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, ...

events on the

fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 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). Women competed in foil events. One of the gold medalist ...

programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 28 to 29 July 1976. 85 fencers from 19 nations competed.

Rosters

;Argentina * Daniel Feraud * Fernando Lupiz * Juan Daniel Pirán * Omar Vergara ;Austria * Herbert Lindner * Karl-Heinz Müller * Herbert Polzhuber * Peter Zobl-Wessely ;Canada * Alain Dansereau * Michel Dessureault * Geza Tatrallyay * George Varaljay ;Finland * Heikki Hulkkonen * Risto Hurme *

Jussi Pelli Jussi Pelli (born 4 November 1954) is a Finnish modern pentathlete and épée fencer. He fenced at the 1976 Summer Olympics and competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officiall ...

Veikko Salminen Veikko Salminen (born 12 August 1945) is a Finnish modern pentathlete and épée fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the ...

;France * Philippe Boisse * François Jeanne * Philippe Riboud * Jacques La Degaillerie ;Great Britain *

Teddy Bourne Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore. It may refer to: People Nickname * Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator * Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer * Tedd ...

* Bill Hoskyns * Ralph Johnson * Tim Belson * Martin Beevers ;Hong Kong * Chan Matthew * Denis Cunningham * Kam Roger * Ng Wing Biu ;Hungary * Csaba Fenyvesi *

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 Events January * January 3 � ...

* István Osztrics *

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 ...

* Győző Kulcsár ;Iran * Sarkis Assatourian * Iraj Dastgerdi * Ali Asghar Pashapour-Alamdari * Esfandihar Zarnegar ;Italy * John Pezza *

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 gol ...

* Fabio Dal Zotto * Marcello Bertinetti *

Giovanni Battista Coletti Giovanni Battista Coletti (born 8 December 1948) is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the individual foil event at the 1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Mediterr ...

;Norway * Nils Koppang * Jeppe Normann * Kjell Otto Moe * Bård Vonen * Ole Mørch ;Poland * Jerzy Janikowski * Zbigniew Matwiejew * Leszek Swornowski * Marceli Wiech ;Romania * Ioan Popa * Anton Pongratz * Nicolae Iorgu * Paul Szabo ;Soviet Union * Aleksandr Abushakhmetov * Viktor Modzalevsky * Vasyl Stankovych * Aleksandr Bykov *

Boris Lukomsky Boris Lukomsky (russian: Борис Семёнович Лукомский; born 6 June 1951) is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the t ...

;Sweden *

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 ...

* Hans Jacobson *

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 ...

* Leif Högström *

Göran Flodström Göran Flodström (born 27 January 1953) is 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. Flodström represented Djurgårdens IF Djurg� ...

;Switzerland *

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 Events January * January 3 – The Internati ...

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 Events January * January 3 – The Internat ...

Michel Poffet Michel Poffet (born 24 August 1957) is a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ente ...

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 Events January * January 3 – The ...

Jean-Blaise Evéquoz Jean-Blaise Evéquoz (born 27 November 1953) is a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is also an artist with works on display with the Art of the Olympians Art of the Olympians (AOTO) ...

;Thailand * Sneh Chousurin * Taweewat Hurapan * Sutipong Santitevagul * Royengyot Srivorapongpant * Samachai Trangjaroenngarm ;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 ...

Brooke Makler Adrian Brooke Makler (March 16, 1951 – August 29, 2010) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Early and personal life Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.Martin Harry Greenberg''The Jewish lists: phys ...

* George Masin *

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 ...

;West Germany *

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 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Soc ...

Volker Fischer Volker Fischer (born 15 August 1950) is a German fencer. He won a gold medal and two silvers at three Olympic Games. He keeps fencing in the Veterans category, with excellent results. For example, he won the World Veterans Championship at Debre ...

Alexander Pusch Alexander Pusch (born 15 May 1955 in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a German fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition. Biography Alexander Pusch fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim. He won a gold medal in the in ...

* Reinhold Behr *

Hanns Jana Hanns Jana (born 18 July 1952) is a German fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters i ...

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Great Britain and West Germany each defeated Austria, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 9–5.

Round 1 Pool B

The first two rounds of matches left Hungary and France at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Finland and Poland at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Hungary defeated France 8–2 (with one double-loss ensuring that France could not catch Hungary) to take the top spot in the group. Great Finland and Poland did not face each other.

Round 1 Pool C

The first two rounds of matches left Sweden and Italy at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Iran and Hong Kong at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Sweden defeated Italy 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Great Finland and Poland did not face each other.

Round 1 Pool D

The first two rounds of matches left Switzerland and Norway at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Canada and Argentina at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Switzerland defeated Norway 9–7 to take the top spot in the group. Canada defeated Argentina, 8–8, winning on touches 68–66, to take third.

Round 1 Pool E

The first two rounds of matches left the Soviet Union and Romania at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and the United States and Thailand at 0–2 each (eliminating them). The Soviet Union defeated Romania 9–4 to take the top spot in the group. The United States defeated Thailand, also 9–4, to take third. This was the only group where the second-place team advanced directly to the quarterfinals instead of the round of 16.

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

5th place consolation bracket

References

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