The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 5 August 1984. 65 fencers from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Men's team foil at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Long Beach Convention Center |
| Dates | 4 – 5 August 1984 |
| Competitors | 65 from 14 nations |
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Rosters
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Results
editRound 1
editRound 1 Pool A
editThe United States and Italy each defeated Egypt, 9–2 and 9–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Italy won 9–3.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ITA | USA | EGY | |
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| 1 |  Italy
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2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | Q | 9–3 | 9–1 | ||
| 2 |  United States
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1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3–9 | 9–2 | |||
| 3 |  Egypt
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0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1–9 | 2–9 |
Round 1 Pool B
editIn the first set of matches, West Germany beat Hong Kong 9–1 and Great Britain defeated Japan 8–8 (64–60 on touches). The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as West Germany prevailed over Japan 9–4 and Great Britain won against Hong Kong 9–0. Finally, West Germany took the top spot in the group by beating Great Britain 9–2 while Hong Kong finished last after losing to Japan 9–1.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRG | GBR | JPN | HKG | |
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| 1 |  West Germany
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3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | Q | 9–2 | 9–4 | 9–0 | ||
| 2 |  Great Britain
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2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2–9 | 8.64–8.60 | 9–0 | |||
| 3 |  Japan
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1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 4–9 | 8.60–8.64 | 9–1 | |||
| 4 |  Hong Kong
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0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 0–9 | 0–9 | 1–9 |
Round 1 Pool C
editAustria and France each defeated Argentina, 9–4 and 9–2, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–4.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRA | AUT | ARG | |
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| 1 |  France
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2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Q | 9–4 | 9–2 | ||
| 2 |  Austria
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1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 4–9 | 9–4 | |||
| 3 |  Argentina
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0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 2–9 | 4–9 |
Round 1 Pool D
editIn the first set of matches, Belgium beat Kuwait 9–1 and China defeated Lebanon 9–4. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Belgium prevailed over Lebanon 9–0 and China won against Kuwait 9–3. Finally, Belgium took the top spot in the group by beating China 8–8 (60–58 on touches) while Lebanon finished last after forfeiting to Kuwait.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | BEL | CHN | KUW | LIB | |
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| 1 |  Belgium
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3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | Q | 8.60–8.58 | 9–1 | 9–0 | ||
| 2 |  China
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2 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 8.58–8.60 | 9–3 | 9–4 | |||
| 3 |  Kuwait
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1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1–9 | 3–9 | ||||
| 4 |  Lebanon
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0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0–9 | 4–9 |
Elimination rounds
edit| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Italy | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Great Britain | 9 | A1 | Italy | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | China | 4 | C1 | France | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | France | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | China | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Great Britain | 6 | A1 | Italy | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | United States | 9 | B1 | West Germany | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Austria | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | D1 | Belgium | DNS | C2 | Austria | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | United States | WO | B1 | West Germany | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | China | WO | B1 | West Germany | 9 | C1 | France | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| D1 | Belgium | DNS | A2 | United States | 2 | C2 | Austria | 3 | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Fencing: 1984 Olympic Results - Men's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2011.