Fencing at the Olympics
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing 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.[ 1] [ 2]
Rosters
Argentina Australia Austria Brazil Canada Cuba East Germany
France Great Britain Hungary Ireland Italy Mexico
Poland Portugal Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland United States West Germany
Results
Round 1
Pool A
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Pool B
Pos
Team
W
L
BW
BL
Qual.
HUN
AUT
MEX
AUS
1
Hungary
3
0
33
9
Q
8–3
11–4
14–2
2
Austria
2
1
25
18
3–8
10–6
12–4
3
Mexico
1
2
18
28
4–11
6–10
8–7
4
Australia
0
3
13
34
2–14
4–12
7–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Pool C
Pos
Team
W
L
BW
BL
Qual.
POL
GDR
CAN
ARG
1
Poland
3
0
35
13
Q
9–7
10–6
16–0
2
East Germany
2
1
34
14
7–9
14–2
13–3
3
Canada
0
2
8
24
6–10
2–14
4
Argentina
0
2
3
29
0–16
3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Pool D
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Pool E
Pos
Team
W
L
BW
BL
Qual.
GBR
FRA
BRA
CUB
1
Great Britain
3
0
33
12
Q
9–4
10–6
14–2
2
France
2
1
30
14
4–9
13–3
13–2
3
Brazil
0
2
9
23
6–10
3–13
4
Cuba
0
2
4
27
2–14
2–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Elimination rounds
Main bracket Consolation
Final ranking
References
