Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

Men's épée at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia World Congress Center
Dates	20 July 1996
Competitors	45 from 21 nations
Medalists
Aleksandr Beketov   Russia   Iván Trevejo   Cuba   Géza Imre   Hungary

Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Épée	men		women
Team épée	men		women
Foil	men		women
Team foil	men		women
Sabre	men
Team sabre	men

The men's épée 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 20 July 1996. 45 fencers from 21 nations competed.^[1]

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Géza Imre (HUN)	10
	Iván Trevejo (CUB)	15
					Iván Trevejo (CUB)	14
					Aleksandr Beketov (RUS)	15
					Bronze medal match
	Iván Kovács (HUN)	8		Géza Imre (HUN)	15
	Aleksandr Beketov (RUS)	15			Iván Kovács (HUN)	9

Section 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Sandro Cuomo (ITA)		15
	Valery Zakharevich (RUS)		15			Valery Zakharevich (RUS)		14
	Fernando de la Peña (ESP)		8								Sandro Cuomo (ITA)		15
											Andrus Kajak (EST)		14
						Andrus Kajak (EST)		15
						Krisztián Kulcsár (HUN)		14
																Sandro Cuomo (ITA)		14
																Géza Imre (HUN)		15
						Maurizio Randazzo (ITA)		14
	Elmar Borrmann (GER)		15			Elmar Borrmann (GER)		15
	Lee Sang-Gi (KOR)		14								Elmar Borrmann (GER)		14
	Géza Imre (HUN)		15								Géza Imre (HUN)		15
	Paris Inostroza (CHI)		12			Géza Imre (HUN)		15
						Péter Vánky (SWE)		14

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Robert Leroux (FRA)		15
	Tamir Bloom (USA)		15			Tamir Bloom (USA)		9
	Olivier Jacquet (SUI)		13								Robert Leroux (FRA)		14
	Zhao Gang (CHN)		15								Kaido Kaaberma (EST)		15
	Iliya Mechkov (BUL)		12			Zhao Gang (CHN)		6
						Kaido Kaaberma (EST)		15
																Kaido Kaaberma (EST)		14
																Iván Trevejo (CUB)		15
						Danek Nowosielski (CAN)		14
	Iván Trevejo (CUB)		15			Iván Trevejo (CUB)		15
	Aurel Bratu (ROU)		10								Iván Trevejo (CUB)		15
	Jang Tae-Seok (KOR)		15								Arnd Schmitt (GER)		8
	Roman Jecmínek (CZE)		13			Jang Tae-Seok (KOR)		13
						Arnd Schmitt (GER)		15

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Iván Kovács (HUN)		15
	Michael Marx (USA)		15			Michael Marx (USA)		6
	James Ransom (CAN)		9								Iván Kovács (HUN)		15
											Pavel Kolobkov (RUS)		11
						Yang Noe-Seong (KOR)		14
						Pavel Kolobkov (RUS)		15
																Iván Kovács (HUN)		15
																Marius Strzalka (GER)		13
						Jean-Marc Chouinard (CAN)		12
	Marius Strzalka (GER)		15			Marius Strzalka (GER)		15
	Gabriel Pantelimon (ROU)		12								Marius Strzalka (GER)		15
	Vitaly Zakharov (BLR)		15								Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)		13
	Nuno Frazão (POR)		11			Vitaly Zakharov (BLR)		11
						Angelo Mazzoni (ITA)		15

Section 4

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Jean-Michel Henry (FRA)		15
	Gheorghe Epurescu (ROU)		15			Gheorghe Epurescu (ROU)		9
	Oscar Fernández (ESP)		10								Jean-Michel Henry (FRA)		15
	Jim Carpenter (USA)		15								Mauricio Rivas (COL)		11
	Juan Miguel Paz (COL)		11			Jim Carpenter (USA)		9
						Mauricio Rivas (COL)		15
																Jean-Michel Henry (FRA)		13
																Aleksandr Beketov (RUS)		15
						Nic Bürgin (SUI)		12
						Aleksandr Beketov (RUS)		15
											Aleksandr Beketov (RUS)		15
	Cesar González (ESP)		15								Éric Srecki (FRA)		10
	Meelis Loit (EST)		14			Cesar González (ESP)		11
						Éric Srecki (FRA)		15

Results

Rank	Fencer	Country
01 !	Aleksandr Beketov	Russia
02 !	Iván Trevejo	Cuba
03 !	Géza Imre	Hungary
4	Iván Kovács	Hungary
5	Sandro Cuomo	Italy
6	Jean-Michel Henry	France
7	Kaido Kaaberma	Estonia
8	Marius Strzalka	Germany
9	Éric Srecki	France
10	Arnd Schmitt	Germany
11	Angelo Mazzoni	Italy
12	Robert Leroux	France
13	Mauricio Rivas	Colombia
14	Pavel Kolobkov	Russia
15	Andrus Kajak	Estonia
16	Elmar Borrmann	Germany
17	Péter Vánky	Sweden
18	Maurizio Randazzo	Italy
19	Jean-Marc Chouinard	Canada
20	Danek Nowosielski	Canada
21	Nic Bürgin	Switzerland
22	Krisztián Kulcsár	Hungary
23	Yang Noe-Seong	South Korea
24	Zhao Gang	China
25	Jim Carpenter	United States
26	Vitaly Zakharov	Belarus
27	Jang Tae-Seok	South Korea
28	Mike Marx	United States
29	César González	Spain
30	Valery Zakharevich	Russia
31	Tamir Bloom	United States
32	Gheorghe Epurescu	Romania
33	Oscar Fernández	Spain
34	Olivier Jacquet	Switzerland
35	Meelis Loit	Estonia
36	Fernando de la Peña	Spain
37	Roman Ječmínek	Czech Republic
38	James Ransom	Canada
39	Nuno Frazão	Portugal
40	Paris Inostroza	Chile
41	Juan Miguel Paz	Colombia
42	Lee Sang-Gi	South Korea
43	Gabriel Pantelimon	Romania
44	Iliya Mechkov	Bulgaria
45	Aurel Bratu	Romania

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