| Men's foil at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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_(28272814179).jpg) Fencing at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Carioca Arena 3 | ||||||||||||
| Date | 7 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | women | |
The men'sfoil competition infencing at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro was held on 7 August at theCarioca Arena 3.[1] The medals were presented byPaul Tergat,IOCmember, Kenya andDonald Anthony Jr., Executive Board Member ofFIE. There were 35 competitors from 19 nations.[2] The event was won byDaniele Garozzo of Italy, the nation's ninth victory in the men's foil (matching France for most all-time) and first since 1996. The silver medalist was AmericanAlexander Massialas, earning the United States' first medal in the event since 1960.Timur Safin of Russia took bronze.
This was the 27th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Five of the eight quarterfinalists from 2012 returned: gold medalistLei Sheng of China, silver medalistAlaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt, fifth-place finisherAndrea Cassarà of Italy, seventh-place finisherMa Jianfei of China, and eighth-place finisherAleksey Cheremisinov of Russia. 2008 silver medalist, 2012 top-16 finisher, and reigning world championYuki Ota of Japan also returned. Cheremisinov had been world champion in 2014, while AmericanMiles Chamley-Watson had taken the title in 2013. The top-ranked fencer going into the Games was another American,Alexander Massialas.[2]
The Czech Republic made its debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 25th appearance, tied for most of any nation; France had missed only the 1904 (with fencers not traveling to St. Louis) and the 1912 (boycotted due to a dispute over rules) foil competitions, while the United States had missed the inaugural 1896 competition and boycotted the 1980 Games altogether.
Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of men's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two. Men's foil was the first event this applied to, so each nation could enter a maximum of two fencers in the event in 2008. The team foil was back in 2016 (sabre the missing weapon for men), so the limit was three for 2016.
There were 35 dedicated quota spots for men's foil. The first 24 spots went to the 3 members of each of the 8 qualified teams in the team foil event. Next, 7 more men were selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 from Europe, 2 from the Americas, 2 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Finally, 4 spots were allocated by continental qualifying events: 1 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa.
Additionally, there were 8 host/invitational spots that could be spread throughout the various fencing events. Brazil had already qualified a men's foil team (with the corresponding three places in individual foil), so used no spots in the individual men's foil.
The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2016 tournament continued to use that format. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout. Standardfoil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[2]
All times areBrasília Time (UTC-03:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday, 7 August 2016 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Final |
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||
 Yuki Ota (JPN) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Guilherme Toldo (BRA) | 15 | Guilherme Toldo (BRA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 René Pranz (AUT) | 14 | Guilherme Toldo (BRA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Heo Jun (KOR) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guilherme Toldo (BRA) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Daniele Garozzo (ITA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniele Garozzo (ITA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tarek Ayad (EGY) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniele Garozzo (ITA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Alexander Choupenitch (CZE) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||
 James Davis (GBR) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani (TUN) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Davis (GBR) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Timur Safin (RUS) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Cheremisinov (RUS) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Timur Safin (RUS) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Timur Safin (RUS) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laurence Halsted (GBR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ma Jianfei (CHN) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ghislain Perrier (BRA) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ma Jianfei (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||
 Gerek Meinhardt (USA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Antonio Leal (VEN) | 7 |  Maximilien van Haaster (CAN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maximilien van Haaster (CAN) | 15 | Gerek Meinhardt (USA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Erwann Le Péchoux (FRA) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lei Sheng (CHN) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erwann Le Péchoux (FRA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerek Meinhardt (USA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kruse (GBR) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jérémy Cadot (FRA) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Cassarà (ITA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Cassarà (ITA) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kruse (GBR) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hamid Sintès (ALG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kruse (GBR) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Giorgio Avola (ITA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Daniel Gómez (MEX) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giorgio Avola (ITA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Joppich (GER) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enzo Lefort (FRA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Joppich (GER) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giorgio Avola (ITA) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Massialas (USA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miles Chamley-Watson (USA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Akhmatkhuzin (RUS) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Akhmatkhuzin (RUS) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohamed Essam (EGY) | 15 | Alexander Massialas (USA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Henrique Marques (BRA) | 8 | Mohamed Essam (EGY) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Massialas (USA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Daniele Garozzo (ITA) | 15 | |||||
| Timur Safin (RUS) | 8 | |||||
| Daniele Garozzo (ITA) | 15 | |||||
| Alexander Massialas (USA) | 11 | |||||
| Richard Kruse (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Alexander Massialas (USA) | 15 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| Timur Safin (RUS) | 15 | |||||
| Richard Kruse (GBR) | 13 | |||||
