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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktor Zhdanovich  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yury Sisikin  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albie Axelrod  United States
← 1956
1964 →

Background edit

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 edit

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 edit

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 29 August 1960 8:30
15:00		 Round 1
Round 2
Tuesday, 30 August 1960 8:30
13:00
15:00		 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results edit

Round 1 edit

The top three fencers in each pool advanced.

Round 1 Pool A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Round 2 Pool A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Quarterfinals edit

Quarterfinal A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Semifinals edit

Semifinal A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Rank Fencer Nation Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Viktor Zhdanovich   Soviet Union 1 2 1 3 1
  Yury Sisikin   Soviet Union 1 3 2 2 2
  Albie Axelrod   United States 3 3 1 1 3
4 Witold Woyda   Poland 1 1 3 2 4
5 Mark Midler   Soviet Union 2 3 2 1 5
6 Roger Closset   France 3 2 3 3 6
7 Bill Hoskyns   Great Britain 1 2 1 4 7
8 Christian d'Oriola   France 1 3 3 4 8
9 Mihály Fülöp   Hungary 2 3 3 5 Did not advance
Jan Różycki   Poland 1 4 2 5 Did not advance
11 Ryszard Parulski   Poland 2 2 1 6 Did not advance
Eberhard Mehl   United Team of Germany 1 1 2 6 Did not advance
13 Mario Curletto   Italy 3 4 4 did not advance
Luigi Carpaneda   Italy 2 2 4 did not advance
Alberto Pellegrino   Italy 1 1 4 did not advance
Tănase Mureșanu   Romania 3 4 4 did not advance
17 André Verhalle   Belgium 3 4 5 did not advance
Eugene Glazer   United States 3 4 5 did not advance
Tim Gerresheim   United Team of Germany 2 1 5 did not advance
Jean-Claude Magnan   France 2 1 5 did not advance
21 Jenő Kamuti   Hungary 2 1 6 did not advance
Jürgen Brecht   United Team of Germany 2 2 6 did not advance
Jesús Gruber   Venezuela 1 4 6 did not advance
Allan Jay   Great Britain 1 3 6 did not advance
25 László Kamuti   Hungary 2 5 did not advance
Ralph Cooperman   Great Britain 3 5 did not advance
Joseph Paletta Jr.   United States 3 5 did not advance
Jean Link   Luxembourg 1 5 did not advance
Jean Cerrottini   Switzerland 2 5 did not advance
Mitsuyuki Funamizu   Japan 1 5 did not advance
31 Joaquín Moya   Spain 3 6 did not advance
Ion Drîmbă   Romania 2 6 did not advance
Raúl Cicero   Mexico 3 6 did not advance
Brian McCowage   Australia 3 6 did not advance
Enrique González   Spain 3 6 did not advance
Attila Csipler   Romania 2 6 did not advance
37 Michel Steininger   Switzerland 4 did not advance
Freddy Quintero   Venezuela 4 did not advance
Franck Delhem   Belgium 4 did not advance
Luis García   Venezuela 4 did not advance
Édouard Didier   Luxembourg 4 did not advance
Hans Lagerwall   Sweden 4 did not advance
Jacques Debeur   Belgium 4 did not advance
Heizaburo Okawa   Japan 4 did not advance
Robert Schiel   Luxembourg 4 did not advance
Jaime Duque   Colombia 4 did not advance
Ivan Lund   Australia 4 did not advance
Carl Schwende   Canada 4 did not advance
49 Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini   Egypt 5 did not advance
Moustafa Soheim   Egypt 5 did not advance
Boris Stavrev   Bulgaria 5 did not advance
Gilbert Orengo   Monaco 5 did not advance
Asen Dyakovski   Bulgaria 5 did not advance
William Fajardo   Mexico 5 did not advance
Juan Paladino   Uruguay 5 did not advance
Orvar Lindwall   Sweden 5 did not advance
Norbert Brami   Tunisia 5 did not advance
Claudio Polledri   Switzerland 5 did not advance
Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi   Egypt 5 did not advance
Brian Hamilton   Ireland 5 did not advance
61 Orlando Azinhais   Portugal 6 did not advance
Michael Sichel   Australia 6 did not advance
Leif Klette   Norway 6 did not advance
Jesús Díez   Spain 6 did not advance
Harry Thuillier   Ireland 6 did not advance
Henri Bini   Monaco 6 did not advance
Brian Pickworth   New Zealand 6 did not advance
Charles El-Gressy   Morocco 6 did not advance
Abderraouf El-Fassy   Morocco 6 did not advance
Kazuhiko Tabuchi   Japan 6 did not advance
Emilio Echeverry   Colombia 6 did not advance
72 Pedro Marçal   Portugal 7 did not advance
Göran Abrahamsson   Sweden 7 did not advance
Jean Khayat   Tunisia 7 did not advance
Raoul Barouch   Tunisia 7 did not advance
Trần Văn Xuan   Vietnam 7 did not advance
Manuel Borrego   Portugal 7 did not advance
Mohamed Ben Joullon   Morocco 7 did not advance

References edit

  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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