The men's
épée was one of eight
fencing events on the
fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed.
Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by
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 ...
of France, the nation's first victory in the men's individual épée since 1928 and fourth overall (second-most after Italy's six). France also took bronze, with
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 ...
winning the bronze medal match after losing to Boisse in the semifinals. It was Riboud's second consecutive bronze medal in the event, making him the 10th man to earn multiple medals in the individual épée. Silver went to
Björne Väggö
Björne Väggö (born 9 September 1955) is a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles ...
of Sweden. Hungary's four-Games podium streak in the event ended due to that nation joining the Soviet-led boycott.
Background
This was the 19th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.
One of the six finalists from 1980 returned: bronze medalist
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 ...
of France. Riboud was also the 1979 World Champion (and would win again in 1986). Two of the last three World Champions (
Zoltán Székely
Zoltán Székely ( Hungarian: Székely Zoltán; 8 December 1903 in Kocs, Hungary – 5 October 2001 in Banff, Canada) was a violinist and composer.
Biography
Székely studied violin with Jenő Hubay and composition with Zoltán Kodály at the ...
in 1981 and
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 ...
in 1982) were from Hungary, which boycotted the Games. The reigning World Champion,
Elmar Borrmann
Elmar Borrmann (born 18 January 1957) is a German fencer. He won a gold and silver medal in the team épée event for West Germany in 1984 and 1988 and a gold in the same event for Germany in 1992.
Biography
Elmar Borrmann attended the Kaufmà ...
of West Germany, competed in Los Angeles.
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Bolivia, the People's Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Saudi Arabia, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the event. Belgium, France, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States each appeared for the 17th time, tied for most among nations.
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Competition format
The 1984 tournament used a three-phase format similar to that of 1976 and 1980, though the final phase was different.
The first phase was a multi-round round-robin pool play format; each fencer in a pool faced each other fencer in that pool once. There were three pool rounds:
* The first round had 12 pools of 5 or 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
* The second round had 8 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 3 in each pool advancing.
* The third round had 4 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
The second phase was a truncated double-elimination tournament. Four fencers advanced to the final round through the winners brackets and four more advanced via the repechage.
The final phase was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. (This was changed from a 6-man final round-robin pool in previous years.)
Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination and final rounds were to 10 touches.
Schedule
All times are Pacific Daylight Time ( UTC-7)
Results
Round 1
Round 1 Pool A
Round 1 Pool B
Round 1 Pool C
Round 1 Pool D
Round 1 Pool E
Round 1 Pool F
Round 1 Pool G
Round 1 Pool H
Round 1 Pool I
Round 1 Pool J
Round 1 Pool K
Round 1 Pool L
Round 2
Round 2 Pool A
Round 2 Pool B
Round 2 Pool C
Round 2 Pool D
Round 2 Pool E
Round 2 Pool F
Round 2 Pool G
Round 2 Pool H
Round 3
Round 3 Pool A
Round 3 Pool B
Round 3 Pool C
Round 3 Pool D
Double elimination rounds
Winners brackets
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Losers brackets
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Final round
Final classification
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing At The 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's Epee
Epee men
Men's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics