Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
Introduction The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had not been on the programme in 1896.The competition was held from Wednesday, July 10, 1924 to Thursday, July 11, 1924.67 fencers from 18 nations competed. Nations were limited to four competitors each. The event was won by Charles Delporte of Belgium, the nation's second victory in the individual épée (matching France and Cuba for most among nations). Silver went to Roger Ducret of France. Nils Hellsten earned Sweden's first medal in the event with his bronze.
Background This was the sixth 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.Four of the 12 finalists from the 1920 Games returned: gold medalist Armand Massard of France, fourth-place finisher Ernest Gevers of Belgium, ninth-place finisher Gustaf Lindblom of Sweden, and tenth-place finisher Charles Delporte of Belgium. Of the first three World Champions since that event started in 1921, two were present: 1922 champion Raoul Heide of Norway and 1923 (reigning) champion Wouter Brouwer of the Netherlands. (1921 winner Lucien Gaudin competed on the French team in the team event, but was not one of the four fencers in the individual event.) Uruguay made its debut in the event. Belgium, Great Britain, and the United States each appeared for the fifth time, tied for most among nations.
Competition format The competition was held over four rounds. In each round, each pool held a round-robin, with bouts to 1 touch. Double-touches counted as touches against both fencers. The format returned to using barrages to separate fencers tied in the advancement spot (as had been done in 1908), rather than using head-to-head results of bouts already fenced were used (as in 1912 and 1920). The size of the pools remained at the relatively large levels introduced in 1920, with the final and semifinals consisting of 12 fencers each. * First round: 7 pools of between 9 and 10 fencers each. The 6 fencers in each pool with the most wins advanced to the quarterfinals. * Second round: 4 pools of 10 or 11 fencers each. The 6 fencers in each pool with the most wins advanced to the semifinals. * Semifinals: 2 pools of 12 fencers each. The 6 fencers in each pool with the most wins advanced to the final. * Final: 1 pool of 12 fencers.
Schedule  Date Time Round Thursday, 10 July 1924   '''Round 1''''''Quarterfinals''' Friday, 11 July 1924   '''Semifinals''''''Final'''
Results ===Round 1===The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.====Pool A==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Ernest Gevers   6  3   Gustaf Lindblom   6  3   3  George Calnan   5  4   Joseph Misrahi   5  4   Frederico Paredes   5  4   6  Pieter von Boven   4  5   Konstantinos Nikolopoulos   4  5   Viggo Stilling-Andersen   4  5   9  Johan Falkenberg   3  6   10  Carlos Miguel   1  8  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 6  Pieter von Boven   2  0   7  Konstantinos Nikolopoulos   1  1   8  Viggo Stilling-Andersen   0  2  ====Pool B==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Nils Hellsten   8  1   2  Renzo Compagna   7  2   3  Wouter Brouwer   5  4   Mário de Lopez   5  4   Léon Tom   5  4   Tryfon Triantafyllakos   5  4   Héctor Belo   5  4   8  Félix de Pomés   3  6   9  Frithjof Lorentzen   1  8   10  Ahmed Hassanein   0  9  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 3  Wouter Brouwer   2  2   Mário de Lopez   2  1   Léon Tom   2  1   Tryfon Triantafyllakos   2  1   7  Héctor Belo   0  3  ====Pool C==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Charles Delporte   7  2   2  Charles Biscoe   6  3   Virgilio Mantegazza   6  3   4  George Breed   5  4   Carl Gripenstedt   5  4   6  Krikor Agathon   4  5   Domingo Mendy   4  5   8  Constantin Antoniades   3  6   9  Josef Jungmann   2  7   Miguel Zabalza   2  7  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 6  Krikor Agathon   1  0   7  Domingo Mendy   0  1  ====Pool D==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Roger Ducret   6  2   Robert Frater   6  2   Pedro Nazar   6  2   4  Frédéric Fitting   5  3   5  Paul Anspach   4  4   Conrado Rolando   4  4   7  Eduardo Alonso   2  6   Theodoros Foustanos   2  6   9  Josef Javůrek   0  8  ====Pool E==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Eugène Empeyta   6  2   2  Armand Massard   5  3   Allen Milner   5  3   Ivan Osiier   5  3   5  Martin Holt   4  4   Luis Lucchetti   4  4   Ramíro Mañalich   4  4   8  Salvador Quesada   1  7   9  Santos Ferreira   0  8  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 5  Martin Holt   1  0   Luis Lucchetti   1  0   7  Ramíro Mañalich   0  2  ====Pool F==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Gaston Cornereau   7  1   2  Sigurd Akre   4  4   Ruimondo Ferro   4  4   Willem Hubert   4  4   Wenceslao Paunero   4  4   Peter Ryefelt   4  4   7  Arthur Lyon   3  5   8  Robert Montgomerie   2  6   Jan Tille   2  6  ====Pool G==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Domingo García   8  1   2  Ramón Fonst   7  2   3  Georges Buchard   5  4   Raoul Heide   5  4   Henri Jacquet   5  4   6  Bror Lagercrantz   4  5   Jan de Beaufort   4  5   8  Jens Berthelsen   2  7   Francisco Bollini   2  7   António de Castro   2  7  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 6  Bror Lagercrantz   1  0   7  Jan de Beaufort   0  1  ===Quarterfinals===The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.====Quarterfinal A==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Charles Delporte   7  3   Domingo García   7  3   Raoul Heide   7  3   Luis Lucchetti   7  3   5  Ivan Osiier   6  4   6  Roger Ducret   5  5   7  Gustaf Lindblom   4  6   8  Krikor Agathon   3  7   George Calnan   3  7   Frederico Paredes   3  7   11  Martin Holt   2  8  ====Quarterfinal B==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Ramón Fonst   7  2   Carl Gripenstedt   7  2   3  Henri Jacquet   6  3   Léon Tom   6  3   5  Gaston Cornereau   5  4   6  Peter Ryefelt   4  5   7  Ruimondo Ferro   3  6   8  Wouter Brouwer   2  7   Pedro Nazar   2  7   10  George Breed   1  8  ====Quarterfinal C==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Frédéric Fitting   9  1   2  Renzo Compagna   7  3   3  Paul Anspach   6  4   Mário de Lopez   6  4   5  Allen Milner   5  5   6  Armand Massard   4  6   Willem Hubert   4  6   Conrado Rolando   4  6   9  Tryfon Triantafyllakos   3  7    10  Robert Frater   2  8   Bror Lagercrantz   2  8  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 6  Armand Massard   2  0   7  Willem Hubert   1  1   8  Conrado Rolando   0  2  ====Quarterfinal D==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Georges Buchard   6  3   Eugène Empeyta   6  3   Ernest Gevers   6  3   Nils Hellsten   6  3   Virgilio Mantegazza   6  3   6  Charles Biscoe   4  5   Joseph Misrahi   4  5   Sigurd Akre   4  5   9  Pieter von Boven   1  8   10  Wenceslao Paunero   0  9  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 6  Charles Biscoe   2  0   7  Joseph Misrahi   1  1   8  Sigurd Akre   0  2  ===Semifinals===The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.====Semifinal A==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Léon Tom   7  4   2  Renzo Compagna   6  5   Gaston Cornereau   6  5   Charles Delporte   6  5   Roger Ducret   6  5   Nils Hellsten   6  5   7  Mário de Lopez   5  6   Raoul Heide   5  6   Luis Lucchetti   5  6   10  Henri Jacquet   4  7   Ivan Osiier   4  7   12  Frédéric Fitting   3  8  ====Semifinal B==== Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 1  Virgilio Mantegazza   9  2   2  Georges Buchard   7  4   Armand Massard   7  4   4  Paul Anspach   6  5   5  Peter Ryefelt   5  6   6  Ernest Gevers   4  7   Charles Biscoe   4  7   Eugène Empeyta   4  7   Ramón Fonst   4  7   Domingo García   4  7   Carl Gripenstedt   4  7   Allen Milner   4  7  ; Barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 6  Ernest Gevers   5  1   7  Charles Biscoe   3  3   Eugène Empeyta   3  3   Ramón Fonst   3  3   Domingo García   3  3   Carl Gripenstedt   3  3   12  Allen Milner   1  5  ===Final===Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group as necessary for individual placing to sixth place; this required two rounds of tie-breakers (the first round for 2nd-5th; the second round for 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th). Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes   Charles Delporte   8  3   2  Roger Ducret   7  4   Nils Hellsten   7  4   Gaston Cornereau   7  4   Armand Massard   7  4   6  Virgilio Mantegazza   6  5   7  Georges Buchard   5  6   Léon Tom   5  6   9  Paul Anspach   4  7   Peter Ryefelt   4  7   11  Renzo Compagna   2  9   12  Ernest Gevers   1  10  ; First barrage  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses  Notes 2  Roger Ducret   2  1   Nils Hellsten   2  1   4  Gaston Cornereau   1  2   Armand Massard   1  2  ; Second barrage A Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses   Roger Ducret   1  0   Nils Hellsten   0  1; Second barrage B Rank  Fencer  Nation  Wins  Losses 4  Gaston Cornereau   1  0 5  Armand Massard   0  1
Results summary  Rank  Fencer  Nation  Round 1  Quarterfinals  Semifinals  Final  Total Wins  Losses  Rank Wins  Losses  Rank Wins  Losses  Rank Wins  Losses Wins  Losses   Charles Delporte   7  2  1st  7  3  1st  6  5  2nd  8  3  28  13   Roger Ducret   6  2  1st  5  5  6th  6  5  2nd  7+2+1  4+1+0  27  17   Nils Hellsten   8  1  1st  6  3  1st  6  5  2nd  7+2+0  4+1+1  29  15 4  Gaston Cornereau   7  1  1st  5  4  5th  6  5  2nd  7+1+1  4+2+0  27  16 5  Armand Massard   5  3  2nd  4+2  6+0  6th  7  4  2nd  7+1+0  4+2+1  26  20 6  Virgilio Mantegazza   6  3  2nd  6  3  1st  9  2  1st  6  5  27  13 7  Georges Buchard   5  4  3rd  6  3  1st  7  4  2nd  5  6  23  17 Léon Tom   5+2  4+1  3rd  6  3  3rd  7  4  1st  5  6  25  18 9  Paul Anspach   4  4  5th  6  4  3rd  6  5  4th  4  7  20  20 Peter Ryefelt   4  4  2nd  4  5  6th  5  6  5th  4  7  17  22 11  Renzo Compagna   7  2  2nd  7  3  2nd  6  5  2nd  2  9  22  19 12  Ernest Gevers   6  3  1st  6  3  1st  4+5  7+1  6th  1  10  22  24 13  Charles Biscoe   5  3  2nd  4+2  5+0  6th  4+3  7+3  7th  18  18 Eugène Empeyta   6  2  1st  6  3  1st  4+3  7+3  7th  19  15 Ramón Fonst   7  2  2nd  7  2  1st  4+3  7+3  7th  21  14 Domingo García   8  1  1st  7  3  1st  4+3  7+3  7th  22  14 Carl Gripenstedt   5  4  4th  7  2  1st  4+3  7+3  7th  19  16 Raoul Heide   5  4  3rd  7  3  1st  5  6  7th  17  13 Mário de Lopez   5+2  4+1  3rd  6  4  3rd  5  6  7th  18  15 Luis Lucchetti   4+1  4+0  5th  7  3  1st  5  6  7th  17  13 21  Henri Jacquet   5  4  3rd  6  3  3rd  4  7  10th  15  14 Ivan Osiier   5  3  2nd  6  4  5th  4  7  10th  15  14 23  Frédéric Fitting   5  3  4th  9  1  1st  3  8  12th  17  12 Allen Milner   5  3  2nd  5  5  5th  4+1  7+5  12th  15  20 25  Ruimondo Ferro   4  4  2nd  3  6  7th  7  10 Willem Hubert   4  4  2nd  4+1  6+1  7th  9  11 Gustaf Lindblom   6  3  1st  4  6  7th  10  9 Joseph Misrahi   5  4  3rd  4+1  5+1  7th  10  10 29  Krikor Agathon   4+1  5+0  6th  3  7  8th  8  12 Sigurd Akre   4  4  2nd  4+0  5+2  8th  8  11 Wouter Brouwer   5+2  4+2  3rd  2  7  8th  9  13 George Calnan   5  4  3rd  3  7  8th  8  11 Pedro Nazar   6  2  1st  2  7  8th  8  9 Frederico Paredes   5  4  3rd  3  7  8th  8  11 Conrado Rolando   4  4  5th  4+0  6+2  8th  8  12 36  Pieter von Boven   4+2  5+0  6th  1  8  9th  7  13 Tryfon Triantafyllakos   5+2  4+1  3rd  3  7  9th  10  12 38  George Breed   5  4  4th  1  8  10th  6  12 Robert Frater   6  2  1st  2  8  10th  8  10 Bror Lagercrantz   4+1  5+0  6th  2  8  10th  7  13 Wenceslao Paunero   4  4  2nd  0  9  10th  4  13 42  Martin Holt   4+1  4+0  5th  2  8  11th  7  12 43  Eduardo Alonso   2  6  7th  2  6 Jan de Beaufort   4+0  5+1  7th  4  6 Héctor Belo   5+0  4+3  7th  5  7 Theodoros Foustanos   2  6  7th  2  6 Arthur Lyon   3  5  7th  3  5 Ramíro Mañalich   4+0  4+2  7th  4  6 Domingo Mendy   4+0  5+1  7th  4  6 Konstantinos Nikolopoulos   4+1  5+1  7th  5  6 51  Constantin Antoniades   3  6  8th  3  6 Jens Berthelsen   2  7  8th  2  7 Francisco Bollini   2  7  8th  2  7 António de Castro   2  7  8th  2  7 Robert Montgomerie   2  6  8th  2  6 Félix de Pomés   3  6  8th  3  6 Salvador Quesada   1  7  8th  1  7 Viggo Stilling-Andersen   4+0  5+2  8th  4  7 Jan Tille   2  6  8th  2  6 60  Johan Falkenberg   3  6  9th  3  6 Santos Ferreira   0  8  9th  0  8 Josef Javůrek   0  8  9th  0  8 Josef Jungmann   2  7  9th  2  7 Frithjof Lorentzen   1  8  9th  1  8 Miguel Zabalza   2  7  9th  2  7 66  Ahmed Hassanein   0  9  10th  0  9 Carlos Miguel   1  8  10th  1  8
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