The men's foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on the second day of competition, 7 April. Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups. The first group was Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Delaborde, Callot, and Poulos. The second was Komninos-Miliotis, Balakakis, Gravelotte, and Vouros. The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals, while Pierrakos-Mavromichalis and Vouros were awarded third place. Vouros's second win came from a forfeit by Komninos-Miliotis.
Men's foil
at the Games of the I Olympiad
A picture of two fencers performing The Grand Salute
This was the first 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).[1]
Competition format
The event featured a pool-play semifinals round followed by a single final. Each bout was to three touches. Standard foil rules were used, including that touches had to be made with the tip of the foil, the target area was limited to the torso, and priority determined the winner of double touches. One unusual rule was that the president could award a touch for an off-target strike if the defender had improperly obscured the target area. The pool round consisted of two pools of four fencers each, with each pool fencing a round-robin. The winner of each pool advanced to the final, which was a single bout between the two fencers.[1][2][3]
Schedule
The fencing began at 10 a.m. on the second day of events.
Date
Time
Round
Gregorian
Julian
Tuesday, 7 April 1896
Tuesday, 26 March 1896
10:00
Semifinals Final
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal A
The Official Report has de Laborde losing to Poulos, 3–1, but other sources indicate de Laborde won 3–2. The latter is shown below.[4][1][3]
The IOC website provides a full classification of the eight fencers.[3] De Laborde is placed above Komninos-Miliotis, apparently due to Komninos-Miliotis not starting his bout against Vouros. It is unclear why Balakakis is placed above Poulos, who had a better touches for record.
Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN1-86197-342-X.
May 06, 2023
fencing, 1896, summer, olympics, foil, foil, three, fencing, events, fencing, 1896, summer, olympics, programme, held, second, competition, april, eight, fencers, took, part, with, preliminary, fencing, involving, round, robin, held, groups, first, group, pier. The men s foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme It was held on the second day of competition 7 April Eight fencers took part with the preliminary fencing involving a round robin held in two groups The first group was Pierrakos Mavromichalis Delaborde Callot and Poulos The second was Komninos Miliotis Balakakis Gravelotte and Vouros The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals while Pierrakos Mavromichalis and Vouros were awarded third place Vouros s second win came from a forfeit by Komninos Miliotis Men s foilat the Games of the I OlympiadA picture of two fencers performing The Grand SaluteVenueZappeionDateApril 7Competitors8 from 2 nationsMedalistsEugene Henri Gravelotte FranceHenri Callot FrancePerikles Pierrakos Mavromichalis GreeceAthanasios Vouros Greece1900 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Semifinals 4 1 1 Semifinal A 4 1 2 Semifinal B 4 2 Final 5 Final classification 6 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the first 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 1 Competition format EditThe event featured a pool play semifinals round followed by a single final Each bout was to three touches Standard foil rules were used including that touches had to be made with the tip of the foil the target area was limited to the torso and priority determined the winner of double touches One unusual rule was that the president could award a touch for an off target strike if the defender had improperly obscured the target area The pool round consisted of two pools of four fencers each with each pool fencing a round robin The winner of each pool advanced to the final which was a single bout between the two fencers 1 2 3 Schedule EditThe fencing began at 10 a m on the second day of events Date Time RoundGregorian JulianTuesday 7 April 1896 Tuesday 26 March 1896 10 00 SemifinalsFinalResults EditSemifinals Edit Semifinal A Edit The Official Report has de Laborde losing to Poulos 3 1 but other sources indicate de Laborde won 3 2 The latter is shown below 4 1 3 Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual HC PPM HdL IP1 Henri Callot FRA 3 0 9 4 Q 3 1 3 1 3 2 Perikles Pierrakos Mavromichalis GRE 2 1 7 4 1 3 3 1 3 03 Henri de Laborde FRA 1 2 5 8 1 3 1 3 3 24 Ioannis Poulos GRE 0 3 4 9 2 3 0 3 2 3Source Olympedia Semifinal B Edit The match between Vouros and Komninos Miliotis was forfeited by Komninos Miliotis sometimes credited as a 3 0 win for Vouros 3 Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual EHG AV KKM GB1 Eugene Henri Gravelotte FRA 3 0 9 5 Q 3 2 3 2 3 1 Athanasios Vouros GRE 2 1 8 4 2 3 3 13 Konstantinos Komninos Miliotis GRE 1 2 5 7 2 3 3 14 Georgios Balakakis GRE 0 3 3 9 1 3 1 3 1 3Source Olympedia Final Edit In the final the two undefeated Frenchmen faced each other Gravelotte won in a close bout Pos Fencer W L TF TA EHG HC Eugene Henri Gravelotte FRA 1 0 3 1 3 1 Henri Callot FRA 0 1 1 3 1 3Source OlympediaFinal classification EditThe IOC website provides a full classification of the eight fencers 3 De Laborde is placed above Komninos Miliotis apparently due to Komninos Miliotis not starting his bout against Vouros It is unclear why Balakakis is placed above Poulos who had a better touches for record Rank Fencer Nation Eugene Henri Gravelotte France Henri Callot France Perikles Pierrakos Mavromichalis Greece Athanasios Vouros Greece5 Henri de Laborde France6 Konstantinos Komninos Miliotis Greece7 Georgios Balakakis Greece8 Ioannis Poulos GreeceReferences Edit a b c Foil Individual Men Olympedia Retrieved 19 November 2020 Official Report p 65 a b c d Athens 1896 Fencing Foil Individual Men Results Olympics com Retrieved 2021 09 03 Official Report p 67 Lampros S P Polites N G De Coubertin Pierre Philemon P J Anninos C 1897 The Olympic Games BC 776 AD 1896 Athens Charles Beck Digitally available at 1 Mallon Bill Widlund Ture 1998 The 1896 Olympic Games Results for All Competitors in All Events with Commentary Jefferson McFarland ISBN 0 7864 0379 9 Excerpt available at 2 Smith Michael Llewellyn 2004 Olympics in Athens 1896 The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games London Profile Books ISBN 1 86197 342 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics Men 27s foil amp oldid 1064329747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
