| Men's épée at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Gold medalist Charles Delporte | ||||||||||
| Venue | Vélodrome d'hiver | |||||||||
| Dates | July 10–11, 1924 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 67 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Épée | men | |
| Team épée | men | |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
The men'sépée was one of sevenfencing events on theFencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had not been on the programme in 1896. The competition was held from Wednesday, July 10, 1924 to Thursday, July 11, 1924. 67 fencers from 18 nations competed. Nations were limited to four competitors each. The event was won byCharles Delporte of Belgium, the nation's second victory in the individual épée (matching France and Cuba for most among nations). Silver went toRoger Ducret of France.Nils Hellsten earned Sweden's first medal in the event with his bronze.
This was the sixth appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[1]
Four of the 12 finalists from the 1920 Games returned: gold medalistArmand Massard of France, fourth-place finisherErnest Gevers of Belgium, ninth-place finisherGustaf Lindblom of Sweden, and tenth-place finisherCharles Delporte of Belgium. Of the first three World Champions since that event started in 1921, two were present: 1922 championRaoul Heide of Norway and 1923 (reigning) championWouter Brouwer of the Netherlands. (1921 winnerLucien Gaudin competed on the French team in the team event, but was not one of the four fencers in the individual event.)
Uruguay made its debut in the event. Belgium, Great Britain, and the United States each appeared for the fifth time, tied for most among nations.
The competition was held over four rounds. In each round, each pool held a round-robin, with bouts to 1 touch. Double-touches counted as touches against both fencers. The format returned to using barrages to separate fencers tied in the advancement spot (as had been done in 1908), rather than using head-to-head results of bouts already fenced were used (as in 1912 and 1920). The size of the pools remained at the relatively large levels introduced in 1920, with the final and semifinals consisting of 12 fencers each.[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 10 July 1924 | Round 1 Quarterfinals | |
| Friday, 11 July 1924 | Semifinals Final |
The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernest Gevers | 6 | 3 | Q | |
| Gustaf Lindblom | 6 | 3 | Q | ||
| 3 | George Calnan | 5 | 4 | Q | |
| Joseph Misrahi | 5 | 4 | Q | ||
| Frederico Paredes | 5 | 4 | Q | ||
| 6 | Pieter von Boven | 4 | 5 | B | |
| Konstantinos Nikolopoulos | 4 | 5 | B | ||
| Viggo Stilling-Andersen | 4 | 5 | B | ||
| 9 | Johan Falkenberg | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Carlos Miguel | 1 | 8 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pieter von Boven | 2 | 0 | Q | |
| 7 | Konstantinos Nikolopoulos | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Viggo Stilling-Andersen | 0 | 2 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Hellsten | 8 | 1 | Q | |
| 2 | Renzo Compagna | 7 | 2 | Q | |
| 3 | Wouter Brouwer | 5 | 4 | B | |
| Mário de Lopez | 5 | 4 | B | ||
| Léon Tom | 5 | 4 | B | ||
| Tryfon Triantafyllakos | 5 | 4 | B | ||
| Héctor Belo | 5 | 4 | B | ||
| 8 | Félix de Pomés | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Frithjof Lorentzen | 1 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Ahmed Hassanein | 0 | 9 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wouter Brouwer | 2 | 2 | Q | |
| Mário de Lopez | 2 | 1 | Q | ||
| Léon Tom | 2 | 1 | Q | ||
| Tryfon Triantafyllakos | 2 | 1 | Q | ||
| 7 | Héctor Belo | 0 | 3 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Delporte | 7 | 2 | Q | |
| 2 | Charles Biscoe | 6 | 3 | Q | |
| Virgilio Mantegazza | 6 | 3 | Q | ||
| 4 | George Breed | 5 | 4 | Q | |
| Carl Gripenstedt | 5 | 4 | Q | ||
| 6 | Krikor Agathon | 4 | 5 | B | |
| Domingo Mendy | 4 | 5 | B | ||
| 8 | Constantin Antoniades | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Josef Jungmann | 2 | 7 | ||
| Miguel Zabalza | 2 | 7 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Krikor Agathon | 1 | 0 | Q | |
| 7 | Domingo Mendy | 0 | 1 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Ducret | 6 | 2 | Q | |
| Robert Frater | 6 | 2 | Q | ||
| Pedro Nazar | 6 | 2 | Q | ||
| 4 | Frédéric Fitting | 5 | 3 | Q | |
| 5 | Paul Anspach | 4 | 4 | Q | |
| Conrado Rolando | 4 | 4 | Q | ||
| 7 | Eduardo Alonso | 2 | 6 | ||
| Theodoros Foustanos | 2 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Josef Javůrek | 0 | 8 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugène Empeyta | 6 | 2 | Q | |
| 2 | Armand Massard | 5 | 3 | Q | |
| Allen Milner | 5 | 3 | Q | ||
| Ivan Osiier | 5 | 3 | Q | ||
| 5 | Martin Holt | 4 | 4 | B | |
| Luis Lucchetti | 4 | 4 | B | ||
| Ramíro Mañalich | 4 | 4 | B | ||
| 8 | Salvador Quesada | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | Santos Ferreira | 0 | 8 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Martin Holt | 1 | 0 | Q | |
| Luis Lucchetti | 1 | 0 | Q | ||
| 7 | Ramíro Mañalich | 0 | 2 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaston Cornereau | 7 | 1 | Q | |
| 2 | Sigurd Akre | 4 | 4 | Q | |
| Ruimondo Ferro | 4 | 4 | Q | ||
| Willem Hubert | 4 | 4 | Q | ||
| Wenceslao Paunero | 4 | 4 | Q | ||
| Peter Ryefelt | 4 | 4 | Q | ||
| 7 | Arthur Lyon | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Robert Montgomerie | 2 | 6 | ||
| Jan Tille | 2 | 6 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domingo García | 8 | 1 | Q | |
| 2 | Ramón Fonst | 7 | 2 | Q | |
| 3 | Georges Buchard | 5 | 4 | Q | |
| Raoul Heide | 5 | 4 | Q | ||
| Henri Jacquet | 5 | 4 | Q | ||
| 6 | Bror Lagercrantz | 4 | 5 | B | |
| Jan de Beaufort | 4 | 5 | B | ||
| 8 | Jens Berthelsen | 2 | 7 | ||
| Francisco Bollini | 2 | 7 | |||
| António de Castro | 2 | 7 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bror Lagercrantz | 1 | 0 | Q | |
| 7 | Jan de Beaufort | 0 | 1 |
The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Delporte | 7 | 3 | Q | |
| Domingo García | 7 | 3 | Q | ||
| Raoul Heide | 7 | 3 | Q | ||
| Luis Lucchetti | 7 | 3 | Q | ||
| 5 | Ivan Osiier | 6 | 4 | Q | |
| 6 | Roger Ducret | 5 | 5 | Q | |
| 7 | Gustaf Lindblom | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Krikor Agathon | 3 | 7 | ||
| George Calnan | 3 | 7 | |||
| Frederico Paredes | 3 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Martin Holt | 2 | 8 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramón Fonst | 7 | 2 | Q | |
| Carl Gripenstedt | 7 | 2 | Q | ||
| 3 | Henri Jacquet | 6 | 3 | Q | |
| Léon Tom | 6 | 3 | Q | ||
| 5 | Gaston Cornereau | 5 | 4 | Q | |
| 6 | Peter Ryefelt | 4 | 5 | Q | |
| 7 | Ruimondo Ferro | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Wouter Brouwer | 2 | 7 | ||
| Pedro Nazar | 2 | 7 | |||
| 10 | George Breed | 1 | 8 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frédéric Fitting | 9 | 1 | Q | |
| 2 | Renzo Compagna | 7 | 3 | Q | |
| 3 | Paul Anspach | 6 | 4 | Q | |
| Mário de Lopez | 6 | 4 | Q | ||
| 5 | Allen Milner | 5 | 5 | Q | |
| 6 | Armand Massard | 4 | 6 | B | |
| Willem Hubert | 4 | 6 | B | ||
| Conrado Rolando | 4 | 6 | B | ||
| 9 | Tryfon Triantafyllakos | 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Robert Frater | 2 | 8 | ||
| Bror Lagercrantz | 2 | 8 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armand Massard | 2 | 0 | Q | |
| 7 | Willem Hubert | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Conrado Rolando | 0 | 2 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges Buchard | 6 | 3 | Q | |
| Eugène Empeyta | 6 | 3 | Q | ||
| Ernest Gevers | 6 | 3 | Q | ||
| Nils Hellsten | 6 | 3 | Q | ||
| Virgilio Mantegazza | 6 | 3 | Q | ||
| 6 | Charles Biscoe | 4 | 5 | B | |
| Joseph Misrahi | 4 | 5 | B | ||
| Sigurd Akre | 4 | 5 | B | ||
| 9 | Pieter von Boven | 1 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Wenceslao Paunero | 0 | 9 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Charles Biscoe | 2 | 0 | Q | |
| 7 | Joseph Misrahi | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Sigurd Akre | 0 | 2 |
The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léon Tom | 7 | 4 | Q | |
| 2 | Renzo Compagna | 6 | 5 | Q | |
| Gaston Cornereau | 6 | 5 | Q | ||
| Charles Delporte | 6 | 5 | Q | ||
| Roger Ducret | 6 | 5 | Q | ||
| Nils Hellsten | 6 | 5 | Q | ||
| 7 | Mário de Lopez | 5 | 6 | ||
| Raoul Heide | 5 | 6 | |||
| Luis Lucchetti | 5 | 6 | |||
| 10 | Henri Jacquet | 4 | 7 | ||
| Ivan Osiier | 4 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Frédéric Fitting | 3 | 8 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgilio Mantegazza | 9 | 2 | Q | |
| 2 | Georges Buchard | 7 | 4 | Q | |
| Armand Massard | 7 | 4 | Q | ||
| 4 | Paul Anspach | 6 | 5 | Q | |
| 5 | Peter Ryefelt | 5 | 6 | Q | |
| 6 | Ernest Gevers | 4 | 7 | B | |
| Charles Biscoe | 4 | 7 | B | ||
| Eugène Empeyta | 4 | 7 | B | ||
| Ramón Fonst | 4 | 7 | B | ||
| Domingo García | 4 | 7 | B | ||
| Carl Gripenstedt | 4 | 7 | B | ||
| Allen Milner | 4 | 7 | B |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ernest Gevers | 5 | 1 | Q | |
| 7 | Charles Biscoe | 3 | 3 | ||
| Eugène Empeyta | 3 | 3 | |||
| Ramón Fonst | 3 | 3 | |||
| Domingo García | 3 | 3 | |||
| Carl Gripenstedt | 3 | 3 | |||
| 12 | Allen Milner | 1 | 5 |
Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group as necessary for individual placing to sixth place; this required two rounds of tie-breakers (the first round for 2nd-5th; the second round for 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th).
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Delporte | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Roger Ducret | 7 | 4 | B | |
| Nils Hellsten | 7 | 4 | B | ||
| Gaston Cornereau | 7 | 4 | B | ||
| Armand Massard | 7 | 4 | B | ||
| 6 | Virgilio Mantegazza | 6 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Georges Buchard | 5 | 6 | ||
| Léon Tom | 5 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Paul Anspach | 4 | 7 | ||
| Peter Ryefelt | 4 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Renzo Compagna | 2 | 9 | ||
| 12 | Ernest Gevers | 1 | 10 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roger Ducret | 2 | 1 | BA | |
| Nils Hellsten | 2 | 1 | BA | ||
| 4 | Gaston Cornereau | 1 | 2 | BB | |
| Armand Massard | 1 | 2 | BB |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ducret | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nils Hellsten | 0 | 1 |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gaston Cornereau | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Armand Massard | 0 | 1 |