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Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

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Men's team épée
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueCentral Army Sports Club Complex
Dates30–31 July 1980
Competitors52 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Philippe Boisse
Hubert Gardas
Philippe Riboud
Patrick Picot
Michel Salesse
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrzej Lis
Marius Strzalka
Leszek Swornowski
Ludomir Chronowski
Piotr Jabłkowski
 Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ashot Karagyan
Aleksandr Abushakhmetov
Aleksandr Mozhayev
Boris Lukomsky
Volodymyr Smyrnov
 Soviet Union
← 1976
1984 →

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.[1]

Rosters

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Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. SWE GBR
1  Sweden 1 0 8 4 Q 8–3
2  Great Britain 0 1 3 9 3–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool B

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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.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS POL CUB
1  Soviet Union 2 0 22 8 Q 7–5 15–1
2  Poland 1 1 17 13 5–7 12–4
3  Cuba 0 2 5 27 1–15 4–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool C

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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.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN TCH FIN
1  Hungary 2 0 17 9 Q 9–1 8.67–8.53
2  Czechoslovakia 1 1 14 12 1–9 13–3
3  Finland 0 2 11 21 8.53–8.67 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 255–56

Round 1 Pool D

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

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA ROU KUW
1  France 2 0 25 6 Q 9–6 16–0
2  Romania 1 1 18 13 6–9 12–4
3  Kuwait 0 2 4 28 0–16 4–12
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 256–57

Elimination rounds

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Main bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1  Sweden 6
B2  Poland 8
B2  Poland 8
D2  Romania 4
C1  Hungary 5
D2  Romania 8
B2  Poland 4
A1  France 8
C2  Czechoslovakia 3
D1  France 9
C1  France 9 Third place
A1  Soviet Union 3
A2  Great Britain 2 D2  Romania 5
B1  Soviet Union 9 C1  Soviet Union 9

Consolation bracket

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Semifinals Fifth place
      
A1  Sweden 9
C1  Hungary 4
A1  Sweden 9
C2  Czechoslovakia 2
C2  Czechoslovakia 9
A2  Great Britain 4 Seventh place
C1  Hungary DNS
A2  Great Britain WO

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.