Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée
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These are the results of the men's épée 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 22.
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.
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 22.
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
France  |
45 – 32 |  United States |
| Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet is a retired French épée fencer.Jeannet won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the individual épée in 2008. He was also a member of the French team that won the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in... |
5 – 2 | Weston Kelsey Weston Kelsey Weston "Seth" Kelsey is an American épée fencer. He has represented the United States at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and at the World Fencing Championships since 2003, most recently placing seventh at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, France... |
| Érik Boisse Érik Boisse Érik Boisse is a French épée fencer. He is the son of Philippe Boisse.Boisse won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Ulrich Robeiri, Gauthier Grumier,... |
1 – 2 | Cody Mattern |
| Hugues Obry Hugues Obry Hugues Obry is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:... |
6 – 5 | Soren Thompson Soren Thompson Soren Thompson is an American right-handed epee fencer.Thompson attended Torrey Pines High School and Princeton University .-Fencing career:... |
| Érik Boisse | 6 – 3 | Weston Kelsey |
| Fabrice Jeannet | 6 – 1 | Soren Thompson |
| Hugues Obry | 3 – 2 | Cody Mattern |
| Érik Boisse | 7 – 10 | Soren Thompson |
| Hugues Obry | 6 – 5 | Weston Kelsey |
| Fabrice Jeannet | 5 – 2 | Cody Mattern |
Germany  |
39 – 32 |  China |
| Sven Schmid | 4 – 2 | Wang Lei Wang Lei (fencing) Wang Lei is a Chinese épée fencer.Wang won the gold medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Joaquim Videira 6-5 in the final. He also won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
| Daniel Strigel | 3 – 1 | Zhao Gang |
| Jörg Fiedler | 1 – 5 | Xie Yongjun |
| Daniel Strigel | 5 – 7 | Wang Lei |
| Sven Schmid | 4 – 2 | Xie Yongjun |
| Jörg Fiedler | 1 – 0 | Zhao Gang |
| Daniel Strigel | 6 – 6 | Xie Yongjun |
| Jörg Fiedler | 1 – 1 | Wang Lei |
| Sven Schmid | 14 – 8 | Zhao Gang |
Hungary  |
38 – 34 |  Ukraine |
| Gábor Boczkó Gabor Boczko Gábor Boczkó is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács.-Record Against Selected Opponents:... |
2 – 1 | Maksym Khvorost Maksym Khvorost Maksym Khvorost is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Khvorost won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match... |
| Iván Kovács Iván Kovács Iván Kovács is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition.-References:... |
5 – 2 | Bogdan Nikishin Bogdan Nikishin Bohdan Nikishin is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Nikishin won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after defeating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmitriy Karuchenko, Maksym Khvorost and Dmytro Chumak... |
| Géza Imre Géza Imre Géza Imre is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic medals in the Épée competitions, a silver medal in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and a bronze medal in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.... |
8 – 13 | Dmitriy Karuchenko Dmitriy Karuchenko Dmitriy Karuchenko is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Karuchenko competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmytro Chumak, Maksym... |
| Gábor Boczkó | 3 – 2 | Bogdan Nikishin |
| Géza Imre | 7 – 8 | Maksym Khvorost |
| Iván Kovács | 4 – 5 | Dmitriy Karuchenko |
| Géza Imre | 1 – 1 | Bogdan Nikishin |
| Gábor Boczkó | 3 – 1 | Dmitriy Karuchenko |
| Iván Kovács | 7 – 2 | Maksym Khvorost |
Russia  |
41 – 30 |  Egypt |
| Serguey Kotchetkov | 2 – 1 | Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry |
| Igor Tourchine | 8 – 7 | Yasser Mahmoud |
| Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov is a retired Russian épée fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004.-Major achievements:* 1987 – Junior World Champion... |
5 – 3 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Igor Tourchine | 3 – 1 | Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry |
| Serguey Kotchetkov | 2 – 1 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Pavel Kolobkov | 2 – 3 | Yasser Mahmoud |
| Igor Tourchine | 10 – 6 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Pavel Kolobkov | 2 – 1 | Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry |
| Serguey Kotchetkov | 7 – 7 | Yasser Mahmoud |
Semifinals
| France |
45 – 44 | Germany |
| Hugues Obry Hugues Obry Hugues Obry is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:... |
1 – 2 | Sven Schmid |
| Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet is a retired French épée fencer.Jeannet won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the individual épée in 2008. He was also a member of the French team that won the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in... |
9 – 5 | Jörg Fiedler |
| Jérôme Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet is a French épée fencer.His brother, Fabrice Jeannet is a fencer also.-Record Against Selected Opponents:... |
5 – 2 | Daniel Strigel |
| Hugues Obry | 5 – 4 | Jörg Fiedler |
| Jérôme Jeannet | 5 – 6 | Sven Schmid |
| Fabrice Jeannet | 5 – 7 | Daniel Strigel |
| Jérôme Jeannet | 3 – 5 | Jörg Fiedler |
| Hugues Obry | 5 – 3 | Daniel Strigel |
| Fabrice Jeannet | 7 – 10 | Sven Schmid |
| Hungary |
34 – 26 | Russia |
| Gábor Boczkó Gabor Boczko Gábor Boczkó is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács.-Record Against Selected Opponents:... |
2 – 1 | Serguey Kotchetkov |
| Iván Kovács Iván Kovács Iván Kovács is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition.-References:... |
6 – 7 | Igor Tourchine |
| Krisztián Kulcsár Krisztián Kulcsár Krisztián Kulcsár is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team Épée competition. He became World champion in 2007. Krisztián owns university degree in Economics and Law. In his private life, he is married with two daughters and one son.-References:... |
0 – 0 | Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov is a retired Russian épée fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004.-Major achievements:* 1987 – Junior World Champion... |
| Gábor Boczkó | 5 – 5 | Igor Tourchine |
| Krisztián Kulcsár | 0 – 0 | Serguey Kotchetkov |
| Iván Kovács | 4 – 1 | Pavel Kolobkov |
| Krisztián Kulcsár | 2 – 3 | Igor Tourchine |
| Gábor Boczkó | 5 – 3 | Pavel Kolobkov |
| Iván Kovács | 10 – 6 | Serguey Kotchetkov |
Classification matches
| Ukraine |
45 – 36 | Egypt |
| Bogdan Nikishin Bogdan Nikishin Bohdan Nikishin is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Nikishin won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after defeating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmitriy Karuchenko, Maksym Khvorost and Dmytro Chumak... |
4 – 5 | Yasser Mahmoud |
| Dmitriy Karuchenko Dmitriy Karuchenko Dmitriy Karuchenko is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Karuchenko competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmytro Chumak, Maksym... |
3 – 5 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Maksym Khvorost Maksym Khvorost Maksym Khvorost is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Khvorost won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match... |
3 – 4 | Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry |
| Bogdan Nikishin | 8 – 5 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Vitaly Osharov | 7 – 4 | Yasser Mahmoud |
| Dmitriy Karuchenko | 5 – 2 | Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry |
| Vitaly Osharov | 5 – 2 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Bogdan Nikishin | 5 – 5 | Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry |
| Dmitriy Karuchenko | 5 – 4 | Yasser Mahmoud |
| United States |
45 – 36 | China |
| Cody Mattern | 5 – 4 | Wang Lei Wang Lei (fencing) Wang Lei is a Chinese épée fencer.Wang won the gold medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Joaquim Videira 6-5 in the final. He also won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
| Weston Kelsey Weston Kelsey Weston "Seth" Kelsey is an American épée fencer. He has represented the United States at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and at the World Fencing Championships since 2003, most recently placing seventh at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, France... |
5 – 3 | Tuo Tong |
| Soren Thompson Soren Thompson Soren Thompson is an American right-handed epee fencer.Thompson attended Torrey Pines High School and Princeton University .-Fencing career:... |
4 – 5 | Xie Yongjun |
| Cody Mattern | 2 – 0 | Tuo Tong |
| Soren Thompson | 9 – 4 | Wang Lei |
| Weston Kelsey | 3 – 7 | Xie Yongjun |
| Soren Thompson | 7 – 5 | Tuo Tong |
| Cody Mattern | 5 – 8 | Xie Yongjun |
| Weston Kelsey | 5 – 0 | Wang Lei |
Seventh place match
| China |
45 – 26 | Egypt |
| Wang Lei Wang Lei (fencing) Wang Lei is a Chinese épée fencer.Wang won the gold medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Joaquim Videira 6-5 in the final. He also won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
2 – 5 | Yasser Mahmoud |
| Xie Yongjun | 5 – 1 | Ibrahim Abd El Rahim Ibrahim Abd El Rahim Ibrahim Abdel Rehim is currently the Head of Communications Department at the Egyptian Competition Authority, Egyptian Cabinet. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics & Political Science, Cairo University... |
| Tuo Tong | 5 – 3 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Wang Lei | 8 – 3 | Ibrahim Abd El Rahim |
| Tuo Tong | 5 – 3 | Yasser Mahmoud |
| Xie Yongjun | 5 – 4 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Tuo Tong | 5 – 0 | Ibrahim Abd El Rahim |
| Wang Lei | 5 – 5 | Ahmed Nabil |
| Xie Yongjun | 5 – 2 | Yasser Mahmoud |
Fifth place match
| Ukraine |
45 – 33 | United States |
| Vitaly Osharov | 5 – 1 | Cody Mattern |
| Bogdan Nikishin Bogdan Nikishin Bohdan Nikishin is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Nikishin won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after defeating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmitriy Karuchenko, Maksym Khvorost and Dmytro Chumak... |
3 – 0 | Weston Kelsey Weston Kelsey Weston "Seth" Kelsey is an American épée fencer. He has represented the United States at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and at the World Fencing Championships since 2003, most recently placing seventh at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, France... |
| Dmitriy Karuchenko Dmitriy Karuchenko Dmitriy Karuchenko is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Karuchenko competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmytro Chumak, Maksym... |
4 – 3 | Joseph Viviani |
| Bogdan Nikishin | 6 – 2 | Cody Mattern |
| Vitaly Osharov | 0 – 2 | Joseph Viviani |
| Dmitriy Karuchenko | 7 – 6 | Weston Kelsey |
| Bogdan Nikishin | 2 – 1 | Joseph Viviani |
| Dmitriy Karuchenko | 13 – 9 | Cody Mattern |
| Vitaly Osharov | 5 – 9 | Weston Kelsey |
Bronze medal match
| Germany |
37 – 29 | Russia |
| Sven Schmid | 3 – 3 | Serguey Kotchetkov |
| Jörg Fiedler | 4 – 2 | Igor Tourchine |
| Daniel Strigel | 1 – 3 | Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov is a retired Russian épée fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004.-Major achievements:* 1987 – Junior World Champion... |
| Sven Schmid | 6 – 8 | Igor Tourchine |
| Daniel Strigel | 2 – 1 | Serguey Kotchetkov |
| Jörg Fiedler | 1 – 0 | Pavel Kolobkov |
| Daniel Strigel | 3 – 1 | Igor Tourchine |
| Sven Schmid | 5 – 5 | Pavel Kolobkov |
| Jörg Fiedler | 12 – 6 | Serguey Kotchetkov |
Gold medal match
| France |
43 – 32 | Hungary |
| Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet is a retired French épée fencer.Jeannet won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the individual épée in 2008. He was also a member of the French team that won the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in... |
5 – 3 | Gábor Boczkó Gabor Boczko Gábor Boczkó is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács.-Record Against Selected Opponents:... |
| Jérôme Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet is a French épée fencer.His brother, Fabrice Jeannet is a fencer also.-Record Against Selected Opponents:... |
3 – 2 | Krisztián Kulcsár Krisztián Kulcsár Krisztián Kulcsár is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team Épée competition. He became World champion in 2007. Krisztián owns university degree in Economics and Law. In his private life, he is married with two daughters and one son.-References:... |
| Hugues Obry Hugues Obry Hugues Obry is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:... |
5 – 8 | Iván Kovács Iván Kovács Iván Kovács is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition.-References:... |
| Jérôme Jeannet | 1 – 1 | Gábor Boczkó |
| Fabrice Jeannet | 4 – 3 | Iván Kovács |
| Hugues Obry | 1 – 1 | Krisztián Kulcsár |
| Jérôme Jeannet | 2 – 0 | Iván Kovács |
| Hugues Obry | 6 – 5 | Gábor Boczkó |
| Fabrice Jeannet | 16 – 9 | Krisztián Kulcsár |