Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

Great Britain and West Germany each defeated Austria, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 9–5.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRG	GBR	AUT
1	West Germany	2	0	19	11	QQ			9–5	10–6
2	Great Britain	1	1	16	14	Q16		5–9		11–5
3	Austria	0	2	11	21			6–10	5–11

The first two rounds of matches left Hungary and France at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Finland and Poland at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Hungary defeated France 8–2 (with one double-loss ensuring that France could not catch Hungary) to take the top spot in the group. Great Finland and Poland did not face each other.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		HUN	FRA	FIN	POL
1	Hungary	3	0	30	13	QQ			8–2	11–5	11–4
2	France	2	1	23	12	Q16		2–8		8–0	13–1
3	Finland	0	2	5	19			5–11	0–8
4	Poland	0	2	5	27			4–11	1–13

The first two rounds of matches left Sweden and Italy at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Iran and Hong Kong at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Sweden defeated Italy 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Great Finland and Poland did not face each other.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		SWE	ITA	IRI	HKG
1	Sweden	3	0	35	13	QQ			9–7	11–4	15–1
2	Italy	2	1	33	15	Q16		7–9		11–5	15–1
3	Iran	0	2	9	23			4–11	5–11
4	Hong Kong	0	2	2	30			1–15	1–15

The first two rounds of matches left Switzerland and Norway at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Canada and Argentina at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Switzerland defeated Norway 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Canada defeated Argentina, 8–8, winning on touches 68–66, to take third.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		SUI	NOR	CAN	ARG
1	Switzerland	3	0	35	9	QQ			9–3	13–3	13–3
2	Norway	2	1	31	13	Q16		3–9		14–2	14–2
3	Canada	1	2	13	35			3–13	2–14		8.68–8.66
4	Argentina	0	3	13	35			3–13	2–14	8.66–8.68

The first two rounds of matches left the Soviet Union and Romania at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and the United States and Thailand at 0–2 each (eliminating them). The Soviet Union defeated Romania 9–4 to take the top spot in the group. The United States defeated Thailand, also 9–4, to take third.

This was the only group where the second-place team advanced directly to the quarterfinals instead of the round of 16.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	ROU	USA	THA
1	Soviet Union	3	0	32	13	QQ			9–4	12–4	11–5
2	Romania	2	1	28	17			4–9		10–5	14–2
3	United States	1	2	18	27			4–12	5–10		9–4
4	Thailand	0	3	11	34			5–11	2–14	4–9