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The men's team épée was one of eight
fencing Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fe ...
events on the
fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée, foil and sabre), but women competed only in foil events. Medal summary Men ...
programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 8 to 9 September 1972. 94 fencers from 20 nations competed.


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Fernando Lupiz Fernando Lúpiz (born 12 April 1953) is an Argentine fencer and actor. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He later became known for playing Zorro on stage. Early life Lúpiz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 12 April 1953. ...
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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 officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ) ...
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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 The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as ...
;Austria *
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 ...
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Karl-Heinz Müller Karl-Heinz Müller (born 27 August 1948) is an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () ...
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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 f ...
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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 o ...
;Canada *
Magdy Conyd Magdi Mohamed Abdel-Latif Conyd (22 June 1939 – 23 May 2023) was an Egyptian-Canadian fencer. Conyd competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He was Canadian National Foil Champion at least once a decade over 30 years. Conyd died in Chi ...
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Herbert Obst Herbert Obst (born 26 June 1936) is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and official ...
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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. Gerry died in Bracebridge, Ontario Bracebridge is a town and the seat of the District Municip ...
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Lester Wong Lester Wong (born 28 August 1944) is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officia ...
;Denmark * Torben Bjerre-Poulsen *
Peter Askjær-Friis Peter Askjær-Friis (born 17 April 1947) is a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially ...
* Ivan Kemnitz *
Reinhard Münster Reinhard Münster (born 1 October 1941) is a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially ...
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Jørgen Thorup Jørgen Thorup (born 7 May 1950) is a Danish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 ( ...
;East Germany * Harry Fiedler * Eckhard Mannischeff * Horst Melzig * Hans-Peter Schulze * Bernd Uhlig ;France * François Jeanne *
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 (), were an international mult ...
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;Great Britain *
Teddy Bourne Edward Owen Bourne (born 30 September 1948) is a British Olympic épée fencer.Medd Guinness''The Guinness Book of Records''/ref> Early and personal life He was born in Romford, England. He became a solicitor in London, working as a commercial ...
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Bill Hoskyns Henry William Furse 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 fencer has w ...
* Edward Hudson * Ralph Johnson *
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 ...
;Hungary * Csaba Fenyvesi *
Győző Kulcsár Győző Kulcsár (18 October 1940 – 19 September 2018) was a Hungarian 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 two indi ...
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Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt (; born 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy. Schmitt was a successful fencer in his ...
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Sándor Erdős Sándor Erdős (born 21 August 1947 in Budapest) is a Hungarian épée fencer. Olympics Erdős won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. At the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), offic ...
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István Osztrics István Osztrics (born 25 December 1949) is a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially bran ...
;Italy *
Claudio Francesconi Claudio Francesconi (born 15 May 1945) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () ...
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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 ...
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Gianluigi Placella Gianluigi Placella (born 19 March 1948) is an Italian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munic ...
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Gianluigi Saccaro Gianluigi Saccaro (29 December 1938 – 17 February 2021)Pier Alberto Testoni Pier Alberto Testoni (born 11 April 1950) is an Italian fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded ...
;Lebanon *
Ali Chekr Ali Chekr (born 1 July 1937) is a Lebanese épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1967 Mediterranean Games The 1967 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the V Mediterranean Games, ...
* Yves Daniel Darricau *
Fawzi Merhi Fawzi Merhi (; born 20 June 1950) is a Lebanese épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed in four events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded ...
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Ali Sleiman Ali Sleiman (; born 28 March 1947) is a Lebanese épée and foil fencer. He competed in four events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mun ...
;Luxembourg *
Alain Anen Alain Anen (born 24 May 1950) is a Luxembourgish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially bran ...
* Aly Doerfel * Romain Manelli * Remo Manelli *
Robert Schiel Robert Schiel (born 26 October 1939) is a Luxembourgish épée and foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. References External links

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;Mexico * Carlos Calderón * Jorge Castillejos * Hermilo Leal * Luis Stephens ;Norway * Jan von Koss * Jeppe Normann * Ole Mørch * Claus Mørch Jr. ;Poland * Bohdan Andrzejewski *
Jerzy Janikowski Jerzy Janikowski (13 April 1952 – 21 December 2006) was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX ...
* Henryk Nielaba * Kazimierz Barburski *
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 (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded a ...
;Romania * Constantin Duțu * Costică Bărăgan * Anton Pongratz * Alexandru Istrate *
Nicolae Iorgu Nicolae Iorgu (born 25 June 1944) is a Romanian fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were a ...
;Soviet Union *
Grigory Kriss Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss (, , born 24 December 1940) is a retired Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals. Early life Kriss was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and is Jewish. He was an officer in the Red Army of the Soviet Union. Fenc ...
* Viktor Modzolevsky *
Georgi Zažitski Georgi Zažitski (born 5 February 1946), also known as Georgy Semyonovich Zazhitski (Георгий Семёнович Зажицкий), is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1 ...
* Sergey Paramonov *
Igor Valetov Igor Valetov (; born 1 February 1946 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () a ...
;Sweden * Hans Wieselgren *
Carl von Essen Carl von Essen (18 October 1940 – 11 November 2021) was a Swedish fencer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team. Von Essen represented Föreningen ...
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Orvar Jönsson Orvar Jönsson (born 5 September 1950) is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially b ...
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Rolf Edling Rolf Erik Sören Edling (born 30 November 1943) is a retired Swedish épée fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a team gold medal in 1976. His best individual result was fourth place in 1980. Edling was born in ...
* Per Sundberg ;Switzerland * Guy Evéquoz *
Peter Lötscher Peter Lötscher (4 February 1941 – 24 October 2017) was a Swiss fencing, fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. References External links

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Daniel Giger Daniel Giger (born 1 October 1949) is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as ...
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Christian Kauter Christian Kauter (born 6 May 1947) is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His sons Fabian Kauter Fabian Kauter (born 22 Septe ...
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François Suchanecki François Suchanecki (born 23 December 1949) is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1977 he won a silver medal in the team ép ...
;United States *
Scotty Bozek Edward Scott Bozek (November 20, 1950 – January 7, 2022), also known as Scotty Bozek, was an American épée fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. Bozek earned a degree in Russian Studies from the University of Massachu ...
* Paul Makler Jr. * George Masin *
James Melcher James Laurence Melcher (November 5, 1939 – April 17, 2023) was an American hedge fund manager and Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Early and personal life Me ...
* Stephen Netburn ;West Germany * Reinhold Behr *
Hans-Jürgen Hehn Hans-Jürgen Hehn (born 1 October 1944) is a retired German épée fencer. He won silver medals in the individual and team events at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad ...
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Harald Hein Harald Hein (19 April 1950 – 20 May 2008) was a German foil fencer. He won a gold medal in the team event at the 1976 and a silver in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XX ...
* Dieter Jung * Max Geuter


Results


Round 1


Round 1 Pool A


Round 1 Pool B


Round 1 Pool C


Round 1 Pool D


Round 1 Pool E


Elimination rounds


Main bracket


5th place consolation bracket


References

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