The men's foil was a competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 36 men from 20 nations competed in this event.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 16. The event was won by Brice Guyart of France, the nation's ninth victory in the men's foil (surpassing Italy for most all-time). Italy took the other two medals, with Salvatore Sanzo earning silver and Andrea Cassarà winning the bronze medal match.
This was the 24th 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). Two of the eight quarterfinalists from 2000 returned: silver medalist Ralf Bißdorf of Germany and fifth-place finisher Salvatore Sanzo of Italy. Sanzo had won the 2001 world championship, and his teammate Simone Vanni the 2002 title. The reigning (2003) world champion was Peter Joppich of Germany.[1]
For the second consecutive Games, no nations made their debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 22nd appearance, tied for most of any nation; France had missed only the 1904 (with fencers not traveling to St. Louis) and the 1912 (boycotted due to a dispute over rules) foil competitions, while the United States had missed the inaugural 1896 competition and boycotted the 1980 Games altogether.
Competition formatEdit
The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2004 tournament continued to use that format. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[1]
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The men s foil was a competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens A total of 36 men from 20 nations competed in this event 1 Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928 Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 16 The event was won by Brice Guyart of France the nation s ninth victory in the men s foil surpassing Italy for most all time Italy took the other two medals with Salvatore Sanzo earning silver and Andrea Cassara winning the bronze medal match Men s foilat the Games of the XXVIII OlympiadBrice Guyart 2012 VenueHelliniko Olympic ComplexDateAugust 16Competitors36 from 20 nationsMedalistsBrice Guyart FranceSalvatore Sanzo ItalyAndrea Cassara Italy 20002008 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Preliminary round 4 2 Main tournament bracket 5 Final classification 6 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the 24th 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 Two of the eight quarterfinalists from 2000 returned silver medalist Ralf Bissdorf of Germany and fifth place finisher Salvatore Sanzo of Italy Sanzo had won the 2001 world championship and his teammate Simone Vanni the 2002 title The reigning 2003 world champion was Peter Joppich of Germany 1 For the second consecutive Games no nations made their debut in the men s foil France and the United States each made their 22nd appearance tied for most of any nation France had missed only the 1904 with fencers not traveling to St Louis and the 1912 boycotted due to a dispute over rules foil competitions while the United States had missed the inaugural 1896 competition and boycotted the 1980 Games altogether Competition format EditThe 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single elimination bracket with a bronze medal match The 2004 tournament continued to use that format Bouts were to 15 touches Standard foil rules regarding target area striking and priority were used 1 Schedule EditAll times are Greece Standard Time UTC 2 Date Time RoundMonday 16 August 2004 10 0010 3012 3013 4018 3019 30 Preliminary roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalBronze medal matchResults EditPreliminary round Edit As there were more than 32 entrants in this event four first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers nbsp Tiomkin USA 15 10 nbsp Ben Aziza TUN nbsp El Azizi ALG 15 14 nbsp Dupree USA nbsp McGuire CAN 15 14 nbsp Lau HKG nbsp Rodriguez VEN 15 7 nbsp Anwar EGY Main tournament bracket Edit The remaining field of 32 fencers competed in a single elimination tournament to determine the medal winners Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal final nbsp Guyart FRA 15 nbsp El Azizi ALG 3 nbsp Guyart FRA 15 nbsp Attely FRA 15 nbsp Attelly FRA 4 nbsp Schlosser AUT 14 nbsp Guyart FRA 15 nbsp Joppich GER 15 nbsp Joppich GER 12 nbsp Nagaty EGY 10 nbsp Joppich GER 15 nbsp Choi KOR 15 nbsp Choi KOR 10 nbsp Nasibulin RUS 12 nbsp Guyart FRA 15 nbsp Cassara ITA 15 nbsp Cassara ITA 14 nbsp Tiomkin USA 3 nbsp Cassara ITA 15 nbsp Park KOR 15 nbsp Park KOR 13 nbsp Wessels GER 13 nbsp Cassara ITA 15 nbsp Kruse GBR 15 nbsp Kruse GBR 8 nbsp Wang CHN 11 nbsp Kruse GBR 15 nbsp Kellner USA 15 nbsp Kellner USA 14 nbsp Gohy BEL 12 nbsp Guyart FRA 15 nbsp Sanzo ITA 15 nbsp Sanzo ITA 13 nbsp Rodriguez VEN 7 nbsp Sanzo ITA 15 nbsp Ha KOR 15 nbsp Ha KOR 6 nbsp Moltchan RUS 13 nbsp Sanzo ITA 15 nbsp Wu CHN 15 nbsp Wu CHN 10 nbsp Bartolillo AUS 8 nbsp Wu CHN 15 nbsp Tahoun EGY 15 nbsp Tahoun EGY 8 nbsp Gomes POR 14 nbsp Sanzo ITA 15 nbsp Ganeev RUS 15 nbsp Ganeev RUS 12 nbsp Bissdorf GER 11 nbsp Ganeev RUS 15Bronze medal final nbsp Ota JPN 15 nbsp Ota JPN 8 nbsp Chumacero MEX 9 nbsp Ganeev RUS 15 nbsp Cassara ITA 15 nbsp Vanni ITA 15 nbsp Vanni ITA 14 nbsp Ganeev RUS 12 nbsp McGuire CAN 12 nbsp Vanni ITA 15 nbsp Le Pechoux FRA 15 nbsp Le Pechoux FRA 8 nbsp Dong CHN 9Final classification EditRank Fencer Nation nbsp Brice Guyart nbsp France nbsp Salvatore Sanzo nbsp Italy nbsp Andrea Cassara nbsp Italy4 Renal Ganeyev nbsp Russia5 Simone Vanni nbsp Italy6 Peter Joppich nbsp Germany7 Wu Hanxiong nbsp China8 Richard Kruse nbsp Great Britain9 Yuki Ota nbsp Japan10 Ha Chang Deok nbsp South Korea11 Park Hui Gyeong nbsp South Korea12 Loic Attely nbsp France13 Erwann Le Pechoux nbsp France14 Choi Byeong Cheol nbsp South Korea15 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun nbsp Egypt16 Dan Kellner nbsp United States17 Ralf Bissdorf nbsp Germany18 Cedric Gohy nbsp Belgium19 Wang Haibin nbsp China20 Joao Gomes nbsp Portugal21 Ruslan Nasibulin nbsp Russia22 Dong Zhaozhi nbsp China23 Roland Schlosser nbsp Austria24 Andre Wessels nbsp Germany25 Yury Molchan nbsp Russia26 Edgar Chumacero nbsp Mexico27 Frank Bartolillo nbsp Australia28 Mostafa Nagaty nbsp Egypt29 Josh McGuire nbsp Canada30 Jon Tiomkin nbsp United States31 Carlos Rodriguez nbsp Venezuela32 Sofiane El Azizi nbsp Algeria33 Jed Dupree nbsp United States34 Mostafa Anwar nbsp Egypt35 Maher Ben Aziza nbsp Tunisia36 Lau Kwok Kin nbsp Hong KongReferences Edit a b c Foil Individual Men Olympedia Retrieved 20 November 2020 Yahoo Sports Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Fencing Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men 27s foil amp oldid 1045004003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
