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{{short description|Olympic fencing tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
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{{Infobox Olympic event
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's team épée
|event = Men's team épée
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|caption =
|caption =
|venue = [[British Empire Exhibition|Wembley Palace of Engineering, London]]
|venue = [[British Empire Exhibition|Wembley Palace of Engineering, London]]
|dates = August 5–6
|dates = 5–6 August
|competitors = 113
|competitors = 113
|nations = 21
|nations = 21
|longnames =
|longnames =
|gold = [[Henri Guérin (fencer)|Henri Guérin]], [[Henri Lepage (fencer)|Henri Lepage]], [[Marcel Desprets]], [[Michel Pécheux]], [[Édouard Artigas]], [[Maurice Huet]]
|gold = [[Henri Guérin (fencer)|Henri Guérin]]<br> [[Henri Lepage (fencer)|Henri Lepage]]<br> [[Marcel Desprets]]<br> [[Michel Pécheux]]<br> [[Édouard Artigas]]<br> [[Maurice Huet]]
|goldNOC = FRA
|goldNOC = FRA
|silver = [[Edoardo Mangiarotti]], [[Carlo Agostoni]], [[Dario Mangiarotti]], [[Gino Cantone]], [[Marco Antonio Mandruzzato]], [[Fiorenzo Marini]]
|silver = [[Edoardo Mangiarotti]]<br> [[Carlo Agostoni]]<br> [[Dario Mangiarotti]]<br> [[Gino Cantone]]<br> [[Marco Antonio Mandruzzato]]<br> [[Fiorenzo Marini]]
|silverNOC = ITA
|silverNOC = ITA
|bronze = [[Sven Thofelt]], [[Per Carleson]], [[Frank Cervell]], [[Carl Forssell]], [[Bengt Ljungquist]], [[Arne Tollbom]]
|bronze = [[Sven Thofelt]]<br> [[Per Carleson]]<br> [[Frank Cervell]]<br> [[Carl Forssell]]<br> [[Bengt Ljungquist]]<br> [[Arne Tollbom]]
|bronzeNOC = SWE
|bronzeNOC = SWE
|prev = [[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée|1936]]
|prev = [[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée|1936]]
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{{FencingAt1948SummerOlympics}}
{{FencingAt1948SummerOlympics}}
The men's team épée was one of seven [[fencing]] events on the [[fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics]] programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 August 1948 to 6 August 1948. 113 fencers from 21 nations competed.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/FEN/mens-epee-team.html |title=Fencing: 1948 Olympic Results - Men's team épée |accessdate=2010-06-08 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
The men's team épée was one of seven [[fencing]] events on the [[fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics]] programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 August 1948 to 6 August 1948. 113 fencers from 21 nations competed.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/FEN/mens-epee-team.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162633/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/FEN/mens-epee-team.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Fencing: 1948 Olympic Results - Men's team épée |access-date=8 June 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>

The competition format continued the pool play round-robin from prior years. Each of the four fencers from one team would face each of the four from the other, for a total of 16 bouts per match. Bouts were to three touches. The team that won more bouts won the match, with competition potentially stopping when one team reached 9 points out of the possible 16 (this did not always occur and matches sometimes continued). If the bouts were 8–8, touches received was used to determine the winning team. (Because double-loss bouts were possible, these victory conditions were adjusted where necessary.) Pool matches unnecessary to the result were not played.<ref name=OR360>Official Report, p. 360.</ref>


==Rosters==
==Rosters==
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* [[Antonio Villamil]]
* [[Antonio Villamil]]
* [[Raúl Saucedo]]
* [[Raúl Saucedo]]
* [[Floro Díaz]]
* Floro Díaz
* [[Jorge Balza]]
* Jorge Balza
* [[Adolfo Guido Lavalle]]
* Adolfo Guido Lavalle


;Belgium
;Belgium
* [[Raymond Stasse]]
* [[Raymond Stasse]]
* [[Léopold Hauben]]
* Léopold Hauben
* [[Raymond Bru]]
* [[Raymond Bru]]
* [[Jean-Marie Radoux]]
* [[Jean-Marie Radoux]]
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* [[Alf Horn]]
* [[Alf Horn]]
* [[Roland Asselin]]
* [[Roland Asselin]]
* [[George Pouliot]]
* [[Georges Pouliot]]


;Cuba
;Cuba
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;Denmark
;Denmark
* [[Mogens Lüchow]]
* [[Mogens Lüchow]]
* [[Erik Andersen (fencer)|Erik Andersen]]
* Erik Andersen
* [[Ib Nielsen]]
* [[Ib Nielsen]]
* [[René Dybkær]]
* [[René Dybkær]]
* [[Jakob Lyng]]
* [[Jakob Lyng]]
* [[Kenneth Flindt]]
* Kenneth Flindt


;Egypt
;Egypt
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* [[Jean Asfar]]
* [[Jean Asfar]]
* [[Mahmoud Younes]]
* [[Mahmoud Younes]]
* [[Mohamed Abdel Rahman]]
* [[Mohamed Abdel Rahman (fencer)|Mohamed Abdel Rahman]]
* [[Osman Abdel Hafeez]]
* [[Osman Abdel Hafeez]]


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* [[Ronald Parfitt]]
* [[Ronald Parfitt]]
* [[Archibald Craig]]
* [[Archibald Craig]]
* [[Michael McCready]]
* Michael McCready
* [[Bert Pelling]]
* [[Bert Pelling]]


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* [[Émile Gretsch]]
* [[Émile Gretsch]]
* [[Gust Lamesch]]
* [[Gust Lamesch]]
* [[Erny Putz]]
* Erny Putz


;Mexico
;Mexico
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;Portugal
;Portugal
* [[Manuel Chagas]]
* [[Manuel Chagas]]
* [[José Castro (fencer)|José Castro]]
* José de Castro
* [[Emílio Lino]]
* [[Emílio Lino]]
* [[Álvaro Pinto]]
* [[Álvaro Pinto]]
* [[João Costa (fencer)|João Costa]]
* [[João Costa (fencer)|João Costa]]
* [[Carlos Dias]]
* [[Carlos Dias (fencer)|Carlos Dias]]


;Sweden
;Sweden
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;Switzerland
;Switzerland
* [[Fernand Thiébaud]]
* Fernand Thiébaud
* [[Robert Lips]]
* [[Robert Lips]]
* [[Jean Hauert]]
* [[Jean Hauert]]
* [[Oswald Zappelli]]
* [[Oswald Zappelli]]
* [[Otto Rüfenacht]]
* [[Otto Rüfenacht]]
* [[Marc Chamay]]
* Marc Chamay


;United States
;United States
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* [[Ralph Goldstein]]
* [[Ralph Goldstein]]
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

==Results==

===Round 1===

The top two teams in each pool advanced to round 2.<ref name=OR360/>

====Pool 1====

Argentina beat Poland 10–6, Poland beat Cuba 8–6, and Argentina beat Cuba 9–5.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 19 || 11 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 14 || 16 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 11 || 17 ||
|}

====Pool 2====

Belgium defeated Mexico 10–6, Denmark beat Canada 13–2, Belgium beat Canada 12–1, and Denmark defeated Mexico 9–2.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 22 || 4 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 22 || 7 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|MEX|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 8 || 17 ||
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 3 || 25 ||
|}

====Pool 3====

The United States (9–5) and Luxembourg (8–6) each defeated Finland.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 9 || 5 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|LUX|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 8 || 6 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 11 || 17 ||
|}

====Pool 4====

Chile withdrew before competition, leaving France and Norway to advance.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || Withdrew
|}

====Pool 5====

Italy (14–2) and Great Britain (8–6) each defeated Brazil.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 14 || 2 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 8 || 6 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 8 || 22 ||
|}

====Pool 6====

Egypt (10–5) and Switzerland (8–6) each defeated Portugal.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|EGY|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 10 || 5 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 8 || 6 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|POR|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 11 || 18 ||
|}

====Pool 7====

Sweden (16–0) and Hungary (9–1) each defeated Greece.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 16 || 0 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 9 || 1 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for round 2}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 1 || 25 ||
|}

===Round 2===

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the semifinals.<ref name=OR362>Official Report, p. 362.</ref>

====Pool 1====

Italy beat Poland 14–1, Hungary beat Norway 7–7 (34–35 touches against), Italy beat Norway 12–2, and Hungary beat Poland 10–6.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 26 || 3 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 17 || 13 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 9 || 19 ||
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 7 || 24 ||
|}

====Pool 2====

France defeated Denmark 12–4, Egypt beat Great Britain 11–5, France beat Great Britain 12–3, Denmark beat Egypt 8–6, France defeated Egypt 8–5, and Denmark defeated Great Britain 8–4.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} || 3 || 0 || 32 || 12 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 20 || 22 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|EGY|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 22 || 21 ||
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 3 || 12 || 31 ||
|}

====Pool 3====

Switzerland (11–3) and Sweden (9–3) each defeated Argentina.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 11 || 3 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 9 || 3 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 6 || 20 ||
|}

====Pool 4====

Belgium (9–5) and Luxembourg (8–6) each defeated the United States.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 9 || 5 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|LUX|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 8 || 6 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 11 || 17 ||
|}

===Semifinals===

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the final.<ref name=OR363>Official Report, p. 363.</ref>

====Semifinal 1====

This semifinal was one of the more chaotic of the tournament, as Belgium defeated the heavy favorite France but also lost to the last-place Switzerland.

Denmark beat Poland 7–6, France beat Switzerland 12–3, Belgium defeated France 10–5, Denmark beat Switzerland 12–3, Switzerland beat Belgium 7–7 (33–39 touches against), and France beat Denmark 7–5.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 24 || 16 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for final}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 25 || 18 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for final}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 23 || 19 ||
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 13 || 33 ||
|}

====Semifinal 2====

Sweden defeated Hungary 15–0, Italy beat Luxembourg 11–4, Sweden beat Luxembourg 11–3, and Italy defeated Hungary 8–1.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}} || Notes
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 26 || 3 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for final}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 19 || 5 || {{tooltip|Q|Qualified for final}}
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|LUX|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 7 || 22 ||
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 1 || 23 ||
|}

===Final===

In the first pairings, France defeated Sweden 11–4 and Italy beat Denmark 12–4. The second pairings saw the favorites again win, with France 9–1 over Denmark and Italy 8–6 over Sweden. The Sweden-Denmark match was thus a ''de facto'' bronze medal match, with Sweden winning 8–7. France defeated Italy 11–5 to take the gold medal.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank || Nation || {{tooltip|MW|Matches won}} || {{tooltip|ML|Matches lost}} || {{tooltip|BW|Bouts won}} || {{tooltip|BL|Bouts lost}}
|-
| {{gold01}} ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} || 3 || 0 || 31 || 10
|-
| {{silver02}} ||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 25 || 21
|-
| {{bronze03}} ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 18 || 26
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} || 0 || 3 || 12 || 29
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's team epee}}
[[Category:Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Epee team]]
[[Category:Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Epee team]]
[[Category:Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics]]

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Men's team épée
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueWembley Palace of Engineering, London
Dates5–6 August
Competitors113 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Henri Guérin
Henri Lepage
Marcel Desprets
Michel Pécheux
Édouard Artigas
Maurice Huet		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edoardo Mangiarotti
Carlo Agostoni
Dario Mangiarotti
Gino Cantone
Marco Antonio Mandruzzato
Fiorenzo Marini		  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sven Thofelt
Per Carleson
Frank Cervell
Carl Forssell
Bengt Ljungquist
Arne Tollbom		  Sweden
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Fencing at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 August 1948 to 6 August 1948. 113 fencers from 21 nations competed.[1]

The competition format continued the pool play round-robin from prior years. Each of the four fencers from one team would face each of the four from the other, for a total of 16 bouts per match. Bouts were to three touches. The team that won more bouts won the match, with competition potentially stopping when one team reached 9 points out of the possible 16 (this did not always occur and matches sometimes continued). If the bouts were 8–8, touches received was used to determine the winning team. (Because double-loss bouts were possible, these victory conditions were adjusted where necessary.) Pool matches unnecessary to the result were not played.[2]

Rosters[edit]

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

The top two teams in each pool advanced to round 2.[2]

Pool 1[edit]

Argentina beat Poland 10–6, Poland beat Cuba 8–6, and Argentina beat Cuba 9–5.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Argentina 2 0 19 11 Q
2  Poland 1 1 14 16 Q
3  Cuba 0 2 11 17

Pool 2[edit]

Belgium defeated Mexico 10–6, Denmark beat Canada 13–2, Belgium beat Canada 12–1, and Denmark defeated Mexico 9–2.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Denmark 2 0 22 4 Q
2  Belgium 2 0 22 7 Q
3  Mexico 0 2 8 17
4  Canada 0 2 3 25

Pool 3[edit]

The United States (9–5) and Luxembourg (8–6) each defeated Finland.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  United States 1 0 9 5 Q
2  Luxembourg 1 0 8 6 Q
3  Finland 0 2 11 17

Pool 4[edit]

Chile withdrew before competition, leaving France and Norway to advance.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  France 0 0 0 0 Q
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 Q
3  Chile 0 0 0 0 Withdrew

Pool 5[edit]

Italy (14–2) and Great Britain (8–6) each defeated Brazil.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Italy 1 0 14 2 Q
2  Great Britain 1 0 8 6 Q
3  Brazil 0 2 8 22

Pool 6[edit]

Egypt (10–5) and Switzerland (8–6) each defeated Portugal.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Egypt 1 0 10 5 Q
2  Switzerland 1 0 8 6 Q
3  Portugal 0 2 11 18

Pool 7[edit]

Sweden (16–0) and Hungary (9–1) each defeated Greece.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Sweden 1 0 16 0 Q
2  Hungary 1 0 9 1 Q
3  Greece 0 2 1 25

Round 2[edit]

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the semifinals.[3]

Pool 1[edit]

Italy beat Poland 14–1, Hungary beat Norway 7–7 (34–35 touches against), Italy beat Norway 12–2, and Hungary beat Poland 10–6.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Italy 2 0 26 3 Q
2  Hungary 2 0 17 13 Q
3  Norway 0 2 9 19
4  Poland 0 2 7 24

Pool 2[edit]

France defeated Denmark 12–4, Egypt beat Great Britain 11–5, France beat Great Britain 12–3, Denmark beat Egypt 8–6, France defeated Egypt 8–5, and Denmark defeated Great Britain 8–4.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  France 3 0 32 12 Q
2  Denmark 2 1 20 22 Q
3  Egypt 1 2 22 21
4  Great Britain 0 3 12 31

Pool 3[edit]

Switzerland (11–3) and Sweden (9–3) each defeated Argentina.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Switzerland 1 0 11 3 Q
2  Sweden 1 0 9 3 Q
3  Argentina 0 2 6 20

Pool 4[edit]

Belgium (9–5) and Luxembourg (8–6) each defeated the United States.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Belgium 1 0 9 5 Q
2  Luxembourg 1 0 8 6 Q
3  United States 0 2 11 17

Semifinals[edit]

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the final.[4]

Semifinal 1[edit]

This semifinal was one of the more chaotic of the tournament, as Belgium defeated the heavy favorite France but also lost to the last-place Switzerland.

Denmark beat Poland 7–6, France beat Switzerland 12–3, Belgium defeated France 10–5, Denmark beat Switzerland 12–3, Switzerland beat Belgium 7–7 (33–39 touches against), and France beat Denmark 7–5.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Denmark 2 1 24 16 Q
2  France 2 1 25 18 Q
3  Belgium 1 2 23 19
4  Switzerland 1 2 13 33

Semifinal 2[edit]

Sweden defeated Hungary 15–0, Italy beat Luxembourg 11–4, Sweden beat Luxembourg 11–3, and Italy defeated Hungary 8–1.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL Notes
1  Sweden 2 0 26 3 Q
2  Italy 2 0 19 5 Q
3  Luxembourg 0 2 7 22
4  Hungary 0 2 1 23

Final[edit]

In the first pairings, France defeated Sweden 11–4 and Italy beat Denmark 12–4. The second pairings saw the favorites again win, with France 9–1 over Denmark and Italy 8–6 over Sweden. The Sweden-Denmark match was thus a de facto bronze medal match, with Sweden winning 8–7. France defeated Italy 11–5 to take the gold medal.

Rank Nation MW ML BW BL
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France 3 0 31 10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy 2 1 25 21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden 1 2 18 26
4  Denmark 0 3 12 29

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1948 Olympic Results - Men's team épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b Official Report, p. 360.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 362.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 363.
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