Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's foil
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The men's foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on the second day of competition, 7 April. Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups. The first group was Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Delaborde, Callot, and Poulos. The second was Komninos-Miliotis, Balakakis, Gravelotte, and Vouros. The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals, while Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was awarded third place as he had the best record (2-1) of the remaining fencers in actual bouts. Vouros's second win came from a forfeit by Komninos-Miliotis.
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[edit] Medallists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte France |
Henri Callot France |
Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis Greece |
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary round
[edit] Group A
Place | Athlete | Nation | TF | TA | W | L |
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1 | Henri Callot | France | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis | Greece | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Henri Delaborde | France | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Ioannis Poulos | Greece | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Group B
Place | Athlete | Nation | TF | TA | W | L |
1 | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte | France | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Athanasios Vouros | Greece | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis | Greece | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Georgios Balakakis | Greece | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Final
In the final, the two undefeated Frenchmen faced each other. Gravelotte won in a close bout.
Match | Winner | Touches | Loser | ||
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F | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte | France | 3-2 | Henri Callot | France |
[edit] References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.