The men's team foil was one of seven
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 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.
Medal summary Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 294 fencers (255 men and 39 women) from 30 nations comp ...
programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 30 July 1948 to 31 July 1948. 82 fencers from 16 nations competed.
The competition format continued the pool play round-robin from prior years. Each of the four fencers from one team would face each of the four from the other, for a total of 16 bouts per match. The team that won more bouts won the match, with competition potentially stopping when one team reached 9 points out of the possible 16 (this did not always occur and matches sometimes continued). If the bouts were 8–8, touches received was used to determine the winning team. Pool matches unnecessary to the result were not played.
[Official Report, p. 351.]
Rosters
;Argentina
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José RodrÃguez
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Fulvio Galimi
Fulvio Galimi Gherardi (11 January 1927 – 3 June 2016) was an Argentine fencer who practiced all three weapons: foil, épée and sabre. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He earned a silver medal in the individual foil event at ...
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Manuel Torrente
Manuel Torrente (7 June 1908 – September 1948) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were a ...
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Félix Galimi
Félix Domingo Galimi Gherardi (1 January 1921 – 2 January 2005) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-spor ...
;Belgium
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Georges de Bourguignon
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Henri Paternóster
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Édouard Yves
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Raymond Bru
Raymond Bru (30 March 1906 – December 1989) was a Belgian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as ...
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André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, ...
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Paul Valcke
;Canada
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Robert Desjarlais
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Georges Pouliot
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Alf Horn
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Roland Asselin
;Denmark
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Ivan Ruben
* Ole Albrechtsen
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Aage Leidersdorff
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Tage Jørgensen
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Ivan Osiier
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Flemming Vögg
;Egypt
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Osman Abdel Hafeez
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Salah Dessouki
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Mahmoud Younes
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Mohamed Zulficar
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Hassan Hosni Tawfik
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Mahmoud Abdin
;Finland
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Kauko Jalkanen
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Nils Sjöblom
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Erkki Kerttula
Erkki Kerttula (5 November 1909 – 4 November 1989) was a Finnish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
Kerttula and Rolf Wiik were considered Finland's two best Olympic fencers; Kerttula was noted in an article in Yle ...
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Heikki Raitio
;France
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André Bonin
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Jéhan Buhan
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Jacques Lataste
Jacques Lataste (7 June 1922 – 10 November 2011) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver in the team foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mil ...
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René Bougnol
Ren̩ Bougnol (7 January 1911 Р20 June 1956) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver at three different Olympics in the team foil event. He competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officia ...
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Christian d'Oriola
Christian d'Oriola (3 October 1928 – 29 October 2007) was a French fencer. He was a cousin of the Olympic equestrian Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola.
D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics, serving as the Olympic flag bea ...
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Adrien Rommel
Adrien Rommel (4 August 1914 – 21 June 1963) was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951
Events
January
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;Great Britain
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René Paul
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Arthur Smith
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Harold Cooke
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Emrys Lloyd
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Pierre Turquet
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Luke Wendon
;Greece
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Athanasios Nanopoulos
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Stefanos Zintzos
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Ioannis Karamazakis
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Konstantinos Bembis
;Hungary
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Béla Bay
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Aladár Gerevich
Aladár Gerevich (16 March 1910 – 14 May 1991) was a Hungarian fencer, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won seven gold medals in sabre at six different Olympic Games.
Biography
Gerevich was the first athlete to win t ...
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József Hátszeghy
József Hátszeghy (13 January 1904 – 18 January 1988) was a Hungarian foil fencer and coach. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded ...
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Lajos Maszlay
Lajos Maszlay (2 October 1903 – 1 December 1979) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and another at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV ...
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Pál Dunay
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Endre Palócz
;Ireland
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Owen Tuohy
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Patrick Duffy
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Tom Smith
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Nick Thuillier
;Italy
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Edoardo Mangiarotti
Edoardo Mangiarotti (; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual ...
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Manlio Di Rosa
Manlio Di Rosa (11 September 1914 – 15 March 1989) was an Italian fencing, fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and bronze at four different Olympic Games.
See also
*Italy national fencing team#Multiple medalists, Italy national fencing t ...
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Renzo Nostini
Renzo Nostini (27 May 1914 – 30 September 2005) was an Italian fencer. He won four silver medals, two at the 1948 Summer Olympics and two more at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of ...
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Giuliano Nostini
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Giorgio Pellini
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Saverio Ragno
Saverio Ragno (6 December 1902 – 22 April 1969) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Olympics and won a gold and three silver medals. He also won 14 medals at the world championships and five Italian titles. His daught ...
;Netherlands
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Willem van den Berg
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Henny ter Weer
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Frans Mosman
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Eddy Kuijpers
Eddy Kuijpers (14 October 1914 – 12 October 1992) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and sabre events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and offi ...
;Switzerland
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Gottfried von Meiss
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Roger Stirn
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Walo Hörning
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Corrado Schlaepfer
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Jean Rubli
;United States
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Daniel Bukantz
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Dean Cetrulo
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Dernell Every
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Silvio Giolito
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Nate Lubell
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Austin Prokop
;Uruguay
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Daniel Rossi
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Jaime Ucar
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Sergio Iesi
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Juan Paladino
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César Gallardo
Results
Round 1
The top two teams in each pool advanced to round 2.
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Pool 1
France and Egypt each won their bouts against Ireland without losing a single bout; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.
Pool 2
Italy and Uruguay each won their bouts against Greece; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.
Pool 3
Cuba withdrew before competition, resulting in Argentina and Finland advancing without any matches played.
Pool 4
Hungary and the United States each won their bouts against Switzerland; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.
Pool 5
Austria and Brazil both withdrew before competition, leaving Belgium and Canada to advance without any matches being played..
Pool 6
Denmark and Great Britain each beat the Netherlands; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other. The match between Great Britain and the Netherlands was decided by hits against, with Great Britain winning 58 to 63.
Round 2
The top two teams in each pool advanced to round 2.[Official Report, p. 352.]
Pool 1
France and the United States each won their bouts against Canada without losing a single bout; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.
Pool 2
Italy and Argentina each won their bouts against Finland; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other.
Pool 3
This was the only preliminary round pool to require the full set of three matches to be played. Belgium defeated Great Britain, 12–4. Great Britain defeated Denmark, 10–6. Belgium then beat Denmark, 9–3, to eliminate the Danes and secure advancement for the Belgians and British.
Pool 4
Hungary and Egypt each won their bouts against Uruguay; the two victorious teams advanced without playing each other. The match between Hungary and Uruguay was decided by hits against; Hungary won, 60–66.
Semifinals
The top two teams in each pool advanced to the final.[Official Report, p. 353.]
Semifinal 1
In the first pairings, Italy defeated Argentina 11–5 while Belgium beat Hungary 10–6. In the second round of matches, the same teams won—this time, Italy over Hungary 9–2 while Argentina withdrew after the first bout went to Belgium.
Semifinal 2
France won its two bouts, 13–3 over Egypt and 10–6 over Great Britain. Great Britain had its second 8–8 match of the tournament, this time losing on hits against to the United States, 60–64.The United States also beat Egypt, 9–5, to advance along with France.
Final
France (11–5 over the United States) and Italy (11–5 over Belgium) started off with wins. They swapped opponents in the second set of bouts and each won again (France 9–5 over Belgium and Italy 9–2 over the United States). That set up the Belgium–United States match as a ''de facto'' bronze medal match and the France-Italy match as the gold medal match. The Belgians defeated the Americans 9–7 to earn bronze. The France vs. Italy match resulted in 8 bouts won apiece. France prevailed on hits against, 60–62.
References
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Foil team
Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics