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 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 October 1968. 91 fencers from 20 nations competed.
For the first time in 60 years, Italy failed to finish in the top three positions.
Rosters
;Argentina
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Guillermo Saucedo
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Alberto Balestrini
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Guillermo Obeid
Guillermo Obeid (6 February 1941 – 2 December 1999) was an Argentine fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olymp ...
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Omar Vergara
;Australia
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Russell Hobby
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Peter Macken
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Graeme Jennings
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Bill Ronald
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Duncan Page
;Austria
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Udo Birnbaum
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Roland Losert
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Herbert Polzhuber
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Frank Battig
;Brazil
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Arthur Ribeiro
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Darío Amaral
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José Maria Pereira
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Carlos Couto
;Canada
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Peter Bakonyi
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John Andru
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Magdy Conyd
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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 ...
;Cuba
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Orlando Ruíz
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Gustavo Oliveros
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Manuel González
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José Antonio Díaz
;East Germany
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Bernd Uhlig
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Klaus Dumke
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Harry Fiedler
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Hans-Peter Schulze
;France
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François Jeanne
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Claude Bourquard
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Yves Boissier
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Jacques La Degaillerie
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Jean-Pierre Allemand
;Great Britain
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Nick Halsted
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Teddy Bourne
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Bill Hoskyns
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Ralph Johnson
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Peter Jacobs
;Hungary
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Zoltán Nemere
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Győző Kulcsár
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Pál B. Nagy
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Csaba Fenyvesi
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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 ...
;Ireland
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John Bouchier-Hayes
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Fionbarr Farrell
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Michael Ryan
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Colm O'Brien
;Italy
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Gianfranco Paolucci
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Claudio Francesconi
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Giovanni Battista Breda
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Gianluigi Saccaro
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Antonio Albanese
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Biography
Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue a ...
;Mexico
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Carlos Calderón
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Valeriano Pérez
Valeriano Pérez Garza (born 1 May 1941) is a Mexican fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially ...
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Jorge Castillejos
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Ernesto Fernández
;Poland
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Bohdan Andrzejewski
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Michał Butkiewicz
Michał Butkiewicz (born 18 August 1942) 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 brande ...
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Bogdan Gonsior
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Henryk Nielaba
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Kazimierz Barburski
;Portugal
* Hélder Reis
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José Pinheiro
* João de Abreu
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Francisco da Silva
;Soviet Union
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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 ...
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Viktor Modzolevsky
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Iosif Vitebsky
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Aleksey Nikanchikov
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Yury Smolyakov
;Sweden
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Dicki Sörensen
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Orvar Lindwall
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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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Lars-Erik Larsson
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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 ...
;Switzerland
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Denys Chamay
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Peter Lötscher
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Christian Kauter
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Alexandre Bretholz
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Michel Steininger
;United States
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Paul Pesthy
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Stephen Netburn
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David Micahnik
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Daniel Cantillon
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Robert Beck
;West Germany
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Dieter Jung
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Franz Rompza
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Fritz Zimmermann
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Max Geuter
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Paul Gnaier
Paul Karl Rudolf Gnaier (8 March 1926 – 25 November 2013) was a German fencer and sports official. He represented the United Team of Germany in 1960 and 1964 and West Germany
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal ...
Results
Round 1
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Elimination rounds
; Main bracket
; Consolation
Final ranking
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's team epee
Epee team
Men's events at the 1968 Summer Olympics