Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 25 to 26 July 1980. 52 fencers from 11 nations competed.[1]
Men's team épée at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Central Army Sports Club Complex |
Dates | 25–26 July 1980 |
Competitors | 52 from 11 nations |
Medalists | |
Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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Épée | men | |
Team épée | men | |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | men | women |
Sabre | men | |
Team sabre | men | |
Rosters
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Results
Round 1 Pool A
In the only match in pool A, Sweden defeated Great Britain 8–3 (with one double-loss).
Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | SWE | GBR | |
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1 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Q | 8–3 | ||
2 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3–8 |
Round 1 Pool B
Poland and the Soviet Union each defeated Cuba, 12–4 and 15–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 7–5, with 2 double losses and a 64–49 touches advantage making the final two bouts unnecessary.
Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | POL | CUB | |
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1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | Q | 7–5 | 15–1 | ||
2 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5–7 | 12–4 | |||
3 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 1–15 | 4–12 |
Round 1 Pool C
Czechoslovakia and Hungary each defeated Finland, 13–3 and 8–8 (67 touches to 53), respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–1.
Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | TCH | FIN | |
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1 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | Q | 9–1 | 8.67–8.53 | ||
2 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1–9 | 13–3 | |||
3 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 8.53–8.67 | 3–13 |
Round 1 Pool D
Czechoslovakia and Hungary each defeated Finland, 13–3 and 8–8 (67 touches to 53), respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–1.
Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRA | ROU | KUW | |
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1 | France | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | Q | 9–6 | 16–0 | ||
2 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 6–9 | 12–4 | |||
3 | Kuwait | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0–16 | 4–12 |
Main bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
A1 | Sweden | 6 | |||||||||||
B2 | Poland | 8 | |||||||||||
B2 | Poland | 8 | |||||||||||
D2 | Romania | 4 | |||||||||||
C1 | Hungary | 5 | |||||||||||
D2 | Romania | 8 | |||||||||||
B2 | Poland | 4 | |||||||||||
A1 | France | 8 | |||||||||||
C2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||
D1 | France | 9 | |||||||||||
C1 | France | 9 | Third place | ||||||||||
A1 | Soviet Union | 3 | |||||||||||
A2 | Great Britain | 2 | D2 | Romania | 5 | ||||||||
B1 | Soviet Union | 9 | C1 | Soviet Union | 9 |
Consolation bracket
Semifinals | Fifth place | |||||||
A1 | Sweden | 9 | ||||||
C1 | Hungary | 4 | ||||||
A1 | Sweden | 9 | ||||||
C2 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||
C2 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | ||||||
A2 | Great Britain | 4 | Seventh place | |||||
C1 | Hungary | DNS | ||||||
A2 | Great Britain | WO |
References
- "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.