The men's épée was a competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 37 men from 21 nations competed in this event. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 17. The event was won by Marcel Fischer of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color since 1952. Wang Lei's silver was China's first medal in the men's individual épée. Defending champion Pavel Kolobkov earned bronze, finishing a set of three different-colored Olympic medals in the event (silver in 1992, gold in 2000). Kolobkov was the fourth man to earn three medals in the event and had the best record of any of the four; only Ramón Fonst (with two gold medals) had more individual Olympic success in the men's épée. It was the fifth consecutive Games in which a Russian fencer reached the podium, including medals for Russian fencers competing for the Soviet Union (1988) and Unified Team (1992).
Men's épée
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Round of 32 bout between Tourchine (RUS) and Kelsey (USA)
This was the 24th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[1]
Four of the eight quarterfinalists from 2000 returned: gold medalist (and 1992 silver medalist) Pavel Kolobkov of Russia, silver medalist Hugues Obry of France, fourth-place finisher Marcel Fischer of Switzerland, and eighth-place finisher Zhao Gang of China. The reigning (2003) World Champion was Fabrice Jeannet of France; Kolobkov (1993, 1994, and 2002) and Obry (1998) were also prior World Champions.[1]
Algeria made its debut in the event. France and the United States each appeared for the 22nd time, tied for most among nations.
Competition format
The competition continued to use the entirely single-elimination (with bronze medal match) format introduced in 1996. All bouts were to 15 touches.
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The men s epee was a competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens A total of 37 men from 21 nations competed in this event Each nation was limited to 3 fencers Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 17 The event was won by Marcel Fischer of Switzerland the nation s first victory in the event and first medal of any color since 1952 Wang Lei s silver was China s first medal in the men s individual epee Defending champion Pavel Kolobkov earned bronze finishing a set of three different colored Olympic medals in the event silver in 1992 gold in 2000 Kolobkov was the fourth man to earn three medals in the event and had the best record of any of the four only Ramon Fonst with two gold medals had more individual Olympic success in the men s epee It was the fifth consecutive Games in which a Russian fencer reached the podium including medals for Russian fencers competing for the Soviet Union 1988 and Unified Team 1992 Men s epeeat the Games of the XXVIII OlympiadRound of 32 bout between Tourchine RUS and Kelsey USA VenueHelliniko Olympic ComplexDateAugust 17Competitors37 from 21 nationsMedalistsMarcel Fischer SwitzerlandWang Lei ChinaPavel Kolobkov Russia 20002008 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Preliminary round 4 2 Main tournament bracket 5 Results summary 6 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the 24th appearance of the event which was not held at the first Games in 1896 with only foil and sabre events held but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900 1 Four of the eight quarterfinalists from 2000 returned gold medalist and 1992 silver medalist Pavel Kolobkov of Russia silver medalist Hugues Obry of France fourth place finisher Marcel Fischer of Switzerland and eighth place finisher Zhao Gang of China The reigning 2003 World Champion was Fabrice Jeannet of France Kolobkov 1993 1994 and 2002 and Obry 1998 were also prior World Champions 1 Algeria made its debut in the event France and the United States each appeared for the 22nd time tied for most among nations Competition format EditThe competition continued to use the entirely single elimination with bronze medal match format introduced in 1996 All bouts were to 15 touches Schedule EditAll times are Greece Standard Time UTC 2 Date Time RoundTuesday 17 August 2004 12 0013 0015 0016 1019 2520 45 Preliminary roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalBronze medal matchResults EditPreliminary round Edit As there were more than 32 entrants in this event five first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers Ahmed Nabil EGY 15 6 Georges Ambalof GRE Siriroj Rathprasert THA 15 13 Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry EGY Dmitriy Karuchenko UKR 15 6 Abderrahmane Daidj ALG Alexandru Nyisztor ROU 15 6 Bogdan Nikishin UKR Serguey Kotchetkov RUS 15 6 Rami Assiam MAR 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 Fischer SUI 15 Nabil EGY 10 Fischer SUI 15 Kovacs HUN 15 Kovacs HUN 7 Mattern USA 6 Fischer SUI 15 Fernandez VEN 15 Fernandez VEN 13 Xie CHN 13 Fernandez VEN 15 Gang CHN 15 Gang CHN 12 Mahmoud EGY 9 Fischer SUI 15 Boisse FRA 15 Boisse FRA 9 Rathprasert THA 9 Boisse FRA 15 Carillo CUB 15 Carillo CUB 11 Obry FRA 10 Boisse FRA 15 Jeannet FRA 15 Jeannet FRA 14 Kotchetkov RUS 11 Jeannet FRA 15 Lee KOR 15 Lee KOR 5 Khvorost UKR 11 Fischer SUI 15 Wang CHN 15 Wang CHN 9 Boczko HUN 10 Wang CHN 15 Schmid GER 15 Schmid GER 11 Fiedler GER 12 Wang CHN 15 Strigel GER 15 Strigel GER 14 Imre HUN 13 Strigel GER 15 Karuchenko UKR 15 Karuchenko UKR 12 Marik AUT 7 Wang CHN 15 Kolobkov RUS 15 Kolobkov RUS 10 Robinson AUS 5 Kolobkov RUS 15Bronze medal final Tourchine RUS 15 Tourchine RUS 10 Kelsey USA 11 Kolobkov RUS 15 Kolobkov RUS 15 Thompson USA 13 Thompson USA 11 Boisse FRA 8 Inostroza CHI 12 Thompson USA 15 Rota ITA 15 Rota ITA 13 Nyisztor ROU 8Results summary EditRank Fencer Nation Marcel Fischer Switzerland Wang Lei China Pavel Kolobkov Russia4 Erik Boisse France5 Fabrice Jeannet France6 Silvio Fernandez Venezuela7 Soren Thompson United States8 Daniel Strigel Germany9 Alfredo Rota Italy10 Zhao Gang China11 Sven Schmid Germany12 Lee Sang Yeop South Korea13 Ivan Kovacs Hungary14 Andres Carillo Ayala Cuba15 Igor Turchin Russia16 Dmytro Kariuchenko Ukraine17 Christoph Marik Austria18 Gabor Boczko Hungary19 Seth Kelsey United States20 Hugues Obry France21 Geza Imre Hungary22 Cody Mattern United States23 Paris Inostroza Chile24 Maksym Khvorost Ukraine25 Jorg Fiedler Germany26 Seamus Robinson Australia27 Xie Yongjun China28 Yasser Mahmoud Egypt29 Sergey Kochetkov Russia30 Ahmed Nabil Egypt31 Alexandru Nyisztor Romania32 Siriroj Rathprasert Thailand33 Muhannad Saif El Din Egypt34 Bohdan Nikishyn Ukraine35 Giorgos Abalof Greece36 Aissam Rami Morocco37 Abderrahmane Daidj AlgeriaReferences Edit a b Epee Individual Men Olympedia Retrieved 26 March 2021 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 epee amp oldid 1120566501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
