These are the results of the men's épée 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 37 men 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 17.

Medalists

Preliminary round

As there were more than 32 entrants in this event, five first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers.

'	15—6
'	15—13
'	15—6
'	15—6
'	15—6

Main tournament bracket

The remaining field of 32 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament

Single-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...

 to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match

Third place playoff

The third place playoff is a single match that is included in many sporting knockout tournaments to decide which competitor or team will be credited with finishing third and fourth. The teams that compete in the third place playoffs are usually the two losing semi-finalists in a particular...

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