Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

Fencing at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Épée   men   women
Team épée men women
Foil men women
Team foil men
Sabre men women
Team sabre men

These are the results of the men's foil team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 30 men from eight nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 21.

Medalists

Gold Andrea Cassarà, Salvatore Sanzo, and Simone Vanni
Italy (ITA)
Silver Dong Zhaozhi, Wang Haibin, Wu Hanxiong, and Ye Chong
China (CHN)
Bronze Renal Ganeev, Youri Moltchan, Rouslan Nassiboulline, and Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov
Russia (RUS)

Tournament results

The team competition was a single-elimination tournament among the eight teams. Quarterfinal losers continued to play classification matches to determine final placement from first to eighth. Each team match consisted of a set of nine individual matches, comprising a full round-robin schedule among the three fencers on each team.

Brackets

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
                   
10:00        
  Italy  45
11:25
  Egypt  20  
  Italy  45
10:00
    Russia  27  
  Russia  45
19:50
  France  38  
  Italy  45
10:00
    China  42
  China  45
11:25
  South Korea  36  
  China  45 Bronze medal final
10:00
    United States  35  
  United States  45   Russia  45
  Germany  43     United States  38
18:30
Classification matches Fifth place match
11:25
  France  45  
  Egypt  32  
 
12:50
      France  45
    Germany  38
Seventh place match
11:25 12:50
  Germany  45   South Korea  45
  South Korea  40     Egypt  35

Quarterfinals

Italy Italy 45 – 20 Egypt Egypt
Salvatore Sanzo 5 – 1 Mostafa Nagaty
Simone Vanni 5 – 1 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 0 Mostafa Anwar
Simone Vanni 5 – 4 Mostafa Nagaty
Salvatore Sanzo 5 – 2 Mostafa Anwar
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 4 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Simone Vanni 5 – 4 Mostafa Anwar
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 0 Mostafa Nagaty
Salvatore Sanzo 5 – 4 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Russia Russia 45 – 38 France France
Youri Moltchan 2 – 5 Loic Attelly
Rouslan Nassiboulline 2 – 5 Brice Guyart
Renal Ganeev 3 – 3 Erwan le Pechoux
Rouslan Nassiboulline 4 – 6 Erwan le Pechoux
Youri Moltchan 12 – 6 Loic Attelly
Renal Ganeev 7 – 2 Brice Guyart
Rouslan Nassiboulline 2 – 5 Erwan le Pechoux
Renal Ganeev 8 – 5 Loic Attelly
Youri Moltchan 5 – 1 Brice Guyart
China China 45 – 36 South Korea South Korea
Dong Zhaozhi 5 – 4 Ha Chang-Duk
Wang Haibin 5 – 1 Park Hee-Kyung
Wu Hanxiong 2 – 3 Choi Byung-Chul
Dong Zhaozhi 4 – 4 Park Hee-Kyung
Wu Hanxiong 9 – 4 Ha Chang-Duk
Wang Haibin 4 – 8 Choi Byung-Chul
Wu Hanxiong 6 – 4 Park Hee-Kyung
Dong Zhaozhi 3 – 3 Choi Byung-Chul
Wang Haibin 7 – 5 Ha Chang-Duk
United States United States 45 – 43 Germany Germany
Dan Kellner 5 – 2 Peter Joppich
Jonathan Tiomkin 5 – 6 Andre Wessels
Jedediah Dupree 5 – 2 Ralf Bissdorf
Jonathan Tiomkin 5 – 1 Peter Joppich
Dan Kellner 5 – 8 Ralf Bissdorf
Jedediah Dupree 5 – 3 Andre Wessels
Jonathan Tiomkin 5 – 4 Ralf Bissdorf
Jedediah Dupree 4 – 14 Peter Joppich
Dan Kellner 6 – 3 Andre Wessels

Semifinals

Italy Italy 45 – 27 Russia Russia
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 2 Youri Moltchan
Salvatore Sanzo 4 – 8 Renal Ganeev
Simone Vanni 6 – 2 Rouslan Nassiboulline
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 4 Renal Ganeev
Simone Vanni 5 – 0 Youri Moltchan
Salvatore Sanzo 5 – 3 Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov
Simone Vanni 5 – 3 Renal Ganeev
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 3 Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov
Salvatore Sanzo 5 – 2 Youri Moltchan
China China 45 – 35 United States United States
Dong Zhaozhi 5 – 3 Dan Kellner
Wang Haibin 3 – 7 Jonathan Tiomkin
Wu Hanxiong 7 – 4 Jedediah Dupree
Dong Zhaozhi 5 – 3 Jonathan Tiomkin
Wu Hanxiong 5 – 4 Dan Kellner
Wang Haibin 5 – 4 Jedediah Dupree
Wu Hanxiong 5 – 7 Jonathan Tiomkin
Dong Zhaozhi 5 – 0 Jedediah Dupree
Wang Haibin 5 – 3 Dan Kellner

Classification matches

France France 45 – 32 Egypt Egypt
Loic Attelly 5 – 2 Mostafa Nagaty
Jean-Noël Ferrarri 5 – 5 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Brice Guyart 5 – 6 Tarek Madgy
Jean-Noël Ferrarri 5 – 1 Mostafa Nagaty
Loic Attelly 5 – 1 Tarek Madgy
Brice Guyart 5 – 7 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Jean-Noël Ferrarri 5 – 1 Tarek Madgy
Brice Guyart 5 – 5 Mostafa Nagaty
Loic Attelly 5 – 4 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Germany Germany 45 – 40 South Korea South Korea
Ralf Bissdorf 3 – 5 Choi Byung-Chul
Peter Joppich 7 – 2 Park Hee-Kyung
Andre Wessels 5 – 6 Ha Chang-Duk
Ralf Bissdorf 5 – 4 Park Hee-Kyung
Andre Wessels 5 – 2 Choi Byung-Chul
Peter Joppich 5 – 5 Ha Chang-Duk
Andre Wessels 5 – 0 Park Hee-Kyung
Ralf Bissdorf 5 – 12 Ha Chang-Duk
Peter Joppich 5 – 4 Choi Byung-Chul

Seventh place match

South Korea South Korea 45 – 35 Egypt Egypt
Choi Byung-Chul 5 – 3 Mostafa Nagaty
Ha Chang-Duk 5 – 4 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Kim Woon-Sung 5 – 1 Tarek Madgy
Ha Chang-Duk 5 – 5 Mostafa Nagaty
Choi Byung-Chul 5 – 4 Tarek Madgy
Kim Woon-Sung 5 – 3 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun
Ha Chang-Duk 5 – 3 Tarek Madgy
Kim Woon-Sung 5 – 3 Mostafa Nagaty
Choi Byung-Chul 5 – 9 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun

Fifth place match

France France 45 – 38 Germany Germany
Loic Attelly 5 – 2 Andre Wessels
Jean-Noël Ferrarri 5 – 1 Peter Joppich
Brice Guyart 5 – 4 Simon Senft
Jean-Noël Ferrarri 5 – 8 Andre Wessels
Loic Attelly 5 – 3 Simon Senft
Brice Guyart 5 – 4 Peter Joppich
Jean-Noël Ferrarri 5 – 7 Simon Senft
Brice Guyart 5 – 4 Andre Wessels
Loic Attelly 5 – 5 Peter Joppich

Bronze medal match

Russia Russia 45 – 38 United States United States
Renal Ganeev 4 – 5 Dan Kellner
Youri Moltchan 4 – 5 Jonathan Tiomkin
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov 7 – 3 Jedediah Dupree
Renal Ganeev 4 – 7 Jonathan Tiomkin
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov 6 – 4 Dan Kellner
Youri Moltchan 5 – 5 Jedediah Dupree
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov 5 – 3 Jonathan Tiomkin
Renal Ganeev 5 – 5 Jedediah Dupree
Youri Moltchan 5 – 1 Dan Kellner

Gold medal match

Italy Italy 45 – 42 China China
Salvatore Sanzo 2 – 5 Ye Chong
Simone Vanni 8 – 2 Dong Zhaozhi
Andrea Cassarà 3 – 8 Wu Hanxiong
Simone Vanni 7 – 3 Ye Chong
Salvatore Sanzo 5 – 2 Wu Hanxiong
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 3 Dong Zhaozhi
Simone Vanni 5 – 7 Wu Hanxiong
Andrea Cassarà 5 – 4 Ye Chong
Salvatore Sanzo 5 – 8 Dong Zhaozhi

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