Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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 épée competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 37 men competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 17.

Medalists

Gold Marcel Fischer
Switzerland (SUI)
Silver Wang Lei
China (CHN)
Bronze Pavel Kolobkov
Russia (RUS)

Tournament results

Preliminary round

As there were more than 32 entrants in this event, five first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers.

 Nabil (EGY) 15—6  Ambalof (GRE)
 Rathprasert (THA) 15—13  El Din Sabry (EGY)
 Karuchenko (UKR) 15—6  Daidj (ALG)
 Nyisztor (ROU) 15—6  Nikishin (UKR)
 Kotchetkov (RUS) 15—6  Assiam (MAR)

Main tournament bracket

The remaining field of 32 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Gold medal final
                                   
  Fischer (SUI) 15  
  Nabil (EGY) 10       Fischer (SUI) 15  
  Kovács (HUN) 15     Kovács (HUN) 7  
  Mattern (USA) 6         Fischer (SUI) 15  
  Fernandez (VEN) 15         Fernandez (VEN) 13  
  Xie (CHN) 13       Fernandez (VEN) 15
  Gang (CHN) 15     Gang (CHN) 12  
  Mahmoud (EGY) 9         Fischer (SUI) 15  
  Boisse (FRA) 15         Boisse (FRA) 9  
  Rathprasert (THA) 9       Boisse (FRA) 15  
  Carillo (CUB) 15     Carillo (CUB) 11  
  Obry (FRA) 10         Boisse (FRA) 15
  Jeannet (FRA) 15         Jeannet (FRA) 14  
  Kotchetkov (RUS) 11       Jeannet (FRA) 15
  Lee (KOR) 15     Lee (KOR) 5  
  Khvorost (UKR) 11         Fischer (SUI) 15
  Wang (CHN) 15         Wang (CHN) 9
  Boczkó (HUN) 10       Wang (CHN) 15  
  Schmid (GER) 15     Schmid (GER) 11  
  Fiedler (GER) 12         Wang (CHN) 15  
  Strigel (GER) 15         Strigel (GER) 14  
  Imre (HUN) 13       Strigel (GER) 15
  Karuchenko (UKR) 15     Karuchenko (UKR) 12  
  Marik (AUT) 7         Wang (CHN) 15
  Kolobkov (RUS) 15         Kolobkov (RUS) 10  
  Robinson (AUS) 5       Kolobkov (RUS) 15  
  Tourchine (RUS) 15     Tourchine (RUS) 10     Bronze medal final
  Kelsey (USA) 11         Kolobkov (RUS) 15
  Thompson (USA) 13         Thompson (USA) 11       Kolobkov (RUS) 15
  Inostroza (CHI) 12       Thompson (USA) 15     Boisse (FRA) 8
  Rota (ITA) 15     Rota (ITA) 13  
  Nyisztor (ROU) 8  

References

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