The men's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-second appearance of the event. The competition was held on 22 July 1996. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Alessandro Puccini of Italy, the nation's eighth victory in the men's foil (matching France for most all-time). France took the other two medals, with Lionel Plumenail earning silver and Franck Boidin winning the bronze medal match.
| Men's foil at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Romanian stamp commemorating 1996 Olympic fencing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22 July 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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Background edit
This was the 22nd 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). Four of the eight quarterfinalists from 1992 returned: gold medalist Philippe Omnès of France, silver medalist Serhiy Holubytskiy of the Unified Team (now competing for Ukraine), bronze medalist Elvis Gregory of Cuba, and fifth-place finisher Joachim Wendt of Austria. The three world champions since the last Games were Alexander Koch of Germany, Rolando Tucker of Cuba, and Dmitriy Shevchenko of Russia; all were competing in Atlanta.[2]
Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan each made their debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 20th 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 edit
The 1996 tournament vastly simplified the competition format after a horrendously complex system used in the previous Games in Barcelona. Pool play was eliminated. Double elimination was eliminated. The tournament became a simple single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[2][3]
Schedule edit
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 22 July 1996 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Final |
Results edit
Section 1 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Rolando Tucker (CUB)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Wang Haibin (CHN)
| 15 | Wang Haibin (CHN)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Peter Devine (USA)
| 12 | Rolando Tucker (CUB)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Zsolt Érsek (HUN)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Márk Marsi (HUN)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zsolt Érsek (HUN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rolando Tucker (CUB)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Wolfgang Wienand (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Wienand (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Leandro Marchetti (ARG)
| 15 | Leandro Marchetti (ARG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Marco Falchetto (AUT)
| 13 | Wolfgang Wienand (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Piotr Kiełpikowski (POL)
| 15 | Piotr Kiełpikowski (POL)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hiroki Ichigatani (JPN)
| 13 | Piotr Kiełpikowski (POL)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Stefano Cerioni (ITA)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 2 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Lionel Plumenail (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Ludwig (AUT)
| 15 | Michael Ludwig (AUT)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Carlos Rodríguez (VEN)
| 11 | Lionel Plumenail (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Vladislav Pavlovich (RUS)
| 15 | Vladislav Pavlovich (RUS)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alfredo Pérez (VEN)
| 2 | Vladislav Pavlovich (RUS)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 José Francisco Guerra (ESP)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lionel Plumenail (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Koch (GER)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Chong (CHN)
| 15 | Ye Chong (CHN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Rafkat Ruziyev (UZB)
| 4 | Ye Chong (CHN)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kim Yong-Guk (KOR)
| 15 | Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Róbert Kiss (HUN)
| 11 | Kim Yong-Guk (KOR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 3 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Elvis Gregory (CUB)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Krzesiński (POL)
| 15 | Adam Krzesiński (POL)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nick Bravin (USA)
| 14 | Elvis Gregory (CUB)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippe Omnès (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Vyacheslav Grigoryev (KAZ)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philippe Omnès (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philippe Omnès (FRA)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franck Boidin (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oscar García (CUB)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Javier García (ESP)
| 15 | Javier García (ESP)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Suárez (VEN)
| 10 | Javier García (ESP)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeong Su-Gi (KOR)
| 15 | Franck Boidin (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ilgar Mamedov (RUS)
| 8 | Jeong Su-Gi (KOR)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Franck Boidin (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 4 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Alessandro Puccini (ITA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oleksiy Bryzhalov (UKR)
| 15 | Oleksiy Bryzhalov (UKR)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Bayer (USA)
| 11 | Alessandro Puccini (ITA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryszard Sobczak (POL)
| 15 | Ryszard Sobczak (POL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Abdul Muhsen Ali (KUW)
| 7 | Ryszard Sobczak (POL)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marco Arpino (ITA)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alessandro Puccini (ITA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uwe Römer (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joachim Wendt (AUT)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uwe Römer (GER)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)
| 15 | Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dong Zhaozhi (CHN)
| 12 | Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Wolfgang Wienand (GER) | 9 | |||||
| Lionel Plumenail (FRA) | 15 | |||||
| Lionel Plumenail (FRA) | 12 | |||||
| Alessandro Puccini (ITA) | 15 | |||||
| Franck Boidin (FRA) | 13 | |||||
| Alessandro Puccini (ITA) | 15 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| Wolfgang Wienand (GER) | 11 | |||||
| Franck Boidin (FRA) | 15 | |||||
Final classification edit
References edit
- ^ "Fencing: 1996 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 197.