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Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 25 to 26 July 1980. 40 fencers from 9 nations competed.[1]

Men's team foil
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueCentral Army Sports Club Complex
Dates25–26 July 1980
Competitors40 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frédéric Pietruszka
Didier Flament
Pascal Jolyot
Philippe Bonnin
Bruno Boscherie		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Romankov
Volodymyr Smyrnov
Sabirzhan Ruziyev
Ashot Karagyan
Vladimir Lapitsky		  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adam Robak
Bogusław Zych
Lech Koziejowski
Marian Sypniewski		  Poland
← 1976
1984 →

Rosters edit

Cuba
East Germany
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Kuwait
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Round 1 Pool A edit

Romania and the Soviet Union each defeated Great Britain, 12–4 and 13–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–2.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS ROU GBR
1   Soviet Union 2 0 22 5 QS 9–2 13–3
2   Romania 1 1 14 13 QQ 2–9 12–4
3   Great Britain 0 2 7 25 3–13 4–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 239

Round 1 Pool B edit

Cuba and Hungary tied at 8–8, with 58 touches apiece. France then defeated both of the other teams, 10–6 each.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA HUN CUB
1   France 2 0 20 12 QS 10–6 10–6
2   Hungary 0.5 1.5 14 18 QQ 6–10 8–8
3   Cuba 0.5 1.5 14 18 6–10 8–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 239–40

Round 1 Pool C edit

East Germany and Poland each defeated Kuwait, 14–2 and 15–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Poland won 9–5.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POL GDR KUW
1   Poland 2 0 24 6 QQ 9–5 15–1
2   East Germany 1 1 19 11 5–9 14–2
3   Kuwait 0 2 3 29 1–15 2–14
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 240

Elimination rounds edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A2   Romania 5
C2   East Germany 8
C2   East Germany 7
B1   France 9
B1   France
Bye
B1   France 8 (68)
A1   Soviet Union 8 (60)
B2   Hungary 7
C1   Poland 9
C1   Poland 7 Third place
A1   Soviet Union 9
A1   Soviet Union C2   East Germany 5
Bye C1   Poland 9
Fifth Place
   
A2   Romania 9
B2   Hungary 7

References edit

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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