Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 20 to 21, 1976. A total of 56 fencers from 23 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Fabio Dal Zotto of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's foil since 1936 and fifth overall (second all-time behind France's seven). Italy had not reached the podium in the event since 1956. Aleksandr Romankov's silver was the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1960. In contrast, France won its fourth consecutive bronze medal with Bernard Talvard's third-place finish.

Men's foil
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Fencing pictogram
VenueUniversity of Montréal
DatesJuly 20–21, 1976
Competitors56 from 23 nations
Medalists
Fabio Dal Zotto
 Italy
Aleksandr Romankov
 Soviet Union
Bernard Talvard
 France
Fencing at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Background

This was the 17th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Five of the six finalists from 1972 returned (all except champion Witold Woyda of Poland): two-time silver medalist (and 1964 fifth-place finisher) Jenő Kamuti of Hungary, bronze medalist (and 1968 finalist) Christian Noël of France, fourth-place finisher (and 1968 finalist) Mihai Țiu of Romania, fifth-place finisher Vladimir Denisov of the Soviet Union, and sixth-place finisher Marek Dąbrowski of Poland. Noël had won the 1973 and 1975 world championships; Aleksandr Romankov of the Soviet Union was the 1974 champion.[2]

Kuwait made its debut in the men's foil; East Germany competed separately for the first time. The United States made its 16th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

Competition format

The 1976 tournament returned to a mix of pool and knockout rounds similar to that used in 1968, after the 1972 edition briefly used a pool-only format. The competition included three pool rounds, followed by a double-elimination knockout round, finishing with a final pool round. In each pool round, the fencers competed in a round-robin.

Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination round were to 10 touches. Repechages were not used in the first three rounds, but were used to determine medalists if necessary in the final.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 20 July 19768:30
11:00
15:00
18:00		Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Eliminaton rounds
Wednesday, 21 July 197618:00Final

Results

Round 1 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CN KH JG GB SS KR AAA
1  Christian Noël (FRA) 6 0 30 11 Q 5–2 5–4 5–1 5–0 5–3 5–1
2  Klaus Haertter (GDR) 4 2 25 10 2–5 3–5 5–0 5–0 5–0 5–0
3  Jorge Garbey (CUB) 4 2 25 18 4–5 5–3 1–5 5–1 5–3 5–1
4  Greg Benko (AUS) 3 3 20 16 1–5 0–5 5–1 4–5 5–0 5–0
5  Stefano Simoncelli (ITA) 3 3 16 21 0–5 0–5 1–5 5–4 5–2 5–0
6  Kam Roger (HKG) 1 5 13 29 3–5 0–5 3–5 0–5 2–5 5–4
7  Ahmed Al-Arbeed (KUW) 0 6 6 30 1–5 0–5 1–5 0–5 0–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MT ESa BT BP ESi NWB ANAS
1  Mihai Țiu (ROU) 5 1 29 16 Q 5–2 4–5 5–3 5–3 5–1 5–2
2  Enrique Salvat (CUB) 5 1 27 15 2–5 5–2 5–2 5–3 5–1 5–2
3  Bernard Talvard (FRA) 4 2 24 16 5–4 2–5 2–5 5–2 5–0 5–0
4  Barry Paul (GBR) 4 2 25 22 3–5 2–5 5–2 5–4 5–4 5–2
5  Ernest Simon (AUS) 2 4 22 20 3–5 3–5 2–5 4–5 5–0 5–0
6  Ng Wing Biu (HKG) 1 5 11 26 1–5 1–5 0–5 4–5 0–5 5–1
7  Abdul Nasser Al-Sayegh (KUW) 0 6 7 30 2–5 2–5 0–5 2–5 0–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VD NS MD ML JK JS
1  Vladimir Denisov (URS) 5 0 25 11 Q 5–3 5–4 5–1 5–1 5–2
2  Noriyuki Sato (JPN) 3 2 18 18 3–5 5–3 0–5 5–1 5–4
3  Marek Dąbrowski (POL) 2 3 19 19 4–5 3–5 5–3 2–5 5–1
4  Martin Lang (USA) 2 3 17 19 1–5 5–0 3–5 3–5 5–4
5  Jenő Kamuti (HUN) 2 3 15 20 1–5 1–5 5–2 5–3 3–5
6  José Samalot (PUR) 1 4 16 23 2–5 4–5 1–5 4–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VS HH ED FDZ FL CM
1  Vasyl Stankovych (URS) 4 1 24 14 Q 4–5 5–1 5–4 5–2 5–2
2  Harald Hein (FRG) 4 1 24 18 5–4 4–5 5–4 5–1 5–4
3  Edward Donofrio (USA) 4 1 21 18 1–5 5–4 5–4 5–4 5–1
4  Fabio Dal Zotto (ITA) 2 3 22 22 4–5 4–5 4–5 5–4 5–3
5  Fernando Lupiz (ARG) 1 4 16 24 2–5 1–5 4–5 4–5 5–4
6  Chan Matthew (HKG) 0 5 14 25 2–5 4–5 1–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. FP CM JK RB MD JA
1  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 4 1 24 13 Q 5–4 5–3 4–5 5–1 5–0
2  Carlo Montano (ITA) 3 2 23 14 4–5 5–3 4–5 5–0 5–1
3  József Komatits (HUN) 3 2 21 13 3–5 3–5 5–2 5–1 5–0
4  Rob Bruniges (GBR) 3 2 21 19 5–4 5–4 2–5 4–5 5–1
5  Michel Dessureault (CAN) 2 3 12 21 1–5 0–5 1–5 5–4 5–2
6  Jamal Ameen (KUW) 0 5 4 25 0–5 1–5 0–5 1–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. LS FK PG GP TS GM
1  Lajos Somodi Jr. (HUN) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–3 5–3 5–4 5–1 5–2
2  František Koukal (TCH) 4 1 23 14 3–5 5–3 5–4 5–1 5–1
3  Patrice Gaille (SUI) 3 2 21 16 3–5 3–5 5–1 5–2 5–3
4  Graham Paul (GBR) 2 3 19 16 4–5 4–5 1–5 5–1 5–0
5  Thierry Soumagne (BEL) 1 4 10 20 1–5 1–5 2–5 1–5 5–0
6  Göran Malkar (SWE) 0 5 6 25 2–5 1–5 3–5 0–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool G
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AR ZW TJ HN TP LF
1  Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 4 1 23 10 Q 5–1 5–2 5–0 3–5 5–2
2  Ziemowit Wojciechowski (POL) 4 1 21 10 1–5 5–2 5–1 5–1 5–1
3  Toshio Jingu (JPN) 3 2 19 13 2–5 2–5 5–0 5–2 5–1
4  Hossein Niknam (IRI) 2 3 11 22 0–5 1–5 0–5 5–3 5–4
5  Tudor Petruș (ROU) 1 4 14 23 5–3 1–5 2–5 3–5 3–5
6  Lehel Fekete (CAN) 1 4 13 23 2–5 1–5 1–5 4–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool H
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MK JJ MB EB AA OV
1  Masanori Kawatsu (JPN) 4 1 23 11 Q 5–2 3–5 5–3 5–0 5–1
2  Jaroslav Jurka (TCH) 3 2 21 17 2–5 4–5 5–4 5–3 5–0
3  Matthias Behr (FRG) 3 2 20 18 5–3 5–4 3–5 2–5 5–1
4  Ed Ballinger (USA) 3 2 22 20 3–5 4–5 5–3 5–4 5–3
5  Ahmed Akbari (IRI) 2 3 17 21 0–5 3–5 5–2 4–5 5–4
6  Omar Vergara (ARG) 0 5 9 25 1–5 0–5 1–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 1 Pool I
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. KR PK LK EJ AAPA DF
1  Klaus Reichert (FRG) 4 1 22 11 Q 5–3 2–5 5–3 5–0 5–0
2  Petru Kuki (ROU) 4 1 23 15 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–3 5–2
3  Lech Koziejowski (POL) 3 2 21 17 5–2 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–1
4  Eduardo Jhons (CUB) 2 3 20 20 3–5 3–5 4–5 5–4 5–1
5  Ali Asghar Pashapour-Alamdari (IRI) 2 3 17 21 0–5 3–5 5–4 4–5 5–2
6  Daniel Feraud (ARG) 0 5 6 25 0–5 2–5 1–5 1–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 223

Round 2 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CN VS PK LK JJ HN
1  Christian Noël (FRA) 4 1 23 14 Q 3–5 5–1 5–3 5–2 5–3
2  Vasyl Stankovych (URS) 3 2 23 18 5–3 5–2 4–5 5–3 4–5
3  Petru Kuki (ROU) 3 2 18 18 1–5 2–5 5–1 5–4 5–3
4  Lech Koziejowski (POL) 2 3 18 20 3–5 5–4 1–5 4–5 5–1
5  Jaroslav Jurka (TCH) 2 3 19 21 2–5 3–5 4–5 5–4 5–2
6  Hossein Niknam (IRI) 1 4 14 24 3–5 5–4 3–5 1–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 225

Round 2 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. FK VD RB HH PG ML
1  František Koukal (TCH) 5 0 25 14 Q 5–2 5–3 5–4 5–2 5–3
2  Vladimir Denisov (URS) 4 1 22 16 2–5 5–4 5–4 5–1 5–2
3  Rob Bruniges (GBR) 2 3 21 19 3–5 4–5 5–2 4–5 5–2
4  Harald Hein (FRG) 2 3 20 22 4–5 4–5 2–5 5–4 5–3
5  Patrice Gaille (SUI) 2 3 17 20 2–5 1–5 5–4 4–5 5–1
6  Martin Lang (USA) 0 5 11 25 3–5 2–5 2–5 3–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 225

Round 2 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. FP FDZ MB ED LS TJ
1  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 4 1 23 12 Q 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–1 5–1
2  Fabio Dal Zotto (ITA) 4 1 23 14 5–3 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–1
3  Matthias Behr (FRG) 3 2 22 17 4–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–1
4  Edward Donofrio (USA) 3 2 20 18 1–5 4–5 5–3 5–4 5–1
5  Lajos Somodi Jr. (HUN) 1 4 14 23 1–5 1–5 3–5 4–5 5–3
6  Toshio Jingu (JPN) 0 5 7 25 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 225

Round 2 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. KR KH EB JK MT EJ
1  Klaus Reichert (FRG) 4 1 24 18 Q 5–4 4–5 5–4 5–1 5–4
2  Klaus Haertter (GDR) 3 2 23 18 4–5 5–1 4–5 5–3 5–4
3  Ed Ballinger (USA) 3 2 20 20 5–4 1–5 4–5 5–4 5–2
4  József Komatits (HUN) 3 2 19 22 4–5 5–4 5–4 0–5 5–4
5  Mihai Țiu (ROU) 2 3 18 15 1–5 3–5 4–5 5–0 5–0
6  Eduardo Jhons (CUB) 0 5 14 25 4–5 4–5 2–5 4–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 225

Round 2 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. BT ZW ES GP CM NS
1  Bernard Talvard (FRA) 4 1 22 15 Q 2–5 5–1 5–4 5–2 5–3
2  Ziemowit Wojciechowski (POL) 3 2 21 20 5–2 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–4
3  Enrique Salvat (CUB) 3 2 16 18 1–5 5–2 5–3 0–5 5–3
4  Graham Paul (GBR) 2 3 21 20 4–5 4–5 3–5 5–1 5–4
5  Carlo Montano (ITA) 2 3 17 19 2–5 5–4 5–0 1–5 4–5
6  Noriyuki Sato (JPN) 1 4 19 24 3–5 4–5 3–5 4–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 225

Round 2 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AR GB JG MD MK BP
1  Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 4 1 22 13 Q 5–4 2–5 5–1 5–1 5–2
2  Greg Benko (AUS) 3 2 21 15 4–5 5–1 5–3 5–1 2–5
3  Jorge Garbey (CUB) 3 2 20 18 5–2 1–5 4–5 5–4 5–2
4  Marek Dąbrowski (POL) 2 3 18 22 1–5 3–5 5–4 4–5 5–3
5  Masanori Kawatsu (JPN) 2 3 16 23 1–5 1–5 4–5 5–4 5–4
6  Barry Paul (GBR) 1 4 16 22 2–5 5–2 2–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 225

Round 3 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. KR PK GB MD EB FK
1  Klaus Reichert (FRG) 4 1 24 9 Q 4–5 5–1 5–1 5–0 5–2
2  Petru Kuki (ROU) 4 1 22 19 5–4 5–2 5–4 2–5 5–4
3  Greg Benko (AUS) 2 3 17 19 1–5 2–5 4–5 5–1 5–3
4  Marek Dąbrowski (POL) 2 3 19 22 1–5 4–5 5–4 4–5 5–3
5  Ed Ballinger (USA) 2 3 14 21 0–5 5–2 1–5 5–4 3–5
6  František Koukal (TCH) 1 4 17 23 2–5 4–5 3–5 3–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 227

Round 3 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VD HH FP MB ES ZW
1  Vladimir Denisov (URS) 4 1 23 13 Q 5–1 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–2
2  Harald Hein (FRG) 4 1 21 18 1–5 5–3 5–4 5–2 5–4
3  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 3 2 20 16 5–3 3–5 2–5 5–1 5–2
4  Matthias Behr (FRG) 2 3 21 19 4–5 4–5 5–2 3–5 5–2
5  Enrique Salvat (CUB) 2 3 14 21 1–5 2–5 1–5 5–3 5–3
6  Ziemowit Wojciechowski (POL) 0 5 13 25 2–5 4–5 2–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 227

Round 3 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AR KH JK BT GP JG
1  Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 5 0 25 15 Q 5–2 5–3 5–4 5–2 5–4
2  Klaus Haertter (GDR) 3 2 21 16 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–1 5–2
3  József Komatits (HUN) 3 2 21 20 3–5 5–4 5–4 3–5 5–2
4  Bernard Talvard (FRA) 2 3 21 19 4–5 3–5 4–5 5–2 5–2
5  Graham Paul (GBR) 1 4 14 23 2–5 1–5 5–3 2–5 4–5
6  Jorge Garbey (CUB) 1 4 15 24 4–5 2–5 2–5 2–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 227

Round 3 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CN FDZ VS ED LK RB
1  Christian Noël (FRA) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–4 5–2 5–2 5–3 5–2
2  Fabio Dal Zotto (ITA) 4 1 24 11 4–5 5–3 5–2 5–0 5–1
3  Vasyl Stankovych (URS) 3 2 20 18 2–5 3–5 5–4 5–3 5–1
4  Edward Donofrio (USA) 1 4 17 23 2–5 2–5 4–5 5–3 4–5
5  Lech Koziejowski (POL) 1 4 14 23 3–5 0–5 3–5 3–5 5–3
6  Rob Bruniges (GBR) 1 4 12 24 2–5 1–5 1–5 5–4 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 227
Winners group 1
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Christian Noël (FRA) 8  
 Marek Dąbrowski (POL) 10      Marek Dąbrowski (POL) 3
 Vasyl Stankovych (URS) 10      Vasyl Stankovych (URS) 10
 Klaus Haertter (GDR) 2  
Winners group 2
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Vladimir Denisov (URS) 10  
 József Komatits (HUN) 6      Vladimir Denisov (URS) 9
 Greg Benko (AUS) 10      Greg Benko (AUS) 10
 Klaus Reichert (FRG) 9  
Winners group 3
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Fabio Dal Zotto (ITA) 10  
 Edward Donofrio (USA) 4      Fabio Dal Zotto (ITA) 10
 Harald Hein (FRG) 10      Harald Hein (FRG) 9
 Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 9  
Winners group 4
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Petru Kuki (ROU) 5  
 Bernard Talvard (FRA) 10      Bernard Talvard (FRA) 10
 Matthias Behr (FRG) 5      Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 3
 Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 10  
Losers group 1
Round of 4 Round of 4 Round of 2
 Christian Noël (FRA) 10  
 Klaus Haertter (GDR) 7      Christian Noël (FRA) 10  
         Marek Dąbrowski (POL) 5  
           Christian Noël (FRA) 6
 József Komatits (HUN) 10        Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 10
 Klaus Reichert (FRG) 5      József Komatits (HUN) 3
         Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 10    
     
Losers group 2
Round of 4 Round of 4 Round of 2
 Edward Donofrio (USA) 5  
 Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 10      Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 10  
         Harald Hein (FRG) 6  
           Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 10
 Petru Kuki (ROU) 10        Vladimir Denisov (URS) 1
 Matthias Behr (FRG) 9      Petru Kuki (ROU) 8
         Vladimir Denisov (URS) 10    
     

Final round

Dal Zotto and Romankov each finished with 4 wins and 1 loss in the pool (with Romankov's loss being to Dal Zotto; Dal Zotto had been beaten by Talvard). They faced off again in the barrage to determine the gold and silver medals; Dal Zotto again defeated Romankov, 5–1.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. FDZ AR BT VS FP GB
1  Fabio Dal Zotto (ITA) 4 1 24 15 B 5–1 4–5 5–4 5–1 5–4
1  Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 4 1 21 13 1–5 5–2 5–1 5–1 5–4
 Bernard Talvard (FRA) 3 2 19 21 5–4 2–5 5–4 2–5 5–3
4  Vasyl Stankovych (URS) 2 3 19 18 4–5 1–5 4–5 5–1 5–2
5  Frédéric Pietruszka (FRA) 2 3 13 19 1–5 1–5 5–2 1–5 5–2
6  Greg Benko (AUS) 0 5 15 25 4–5 4–5 3–5 2–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 228
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA FDZ AR
 Fabio Dal Zotto (ITA) 1 0 5 1 5–1
 Aleksandr Romankov (URS) 0 1 1 5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 228

Final classification
FencerCountry
Fabio Dal Zotto Italy
Aleksandr Romankov Soviet Union
Bernard Talvard France
Vasyl Stankovych Soviet Union
Frédéric Pietruszka France
Greg Benko Australia
Vladimir Denisov Soviet Union
Christian Noël France
József Komatits Hungary
Petru Kuki Romania
Harald Hein West Germany
Marek Dąbrowski Poland
Matthias Behr West Germany
Klaus Haertter East Germany
Klaus Reichert West Germany
Edward Donofrio United States
Enrique Salvat Cuba
Ed Ballinger United States
František Koukal Czechoslovakia
Graham Paul Great Britain
Lech Koziejowski Poland
Jorge Garbey Cuba
Rob Bruniges Great Britain
Ziemowit Wojciechowski Poland
Mihai Țiu Romania
Carlo Montano Italy
Jaroslav Jurka Czechoslovakia
Patrice Gaille Switzerland
Masanori Kawatsu Japan
Noriyuki Sato Japan
Barry Paul Great Britain
Lajos Somodi Jr. Hungary
Hossein Niknam Iran
Eduardo Jhons Cuba
Martin Lang United States
Toshio Jingu Japan
Stefano Simoncelli Italy
Ahmed Akbari Iran
Ali Asghar Pashapour-Alamdari Iran
Jenő Kamuti Hungary
Michel Dessureault Canada
Ernest Simon Australia
José Samalot Puerto Rico
Fernando Lupiz Argentina
Tudor Petruș Romania
Thierry Soumagne Belgium
Lehel Fekete Canada
Ng Wing Biu Hong Kong
Kam Roger Hong Kong
Chan Matthew Hong Kong
Omar Vergara Argentina
Daniel Feraud Argentina
Göran Malkar Sweden
Jamal Ameen Kuwait
Abdul Nasser Al-Sayegh Kuwait
Ahmed Al-Arbeed Kuwait

References
  1. "Fencing: 1976 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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