Men's team foil at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Exhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates	1 – 2 September 1972
Competitors	63 from 13 nations
Medalists
Witold Woyda Lech Koziejowski Jerzy Kaczmarek Marek Dąbrowski Arkadiusz Godel  Poland Vasyl Stankovych Viktor Putyatin Anatoly Koteshev Vladimir Denisov Leonid Romanov  Soviet Union Jean-Claude Magnan Daniel Revenu Christian Noël Gilles Berolatti Bernard Talvard  France
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Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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The men's team foil was one of eightfencing events on thefencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 1 to 2 September 1972. 63 fencers from 13 nations competed.^[1]

West Germany and Poland each defeated Italy, 12–4 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 8–7, with a 61–55 touches advantage making the final bout irrelevant.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRG	POL	ITA
1	West Germany	2	0	20	11	Q			8–7	12–4
2	Poland	1	1	18	13			7–8		11–5
3	Italy	0	2	9	23			4–12	5–11

Cuba and France each defeated Great Britain, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–1.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRA	CUB	GBR
1	France	2	0	19	7	Q			9–1	10–6
2	Cuba	1	1	12	14			1–9		11–5
3	Great Britain	0	2	11	21			6–10	5–11

Japan and the Soviet Union each defeated United States 12–4. The two victors then faced off. Japan won 9–7.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		JPN	URS	USA
1	Japan	2	0	21	11	Q			9–7	12–4
2	Soviet Union	1	1	19	13			7–9		12–4
3	United States	0	2	8	24			4–12	4–12

In the first set of matches, Hungary defeated Lebanon 13–3 and Romania shut out Canada 16–0. In the second, Hungary beat Canada 13–3 and Romania won over Lebanon 9–7. Canada and Lebanon were eliminated and did not face each other; Hungary and Romania vied for position within the group, with Hungary winning 8–7 (with a 62–55 touches advantage making the 16th bout unnecessary).

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		HUN	ROU	LIB	CAN
1	Hungary	3	0	34	13	Q			8–7	13–3	13–3
2	Romania	2	1	32	15			7–8		9–7	16–0
3	Lebanon	0	2	10	22			3–13	7–9
4	Canada	0	2	3	29			3–13	0–16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

France

9

D2

Romania

6

B1

France

6

C2

Soviet Union

9

A1

West Germany

6

C2

Soviet Union

9

C2

Soviet Union

5

A2

Poland

9

C1

Japan

5

A2

Poland

9

A2

Poland

8

Third place

D1

Hungary

7

D1

Hungary

9

B1

France

9

B2

Cuba

6

D1

Hungary

7

	Consolation Round					Fifth Place
	D2	Romania	3
	A1	West Germany	9
						A1	West Germany	9
						C1	Japan	7
	C1	Japan	9
	B2	Cuba	6

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