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Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
A bout during the competition
VenueCarioca Arena 3
Date9 August 2016
Competitors38 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Park Sang-young  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Géza Imre  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gauthier Grumier  France
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The men's épée competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 9 August at the Carioca Arena 3.[1] There were 38 competitors from 20 nations. South Korea's Park Sang-young won the individual gold, the first victory for South Korea in the event after bronze medals in 2000 and 2012. Géza Imre took silver, Hungary's first medal in the event since 1996. Imre, at age 41, was the oldest individual fencing medalist since 1952.[2] Gauthier Grumier of France earned bronze.

In the final, Imre led 14-10 before Park scored the final 5 points to win 15–14.[2]

Background

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This was the 27th 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.[2]

Five of the eight quarterfinalists from 2012 returned: gold medalist Rubén Limardo of Venezuela, bronze medalist Jung Jin-Sun of South Korea, fifth-place finisher Paolo Pizzo of Italy, sixth-place finisher Silvio Fernández of Venezuela, and seventh-place finisher Yannick Borel of France. Géza Imre of Hungary was the reigning (2015) World Champion; other World Champions competing in the event were Nikolai Novosjolov (2010 and 2013), Anton Avdeev (2009) and Pizzo (2011). France's Gauthier Grumier was the top seed in the tournament.[2]

No nations made their debut in the event, though one Kuwaiti athlete competed as an Independent Olympic Athlete. France and the United States each appeared for the 25th time, tied for most among nations.

Qualification

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Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of men's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two. Men's épée was the second event this applied to, so each nation could enter a maximum of two fencers in the event in 2012. The team épée was back in 2016 (sabre the missing weapon for men), so the limit was three for 2016.

There were 35 dedicated quota spots for men's épée. The first 24 spots went to the 3 members of each of the 8 qualified teams in the team foil event. Next, 7 more men were selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 from Europe, 2 from the Americas, 2 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Finally, 4 spots were allocated by continental qualifying events: 1 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa.

Additionally, there were 8 host/invitational spots that could be spread throughout the various fencing events. Brazil used 3 of those places in the men's épée, resulting in a total of 38 competitors.

Competition format

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The épée competition, following the format introduced in 1996, consisted of a six-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

Schedule

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All times are Brasília Time (UTC-03:00)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 7 August 2016 9:00
10:15
12:30
13:45
16:00
17:15
17:45
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

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Top half

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Section 1

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
 Gauthier Grumier (FRA) 15
 Jiří Beran (CZE) 6  Athos Schwantes (BRA) 7
 Athos Schwantes (BRA) 8  Gauthier Grumier (FRA) 15
 Ayman Fayez (EGY) 9
 Rubén Limardo (VEN) 5
 Ayman Fayez (EGY) 15
 Gauthier Grumier (FRA) 15
 Kazuyasu Minobe (JPN) 8
 Kazuyasu Minobe (JPN) 15
 Marco Fichera (ITA) 8
 Kazuyasu Minobe (JPN) 15
 Anton Avdeev (RUS) 12
 Anton Avdeev (RUS) 15
 Bas Verwijlen (NED) 9

Section 2

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
 Daniel Jérent (FRA) 14
 Nicolas Ferreira (BRA) 9  Francisco Limardo (VEN) 15
 Francisco Limardo (VEN) 15  Francisco Limardo (VEN) 12
 Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) 15
 Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) 12
 Park Kyoung-doo (KOR) 10
 Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) 9
 Géza Imre (HUN) 15
 Gábor Boczkó (HUN) 15
 Alexandre Bouzaid (SEN) 9
 Gábor Boczkó (HUN) 8
 Jhon Édison Rodríguez (COL) 15  Géza Imre (HUN) 15
 Dmytro Karyuchenko (UKR) 7  Jhon Édison Rodríguez (COL) 8
 Géza Imre (HUN) 15

Bottom half

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Section 3

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
 Bohdan Nikishyn (UKR) 15
 Guilherme Melaragno (BRA) 13  Jiao Yunlong (CHN) 11
 Jiao Yunlong (CHN) 15  Bohdan Nikishyn (UKR) 14
 Benjamin Steffen (SUI) 15
 Jason Pryor (USA) 14
 Benjamin Steffen (SUI) 15
 Benjamin Steffen (SUI) 15
 Yannick Borel (FRA) 10
 Fabian Kauter (SUI) 15
 Anatoliy Herey (UKR) 9
 Fabian Kauter (SUI) 14
 András Rédli (HUN) 14  Yannick Borel (FRA) 15
 Abdulaziz Al-Shatti (IOA) 13  András Rédli (HUN) 9
 Yannick Borel (FRA) 15

Section 4

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
 Vadim Anokhin (RUS) 15
 Maxime Brinck-Croteau (CAN) 14
 Vadim Anokhin (RUS) 7
 Max Heinzer (SUI) 15
 Paolo Pizzo (ITA) 11
 Max Heinzer (SUI) 15
 Max Heinzer (SUI) 4
 Park Sang-young (KOR) 15
 Pavel Sukhov (RUS) 11
 Park Sang-young (KOR) 15
 Park Sang-young (KOR) 15
 Jung Jin-sun (KOR) 15  Enrico Garozzo (ITA) 12
 Silvio Fernández (VEN) 8  Jung Jin-sun (KOR) 11
 Enrico Garozzo (ITA) 15

Finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Gauthier Grumier (FRA)13
 
 
 
 Géza Imre (HUN)15
 
 Géza Imre (HUN)14
 
 
 
 Park Sang-young (KOR)15
 
 Benjamin Steffen (SUI)9
 
 
 Park Sang-young (KOR)15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
 Gauthier Grumier (FRA)15
 
 
 Benjamin Steffen (SUI)11

Results summary

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Rank Fencer Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Park Sang-young  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Géza Imre  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gauthier Grumier  France
4 Benjamin Steffen  Switzerland
5 Yannick Borel  France
6 Kazuyasu Minobe  Japan
7 Max Heinzer  Switzerland
8 Nikolai Novosjolov  Estonia
9 Enrico Garozzo  Italy
10 Bogdan Nikishin  Ukraine
11 Vadim Anokhin  Russia
12 Fabian Kauter  Switzerland
13 Gábor Boczkó  Hungary
14 Ayman Fayez  Egypt
15 Anton Avdeev  Russia
16 Francisco Limardo  Venezuela
17 Daniel Jerent  France
18 Bas Verwijlen  Netherlands
19 Park Kyoung-doo  South Korea
20 Pavel Sukhov  Russia
21 Rubén Limardo  Venezuela
22 Jason Pryor  United States
23 Alexandre Bouzaid  Senegal
24 Anatoliy Herey  Ukraine
25 Paolo Pizzo  Italy
26 Marco Fichera  Italy
27 Maxime Brinck-Croteau  Canada
28 András Rédli  Hungary
29 Jhon Édison Rodríguez  Colombia
30 Jiao Yunlong  China
31 Jung Jin-sun  South Korea
32 Athos Schwantes  Brazil
33 Jiri Beran  Czech Republic
34 Silvio Fernández  Venezuela
35 Guilherme Melaragno  Brazil
36 Dmytro Karyuchenko  Ukraine
37 Nicolas Ferreira  Brazil
38 Abdulaziz Alshatti  Independent Olympic Athletes

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's épée". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.