Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Bust of gold medalist Csaba Fenyvesi
VenueMessegelände Exhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates4 – 6 September 1972
Competitors72 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Csaba Fenyvesi
 Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jacques Ladègaillerie
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Győző Kulcsár
 Hungary
← 1968
1976 →

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 6 September 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.[1] Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Csaba Fenyvesi of Hungary, the nation's second consecutive victory in the event. His countryman Győző Kulcsár, the 1968 gold medalist, earned bronze this time to become the ninth man to win multiple medals in the men's individual épée. Silver went to Jacques Ladègaillerie of France; the French épéeists, a power in the event from 1900 to 1932, earned their first individual medal in 40 years. The three-Games podium streak of the Soviet Union was snapped, with all three Soviet fencers reaching the semifinals but eliminated there.

Background[edit]

This was the 16th 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]

Three of the six finalists (the three medalists) from the 1968 Games returned: gold medalist Győző Kulcsár of Hungary, silver medalist (and 1964 gold medalist) Grigory Kriss of the Soviet Union, and bronze medalist (and 1964 fourth-place finisher) Gianluigi Saccaro of Italy. Kriss was the reigning (1971) World Champion.[2]

Hong Kong and Turkey each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 15th time, most among nations, having missed only the 1908 edition of the event.

Competition format[edit]

The 1972 tournament returned to the traditional format of entirely pool-play rounds, after two Games of mixed pool-play and knockout rounds in 1964 and 1968. Five rounds were held. Bouts were to 5 touches, with double-losses possible. No barrages were held; touch quotient (touches for divided by touches against) was used to break ties.[2][3]

  • Round 1: 12 pools, with 6 fencers in each pool. The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced, cutting the field from 72 to 48.
  • Round 2: 8 pools, with 6 fencers per pool. The top 3 fencers advanced, reducing the number of remaining fencers from 48 to 24.
  • Quarterfinals: 4 pools, with 6 fencers per pool. The top 3 fencers advanced, cutting 24 quarterfinalists to 12 semifinalists.
  • Semifinals: 2 pools, with 6 fencers each. The top 3 fencers advanced, resulting in 6 finalists.
  • Final round: A final pool with the 6 remaining fencers determined the medals and 4th through 6th place.

Schedule[edit]

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday, 4 September 1972 8:00
 
 
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Thursday, 30 August 1972 15:30
19:30
Semifinals
Final

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Round 1 Pool A[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes GK RB DG PAF JBH CM
1  Grigory Kriss (URS) 4 1 25 10 Q 5–3 5–5 5–2 5–0 5–0
2  Reinhold Behr (FRG) 3 2 23 13 3–5 5–0 5–1 5–5 5–2
3  Daniel Giger (SUI) 2 3 17 15 5–5 0–5 2–5 5–0 5–0
4  Peter Askjær-Friis (DEN) 2 3 17 19 2–5 1–5 5–2 4–5 5–2
5  John Bouchier-Hayes (IRL) 2 3 15 22 0–5 5–5 0–5 5–4 5–3
6  Chan Matthew (HKG) 0 5 7 25 0–5 2–5 0–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool B[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes HJH NG LS BG LW AC
1  Hans-Jürgen Hehn (FRG) 4 1 24 12 Q 5–1 4–5 5–1 5–3 5–1
2  Nicola Granieri (ITA) 4 1 21 18 1–5 5–4 5–4 5–3 5–2
3  Luis Stephens (MEX) 3 2 22 22 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–5 5–4
4  Bogdan Gonsior (POL) 2 3 20 18 2–5 4–5 4–5 5–2 5–1
5  Lester Wong (CAN) 1 4 16 23 3–5 3–5 5–3 2–5 3–5
6  Ali Chekr (LIB) 1 4 13 23 1–5 2–5 4–5 1–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool C[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes RE CF RM RH CK AT
1  Rolf Edling (SWE) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–2 5–4 5–4 5–1 5–2
2  Claudio Francesconi (ITA) 2 3 18 17 2–5 5–5 5–1 5–1 1–5
3  Reinhard Münster (DEN) 2 3 23 24 4–5 5–5 5–5 4–5 5–4
4  Risto Hurme (FIN) 2 3 20 23 4–5 1–5 5–5 5–4 5–4
5  Christian Kauter (SUI) 2 3 16 21 1–5 1–5 5–4 4–5 5–2
6  Ali Tayla (TUR) 1 4 17 21 2–5 5–1 4–5 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool D[edit]

Maier was unable to complete his first bout, collapsing during the competition. He "was rushed to the hospital but was rendered quadriplegic from uncertain causes, although a blood clot on the brain was suspected."[2] The bout was not counted in the official results, with the remaining fencers in the pool competing as if the pool had only 5 members.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes JL RS RL OV GS RM
1  Jacques Ladègaillerie (FRA) 3 1 18 11 Q 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–1
2  Robert Schiel (LUX) 2 2 18 15 5–3 4–5 4–5 5–2
3  Roberto Levis (PUR) 2 2 18 17 4–5 5–4 4–5 5–3
4  Omar Vergara (ARG) 2 2 12 18 1–5 5–4 5–4 1–5
5  Gianluigi Saccaro (ITA) 1 3 11 16 1–5 2–5 3–5 5–1
6  Rudi Maier (FRG) 0 0 0 0
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool E[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes SP BU RT GM AAP RM
1  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 5 0 25 14 Q 5–3 5–2 5–4 5–3 5–2
2  Bernd Uhlig (GDR) 4 1 23 14 3–5 5–4 5–1 5–3 5–1
3  Rudolf Trost (AUT) 3 2 21 20 2–5 4–5 5–4 5–3 5–3
4  George Masin (USA) 1 4 17 24 4–5 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–4
5  Ali Asghar Pashapour (IRI) 1 4 16 23 3–5 3–5 3–5 5–3 2–5
6  Remo Manelli (LUX) 1 4 15 22 2–5 1–5 3–5 4–5 5–2
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257

Round 1 Pool F[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes MvK RL TB AI GS AS
1  Morten von Krogh (NOR) 4 1 25 13 Q 5–1 5–5 5–4 5–3 5–0
2  Roland Losert (AUT) 3 2 18 14 1–5 2–5 5–2 5–1 5–1
3  Teddy Bourne (GBR) 2 3 20 18 5–5 5–2 2–5 5–1 3–5
4  Alexandru Istrate (ROU) 2 3 17 18 4–5 2–5 5–2 1–5 5–1
5  Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) 2 3 15 17 3–5 1–5 1–5 5–1 5–1
6  Ali Sleiman (LIB) 1 4 8 23 0–5 1–5 5–3 1–5 1–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool G[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes HM FJ CB DF JN YDD
1  Horst Melzig (GDR) 4 1 23 11 Q 5–1 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–0
2  François Jeanne (FRA) 4 1 21 11 1–5 5–1 5–4 5–0 5–1
3  Costică Bărăgan (ROU) 4 1 21 18 5–3 1–5 5–3 5–4 5–3
4  Daniel Feraud (ARG) 2 3 19 20 2–5 4–5 3–5 5–4 5–1
5  Jeppe Normann (NOR) 1 4 16 24 3–5 0–5 4–5 4–5 5–4
6  Yves Daniel Darricau (LIB) 0 5 9 23 0–5 1–5 3–5 1–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool H[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes IV JB JJ OM RE RM
1  Igor Valetov (URS) 4 1 23 11 Q 3–5 5–3 5–2 5–1 5–0
2  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 4 1 25 14 5–3 5–5 5–5 5–0 5–1
3  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 3 2 23 18 3–5 5–5 5–4 5–0 5–4
4  Ole Mørch (NOR) 2 3 21 15 2–5 5–5 4–5 5–0 5–0
5  Robert Elliott (HKG) 0 5 6 25 1–5 0–5 0–5 0–5 5–5
6  Roberto Maldonado (PUR) 0 5 10 25 0–5 1–5 4–5 0–5 5–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool I[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes GP PD HN JCS JM AA
1  Graham Paul (GBR) 3 2 23 21 Q 5–4 4–5 5–4 4–5 5–3
2  Panagiotis Dourakos (GRE) 3 2 23 21 4–5 4–5 5–4 5–2 5–5
3  Henryk Nielaba (POL) 3 2 21 22 5–4 5–4 5–4 3–5 3–5
4  Jean-Charles Seneca (MON) 2 3 22 23 4–5 4–5 4–5 5–4 5–4
5  James Melcher (USA) 2 3 21 22 5–4 2–5 5–3 4–5 5–5
6  Alain Anen (LUX) 1 4 22 23 3–5 5–5 5–3 4–5 5–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool J[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes GK GW PL SN IK AV
1  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 4 1 23 18 Q 5–3 3–5 5–2 5–4 5–4
2  Gerry Wiedel (CAN) 3 2 22 18 3–5 5–3 4–5 5–3 5–2
3  Peter Lötscher (SUI) 3 2 23 21 5–3 3–5 5–4 5–5 5–4
4  Stephen Netburn (USA) 3 2 21 21 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–3 5–4
5  Ivan Kemnitz (DEN) 2 3 20 20 4–5 3–5 5–5 3–5 5–0
6  Andreas Vgenopoulos (GRE) 0 5 14 25 4–5 2–5 4–5 4–5 0–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 258

Round 1 Pool K[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes PS KHM AP OJ CC HO
1  Pál Schmitt (HUN) 4 1 22 10 Q 5–3 5–0 2–5 5–2 5–0
2  Karl-Heinz Müller (AUT) 3 2 20 18 3–5 2–5 5–4 5–3 5–1
3  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 3 2 19 18 0–5 5–2 5–3 4–5 5–3
4  Orvar Jönsson (SWE) 2 3 19 20 5–2 4–5 3–5 5–3 2–5
5  Carlos Calderón (MEX) 2 3 18 23 2–5 3–5 5–4 3–5 5–4
6  Herbert Obst (CAN) 1 4 13 22 0–5 1–5 3–5 5–2 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 1 Pool L[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes HPS CF RJ JC CvE PA
1  Hans-Peter Schulze (GDR) 4 1 22 10 Q 2–5 5–3 5–4 5–4 5–2
2  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 3 2 20 18 5–2 5–1 4–5 5–2 2–5
3  Ralph Johnson (GBR) 3 2 19 18 3–5 1–5 5–4 5–3 5–4
4  Jorge Castillejos (MEX) 2 3 19 20 4–5 5–4 4–5 4–5 5–2
5  Carl von Essen (SWE) 2 3 18 23 4–5 2–5 3–5 5–4 5–3
6  Pirouz Adamiat (IRI) 1 4 13 22 2–5 5–2 4–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2[edit]

Round 2 Pool A[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes RE JL RS GM RB RL
1  Rolf Edling (SWE) 4 1 23 12 Q 3–5 5–2 5–1 5–2 5–2
2  Jacques Ladègaillerie (FRA) 4 1 23 17 5–3 5–4 3–5 5–3 5–2
3  Robert Schiel (LUX) 3 2 21 20 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–4 5–3
4  George Masin (USA) 2 3 16 22 1–5 5–3 3–5 2–5 5–4
5  Reinhold Behr (FRG) 1 3 14 17 2–5 3–5 4–5 5–2
6  Roberto Levis (PUR) 0 4 11 20 2–5 2–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2 Pool B[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes RH CF SP OV CB RJ
1  Risto Hurme (FIN) 3 2 25 15 Q 5–5 5–5 5–1 5–4 5–0
2  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 3 2 24 18 5–5 5–1 4–5 5–4 5–3
3  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 3 2 21 16 5–5 1–5 5–1 5–1 5–4
4  Omar Vergara (ARG) 3 2 17 20 1–5 5–4 1–5 5–2 5–4
5  Costică Bărăgan (ROU) 1 4 16 22 4–5 4–5 1–5 2–5 5–2
6  Ralph Johnson (GBR) 0 5 13 25 0–5 3–5 4–5 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2 Pool C[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes HN GK NG OM RL PAF
1  Henryk Nielaba (POL) 5 0 25 18 Q 5–3 5–3 5–4 5–4 5–4
2  Grigory Kriss (URS) 2 3 23 20 3–5 5–5 5–2 5–5 5–3
3  Nicola Granieri (ITA) 2 3 20 20 3–5 5–5 5–2 5–3 2–5
4  Ole Mørch (NOR) 2 3 18 24 4–5 2–5 2–5 5–4 5–5
5  Roland Losert (AUT) 1 4 21 22 4–5 5–5 3–5 4–5 5–2
6  Peter Askjær-Friis (DEN) 1 4 19 22 4–5 3–5 5–2 5–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 259

Round 2 Pool D[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes PS JJ DG AI SN HPS
1  Pál Schmitt (HUN) 4 1 24 16 Q 4–5 5–4 5–4 5–1 5–2
2  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 4 1 22 20 5–4 5–4 2–5 5–4 5–3
3  Daniel Giger (SUI) 3 2 23 18 4–5 4–5 5–3 5–1 5–4
4  Alexandru Istrate (ROU) 2 3 19 18 4–5 5–2 3–5 2–5 5–1
5  Stephen Netburn (USA) 2 3 16 21 1–5 4–5 1–5 5–2 5–4
6  Hans-Peter Schulze (GDR) 0 5 14 25 2–5 3–5 4–5 1–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool E[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes IV BU RT TB GW DF
1  Igor Valetov (URS) 4 1 23 13 Q 3–5 5–0 5–3 5–3 5–2
2  Bernd Uhlig (GDR) 4 1 22 14 5–3 2–5 5–3 5–1 5–2
3  Rudolf Trost (AUT) 4 1 20 18 0–5 5–2 5–3 5–4 5–4
4  Teddy Bourne (GBR) 2 3 19 17 3–5 3–5 3–5 5–0 5–2
5  Gerry Wiedel (CAN) 1 4 13 23 3–5 1–5 4–5 0–5 5–3
6  Daniel Feraud (ARG) 0 5 13 25 2–5 2–5 4–5 2–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool F[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes GK BG HM KHM OJ LS
1  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 4 1 21 13 Q 5–2 1–5 5–2 5–2 5–2
2  Bogdan Gonsior (POL) 3 2 21 16 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–1 5–2
3  Horst Melzig (GDR) 3 2 22 19 5–1 5–4 2–5 5–4 5–5
4  Karl-Heinz Müller (AUT) 3 2 20 18 2–5 3–5 5–2 5–4 5–2
5  Orvar Jönsson (SWE) 1 4 16 22 2–5 1–5 4–5 4–5 5–2
6  Luis Stephens (MEX) 1 4 13 25 2–5 2–5 5–5 2–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool G[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes JB HJH AP JCS CF GP
1  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 5 0 25 13 Q 5–3 5–2 5–5 5–1 5–2
2  Hans-Jürgen Hehn (FRG) 3 2 21 18 3–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–2
3  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 2 3 18 18 2–5 3–5 5–1 3–5 5–2
4  Jean-Charles Seneca (MON) 2 3 21 23 5–5 5–3 1–5 5–5 5–5
5  Claudio Francesconi (ITA) 2 3 17 23 1–5 3–5 5–3 5–5 3–5
6  Graham Paul (GBR) 1 4 16 23 2–5 2–5 2–5 5–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Round 2 Pool H[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes PL FJ MvK RM PD JC
1  Peter Lötscher (SUI) 4 1 24 14 Q 4–5 5–2 5–0 5–4 5–3
2  François Jeanne (FRA) 4 1 20 16 5–4 0–5 5–1 5–3 5–3
3  Morten von Krogh (NOR) 3 2 21 16 2–5 5–0 4–5 5–4 5–2
4  Reinhard Münster (DEN) 2 3 14 20 0–5 1–5 5–4 3–5 5–1
5  Panagiotis Dourakos (GRE) 1 4 19 23 4–5 3–5 4–5 5–3 3–5
6  Jorge Castillejos (MEX) 1 4 14 23 3–5 3–5 2–5 1–5 5–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 260

Quarterfinals[edit]

Quarterfinal A[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes AP SP JB BG RT PS
1  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 3 2 23 18 Q 5–3 4–5 4–5 5–3 5–2
2  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 3 2 22 18 3–5 5–2 5–2 5–4 4–5
3  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 3 2 21 20 5–4 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–2
4  Bogdan Gonsior (POL) 3 2 21 21 5–4 2–5 4–5 5–3 5–4
5  Rudolf Trost (AUT) 2 3 20 22 3–5 4–5 5–4 3–5 5–3
6  Pál Schmitt (HUN) 1 4 16 24 2–5 5–4 2–5 4–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Quarterfinal B[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes CF DG JL HN BU NG
1  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 4 1 24 18 Q 5–3 5–4 4–5 5–3 5–3
2  Daniel Giger (SUI) 3 2 21 15 3–5 3–5 5–2 5–3 5–0
3  Jacques Ladègaillerie (FRA) 3 2 22 16 4–5 5–3 5–2 3–5 5–1
4  Henryk Nielaba (POL) 3 2 19 22 5–4 2–5 2–5 5–4 5–4
5  Bernd Uhlig (GDR) 2 3 20 21 3–5 3–5 5–3 4–5 5–3
6  Nicola Granieri (ITA) 0 5 11 25 3–5 0–5 1–5 4–5 3–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Quarterfinal C[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes GKr RE GKu FJ HJH MvK
1  Grigory Kriss (URS) 4 1 24 16 Q 5–2 4–5 5–4 5–1 5–4
2  Rolf Edling (SWE) 4 1 22 19 2–5 5–4 5–4 5–4 5–2
3  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 3 2 20 21 5–4 4–5 1–5 5–3 5–4
4  François Jeanne (FRA) 2 3 22 19 4–5 4–5 5–1 4–5 5–3
5  Hans-Jürgen Hehn (FRG) 2 3 18 23 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–4 5–4
6  Morten von Krogh (NOR) 0 5 17 25 4–5 2–5 4–5 3–5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Quarterfinal D[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes HM JJ IV RS PL RH
1  Horst Melzig (GDR) 4 1 23 15 Q 5–2 5–3 5–2 3–5 5–3
2  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 3 2 22 21 2–5 5–5 5–3 5–4 5–4
3  Igor Valetov (URS) 2 3 23 19 3–5 5–5 5–1 5–5 5–3
4  Robert Schiel (LUX) 2 3 16 23 2–5 3–5 1–5 5–4 5–4
5  Peter Lötscher (SUI) 1 4 22 23 5–3 4–5 5–5 4–5 4–5
6  Risto Hurme (FIN) 1 4 19 24 3–5 4–5 3–5 4–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Semifinals[edit]

Semifinal A[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes GK RE JB HM DG SP
1  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 4 1 20 17 Q 0–5 5–3 5–3 5–2 5–4
2  Rolf Edling (SWE) 3 2 23 16 5–0 3–5 5–4 5–5 5–2
3  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 2 3 22 22 3–5 5–3 5–4 4–5 5–5
4  Horst Melzig (GDR) 2 3 21 22 3–5 4–5 4–5 5–4 5–3
5  Daniel Giger (SUI) 1 4 21 24 2–5 5–5 5–4 4–5 5–5
6  Sergey Paramonov (URS) 0 5 19 25 4–5 2–5 5–5 3–5 5–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 261

Semifinal B[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Notes AP JL CF JJ IV GK
1  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 4 1 21 17 Q 5–4 5–2 5–4 1–5 5–2
2  Jacques Ladègaillerie (FRA) 3 2 24 18 4–5 5–3 5–3 5–3 5–5
3  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 3 2 20 19 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–3 5–3
4  Jerzy Janikowski (POL) 2 3 19 22 4–5 2–5 3–5 5–4 5–3
5  Igor Valetov (URS) 1 4 19 21 5–1 3–5 3–5 4–5 4–5
6  Grigory Kriss (URS) 1 4 18 24 2–5 5–5 3–5 3–5 5–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 262

Final[edit]

Ladègaillerie had a touch-quotient of 1.211, Kulcsár had 1.053, and Pongratz had 0.950.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA CF JL GK AP RE JB
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN) 4 1 25 10 5–5 5–2 5–1 5–1 5–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jacques Ladègaillerie (FRA) 3 2 23 19 5–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Győző Kulcsár (HUN) 3 2 20 19 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–3 5–3
4  Anton Pongratz (ROU) 3 2 19 20 1–5 5–3 3–5 5–3 5–4
5  Rolf Edling (SWE) 1 4 15 22 1–5 3–5 3–5 3–5 5–2
6  Jacques Brodin (FRA) 0 5 13 25 1–5 3–5 3–5 4–5 2–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 262

Final classification[edit]

Rank Fencer Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Csaba Fenyvesi  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jacques Ladègaillerie  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Győző Kulcsár  Hungary
4 Anton Pongratz  Romania
5 Rolf Edling  Sweden
6 Jacques Brodin  France
7 Horst Melzig  East Germany
Jerzy Janikowski  Poland
9 Daniel Giger  Switzerland
Igor Valetov  Soviet Union
11 Sergey Paramonov  Soviet Union
Grigory Kriss  Soviet Union
13 Bogdan Gonsior  Poland
Henryk Nielaba  Poland
François Jeanne  France
Robert Schiel  Luxembourg
17 Rudolf Trost  Austria
Bernd Uhlig  East Germany
Hans-Jürgen Hehn  West Germany
Peter Lötscher  Switzerland
21 Pál Schmitt  Hungary
Nicola Granieri  Italy
Morten von Krogh  Norway
Risto Hurme  Finland
25 George Masin  United States
Omar Vergara  Argentina
Ole Mørch  Norway
Alexandru Istrate  Romania
Teddy Bourne  Great Britain
Karl-Heinz Müller  Austria
Jean-Charles Seneca  Monaco
Reinhard Münster  Denmark
33 Reinhold Behr  West Germany
Costică Bărăgan  Romania
Roland Losert  Austria
Stephen Netburn  United States
Gerry Wiedel  Canada
Orvar Jönsson  Sweden
Claudio Francesconi  Italy
Panagiotis Dourakos  Greece
41 Roberto Levis  Puerto Rico
Ralph Johnson  Great Britain
Peter Askjær-Friis  Denmark
Hans-Peter Schulze  East Germany
Daniel Feraud  Argentina
Luis Stephens  Mexico
Graham Paul  Great Britain
Jorge Castillejos  Mexico
49 John Bouchier-Hayes  Ireland
Lester Wong  Canada
Christian Kauter  Switzerland
Gianluigi Saccaro  Italy
Ali Asghar Pashapour  Iran
Guillermo Saucedo  Argentina
Jeppe Normann  Norway
Robert Elliott  Hong Kong
James Melcher  United States
Ivan Kemnitz  Denmark
Carlos Calderón  Mexico
Carl von Essen  Sweden
61 Chan Matthew  Hong Kong
Ali Chekr  Lebanon
Ali Tayla  Turkey
Remo Manelli  Luxembourg
Ali Sleiman  Lebanon
Yves Daniel Darricau  Lebanon
Roberto Maldonado  Puerto Rico
Alain Anen  Luxembourg
Andreas Vgenopoulos  Greece
Herbert Obst  Canada
Pirouz Adamiat  Iran
Rudi Maier  West Germany

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 257.