 5–3 1–5 3–5 5–4 5–3
4  Luigi Carpaneda (ITA) 3 2 20 16 1–5 4–5 5–3 5–1 5–2
5  Eugene Glazer (USA) 1 4 13 23 2–5 1–5 4–5 1–5 5–3
6  Jürgen Brecht (EUA) 0 5 11 25 2–5 1–5 3–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 773
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CdO LC
1  Christian d'Oriola (FRA) 1 0 5 4 Q 5–4
2  Luigi Carpaneda (ITA) 0 1 4 5 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 773

Quarterfinal C

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VZ JR RC AP TG JG
1  Viktor Zhdanovich (URS) 4 0 20 4 Q 5–1 5–0 5–2 5–1
2  Jan Różycki (POL) 3 1 16 14 5–3 1–5 5–3 5–3
3  Roger Closset (FRA) 3 2 19 17 1–5 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–2
4  Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) 2 3 15 19 0–5 5–1 2–5 3–5 5–3
5  Tim Gerresheim (EUA) 1 3 13 18 2–5 3–5 3–5 5–3
6  Jesús Gruber (VEN) 0 4 9 20 1–5 3–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 774

Quarterfinal D

With a three-way tie for 2nd place, a barrage was needed to determine two advancement spots.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AA EM MF TM JCM AJ
1  Albie Axelrod (USA) 4 1 24 16 Q 4–5 5–3 5–4 5–1 5–3
2  Eberhard Mehl (EUA) 3 2 22 17 B 5–4 4–5 3–5 5–3 5–0
3  Mihály Fülöp (HUN) 3 2 19 20 3–5 5–4 5–3 1–5 5–3
4  Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) 3 2 22 18 4–5 5–3 3–5 5–2 5–3
5  Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) 1 4 14 21 1–5 3–5 5–1 2–5 3–5
6  Allan Jay (GBR) 1 4 14 23 3–5 0–5 3–5 3–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, p. 774
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. EM MF TM
1  Eberhard Mehl (EUA) 1 0 5 3 Q 5–3
2  Mihály Fülöp (HUN) 1 0 5 3 5–3
3  Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) 0 2 6 10 3–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, p. 774

Semifinal A

In a very closely contested semifinal, each fencer finished either 3–2 or 2–3. With a three-way tie for 4th place, a barrage was needed to determine the final advancement spot.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AA WW VZ CdO MF RP
1  Albie Axelrod (USA) 3 2 19 16 Q 3–5 1–5 5–2 5–1 5–3
2  Witold Woyda (POL) 3 2 23 17 4–5 5–1 5–3 5–3 4–5
3  Viktor Zhdanovich (URS) 3 2 21 18 5–3 5–4 3–5 5–1 3–5
4  Christian d'Oriola (FRA) 2 3 19 20 B 2–5 3–5 5–3 4–5 5–2
5  Mihály Fülöp (HUN) 2 3 15 20 1–5 3–5 1–5 5–4 5–1
6  Ryszard Parulski (POL) 2 3 16 22 3–5 5–4 5–3 2–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 776
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CdO MF RP
1  Christian d'Oriola (FRA) 2 0 10 2 Q 5–2 5–0
2  Mihály Fülöp (HUN) 0 1 2 5 2–5
3  Ryszard Parulski (POL) 0 1 0 5 0–5
Source: Official Report, p. 776

Semifinal B

Hoskyns and Różycki tied for 4th at 2–3. In the barrage, Hoskyns was victorious, repeating his 5–1 win over Różycki in the round-robin.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MM YS RC BH JR EM
1  Mark Midler (URS) 4 1 22 14 Q 5–3 5–0 5–2 2–5 5–4
2  Yury Sisikin (URS) 3 2 18 18 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–3 0–5
3  Roger Closset (FRA) 3 2 17 16 0–5 2–5 5–1 5–3 5–2
4  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 2 3 16 20 B 2–5 3–5 1–5 5–1 5–4
5  Jan Różycki (POL) 2 3 17 17 5–2 3–5 3–5 1–5 5–0
6  Eberhard Mehl (EUA) 1 4 13 20 4–5 5–0 2–5 4–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, p. 776
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BH JR
1  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 1 0 5 1 Q 5–1
2  Jan Różycki (POL) 0 1 1 5 1–5
Source: Official Report, p. 776

Final

After a 3–2 record in the semifinals, Zhdanovich swept the entire field in the final and finished 7–0 for the gold medal. The next closest fencer and thus silver medalist, Sisikin, went 4–2. Closset dislocated his right knee and was unable to finish the round; his bouts against Sisikin, Axelrod, and Woyda were cancelled. The three men tied for third place at 3 wins (regardless of losses, which were different due to Closset's injury) faced off in a barrage for the bronze medal; Axelrod won by beating both of the other hopefuls. Despite only competing in four bouts, Closset finished in a tie for 6th at 2 wins (he was 2–2 in his bouts), winning the tie-breaker against Hoskyns (2–5) based on touches received in their respective victories: Closset's wins were both by 5–3 scores, for a total of 6 touches received, while Hoskyns's wins were by 5–4 scores, with a total of 8 touches received).

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VZ YS AA WW MM RC BH CdO
 Viktor Zhdanovich (URS) 7 0 35 20 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–4 5–2 5–3 5–3
 Yury Sisikin (URS) 4 2 27 21 4–5 5–2 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–4
3  Albie Axelrod (USA) 3 3 23 24 B 2–5 2–5 5–3 5–2 4–5 5–4
3  Witold Woyda (POL) 3 3 24 23 2–5 5–3 3–5 4–5 5–3 5–2
3  Mark Midler (URS) 3 4 28 25 4–5 4–5 2–5 5–4 3–5 5–1 5–0
6  Roger Closset (FRA) 2 2 14 16 2–5 5–3 5–3 2–5
7  Bill Hoskyns (GBR) 2 5 21 33 3–5 1–5 5–4 3–5 1–5 3–5 5–4
8  Christian d'Oriola (FRA) 1 6 22 32 3–5 4–5 4–5 2–5 0–5 5–2 4–5
Source: Official Report, p. 777
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA AA WW MM
 Albie Axelrod (USA) 2 0 10 7 5–4 5–3
4  Witold Woyda (POL) 1 1 9 7 4–5 5–2
5  Mark Midler (URS) 0 2 5 10 3–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, p. 777

Overall standings

RankFencerNationRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Viktor Zhdanovich Soviet Union12131
Yury Sisikin Soviet Union13222
Albie Axelrod United States33113
4Witold Woyda Poland11324
5Mark Midler Soviet Union23215
6Roger Closset France32336
7Bill Hoskyns Great Britain12147
8Christian d'Oriola France13348
9Mihály Fülöp Hungary2335Did not advance
Jan Różycki Poland1425Did not advance
11Ryszard Parulski Poland2216Did not advance
Eberhard Mehl United Team of Germany1126Did not advance
13Mario Curletto Italy344Did not advance
Luigi Carpaneda Italy224Did not advance
Alberto Pellegrino Italy114Did not advance
Tănase Mureșanu Romania344Did not advance
17André Verhalle Belgium345Did not advance
Eugene Glazer United States345Did not advance
Tim Gerresheim United Team of Germany215Did not advance
Jean-Claude Magnan France215Did not advance
21Jenő Kamuti Hungary216Did not advance
Jürgen Brecht United Team of Germany226Did not advance
Jesús Gruber Venezuela146Did not advance
Allan Jay Great Britain136Did not advance
25László Kamuti Hungary25Did not advance
Ralph Cooperman Great Britain35Did not advance
Joseph Paletta Jr. United States35Did not advance
Jean Link Luxembourg15Did not advance
Jean Cerrottini Switzerland25Did not advance
Mitsuyuki Funamizu Japan15Did not advance
31Joaquín Moya Spain36Did not advance
Ion Drîmbă Romania26Did not advance
Raúl Cicero Mexico36Did not advance
Brian McCowage Australia36Did not advance
Enrique González Spain36Did not advance
Attila Csipler Romania26Did not advance
37Michel Steininger Switzerland4Did not advance
Freddy Quintero Venezuela4Did not advance
Franck Delhem Belgium4Did not advance
Luis García Venezuela4Did not advance
Édouard Didier Luxembourg4Did not advance
Hans Lagerwall Sweden4Did not advance
Jacques Debeur Belgium4Did not advance
Heizaburo Okawa Japan4Did not advance
Robert Schiel Luxembourg4Did not advance
Jaime Duque Colombia4Did not advance
Ivan Lund Australia4Did not advance
Carl Schwende Canada4Did not advance
49Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini Egypt5Did not advance
Moustafa Soheim Egypt5Did not advance
Boris Stavrev Bulgaria5Did not advance
Gilbert Orengo Monaco5Did not advance
Asen Dyakovski Bulgaria5Did not advance
William Fajardo Mexico5Did not advance
Juan Paladino Uruguay5Did not advance
Orvar Lindwall Sweden5Did not advance
Norbert Brami Tunisia5Did not advance
Claudio Polledri Switzerland5Did not advance
Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi Egypt5Did not advance
Brian Hamilton Ireland5Did not advance
61Orlando Azinhais Portugal6Did not advance
Michael Sichel Australia6Did not advance
Leif Klette Norway6Did not advance
Jesús Díez Spain6Did not advance
Harry Thuillier Ireland6Did not advance
Henri Bini Monaco6Did not advance
Brian Pickworth New Zealand6Did not advance
Charles El-Gressy Morocco6Did not advance
Abderraouf El-Fassy Morocco6Did not advance
Kazuhiko Tabuchi Japan6Did not advance
Emilio Echeverry Colombia6Did not advance
72Pedro Marçal Portugal7Did not advance
Göran Abrahamsson Sweden7Did not advance
Jean Khayat Tunisia7Did not advance
Raoul Barouch Tunisia7Did not advance
Trần Văn Xuan Vietnam7Did not advance
Manuel Borrego Portugal7Did not advance
Mohamed Ben Joullon Morocco7Did not advance

References

  1. "Fencing: 1960 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, p. 765.
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