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The men's team foil 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 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 18 to 19 October 1968. 79 fencers from 17 nations competed.


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;Argentina * Orlando Nannini *
Guillermo Saucedo Guillermo Saucedo (born 23 November 1940) is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: M ...
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Omar Vergara Omar Vergara (6 April 1943 – 29 June 2018) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enter ...
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Evaristo Prendes Evaristo Prendes (born 23 May 1934) is an Argentine fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games o ...
;Canada *
Magdy Conyd Magdy Conyd (born 22 June 1939) is an Egyptian-Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: Mü ...
* Peter Bakonyi *
Gerry Wiedel Gerard Wiedel (13 May 1933 – 1 November 2023) was a German-born Canadian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonl ...
* John Andru ;Cuba *
Eduardo Jhons Eduardo Jhons (born 4 December 1950) is a Cuban foil fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. ...
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Orlando Ruíz Orlando Ruíz (5 October 1935 – 3 December 2017) was a Cuban fencing, fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil (fencing), foil and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. References

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* Jesús Gil *
Dagoberto Borges Dagoberto Borges (born 16 January 1940) is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of ...
;Egypt *
Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini ( ar, أحمد الحامي الحسيني; born 19 March 1939) is an Egyptian former foil fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United Arab Republic ...
* Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi *
Moustafa Soheim Moustafa Soheim (20 March 1937 – 1 March 2008) was an Egyptian foil fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, ا ...
* Ahmed Zein El-Abidin ;France *
Jean-Claude Magnan Jean-Claude Magnan (born 4 June 1941 in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and a medalist in three successive Olympics. He received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in M ...
* Daniel Revenu * Christian Noël * Gilles Berolatti *
Jacques Dimont Jacques René Émile Dimont (February 2, 1945 – December 31, 1994) was a French fencing, fencer and Olympic champion in Foil (fencing), foil competition. He received a gold medal in the team foil at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City ...
;Great Britain *
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 ...
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Graham Paul Graham René Paul (born 15 May 1947) is a retired British international fencer. Fencing career He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil and a bronze medal in ...
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Nick Halsted Nicholas Halsted (14 October 1942 – 22 September 2007) was a British international fencing, fencer. Halsted was captain of the Oxford University fencing team in 1964. He competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Mike Breckin John Michael Breckin (born 16 May 1946) better known as Mike Breckin is a retired British international fencer. Fencing career He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1969, he won the foil ...
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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 ...
;Hungary * Sándor Szabó * Jenő Kamuti * László Kamuti * Gábor Füredi * Attila May ;Ireland * Fionbarr Farrell * John Bouchier-Hayes * Michael Ryan *
Colm O'Brien Colm O'Brien (born 4 April 1947) is an Irish épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed in five events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX ...
;Italy *
Pasquale La Ragione Pasquale La Ragione (born 28 November 1943) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh place with the Italian team at both Games. He also won a s ...
* Alfredo Del Francia *
Nicola Granieri Nicola Granieri (3 July 1942 – 28 December 2006) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team events with the best achievement of 7th place. He won a gold ...
* Arcangelo Pinelli * Michele Maffei ;Japan * Masaya Fukuda * Heizaburo Okawa * Fujio Shimizu *
Kazuhiko Wakasugi is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) an ...
* Kazuo Mano ;Mexico * Vicente Calderón * Román Gómez * Carlos Calderón * Gustavo Chapela * Héctor Abaunza ;Poland *
Zbigniew Skrudlik Zbigniew Andrzej Skrudlik (born 12 May 1934) is a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olí ...
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Witold Woyda Witold Woyda (10 May 1939 – 5 May 2008) was a Polish fencer who won four Olympic medals in the foil between 1964 and 1972, including two gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year for ...
* Egon Franke *
Ryszard Parulski Ryszard Parulski (9 March 1938 – 10 January 2017) was a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. A lawyer by civil profession, Par ...
* Adam Lisewski ;Romania * Ion Drîmbă *
Mihai Țiu Mihai Țiu (born 25 January 1946) is a Romanian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968, 1972, 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights en ...
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Ștefan Haukler Ștefan Haukler (9 March 1942 – 23 November 2006) was a Romanian fencer and coach. Career Haukler took up fencing at the age of ten under the coaching of Alexandru Csipler at local clubs Unio, then Olimpia Satu Mare. He won three titles ...
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Tănase Mureșanu Tănase Mureșanu (22 May 1940 – 6 March 2007) is a Romanian foil fencer. Career Mureșanu took up fencing when he was 11 years old under coach Angelo Pellegrini at CS Progresul in Bucharest. He won the junior national championship in 195 ...
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Iuliu Falb Iuliu Falb (14 December 1942 – 2009) was a Romanian fencer. He competed in the team foil events at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Career Falb took up fencing under the coaching of Andrei Altman at the local club "„Flacăra Ro ...
;Soviet Union *
Yury Sisikin Yury Sisikin (russian: Юрий Фёдорович Сисикин; born 15 May 1937) is a Soviet fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games. References 1937 births Living people Russian male fencers ...
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Viktor Putyatin Viktor Putyatin ( uk, Віктор Павлович Путятін; 12 September 1941 – 2 November 2021) was a Soviet fencing, fencer. He won silver medals in the team foil (fencing), foil events at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 and 1972 Summ ...
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German Sveshnikov German Sveshnikov (russian: Герман Александрович Свешников; 11 May 1937 – 9 June 2003) was a Soviet fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially ...
* Yury Sharov *
Vasyl Stankovych Vasyl Stankovych ( uk, Василь Васильович Станкович, russian: Василий Васильевич Станкович; born 25 April 1946) is a retired Ukrainian fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and ...
;United States * Herbert Cohen *
Albie Axelrod Albert "Albie" Axelrod (February 12, 1921 – February 24, 2004) was an American Foil (fencing), foil Fencing, fencer. He was a five-time Olympian for the US, won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics, and was the only American men's foil fencer to ...
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Uriah Jones Uriah Jones (December 15, 1924 – June 14, 2000) was an American fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games ...
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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 ...
* Jeffrey Checkes ;Venezuela * Silvio Fernández * Félix Piñero * Freddy Salazar * Luis García ;West Germany *
Jürgen Theuerkauff Jürgen Theuerkauff (8 September 1934 – 5 September 2022) was a German fencer. He represented the United Team of Germany in 1960 and 1964 and West Germany in 1968. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The ...
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Friedrich Wessel Friedrich Wessel (born 29 April 1945) is a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly ...
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Tim Gerresheim Tim Gerresheim (born 24 February 1939) is a German fencer. He represented the United Team of Germany in 1960 and 1964 and West Germany in 1968. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympic ...
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Jürgen Brecht Jürgen Brecht (born 1 March 1940) is a German fencer. He represented the United Team of Germany in 1960 and 1964 and West Germany in 1968. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( i ...
* Dieter Wellmann


Results


Round 1


Pool A


Pool B


Pool C


Pool D


Pool E


Elimination rounds

; Main bracket ; Consolation


Final ranking


References

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