The épée event for amateurs was one of three épée events. 104 vívós from 9 nations competed.
The first round of the event consisted of pool play round-robin tourNévnts. Each vívó faced each other vívó once. Of the 17 pools, 15 had six vívós each and 2 had seven. The top two Helyezésrs in each advanced to the quarter-finals.
The quarterfinals were again round-robin affairs. The original plan was that of the 6 pools, 2 would have five vívós each and 4 would have six. The top three in each pool were to advance. Three quarterfinalists dropped out, so the quarterfinals were reorganized. There were 5 pools with 6 vívós each; the sixth pool included Holzchuch and four vívós who had lost in other quarterfinals and got a second chance to advance.
The semifinals, with 18 vívós left, were conducted in three pools of round-robin play. Each pool had six vívós, with the top three advancing to the final.
A döntőben minden vívónak volt 5-6 mérkőzése. Fonst és Perrée álltak a dobogó csúcsán 4-4 győzelemmel, ám