The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 30 to 31 July 1980. 52 fencers from 11 nations competed.

Rosters

;Cuba *

Efigenio Favier Efigenio Favier (born 26 March 1959) is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. ...

* Guillermo Betancourt * Heriberto González * Pedro Hernández ;Czechoslovakia *

Jaroslav Jurka Jaroslav Jurka (born 8 July 1949) is a Czech fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known a ...

* Jaromír Holub *

Jiří Douba Jiří Douba (born 23 May 1958) is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu ...

Jiří Adam Jiří Adam (born 12 October 1950) is a Czech modern pentathlete and épée fencer. He won a silver medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Ec ...

* Oldřich Kubišta ;Finland *

Heikki Hulkkonen Heikki Hulkkonen (born 3 July 1955) is a Finnish modern pentathlete and fencer. He competed both events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olim ...

* Kimmo Puranen *

Peter Grönholm Peter Grönholm (born 14 September 1958) is a Finnish fencer. He competed in the team épée events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry ...

* Peder Planting *

Mikko Salminen Mikko Salminen (born 30 April 1959) is a Finnish 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 moder ...

;France *

Philippe Boisse Philippe Boisse (born 18 March 1955) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the individual épée at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver in the team épée in 1984. He is cur ...

Hubert Gardas Hubert Gardas (born 17 April 1957) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the individual épée event at the 1979 Mediterranean Games The 1979 Mediterranean Games, officia ...

Philippe Riboud Philippe Riboud (born 9 April 1957) is a French fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at three Olympic Games. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in the individual épée event winning gold medal in 1979 and a silv ...

* Patrick Picot *

Michel Salesse Michel Salesse (born 3 January 1955) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXI ...

;Great Britain * Steven Paul * John Llewellyn * Neal Mallett *

Rob Bruniges Robert John Bruniges (3 August 1956 – 6 February 2023) was a British fencer and three weapon qualified coach. He became world junior foil champion in 1976 and competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1981, he won the foil titl ...

;Hungary *

Ernő Kolczonay Ernő Kolczonay (15 May 1953 – 3 October 2009) was a Hungarian épée fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the Épée competitions. He was a member of the Hungarian fencing team that won the world championship in Hamburg, 1978. H ...

* István Osztrics *

László Pető László Pető (born 2 November 1948) is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Ol ...

Jenő Pap Jenő Pap (born 15 December 1951) is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the team foil and épée events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1982 for winning the individual épée event at that year's Wo ...

* Péter Takács ;Kuwait * Ebrahim Al-Cattan * Osama Al-Khurafi *

Mohamed Al-Thuwani Mohamed Al-Thuwani (born 22 February 1963) is a Kuwaiti former fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also ...

Kazem Hasan Kazem Hasan (born 9 February 1961) is a Kuwaiti fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Ang ...

* Kifah Al-Mutawa ;Poland *

Andrzej Lis Andrzej Lis (born 16 December 1959) is a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye i ...

* Marius Strzalka *

Leszek Swornowski Leszek Swornowski (born 28 March 1955) is a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the 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 ...

* Ludomir Chronowski * Piotr Jabłkowski ;Romania *

Ioan Popa Ioan Popa (22 April 1953 – 3 August 2017) was a Romanian fencer. He competed at the 1976 ( team épée) and 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiys ...

* Octavian Zidaru *

Anton Pongratz Anton Pongratz ( Antal Pongrácz; 18 March 1948 – 18 March 2008) was a Romanian fencer and dentist. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: � ...

Costică Bărăgan Costică Bărăgan (2 May 1949 – 2 February 2021) was a Romanian fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry ...

;Soviet Union * Ashot Karagyan *

Aleksandr Abushakhmetov Aleksandr Veniaminovich Abushakhmetov (russian: Александр Вениаминович Абушахметов; 21 July 1954 – 10 June 1996) was a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympi ...

Aleksandr Mozhayev Aleksandr Mozhayev (born 5 August 1958) is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...

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 event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние О� ...

* Volodymyr Smyrnov ;Sweden *

Johan Harmenberg Johan Georg Harmenberg (born 8 September 1954 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Olympic and world champion epee fencer. Early and personal life Harmenberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He completed two years of study at the Massachusetts ...

* Rolf Edling *

Leif Högström Leif Nils Oskar Högström (born 4 July 1955) 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. Högström represented Djurgårdens IF ...

* Göran Malkar *

Hans Jacobson Hans Jacobson (March 17, 1947 – July 9, 1984) was a Swedish modern pentathlete, 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. He originally won a ...

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

In the only match in pool A, Sweden defeated Great Britain 8–3 (with one double-loss).

Round 1 Pool B

Poland and the Soviet Union each defeated Cuba, 12–4 and 15–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 7–5, with 2 double losses and a 64–49 touches advantage making the final two bouts unnecessary.

Round 1 Pool C

Czechoslovakia and Hungary each defeated Finland, 13–3 and 8–8 (67 touches to 53), respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–1.

Round 1 Pool D

Romania and France each defeated Kuwait, 12–4 and 16–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with France winning 9–6.

Elimination rounds

Main bracket

Consolation bracket

References

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