The men's team épée was one of eight

fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...

events on the

fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, eight events in fencing (sport), fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (Épée (fencing), épée, Foil (fencing), foil and Sabre (fencing ...

programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held October 20–21, 1964, with 86 fencers from 18 nations competing.

Results

Round 1

Ties between teams were broken by individual victories (in parentheses), then by touches received.

Championship rounds

Fifth place semifinal

Rosters

;Argentina *

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 ...

* Zelmar Casco * Jesús Taboada * Francisco Serp ;Australia * Russell Hobby * John Humphreys * Imants Terrauds * Ivan Lund *

Ian Bowditch Ian Bowditch (9 March 1939 – 25 February 2008) was an Australian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Before this, Ian and his brother Bruce were both awarded full blues for fencing as members of the ...

;Austria *

Udo Birnbaum Udo Birnbaum (born 8 February 1937) is an Austrian modern pentathlete and fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. His son, Axel Birnbaum, fenced at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially ...

Herbert Polzhuber Herbert Polzhuber (June 1938 – 24 June 2015) was an Austrian fencer and modern pentathlete. Considered one of Austria's greatest ''épée'' fencers, he participated at four consecutive Olympic Games in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976, being a fe ...

Roland Losert Roland Losert (born 6 January 1945) is a retired Austrian fencer who won the world title in épée in 1963. He also won junior world titles in épée (1963) and foil (1964 and 1965). Losert competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in ...

Rudolf Trost Rudolf Trost (born 27 August 1940) is an Austrian épée and foil fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and com ...

* Marcus Leyrer ;Colombia * Emilio Echeverry * Ernesto Sastre * Dibier Tamayo *

Humberto Posada Humberto Posada (born 5 September 1922) is a Colombian former fencer. He competed in the team foil, team épée and individual sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade asso ...

;France *

Claude Brodin Claude Brodin (30 July 1934 – 17 October 2014) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internatio ...

Yves Dreyfus Yves Dreyfus (17 May 1931 – 16 December 2021) was a French epee fencer who held two medals as part of the French Olympic épée team. Life and career Dreyfus was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and was Jewish. He survived the Nazi occupati ...

Claude Bourquard Claude Bourquard (born 5 March 1937) was a French fencer. He founded Asmb escrime, a fencing club in Besançon. Career He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he won a bronze medal in the team épée event. He also com ...

Jack Guittet Jack Guittet (born 12 January 1930) is a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport e ...

Jacques Brodin Jacques Brodin (22 December 1946 – 1 October 2015) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an inte ...

;Great Britain *

Bill Hoskyns Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns MBE (19 March 1931 – 4 August 2013) was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games., Fencing career Hoskyns, born in London won two silver medals in 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. No British fence ...

* John Pelling * Peter Jacobs *

Michael Howard Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne (born Michael Hecht; 7 July 1941) is a British politician who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005. He previously held cabinet posi ...

Allan Jay Allan Louis Neville Jay MBE (born 30 June 1931) is a British former five-time-Olympian foil and épée fencer, and world champion. Early life Jay was born in London, England, and is Jewish. His father died fighting in World War II in 1943. He a ...

;Germany * Franz Rompza *

Max Geuter Max Geuter (16 September 1937 – 27 August 2018)Die Fechtwelt trauert um M ...

Volkmar Würtz Volkmar Würtz (born 3 October 1938) is a German fencer. He represented the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the team épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three wea ...

* Paul Gnaier * Haakon Stein ;Hungary *

Győző Kulcsár Győző Kulcsár (18 October 1940 – 19 September 2018) was a Hungarian fencing, fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won four gold (one individual and three team) and ...

Zoltán Nemere Zoltán Nemere (20 April 1942 – 6 May 2001) was a Hungarian fencer. He won gold medals in the team épée events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially kno ...

Tamás Gábor Tamás Gábor (24 April 1932 – 6 May 2007 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic champion épée fencer. Gábor was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. Fencing career National championships He was a five-time Hungarian champion. Wo ...

* István Kausz *

Árpád Bárány Árpád Bárány (born 24 June 1931) is a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-spor ...

;Iran *

Houshmand Almasi Houshmand Almasi ( fa, هوشمند الماسی; 30 March 1928 – 17 December 2016) was an Iranian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil, épée and sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Colonel Almasi, president of th ...

* Nasser Madani * Bizhan Zarnegar * Shahpour Zarnegar ;Italy *

Giuseppe Delfino Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition. Biography He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

* Alberto Pellegrino *

Gianluigi Saccaro Gianluigi Saccaro (29 December 1938 – 17 February 2021)Gianfranco Paolucci Gianfranco Paolucci (born 18 February 1934) is an Italian fencer. He won silver medals in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the individual épée event at the 1967 Mediterranean Games The 1967 Mediterranean Games, offici ...

Giovanni Battista Breda Giovanni Battista Breda (21 July 1931 – 13 July 1992) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games The 1963 Mediterranean ...

;Japan *

Toshiaki Araki is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , ...

* Katsutada Minatoi *

Kazuhiko Tabuchi Kazuhiko Tabuchi ( ja, 田淵和彦; born 5 October 1936) is a Japanese épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an inter ...

* Heizaburo Okawa * Takeshi Teshima ;Lebanon *

Michel Saykali Michel Saykali (12 June 1932 – 7 May 2015) was a Lebanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1959 Mediterranean Games The 1959 Mediterranean Games, ...

Joseph Gemayel Joseph Gemayel (born 10 November 1944) is a Lebanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international mu ...

Hassan El-Said Hassan El-Said (born 1 January 1924) is a Lebanese fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1959 Mediterranean Games The 1959 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the III Mediterranean Games, and ...

* Ibrahim Osman ;Poland *

Henryk Nielaba Henryk Nielaba (born 5 September 1933) is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the X ...

* Mikołaj Pomarnacki *

Bogdan Gonsior Bohdan Gonsior (born 16 February 1937) is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the X ...

* Bohdan Andrzejewski *

Jerzy Pawłowski Jerzy Władysław Pawłowski (25 October 1932 – 11 January 2005) was a Polish fencing, fencer and double agent. Life While a major in the Polish Army, Pawłowski won the gold medal in the individual saber event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in ...

;South Korea * Sin Du-Ho * Kim Chang-Hwan * Han Myeong-Seok * Kim Man-Sig ;Soviet Union * Bruno Habārovs *

Guram Kostava Guram Kostava ( ka, გურამ კოსტავა; born 18 June 1937) is a Soviet fencer. Kostava won a bronze in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), off ...

Yury Smolyakov Yury Smolyakov (russian: Юрий Тимофеевич Смоляков; born 20 September 1941) is a Soviet fencing, fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. References

1941 births Living peo ...

Grigory Kriss Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss ( uk, Григорій Якович Крісс, russian: Григорий Яковлевич Крисс, born 24 December 1940) is a retired Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals. Early life Kriss wa ...

Aleksey Nikanchikov Aleksey Vladimirovich Nikanchikov (russian: Алексей Владимирович Никанчиков; 30 July 1940 – 29 January 1972) was a Soviet fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics ...

;Switzerland * Claudio Polledri *

Paul Meister Paul Meister (20 January 1926 – 17 December 2018) was a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

Walter Bar Walter Bar (born 5 July 1938) is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport e ...

* Jean Gontier *

Michel Steininger Michel Steininger (born 5 February 1935) is a Swiss fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, ...

;Sweden * Ivar Genesjö *

Orvar Lindwall Lars Orvar Martin Lindwall (also ''Orwar''; born 10 August 1941) is a Swedish épée fencer who won two team medals at the 1961 and 1962 Fencing World Championships. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and finished fifth with ...

Hans Lagerwall Hans Lagerwall (1 March 1941 – 5 October 2022) was a Swedish épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-s ...

* Göran Abrahamsson * Carl-Wilhelm Engdahl ;United States *

Paul Pesthy Paul Karoly Pesthy (March 25, 1938 – October 28, 2008) was an American modern pentathlete and épée fencer. He was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States in 1958. Competitions He was a member of the U.S. Olympic modern penta ...

* Frank Anger *

David Micahnik David Micahnik (born November 5, 1938) is an American fencer and fencing coach. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish. Biography Micahnik attended the University of Pennsylvania (1959), fencing for the University of Pennsylvani ...

Larry Anastasi Larry Anastasi (born September 6, 1934) is an American foil and épée fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. On June 26, 2013, Anastasi was inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame The United States Fencing As ...

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