Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 6 September 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.[1]

Men's épée
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates4 – 6 September 1972
Competitors71 from 28 nations
Medalists
Csaba Fenyvesi  Hungary
Jacques La Degaillerie  France
Győző Kulcsár  Hungary
Fencing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Results

Round 1 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GK RB DG PAF JBH CM
1  Grigory Kriss (URS) 4 1 25 10 Q 5–3 5–5 5–2 5–0 5–0
2  Reinhold Behr (FRG) 3 2 23 13 3–5 5–0 5–1 5–5 5–2
3  Daniel Giger (SUI) 2 3 17 15 5–5 0–5 2–5 5–0 5–0
4  Peter Askjær-Friis (DEN) 2 3 17 19 2–5 1–5 5–2 4–5 5–2
5  John Bouchier-Hayes (IRL) 2 3 15 22 0–5 5–5 0–5 5–4 5–3
6  Chan Matthew (HKG) 0 5 7 25 0–5 2–5 0–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. HJH NG LS BG LW AC
1  Hans-Jürgen Hehn (FRG) 4 1 24 12 Q 5–1 4–5 5–1 5–3 5–1
2  Nicola Granieri (ITA) 4 1 21 18 1–5 5–4 5–4 5–3 5–2
3  Luis Stephens (MEX) 3 2 22 22 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–5 5–4
4  Bogdan Gonsior (POL) 2 3 20 18 2–5 4–5 4–5 5–2 5–1
5  Lester Wong (CAN) 1 4 16 23 3–5 3–5 5–3 2–5 3–5
6  Ali Chekr (LIB) 1 4 13 23 1–5 2–5 4–5 1–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. RE CF RM RH CK AT
1  Rolf Edling (SWE) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–2 5–4 5–4 5–1 5–2
2  Claudio Francesconi (ITA) 2 3 18 17 2–5 5–5 5–1 5–1 1–5
3  Reinhard Münster (DEN) 2 3 23 24 4–5 5–5 5–5 4–5 5–4
4  Risto Hurme (FIN) 2 3 20 23 4–5 1–5 5–5 5–4 5–4
5  Christian Kauter (SUI) 2 3 16 21 1–5 1–5 5–4 4–5 5–2
6  Ali Tayla (TUR) 1 4 17 21 2–5 5–1 4–5 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool D

Maier did not start.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JLD RS RL OV GS RM
1  Jacques La Degaillerie (FRA) 3 1 18 11 Q 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–1
2  Robert Schiel (LUX) 2 2 18 15 5–3 4–5 4–5 5–2
3  Roberto Levis (PUR) 2 2 18 17 4–5 5–4 4–5 5–3
4  Omar Vergara (ARG) 2 2 12 18 1–5 5–4 5–4 1–5
5  Gianluigi Saccaro (ITA) 1 3 11 16 1–5 2–5 3–5 5–1
6  Rudi Maier (FRG) 0 0 0 0
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. SP BU RT GM AAP RM
1  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 5 0 25 14 Q 5–3 5–2 5–4 5–3 5–2
2  Bernd Uhlig (GDR) 4 1 23 14 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–3 5–1
3  Rudolf Trost (AUT) 3 2 21 20 2–5 4–5 5–4 5–3 5–3
4  George Masin (USA) 1 4 17 24 4–5 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–4
5  Ali Asghar Pashapour (IRI) 1 4 16 23 3–5 3–5 3–5 5–3 2–5
6  Remo Manelli (LUX) 1 4 15 22 2–5 1–5 3–5 4–5 5–2
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MvK RL TB AI GS AS
1  Morten von Krogh (NOR) 4 1 25 13 Q 5–1 5–5 5–4 5–3 5–0
2  Roland Losert (AUT) 3 2 18 14 1–5 2–5 5–2 5–1 5–1
3  Teddy Bourne (GBR) 2 3 20 18 5–5 5–2 2–5 5–1 3–5
4  Alexandru Istrate (ROU) 2 3 17 18 4–5 2–5 5–2 1–5 5–1
5  Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) 2 3 15 17 3–5 1–5 1–5 5–1 5–1
6  Ali Sleiman (LIB) 1 4 8 23 0–5 1–5 5–3 1–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool G
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. HM FJ CB DF JN YDD
1  Horst Melzig (GDR) 4 1 23 11 Q 5–1 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–0
2  François Jeanne (FRA) 4 1 21 11 1–5 5–1 5–4 5–0 5–1
3  Costică Bărăgan (ROU) 4 1 21 18 5–3 1–5 5–3 5–4 5–3
4  Daniel Feraud (ARG) 2 3 19 20 2–5 4–5 3–5 5–4 5–1
5  Jeppe Normann (NOR) 1 4 16 24 3–5 0–5 4–5 4–5 5–4
6  Yves Daniel Darricau (LIB) 0 5 9 23 0–5 1–5 3–5 1–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool H
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IV JB JJ OM RE RM
1  Igor Valetov (URS) 4 1 23 11 Q 3–5 5–3 5–2 5–1 5–0
2  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 4 1 25 14 5–3 5–5 5–5 5–0 5–1
3  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 3 2 23 18 3–5 5–5 5–4 5–0 5–4
4  Ole Mørch (NOR) 2 3 21 15 2–5 5–5 4–5 5–0 5–0
5  Robert Elliott (HKG) 0 5 6 25 1–5 0–5 0–5 0–5 5–5
6  Roberto Maldonado (PUR) 0 5 10 25 0–5 1–5 4–5 0–5 5–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool I
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GP PD HN JCS JM AA
1  Graham Paul (GBR) 3 2 23 21 Q 5–4 4–5 5–4 4–5 5–3
2  Panagiotis Dourakos (GRE) 3 2 23 21 4–5 4–5 5–4 5–2 5–5
3  Henryk Nielaba (POL) 3 2 21 22 5–4 5–4 5–4 3–5 3–5
4  Jean-Charles Seneca (MON) 2 3 22 23 4–5 4–5 4–5 5–4 5–4
5  James Melcher (USA) 2 3 21 22 5–4 2–5 5–3 4–5 5–5
6  Alain Anen (LUX) 1 4 22 23 3–5 5–5 5–3 4–5 5–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool J
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GK GW PL SN IK AV
1  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 4 1 23 18 Q 5–3 3–5 5–2 5–4 5–4
2  Gerry Wiedel (CAN) 3 2 22 18 3–5 5–3 4–5 5–3 5–2
3  Peter Lötscher (SUI) 3 2 23 21 5–3 3–5 5–4 5–5 5–4
4  Stephen Netburn (USA) 3 2 21 21 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–3 5–4
5  Ivan Kemnitz (DEN) 2 3 20 20 4–5 3–5 5–5 3–5 5–0
6  Andreas Vgenopoulos (GRE) 0 5 14 25 4–5 2–5 4–5 4–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool K
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PS KHM AP OJ CC HO
1  Pál Schmitt (HUN) 4 1 22 10 Q 5–3 5–0 2–5 5–2 5–0
2  Karl-Heinz Müller (AUT) 3 2 20 18 3–5 2–5 5–4 5–3 5–1
3  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 3 2 19 18 0–5 5–2 5–3 4–5 5–3
4  Orvar Jönsson (SWE) 2 3 19 20 5–2 4–5 3–5 5–3 2–5
5  Carlos Calderón (MEX) 2 3 18 23 2–5 3–5 5–4 3–5 5–4
6  Herbert Obst (CAN) 1 4 13 22 0–5 1–5 3–5 5–2 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 1 Pool L
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. HPS CF RJ JC CvE PA
1  Hans-Peter Schulze (GDR) 4 1 22 10 Q 2–5 5–3 5–4 5–4 5–2
2  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 3 2 20 18 5–2 5–1 4–5 5–2 2–5
3  Ralph Johnson (GBR) 3 2 19 18 3–5 1–5 5–4 5–3 5–4
4  Jorge Castillejos (MEX) 2 3 19 20 4–5 5–4 4–5 4–5 5–2
5  Carl von Essen (SWE) 2 3 18 23 4–5 2–5 3–5 5–4 5–3
6  Pirouz Adamiat (IRI) 1 4 13 22 2–5 5–2 4–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. RE JLD RS GM RB RL
1  Rolf Edling (SWE) 4 1 23 12 Q 3–5 5–2 5–1 5–2 5–2
2  Jacques La Degaillerie (FRA) 4 1 23 17 5–3 5–4 3–5 5–3 5–2
3  Robert Schiel (LUX) 3 2 21 20 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–4 5–3
4  George Masin (USA) 2 3 16 22 1–5 5–3 3–5 2–5 5–4
5  Reinhold Behr (FRG) 1 3 14 17 2–5 3–5 4–5 5–2
6  Roberto Levis (PUR) 0 4 11 20 2–5 2–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. RH CF SP OV CB RJ
1  Risto Hurme (FIN) 3 2 25 15 Q 5–5 5–5 5–1 5–4 5–0
2  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 3 2 24 18 5–5 5–1 4–5 5–4 5–3
3  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 3 2 21 16 5–5 1–5 5–1 5–1 5–4
4  Omar Vergara (ARG) 3 2 17 20 1–5 5–4 1–5 5–2 5–4
5  Costică Bărăgan (ROU) 1 4 16 22 4–5 4–5 1–5 2–5 5–2
6  Ralph Johnson (GBR) 0 5 13 25 0–5 3–5 4–5 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. HN GK NG OM RL PAF
1  Henryk Nielaba (POL) 5 0 25 18 Q 5–3 5–3 5–4 5–4 5–4
2  Grigory Kriss (URS) 2 3 23 20 3–5 5–5 5–2 5–5 5–3
3  Nicola Granieri (ITA) 2 3 20 20 3–5 5–5 5–2 5–3 2–5
4  Ole Mørch (NOR) 2 3 18 24 4–5 2–5 2–5 5–4 5–5
5  Roland Losert (AUT) 1 4 21 22 4–5 5–5 3–5 4–5 5–2
6  Peter Askjær-Friis (DEN) 1 4 19 22 4–5 3–5 5–2 5–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PS JJ DG AI SN HPS
1  Pál Schmitt (HUN) 4 1 24 16 Q 4–5 5–4 5–4 5–1 5–2
2  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 4 1 22 20 5–4 5–4 2–5 5–4 5–3
3  Daniel Giger (SUI) 3 2 23 18 4–5 4–5 5–3 5–1 5–4
4  Alexandru Istrate (ROU) 2 3 19 18 4–5 5–2 3–5 2–5 5–1
5  Stephen Netburn (USA) 2 3 16 21 1–5 4–5 1–5 5–2 5–4
6  Hans-Peter Schulze (GDR) 0 5 14 25 2–5 3–5 4–5 1–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IV BU RT TB GW DF
1  Igor Valetov (URS) 4 1 23 13 Q 3–5 5–0 5–3 5–3 5–2
2  Bernd Uhlig (GDR) 4 1 22 14 5–3 2–5 5–3 5–1 5–2
3  Rudolf Trost (AUT) 4 1 20 18 0–5 5–2 5–3 5–4 5–4
4  Teddy Bourne (GBR) 2 3 19 17 3–5 3–5 3–5 5–0 5–2
5  Gerry Wiedel (CAN) 1 4 13 23 3–5 1–5 4–5 0–5 5–3
6  Daniel Feraud (ARG) 0 5 13 25 2–5 2–5 4–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GK BG HM KHM OJ LS
1  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 4 1 21 13 Q 5–2 1–5 5–2 5–2 5–2
2  Bogdan Gonsior (POL) 3 2 21 16 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–1 5–2
3  Horst Melzig (GDR) 3 2 22 19 5–1 5–4 2–5 5–4 5–5
4  Karl-Heinz Müller (AUT) 3 2 20 18 2–5 3–5 5–2 5–4 5–2
5  Orvar Jönsson (SWE) 1 4 16 22 2–5 1–5 4–5 4–5 5–2
6  Luis Stephens (MEX) 1 4 13 25 2–5 2–5 5–5 2–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool G
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JB HJH AP JCS CF GP
1  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–3 5–2 5–5 5–1 5–2
2  Hans-Jürgen Hehn (FRG) 3 2 21 18 3–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–2
3  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 2 3 18 18 2–5 3–5 5–1 3–5 5–2
4  Jean-Charles Seneca (MON) 2 3 21 23 5–5 5–3 1–5 5–5 5–5
5  Claudio Francesconi (ITA) 2 3 17 23 1–5 3–5 5–3 5–5 3–5
6  Graham Paul (GBR) 1 4 16 23 2–5 2–5 2–5 5–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool H
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PL FJ MvK RM PD JC
1  Peter Lötscher (SUI) 4 1 24 14 Q 4–5 5–2 5–0 5–4 5–3
2  François Jeanne (FRA) 4 1 20 16 5–4 0–5 5–1 5–3 5–3
3  Morten von Krogh (NOR) 3 2 21 16 2–5 5–0 4–5 5–4 5–2
4  Reinhard Münster (DEN) 2 3 14 20 0–5 1–5 5–4 3–5 5–1
5  Panagiotis Dourakos (GRE) 1 4 19 23 4–5 3–5 4–5 5–3 3–5
6  Jorge Castillejos (MEX) 1 4 14 23 3–5 3–5 2–5 1–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Quarterfinal A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AP SP JB BG RT PS
1  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 3 2 23 18 Q 5–3 4–5 4–5 5–3 5–2
2  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 3 2 22 18 3–5 5–2 5–2 5–4 4–5
3  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 3 2 21 20 5–4 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–2
4  Bogdan Gonsior (POL) 3 2 21 21 5–4 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–4
5  Rudolf Trost (AUT) 2 3 20 22 3–5 4–5 5–4 3–5 5–3
6  Pál Schmitt (HUN) 1 4 16 24 2–5 5–4 2–5 4–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Quarterfinal B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CF DG JLD HN BU NG
1  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 4 1 24 18 Q 5–3 5–4 4–5 5–3 5–3
2  Daniel Giger (SUI) 3 2 21 15 3–5 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–0
3  Jacques La Degaillerie (FRA) 3 2 22 16 4–5 5–3 5–2 3–5 5–1
4  Henryk Nielaba (POL) 3 2 19 22 5–4 2–5 2–5 5–4 5–4
5  Bernd Uhlig (GDR) 2 3 20 21 3–5 3–5 5–3 4–5 5–3
6  Nicola Granieri (ITA) 0 5 11 25 3–5 0–5 1–5 4–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Quarterfinal C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GKr RE GKu FJ HJH MvK
1  Grigory Kriss (URS) 4 1 24 16 Q 5–2 4–5 5–4 5–1 5–4
2  Rolf Edling (SWE) 4 1 22 19 2–5 5–4 5–4 5–4 5–2
3  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 3 2 20 21 5–4 4–5 1–5 5–3 5–4
4  François Jeanne (FRA) 2 3 22 19 4–5 4–5 5–1 4–5 5–3
5  Hans-Jürgen Hehn (FRG) 2 3 18 23 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–4 5–4
6  Morten von Krogh (NOR) 0 5 17 25 4–5 2–5 4–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Quarterfinal D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. HM JJ IV RS PL RH
1  Horst Melzig (GDR) 4 1 23 15 Q 5–2 5–3 5–2 3–5 5–3
2  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 3 2 22 21 2–5 5–5 5–3 5–4 5–4
3  Igor Valetov (URS) 2 3 23 19 3–5 5–5 5–1 5–5 5–3
4  Robert Schiel (LUX) 2 3 16 23 2–5 3–5 1–5 5–4 5–4
5  Peter Lötscher (SUI) 1 4 22 23 5–3 4–5 5–5 4–5 4–5
6  Risto Hurme (FIN) 1 4 19 24 3–5 4–5 3–5 4–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Semifinal A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GK RE JB HM DG SP
1  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 4 1 20 17 Q 0–5 5–3 5–3 5–2 5–4
2  Rolf Edling (SWE) 3 2 23 16 5–0 3–5 5–4 5–5 5–2
3  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 2 3 22 22 3–5 5–3 5–4 4–5 5–5
4  Horst Melzig (GDR) 2 3 21 22 3–5 4–5 4–5 5–4 5–3
5  Daniel Giger (SUI) 1 4 21 24 2–5 5–5 5–4 4–5 5–5
6  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 0 5 19 25 4–5 2–5 5–5 3–5 5–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Semifinal B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AP JLD CF JJ IV GK
1  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 4 1 21 17 Q 5–4 5–2 5–4 1–5 5–2
2  Jacques La Degaillerie (FRA) 3 2 24 18 4–5 5–3 5–3 5–3 5–5
3  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 3 2 20 19 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–3 5–3
4  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 2 3 19 22 4–5 2–5 3–5 5–4 5–3
5  Igor Valetov (URS) 1 4 19 21 5–1 3–5 3–5 4–5 4–5
6  Grigory Kriss (URS) 1 4 18 24 2–5 5–5 3–5 3–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 262

Final

La Degaillerie had a touch-quotient of 1.211, Kulcsár had 1.053, and Pongratz had 0.950.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CF JLD GK AP RE JB
1  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 4 1 25 10 Q 5–5 5–2 5–1 5–1 5–1
2  Jacques La Degaillerie (FRA) 3 2 23 19 5–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–3
3  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 3 2 20 19 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–3 5–3
4  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 3 2 19 20 1–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–4
5  Rolf Edling (SWE) 1 4 15 22 1–5 3–5 3–5 3–5 5–2
6  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 0 5 13 25 1–5 3–5 3–5 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 262
FencerCountry
Csaba Fenyvesi Hungary
Jacques La Degaillerie France
Győző Kulcsár Hungary
Anton Pongratz Romania
Rolf Edling Sweden
Jacques Brodin France
Horst Melzig East Germany
Jerzy Janikowski Poland
Daniel Giger Switzerland
Igor Valetov Soviet Union
Sergey Paramonov Soviet Union
Grigory Kriss Soviet Union
Bogdan Gonsior Poland
Henryk Nielaba Poland
François Jeanne France
Robert Schiel Luxembourg
Rudolf Trost Austria
Bernd Uhlig East Germany
Hans-Jürgen Hehn West Germany
Peter Lötscher Switzerland
Pál Schmitt Hungary
Nicola Granieri Italy
Morten von Krogh Norway
Risto Hurme Finland
George Masin United States
Omar Vergara Argentina
Ole Mørch Norway
Alexandru Istrate Romania
Teddy Bourne Great Britain
Karl-Heinz Müller Austria
Jean-Charles Seneca Monaco
Reinhard Münster Denmark
Reinhold Behr West Germany
Costică Bărăgan Romania
Roland Losert Austria
Stephen Netburn United States
Gerry Wiedel Canada
Orvar Jönsson Sweden
Claudio Francesconi Italy
Panagiotis Dourakos Greece
Roberto Levis Puerto Rico
Ralph Johnson Great Britain
Peter Askjær-Friis Denmark
Hans-Peter Schulze East Germany
Daniel Feraud Argentina
Luis Stephens Mexico
Graham Paul Great Britain
Jorge Castillejos Mexico
John Bouchier-Hayes Ireland
Lester Wong Canada
Christian Kauter Switzerland
Gianluigi Saccaro Italy
Ali Asghar Pashapour Iran
Guillermo Saucedo Argentina
Jeppe Normann Norway
Robert Elliott Hong Kong
James Melcher United States
Ivan Kemnitz Denmark
Carlos Calderón Mexico
Carl von Essen Sweden
Chan Matthew Hong Kong
Ali Chekr Lebanon
Ali Tayla Turkey
Remo Manelli Luxembourg
Ali Sleiman Lebanon
Yves Daniel Darricau Lebanon
Roberto Maldonado Puerto Rico
Alain Anen Luxembourg
Andreas Vgenopoulos Greece
Herbert Obst Canada
Pirouz Adamiat Iran

References
  1. "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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