Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 1 to 2 August 1984. 58 fencers from 26 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Mauro Numa of Italy, the nation's sixth victory in the men's foil (behind only France with seven). His countryman Stefano Cerioni took bronze. The silver medal went to Matthias Behr, West Germany's first medal in the event and the first medal for any German athlete since 1928. France's five-Games podium streak ended.

Men's foil
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Mauro Numa
VenueLong Beach Convention Center
Dates1–2 August 1984
Competitors58 from 26 nations
Medalists
Mauro Numa
 Italy
Matthias Behr
 West Germany
Stefano Cerioni
 Italy
Fencing at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Background

This was the 19th 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). Two of the six finalists from 1980 returned: silver medalist Pascal Jolyot of France and sixth-place finisher Petru Kuki of Romania. The 1980 gold medalist, Vladimir Smirnov of the Soviet Union, had died after an accident during the 1982 world championships. The bronze medalist, Alexandr Romankov also of the Soviet Union, was kept out of the tournament, along with the other two 1980 finalists, due to the Soviet-led boycott. Romankov would have been a heavy favorite: he had won silver at the 1976 Games, bronze in 1980, and won the world championships in 1974, 1977, 1979, 1982, and 1983. In the absence of the Soviets, Poles, and Hungarians, the French, Italian, and West German teams were expected to dominate.[2]

Bolivia, the People's Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 17th appearance, tied for most of any nation; France had missed only the 1904 (with fencers not traveling to St. Louis) and the 1912 (boycotted due to a dispute over rules) foil competitions, while the United States had missed the inaugural 1896 competition and boycotted the 1980 Games altogether.

Competition format

The 1984 tournament used a three-phase format similar to that of 1976 and 1980, though the final phase was different.

The first phase was a multi-round round-robin pool play format; each fencer in a pool faced each other fencer in that pool once. There were three pool rounds:

  • The first round had 10 pools of 5 or 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
  • The second round had 8 pools of 5 fencers each, with the top 3 in each pool advancing.
  • The third round had 4 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.

The second phase was a truncated double-elimination tournament. Four fencers advanced to the final round through the winners brackets and four more advanced via the repechage.

The final phase was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. (This was changed from a 6-man final round-robin pool in previous years.)

Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination and final rounds were to 10 touches.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 1 August 19849:00
 
 		Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Thursday, 2 August 19849:00
 
 
20:00		Double elimination round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Friday, 3 August 198414:00Finals

Results

Round 1 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AB SJ HD RB MARHU
1  Andrea Borella (ITA) 4 0 20 8 Q 5–3 5–1 5–2 5–2
2  Stefan Joos (BEL) 2 2 17 13 3–5 5–2 4–5 5–1
3  Henri Darricau (LIB) 2 2 13 16 1–5 2–5 5–3 5–3
4  Robert Blaschka (AUT) 1 3 14 19 2–5 5–4 3–5 4–5
5  Majed Abdul Rahim Habib Ullah (KSA) 1 3 11 19 2–5 1–5 3–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 395

Round 1 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. KU SE SC HY JF
1  Kenichi Umezawa (JPN) 4 0 20 12 Q 5–4 5–3 5–3 5–2
2  Shlomo Eyal (ISR) 3 1 19 9 4–5 5–2 5–1 5–1
3  Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 2 2 15 10 3–5 2–5 5–0 5–0
4  Haluk Yamaç (TUR) 1 3 9 16 3–5 1–5 0–5 5–1
5  Julito Francis (ISV) 0 4 4 20 2–5 1–5 0–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 395

Round 1 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IH PO NA ST KYF SM
1  Itzhak Hatuel (ISR) 5 0 25 10 Q 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–2 5–0
2  Philippe Omnès (FRA) 4 1 24 15 4–5 5–1 5–4 5–2 5–3
3  Nobuyuki Azuma (JPN) 3 2 18 15 2–5 1–5 5–2 5–2 5–1
4  Sergio Turiace (ARG) 1 4 17 21 2–5 4–5 2–5 4–5 5–1
5  Ko Yin Fai (HKG) 1 4 14 24 2–5 2–5 2–5 5–4 3–5
6  Saul Mendoza (BOL) 1 4 10 23 0–5 3–5 1–5 1–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 395

Round 1 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MN PJ SL TS DH AJ
1  Mauro Numa (ITA) 5 0 25 7 Q 5–3 5–0 5–3 5–1 5–0
2  Pascal Jolyot (FRA) 4 1 23 14 3–5 5–2 5–4 5–3 5–0
3  Sergio Luchetti (ARG) 3 2 17 15 0–5 2–5 5–2 5–3 5–0
4  Tadashi Shimokawa (JPN) 2 3 19 15 3–5 4–5 2–5 5–0 5–0
5  Dany Haddad (LIB) 1 4 12 20 1–5 3–5 3–5 0–5 5–0
6  Ayman Jumean (JOR) 0 5 0 25 0–5 0–5 0–5 0–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 395

Round 1 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MG JRM JW ED AAA JK
1  Matthias Gey (FRG) 5 0 25 6 Q 5–4 5–0 5–0 5–0 5–2
2  José Rafael Magallanes (VEN) 4 1 24 16 4–5 5–3 5–4 5–4 5–0
3  Joachim Wendt (AUT) 3 2 18 15 0–5 3–5 5–2 5–1 5–2
4  Edgardo Díaz (PUR) 2 3 16 21 0–5 4–5 2–5 5–4 5–2
5  Ahmed Al-Ahmed (KUW) 1 4 14 22 0–5 4–5 1–5 4–5 5–2
6  James Kreglo (ISV) 0 5 8 25 2–5 0–5 2–5 2–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 395

Round 1 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. LY HH NB GS LTC AAZ
1  Liu Yunhong (CHN) 4 1 22 12 Q 2–5 5–4 5–1 5–2 5–0
2  Harald Hein (FRG) 4 1 24 15 5–2 4–5 5–4 5–1 5–3
3  Nick Bell (GBR) 3 2 19 17 4–5 5–4 0–5 5–2 5–1
4  Georg Somloi (AUT) 2 3 18 18 1–5 4–5 5–0 5–3 3–5
5  Lee Tai-Chung (TPE) 1 4 13 22 2–5 1–5 2–5 3–5 5–2
6  Abdullah Al-Zawayed (KSA) 1 4 11 23 0–5 3–5 1–5 5–3 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 395

Round 1 Pool G
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MB GB YY AMEH LTC JN
1  Matthias Behr (FRG) 5 0 25 14 Q 5–4 5–4 5–2 5–0 5–4
2  Greg Benko (AUS) 4 1 24 10 4–5 5–1 5–2 5–2 5–0
3  Yu Yifeng (CHN) 3 2 20 13 4–5 1–5 5–2 5–0 5–1
4  Abdel Monem El-Husseini (EGY) 2 3 16 19 2–5 2–5 2–5 5–3 5–1
5  Lam Tak Chuen (HKG) 1 4 10 23 0–5 2–5 0–5 3–5 5–3
6  Jeppe Normann (NOR) 0 5 9 25 4–5 0–5 1–5 1–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 1 Pool H
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PH FP PL CS KFAR HD
1  Pierre Harper (GBR) 4 1 24 11 Q 5–2 5–3 4–5 5–1 5–0
2  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 4 1 22 14 2–5 5–1 5–1 5–3 5–4
3  Peter Lewison (USA) 3 2 19 16 3–5 1–5 5–1 5–2 5–3
4  Chu Shisheng (CHN) 3 2 17 18 5–4 1–5 1–5 5–0 5–4
5  Khaled Fahd Al-Rasheed (KSA) 1 4 11 21 1–5 3–5 2–5 0–5 5–1
6  Henri Darricau (LIB) 0 5 12 25 0–5 4–5 3–5 4–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 1 Pool I
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PJ PK MM KAA AD TSH
1  Peter Joos (BEL) 4 1 22 11 Q 5–0 2–5 5–3 5–3 5–0
2  Petru Kuki (ROU) 3 2 18 14 0–5 5–4 3–5 5–0 5–0
3  Mike McCahey (USA) 3 2 21 17 5–2 4–5 5–3 2–5 5–2
4  Khaled Al-Awadhi (KUW) 3 2 21 20 3–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–4
5  Ahmed Diab (EGY) 2 3 16 21 3–5 0–5 5–2 3–5 5–4
6  Tsai Shing-Hsiang (TPE) 0 5 10 25 0–5 0–5 2–5 4–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 1 Pool J
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BG GM TS BR LYL KAM
1  Bill Gosbee (GBR) 4 1 22 13 Q 2–5 5–0 5–3 5–1 5–4
2  Greg Massialas (USA) 4 1 23 14 5–2 3–5 5–3 5–1 5–3
3  Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 4 1 20 12 0–5 5–3 5–1 5–1 5–2
4  Bilal Rifaat (EGY) 2 3 17 21 3–5 3–5 1–5 5–2 5–4
5  Lai Yee Lap (HKG) 1 4 10 21 1–5 1–5 1–5 2–5 5–1
6  Kifah Al-Mutawa (KUW) 0 5 14 25 4–5 3–5 2–5 4–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 2 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MG FP TSo GS TSh
1  Matthias Gey (FRG) 3 1 18 8 Q 3–5 5–1 5–1 5–1
2  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 3 1 19 10 5–3 5–2 5–0 4–5
3  Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 2 2 13 14 1–5 2–5 5–4 5–0
4  Georg Somloi (AUT) 1 3 10 15 1–5 0–5 4–5 5–0
5  Tadashi Shimokawa (JPN) 1 3 6 19 1–5 5–4 0–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 2 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MN SJ JRM HH HD
1  Mauro Numa (ITA) 3 1 19 11 Q 4–5 5–1 5–4 5–1
2  Stefan Joos (BEL) 3 1 16 14 5–4 1–5 5–1 5–4
3  José Rafael Magallanes (VEN) 2 2 15 12 1–5 5–1 4–5 5–1
4  Harald Hein (FRG) 2 2 15 15 4–5 1–5 5–4 5–1
5  Henri Darricau (LIB) 0 4 7 20 1–5 4–5 1–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 2 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PO IH SC YY BR
1  Philippe Omnès (FRA) 4 0 20 7 Q 5–1 5–2 5–2 5–2
2  Itzhak Hatuel (ISR) 2 2 14 11 1–5 3–5 5–0 5–1
3  Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 2 2 13 16 2–5 5–3 1–5 5–3
4  Yu Yifeng (CHN) 1 3 10 16 2–5 0–5 5–1 3–5
5  Bilal Rifaat (EGY) 1 3 11 18 2–5 1–5 3–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 2 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AB CS SE PJ ED
1  Andrea Borella (ITA) 4 0 20 8 Q 5–0 5–3 5–2 5–3
2  Chu Shisheng (CHN) 3 1 15 13 0–5 5–4 5–1 5–3
3  Shlomo Eyal (ISR) 2 2 17 12 3–5 4–5 5–2 5–0
4  Pascal Jolyot (FRA) 1 3 10 16 2–5 1–5 2–5 5–1
5  Edgardo Díaz (PUR) 0 4 7 20 3–5 3–5 0–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 2 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MB AMEH PK GM NB
1  Matthias Behr (FRG) 4 0 20 10 Q 5–2 5–3 5–3 5–2
2  Abdel Monem El-Husseini (EGY) 2 2 16 15 2–5 5–1 4–5 5–4
3  Petru Kuki (ROU) 2 2 14 16 3–5 1–5 5–3 5–3
4  Greg Massialas (USA) 1 3 15 19 3–5 5–4 3–5 4–5
5  Nick Bell (GBR) 1 3 14 19 2–5 4–5 3–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 2 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. RB BG KU MM KAA
1  Robert Blaschka (AUT) 3 1 18 13 Q 5–3 3–5 5–1 5–4
2  Bill Gosbee (GBR) 3 1 18 14 3–5 5–4 5–2 5–3
3  Kenichi Umezawa (JPN) 3 1 19 15 5–3 4–5 5–3 5–4
4  Mike McCahey (USA) 1 3 11 16 1–5 2–5 3–5 5–1
5  Khaled Al-Awadhi (KUW) 0 4 12 20 4–5 3–5 4–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 396

Round 2 Pool G
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. LY NA GB HY SL
1  Liu Yunhong (CHN) 3 1 18 14 Q 5–3 5–3 3–5 5–3
2  Nobuyuki Azuma (JPN) 2 2 15 11 3–5 2–5 5–1 5–0
3  Greg Benko (AUS) 2 2 16 15 3–5 5–2 3–5 5–3
4  Haluk Yamaç (TUR) 2 2 13 16 5–3 1–5 5–3 2–5
5  Sergio Luchetti (ARG) 1 3 11 17 3–5 0–5 3–5 5–2
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 2 Pool H
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JW PL PJ PH ST
1  Joachim Wendt (AUT) 3 1 18 11 Q 4–5 5–2 5–2 5–2
2  Peter Lewison (USA) 3 1 17 14 5–4 2–5 5–4 5–1
3  Peter Joos (BEL) 2 2 15 13 2–5 5–2 3–5 5–1
4  Pierre Harper (GBR) 2 2 16 17 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–4
5  Sergio Turiace (ARG) 0 4 8 20 2–5 1–5 1–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 3 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PO SC MN IH NA BG
1  Philippe Omnès (FRA) 4 1 24 14 Q 5–4 4–5 5–2 5–3 5–0
2  Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 4 1 24 15 4–5 5–3 5–3 5–2 5–2
3  Mauro Numa (ITA) 3 2 21 16 5–4 3–5 3–5 5–1 5–1
4  Itzhak Hatuel (ISR) 3 2 20 20 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–4 5–3
5  Nobuyuki Azuma (JPN) 1 4 15 24 3–5 2–5 1–5 4–5 5–4
6  Bill Gosbee (GBR) 0 5 10 25 0–5 2–5 1–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 3 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AB RB TS LY SE JRM
1  Andrea Borella (ITA) 5 0 25 11 Q 5–3 5–2 5–3 5–0 5–3
2  Robert Blaschka (AUT) 4 1 23 12 3–5 5–3 5–1 5–2 5–1
3  Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 3 2 20 18 2–5 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–2
4  Liu Yunhong (CHN) 2 3 16 20 3–5 1–5 2–5 5–3 5–2
5  Shlomo Eyal (ISR) 1 4 13 20 0–5 2–5 3–5 3–5 5–0
6  José Rafael Magallanes (VEN) 0 5 9 25 3–5 1–5 3–5 2–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 3 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MB KU PK AMEH JW SJ
1  Matthias Behr (FRG) 4 1 24 14 Q 4–5 5–3 5–1 5–4 5–1
2  Kenichi Umezawa (JPN) 4 1 22 17 5–4 2–5 5–2 5–2 5–4
3  Petru Kuki (ROU) 3 2 22 19 3–5 5–2 4–5 5–3 5–4
4  Abdel Monem El-Husseini (EGY) 3 2 18 22 1–5 2–5 5–4 5–4 5–4
5  Joachim Wendt (AUT) 1 4 18 23 4–5 2–5 3–5 4–5 5–3
6  Stefan Joos (BEL) 0 5 16 25 1–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397

Round 3 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MG CS FP PL GB PJ
1  Matthias Gey (FRG) 5 0 25 8 Q 5–1 5–2 5–2 5–1 5–2
2  Chu Shisheng (CHN) 3 2 20 13 1–5 4–5 5–0 5–2 5–1
3  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 3 2 19 22 2–5 5–4 5–4 2–5 5–4
4  Peter Lewison (USA) 2 3 16 22 2–5 0–5 4–5 5–4 5–3
5  Greg Benko (AUS) 1 4 16 22 1–5 2–5 5–2 4–5 4–5
6  Peter Joos (BEL) 1 4 15 24 2–5 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 397
Winners group 1
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Andrea Borella (ITA) 10  
 Abdel Monem El-Husseini (EGY) 9      Andrea Borella (ITA) 9
 Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 10      Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 10
 Chu Shisheng (CHN) 4  
Winners group 2
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Robert Blaschka (AUT) 3  
 Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 10      Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 2
 Petru Kuki (ROU) 9      Matthias Behr (FRG) 10
 Matthias Behr (FRG) 10  
Winners group 3
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Philippe Omnès (FRA) 10  
 Liu Yunhong (CHN) 5      Philippe Omnès (FRA) 6
 Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 10      Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 10
 Kenichi Umezawa (JPN) 5  
Winners group 4
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Mauro Numa (ITA) 10  
 Itzhak Hatuel (ISR) 2      Mauro Numa (ITA) 10
 Peter Lewison (USA) 7      Matthias Gey (FRG) 6
 Matthias Gey (FRG) 10  
Losers group 1
Round of 4 Round of 2
 Abdel Monem El-Husseini (EGY) 10  
 Chu Shisheng (CHN) 5      Abdel Monem El-Husseini (EGY) 3
         Matthias Gey (FRG) 10
     
Losers group 2
Round of 4 Round of 2
 Robert Blaschka (AUT) 4  
 Petru Kuki (ROU) 10      Petru Kuki (ROU) 7
         Philippe Omnès (FRA) 10
     
Losers group 3
Round of 4 Round of 2
 Liu Yunhong (CHN) 10  
 Kenichi Umezawa (JPN) 7      Liu Yunhong (CHN) 5
         Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 10
     
Losers group 4
Round of 4 Round of 2
 Itzhak Hatuel (ISR) 8  
 Peter Lewison (USA) 10      Peter Lewison (USA) 4
         Andrea Borella (ITA) 10
     

Final round
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
 Matthias Behr (FRG) 10
 Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 5
 Matthias Behr (FRG) 10
 Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 7
 Andrea Borella (ITA) 6
 Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 10
 Matthias Behr (FRG) 11
 Mauro Numa (ITA) 12
 Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 11
 Matthias Gey (FRG) 9
 Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 9 Third place
 Mauro Numa (ITA) 11
 Philippe Omnès (FRA) 8  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 5
 Mauro Numa (ITA) 10  Stefano Cerioni (ITA) 10

Final classification
FencerCountry
Mauro Numa Italy
Matthias Behr West Germany
Stefano Cerioni Italy
Frédéric Pietruszka France
Andrea Borella Italy
Matthias Gey West Germany
Philippe Omnès France
Thierry Soumagne Belgium
Petru Kuki Romania
Liu Yunhong China
Peter Lewison United States
Abdel Monem El-Husseini Egypt
Robert Blaschka Austria
Kenichi Umezawa Japan
Chu Shisheng China
Itzhak Hatuel Israel
Joachim Wendt Austria
Greg Benko Australia
Shlomo Eyal Israel
Nobuyuki Azuma Japan
Peter Joos Belgium
Stefan Joos Belgium
Bill Gosbee Great Britain
José Rafael Magallanes Venezuela
Harald Hein West Germany
Pierre Harper Great Britain
Haluk Yamaç Turkey
Greg Massialas United States
Georg Somloi Austria
Mike McCahey United States
Nick Bell Great Britain
Yu Yifeng China
Pascal Jolyot France
Sergio Luchetti Argentina
Bilal Rifaat Egypt
Tadashi Shimokawa Japan
Khaled Al-Awadhi Kuwait
Sergio Turiace Argentina
Henri Darricau Lebanon
Edgardo Díaz Puerto Rico
Ahmed Diab Egypt
Majed Abdul Rahim Habib Ullah Saudi Arabia
Dany Haddad Lebanon
Ahmed Al-Ahmed Kuwait
Lee Tai-Chung Chinese Taipei
Khaled Fahd Al-Rasheed Saudi Arabia
Ko Yin Fai Hong Kong
Lai Yee Lap Hong Kong
Abdullah Al-Zawayed Saudi Arabia
Saul Mendoza Bolivia
Lam Tak Chuen Hong Kong
Kifah Al-Mutawa Kuwait
Yves Daniel Darricau Lebanon
Tsai Shing-Hsiang Chinese Taipei
Julito Francis Virgin Islands
Jeppe Normann Norway
James Kreglo Virgin Islands
Ayman Jumean Jordan

References
  1. "Fencing: 1984 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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