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programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 30 July 1948 to 31 July 1948. 82 fencers from 16 nations competed. The competition format continued the pool play round-robin from prior years. Each of the four fencers from one team would face each of the four from the other, for a total of 16 bouts per match. The team that won more bouts won the match, with competition potentially stopping when one team reached 9 points out of the possible 16 (this did not always occur and matches sometimes continued). If the bouts were 8–8, touches received was used to determine the winning team. Pool matches unnecessary to the result were not played.Official Report, p. 351.

Rosters

;Argentina * José Rodríguez *

Fulvio Galimi Fulvio Galimi (11 January 1927 – 3 June 2016) was an Argentine fencer who practiced all three weapons: foil, épée and sabre. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He earned a silver medal in the individual foil event at the ...

Manuel Torrente Manuel Torrente (7 June 1908 – September 1948) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an intern ...

Félix Galimi Félix Domingo Galimi Gherardi (1 January 1921 – 2 January 2005) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business dist ...

;Belgium * Georges de Bourguignon * Henri Paternóster * Édouard Yves * Raymond Bru *

André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer André van de Werve de Vorsselaer (10 April 1908 – 6 October 1984) was a Belgian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and ...

* Paul Valcke ;Canada *

Robert Desjarlais Robert Desjarlais (26 August 1907 – 17 July 1987) was a Canadian fencer. He competed in the three team events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 19 ...

Georges Pouliot Georges Pouliot (February 6, 1923 – May 8, 2019) was a Canadian fencer. He competed in five events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an int ...

Alf Horn Alf Horn (6 January 1913 – 5 April 1991) was a Canadian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed in five events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as Lond ...

Roland Asselin Roland George Arthur Asselin (May 18, 1917 – December 7, 2003) was a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business dist ...

;Denmark *

Ivan Ruben Ivan Ruben (12 August 1917 – 2 February 1986) was a Danish fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics held in London and Helsinki respectively. References

1917 births 1986 deaths Danis ...

* Ole Albrechtsen *

Aage Leidersdorff Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...

* Tage Jørgensen *

Ivan Osiier Dr. Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier (December 16, 1888 – December 23, 1965), was a Danish Olympic medalist, and world champion, fencer who fenced foil, épée, and saber. He was given the Olympic Diploma of Merit during his career. He is also on ...

* Flemming Vögg ;Egypt * Osman Abdel Hafeez *

Salah Dessouki Salah Asfar Shishtawai J. Dessouki (22 October 1922 – 17 August 2011) was an Egyptian fencer. He won bronze medals in three fencing disciplines across four editions of the World Championships and competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olym ...

Mahmoud Younes Mahmoud Khattab Younes (5 March 1915 – 27 June 2001) was an Egyptian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 Events January * January 4 – Ko ...

* Mohamed Zulficar * Hassan Hosni Tawfik * Mahmoud Abdin ;Finland *

Kauko Jalkanen Kauko Jalkanen (8 December 1918 – 3 September 2007) was a Finnish épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952 ...

* Nils Sjöblom *

Erkki Kerttula Erkki Kerttula (5 November 1909 – 4 November 1989) was a Finnish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as th ...

Heikki Raitio Heikki Raitio (29 July 1924 – 12 February 1997) was a Finnish épée and foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. References

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;France * André Bonin * Jéhan Buhan *

Jacques Lataste Jacques Lataste (7 June 1922 – 10 November 2011) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver in the team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mi ...

René Bougnol René Bougnol (7 January 1911 – 20 June 1956) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver at three different Olympics in the team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manuf ...

* Christian d'Oriola *

Adrien Rommel Adrien Rommel (4 August 1914 – 21 June 1963) was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 where he won a silver medal in the tea ...

;Great Britain *

René Paul Ronald René Charles Paul (20 January 1921 – 16 June 2008) was a British fencer. Fencing career He competed at four Olympic Games and won ten Commonwealth Games medals. He represented England and won two gold medals in the foil individu ...

* Arthur Smith *

Harold Cooke Harold Cooke (29 May 1907 – April 1986) was a British fencer. Fencing career He competed in the team foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil at the 1958 British Empi ...

Emrys Lloyd John Emrys Lloyd OBE (8 September 1905 – 28 June 1987) was a British fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games, as well as being an official at four Olympics, and the flag bearer for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was later app ...

* Pierre Turquet *

Luke Wendon Ulrich Luke Wendon (17 April 1926 – 6 December 2016) was a German born, British fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952, he won the foil title at the British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships a ...

;Greece * Athanasios Nanopoulos * Stefanos Zintzos *

Ioannis Karamazakis Ioannis Karamazakis ( el, Ιωάννης Καραμαζάκης; died 1978) was a Greek fencer. He competed in six events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as Lond ...

* Konstantinos Bembis ;Hungary * Béla Bay * Aladár Gerevich * József Hátszeghy *

Lajos Maszlay Lajos Maszlay (2 October 1903 – 1 December 1979) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and another at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska ...

* Pál Dunay * Endre Palócz ;Ireland * Owen Tuohy *

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* Tom Smith * Nick Thuillier ;Italy *

Edoardo Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti (; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual go ...

Manlio Di Rosa Manlio Di Rosa (11 September 1914 – 15 March 1989) was an Italian fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and bronze at four different Olympic Games. See also * Italy national fencing team - Multiple medallist References External links * ...

* Renzo Nostini *

Giuliano Nostini Giuliano Nostini (3 October 1912 – 16 August 1983) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as L ...

* Giorgio Pellini *

Saverio Ragno Saverio Ragno (6 December 1902 – 22 April 1969) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Olympics and won a gold and three silver medals. He also won 14 medals at the world championships and five Italian titles. His da ...

;Netherlands * Willem van den Berg *

Henny ter Weer Henny ter Weer (7 August 1922 – 12 August 2013) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and the team sabre events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad ...

* Frans Mosman * Eddy Kuijpers ;Switzerland * Gottfried von Meiss * Roger Stirn * Walo Hörning * Corrado Schlaepfer * Jean Rubli ;United States *

Daniel Bukantz Daniel Bukantz (December 4, 1917 – July 26, 2008) was an American four-time individual United States national foil fencing champion, Maccabiah Games individual foil champion, four-time Olympic fencer, fencing referee, and a dentist. He has been ...

* Dean Cetrulo * Dernell Every *

Silvio Giolito Silvio Giolito (September 27, 1918 – September 30, 2006) was an American foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1918 births 2006 deaths American ...

* Nate Lubell *

Austin Prokop Austin Prokop (February 22, 1921 – August 2, 1980) was an American fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948 ...

;Uruguay * Daniel Rossi *

Jaime Ucar Jaime Ucar (born 24 September 1915, date of death unknown) was a Uruguayan fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also ...

* Sergio Iesi * Juan Paladino * César Gallardo

Results

Round 1

The top two teams in each pool advanced to round 2.

Pool 1

France and Egypt each won their bouts against Ireland without losing a single bout; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.

Pool 2

Italy and Uruguay each won their bouts against Greece; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.

Pool 3

Cuba withdrew before competition, resulting in Argentina and Finland advancing without any matches played.

Pool 4

Hungary and the United States each won their bouts against Switzerland; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.

Pool 5

Austria and Brazil both withdrew before competition, leaving Belgium and Canada to advance without any matches being played..

Pool 6

Denmark and Great Britain each beat the Netherlands; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other. The match between Great Britain and the Netherlands was decided by hits against, with Great Britain winning 58 to 63.

Round 2

The top two teams in each pool advanced to round 2.Official Report, p. 352.

Pool 1

France and the United States each won their bouts against Canada without losing a single bout; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.

Pool 2

Italy and Argentina each won their bouts against Finland; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.

Pool 3

This was the only preliminary round pool to require the full set of three matches to be played. Belgium defeated Great Britain, 12–4. Great Britain defeated Denmark, 10–6. Belgium then beat Denmark, 9–3, to eliminate the Danes and secure advancement for the Belgians and British.

Pool 4

Hungary and Egypt each won their bouts against Uruguay; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other. The match between Hungary and Uruguay was decided by hits against; Hungary won, 60–66.

Semifinals

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the final.Official Report, p. 353.

Semifinal 1

In the first pairings, Italy defeated Argentina 11–5 while Belgium beat Hungary 10–6. In the second round of matches, the same teams won—this time, Italy over Hungary 9–2 while Argentina withdrew after the first bout went to Belgium.

Semifinal 2

France won its two bouts, 13–3 over Egypt and 10–6 over Great Britain. Great Britain had its second 8–8 match of the tournament, this time losing on hits against to the United States, 60–64.The United States also beat Egypt, 9–5, to advance along with France.

Final

France (11–5 over the United States) and Italy (11–5 over Belgium) started off with wins. They swapped opponents in the second set of bouts and each won again (France 9–5 over Belgium and Italy 9–2 over the United States). That set up the Belgium–United States match as a ''de facto'' bronze medal match and the France-Italy match as the gold medal match. The Belgians defeated the Americans 9–7 to earn bronze. The France vs. Italy match resulted in 8 bouts won apiece. France prevailed on hits against, 60–62.

References

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