Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team foil
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These are the results of the men's foil
team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
. A total of 30 men from eight nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex
on August 21.
among the eight teams. Quarterfinal losers continued to play classification matches to determine final placement from first to eighth. Each team match consisted of a set of nine individual matches, comprising a full round-robin
schedule among the three fencers on each team.
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. A total of 30 men from eight nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex
Helliniko Olympic Complex
The Helliniko Olympic Complex is situated at Ellinikon on the east coast of Greece south of Athens, approximately 16 kilometres from the Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics...
on August 21.
Medalists
Tournament results
The team competition was a single-elimination tournamentSingle-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
among the eight teams. Quarterfinal losers continued to play classification matches to determine final placement from first to eighth. Each team match consisted of a set of nine individual matches, comprising a full round-robin
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
schedule among the three fencers on each team.
Brackets
Quarterfinals
Italy  |
45 – 20 |  Egypt |
| Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He won a team gold and individual silver medal in Athens and an individual bronze medal in Beijing in foil.One of the greatest foil fencers of all time.... |
5 – 1 | Mostafa Nagaty Mostafa Nagaty Mostafa Nagaty is an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics and in the team foil events at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 1 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Tamer Tahoun is the head coach of Premier Fencing Club NJ,USAHe is the Egyptian Senior National Champion up to 10 years from 1999 to 2008, participated in Junior and Senior World Championships and tow times Olympic Games . He finished 16th in the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens... |
| Andrea Cassarà Andrea Cassarà Andrea Cassarà is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He has won medals for foil.- External links :*... |
5 – 0 | Mostafa Anwar |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 4 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 2 | Mostafa Anwar |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 4 | Mostafa Anwar |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 0 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
Russia  |
45 – 38 |  France |
| Youri Moltchan Youri Moltchan Youri Moltchan is a Russian foil fencer.-Career highlights:20032004... |
2 – 5 | Loic Attelly |
| Rouslan Nassiboulline Rouslan Nassiboulline Rouslan Rafikovich Nassiboulline is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.- External links:*... |
2 – 5 | Brice Guyart Brice Guyart Brice Guyart is a foil fencer from France.- Honours :* 2000 – Team Olympic Champion* 2001 – Team World Champion with France* 2001 – World Bronze Medal* 2003 – World Bronze Medal... |
| Renal Ganeev Renal Ganeev Renal Ramilevich Ganeev is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.- External links:*... |
3 – 3 | Erwan le Pechoux |
| Rouslan Nassiboulline | 4 – 6 | Erwan le Pechoux |
| Youri Moltchan | 12 – 6 | Loic Attelly |
| Renal Ganeev | 7 – 2 | Brice Guyart |
| Rouslan Nassiboulline | 2 – 5 | Erwan le Pechoux |
| Renal Ganeev | 8 – 5 | Loic Attelly |
| Youri Moltchan | 5 – 1 | Brice Guyart |
China  |
45 – 36 |  South Korea |
| Dong Zhaozhi Dong Zhaozhi Dong Zhaozhi is a male Chinese foil fencer. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
5 – 4 | Ha Chang-Duk |
| Wang Haibin Wang Haibin Wang Haibin is a male Chinese foil fencer. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
5 – 1 | Park Hee-Kyung |
| Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 he won the silver medal with the Chinese foil team. In the individual Olympic foil tournament he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.-External links:*... |
2 – 3 | Choi Byung-Chul Choi Byung-Chul Choi Byung-Chul is a South Korean foil fencer.Choi made his first appearance by winning gold in individual foil and bronze in team foil at the 2001 Junior World Fencing Championships... |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 4 – 4 | Park Hee-Kyung |
| Wu Hanxiong | 9 – 4 | Ha Chang-Duk |
| Wang Haibin | 4 – 8 | Choi Byung-Chul |
| Wu Hanxiong | 6 – 4 | Park Hee-Kyung |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 3 – 3 | Choi Byung-Chul |
| Wang Haibin | 7 – 5 | Ha Chang-Duk |
United States  |
45 – 43 |  Germany |
| Dan Kellner Dan Kellner Daniel "Dan" Kellner is an American foil fencer.-Early life:“When I was 13, I had a video game called ‘Summer Games,’ with all the Olympic Sports on it, even fencing," said Kellner. "I couldn’t make the fencing game work very well... |
5 – 2 | Peter Joppich Peter Joppich Peter Joppich is a German foil fencer.Joppich won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Andrea Baldini 15-14 in the final. He beat Baldini again in the 2007 final, 15-9. He was also the 2003 World Champion.-References:* Markus Wessel / WDR.de... |
| Jonathan Tiomkin Jonathan Tiomkin Jonathan Tiomkin is an American foil fencer.Tiomkin played competitive youth tennis before trying fencing.-High School:... |
5 – 6 | Andre Wessels |
| Jedediah Dupree Jedediah Dupree William Jedediah "Jed" Dupree is an American men's foil fencer. He was the 2001 NCAA Champion in individual men's foil, and the 2002 and 2005 National Champion in individual foil. He represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in team foil at the 2003 Pan... |
5 – 2 | Ralf Bissdorf |
| Jonathan Tiomkin | 5 – 1 | Peter Joppich |
| Dan Kellner | 5 – 8 | Ralf Bissdorf |
| Jedediah Dupree | 5 – 3 | Andre Wessels |
| Jonathan Tiomkin | 5 – 4 | Ralf Bissdorf |
| Jedediah Dupree | 4 – 14 | Peter Joppich |
| Dan Kellner | 6 – 3 | Andre Wessels |
Semifinals
| Italy |
45 – 27 | Russia |
| Andrea Cassarà Andrea Cassarà Andrea Cassarà is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He has won medals for foil.- External links :*... |
5 – 2 | Youri Moltchan Youri Moltchan Youri Moltchan is a Russian foil fencer.-Career highlights:20032004... |
| Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He won a team gold and individual silver medal in Athens and an individual bronze medal in Beijing in foil.One of the greatest foil fencers of all time.... |
4 – 8 | Renal Ganeev Renal Ganeev Renal Ramilevich Ganeev is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.- External links:*... |
| Simone Vanni | 6 – 2 | Rouslan Nassiboulline Rouslan Nassiboulline Rouslan Rafikovich Nassiboulline is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.- External links:*... |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 4 | Renal Ganeev |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 0 | Youri Moltchan |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 3 | Viatcheslav Pozdniakov |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 3 | Renal Ganeev |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 3 | Viatcheslav Pozdniakov |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 2 | Youri Moltchan |
| China |
45 – 35 | United States |
| Dong Zhaozhi Dong Zhaozhi Dong Zhaozhi is a male Chinese foil fencer. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
5 – 3 | Dan Kellner Dan Kellner Daniel "Dan" Kellner is an American foil fencer.-Early life:“When I was 13, I had a video game called ‘Summer Games,’ with all the Olympic Sports on it, even fencing," said Kellner. "I couldn’t make the fencing game work very well... |
| Wang Haibin Wang Haibin Wang Haibin is a male Chinese foil fencer. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
3 – 7 | Jonathan Tiomkin Jonathan Tiomkin Jonathan Tiomkin is an American foil fencer.Tiomkin played competitive youth tennis before trying fencing.-High School:... |
| Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 he won the silver medal with the Chinese foil team. In the individual Olympic foil tournament he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.-External links:*... |
7 – 4 | Jedediah Dupree Jedediah Dupree William Jedediah "Jed" Dupree is an American men's foil fencer. He was the 2001 NCAA Champion in individual men's foil, and the 2002 and 2005 National Champion in individual foil. He represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in team foil at the 2003 Pan... |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 5 – 3 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Wu Hanxiong | 5 – 4 | Dan Kellner |
| Wang Haibin | 5 – 4 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Wu Hanxiong | 5 – 7 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 5 – 0 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Wang Haibin | 5 – 3 | Dan Kellner |
Classification matches
| France |
45 – 32 | Egypt |
| Loic Attelly | 5 – 2 | Mostafa Nagaty Mostafa Nagaty Mostafa Nagaty is an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics and in the team foil events at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
| Jean-Noël Ferrarri | 5 – 5 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Tamer Tahoun is the head coach of Premier Fencing Club NJ,USAHe is the Egyptian Senior National Champion up to 10 years from 1999 to 2008, participated in Junior and Senior World Championships and tow times Olympic Games . He finished 16th in the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens... |
| Brice Guyart Brice Guyart Brice Guyart is a foil fencer from France.- Honours :* 2000 – Team Olympic Champion* 2001 – Team World Champion with France* 2001 – World Bronze Medal* 2003 – World Bronze Medal... |
5 – 6 | Tarek Madgy |
| Jean-Noël Ferrarri | 5 – 1 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Loic Attelly | 5 – 1 | Tarek Madgy |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 7 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Jean-Noël Ferrarri | 5 – 1 | Tarek Madgy |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 5 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Loic Attelly | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Germany |
45 – 40 | South Korea |
| Ralf Bissdorf | 3 – 5 | Choi Byung-Chul Choi Byung-Chul Choi Byung-Chul is a South Korean foil fencer.Choi made his first appearance by winning gold in individual foil and bronze in team foil at the 2001 Junior World Fencing Championships... |
| Peter Joppich Peter Joppich Peter Joppich is a German foil fencer.Joppich won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Andrea Baldini 15-14 in the final. He beat Baldini again in the 2007 final, 15-9. He was also the 2003 World Champion.-References:* Markus Wessel / WDR.de... |
7 – 2 | Park Hee-Kyung |
| Andre Wessels | 5 – 6 | Ha Chang-Duk |
| Ralf Bissdorf | 5 – 4 | Park Hee-Kyung |
| Andre Wessels | 5 – 2 | Choi Byung-Chul |
| Peter Joppich | 5 – 5 | Ha Chang-Duk |
| Andre Wessels | 5 – 0 | Park Hee-Kyung |
| Ralf Bissdorf | 5 – 12 | Ha Chang-Duk |
| Peter Joppich | 5 – 4 | Choi Byung-Chul |
Seventh place match
| South Korea |
45 – 35 | Egypt |
| Choi Byung-Chul Choi Byung-Chul Choi Byung-Chul is a South Korean foil fencer.Choi made his first appearance by winning gold in individual foil and bronze in team foil at the 2001 Junior World Fencing Championships... |
5 – 3 | Mostafa Nagaty Mostafa Nagaty Mostafa Nagaty is an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics and in the team foil events at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
| Ha Chang-Duk | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Tamer Tahoun is the head coach of Premier Fencing Club NJ,USAHe is the Egyptian Senior National Champion up to 10 years from 1999 to 2008, participated in Junior and Senior World Championships and tow times Olympic Games . He finished 16th in the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens... |
| Kim Woon-Sung | 5 – 1 | Tarek Madgy |
| Ha Chang-Duk | 5 – 5 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Choi Byung-Chul | 5 – 4 | Tarek Madgy |
| Kim Woon-Sung | 5 – 3 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Ha Chang-Duk | 5 – 3 | Tarek Madgy |
| Kim Woon-Sung | 5 – 3 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Choi Byung-Chul | 5 – 9 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
Fifth place match
| France |
45 – 38 | Germany |
| Loic Attelly | 5 – 2 | Andre Wessels |
| Jean-Noël Ferrarri | 5 – 1 | Peter Joppich Peter Joppich Peter Joppich is a German foil fencer.Joppich won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Andrea Baldini 15-14 in the final. He beat Baldini again in the 2007 final, 15-9. He was also the 2003 World Champion.-References:* Markus Wessel / WDR.de... |
| Brice Guyart Brice Guyart Brice Guyart is a foil fencer from France.- Honours :* 2000 – Team Olympic Champion* 2001 – Team World Champion with France* 2001 – World Bronze Medal* 2003 – World Bronze Medal... |
5 – 4 | Simon Senft |
| Jean-Noël Ferrarri | 5 – 8 | Andre Wessels |
| Loic Attelly | 5 – 3 | Simon Senft |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 4 | Peter Joppich |
| Jean-Noël Ferrarri | 5 – 7 | Simon Senft |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 4 | Andre Wessels |
| Loic Attelly | 5 – 5 | Peter Joppich |
Bronze medal match
| Russia |
45 – 38 | United States |
| Renal Ganeev Renal Ganeev Renal Ramilevich Ganeev is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.- External links:*... |
4 – 5 | Dan Kellner Dan Kellner Daniel "Dan" Kellner is an American foil fencer.-Early life:“When I was 13, I had a video game called ‘Summer Games,’ with all the Olympic Sports on it, even fencing," said Kellner. "I couldn’t make the fencing game work very well... |
| Youri Moltchan Youri Moltchan Youri Moltchan is a Russian foil fencer.-Career highlights:20032004... |
4 – 5 | Jonathan Tiomkin Jonathan Tiomkin Jonathan Tiomkin is an American foil fencer.Tiomkin played competitive youth tennis before trying fencing.-High School:... |
| Viatcheslav Pozdniakov Viatcheslav Pozdniakov Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Pozdniakov is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.- External links:*... |
7 – 3 | Jedediah Dupree Jedediah Dupree William Jedediah "Jed" Dupree is an American men's foil fencer. He was the 2001 NCAA Champion in individual men's foil, and the 2002 and 2005 National Champion in individual foil. He represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in team foil at the 2003 Pan... |
| Renal Ganeev | 4 – 7 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Viatcheslav Pozdniakov | 6 – 4 | Dan Kellner |
| Youri Moltchan | 5 – 5 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Viatcheslav Pozdniakov | 5 – 3 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Renal Ganeev | 5 – 5 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Youri Moltchan | 5 – 1 | Dan Kellner |
Gold medal match
| Italy |
45 – 42 | China |
| Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He won a team gold and individual silver medal in Athens and an individual bronze medal in Beijing in foil.One of the greatest foil fencers of all time.... |
2 – 5 | Ye Chong Ye Chong Ye Chong is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.He first competed at the Olympics in 1988 where he finished eighth with the Chinese foil team in the Olympic team foil event.... |
| Simone Vanni | 8 – 2 | Dong Zhaozhi Dong Zhaozhi Dong Zhaozhi is a male Chinese foil fencer. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
| Andrea Cassarà Andrea Cassarà Andrea Cassarà is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He has won medals for foil.- External links :*... |
3 – 8 | Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 he won the silver medal with the Chinese foil team. In the individual Olympic foil tournament he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.-External links:*... |
| Simone Vanni | 7 – 3 | Ye Chong |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 2 | Wu Hanxiong |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 3 | Dong Zhaozhi |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 7 | Wu Hanxiong |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 4 | Ye Chong |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 8 | Dong Zhaozhi |