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Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Gold medalist Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
Venue160th Regiment State Armory
Dates8–9 August
Competitors28 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
 Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Buchard
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlo Agostoni
 Italy
← 1928
1936 →

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 8 August 1932 to 9 August 1932. 28 fencers from 12 nations competed, with three others entered but not starting.[1][2] A maximum of three fencers per nation could compete.[3] The event was won by Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici of Italy, with his countryman Carlo Agostoni taking bronze. They were the first medals for Italy in the men's individual épée. France reached the podium for the fourth consecutive Games in the event with Georges Buchard's silver. Buchard was the third man to win multiple medals in the event, repeating his second-place finish from 1928.

Background

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This was the eighth 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.[4]

Two of the 10 finalists from the 1928 Games returned: silver medalist (and 1924 finalist) Georges Buchard of France and bronze medalist George Calnan of the United States. Buchard was the reigning (1931) World Champion; he had also won in 1927 and would win again in 1933. He and fellow French fencer Philippe Cattiau, the 1929 and 1930 World Champion, were the favorites in the event.[4]

For the first time, no nations made their debut in the event. Belgium and the United States each appeared for the seventh time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

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The competition format continued the pool play round-robin from prior years, but increased the number of touches to win a bout to 3. With fewer fencers than in prior Games, the number of rounds was reduced from four to three. A point system was used, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.[5] The total number of touches received was used as the first tie-breaker. Touches scored was used as the second in the final.[6] It also was apparently used in the earlier rounds for the most part, though the official placing for 8th and 9th in round 1 pool 1 is inconsistent.

  • Quarterfinals: 3 pools of between 9 and 11 fencers each. The top 7 fencers in the first two pools (each scheduled to have 11 fencers) and the top 6 fencers in the third pool (scheduled to have 9 fencers) advanced to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals: 2 pools of 10 fencers each. The top 6 fencers in each pool advanced to the final.
  • Final: 1 pool of 12 fencers.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Monday, 8 August 1932 9:00
13:00
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Tuesday, 9 August 1932 13:00 Final

Results

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Quarterfinals

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The top 7 finishers in pools 1 and 2 and the top 6 finishers in pool 3 advanced to the semifinals.[5]

Quarterfinal 1

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It is unclear why Markus is ranked ahead of Corbin; being equal on points and touches received, Corbin's touches scored should have ranked him higher.

Rank Fencer Nation Points TS TR Notes
1 Saverio Ragno  Italy 16 24 10 Q
2 Georges Buchard  France 12 21 13 Q
3 Balthazar De Beukelaer  Belgium 10 19 14 Q
4 Sven Thofelt  Sweden 8 17 15 Q
5 Aage Leidersdorff  Denmark 7 18 20 Q
6 Eduardo Prieto  Mexico 7 17 20 Q
7 Doris de Jong  Netherlands 4 15 20 Q
8 Bertram Markus  Canada 4 10 21
9 Harold Corbin  United States 4 13 21
Erwin Casmir  Germany DNS
Somfai  Hungary DNS

Quarterfinal 2

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5 bouts in the round-robin were skipped (Agostini-Schmetz, Agostini-Saucedo, Saucedo-de Graffenried, Poplimont-Calnan, and Poplimont-Petneházy).[5]

The Official Report lists the bout between Farrell and Delgadillo as 2–2, but Sports-Reference reports a 3–2 Farrell win. The latter is consistent with Farrell having 7 points, as reported in both sources, and Delgadillo having 4, as listed in Sports-Reference. The Official Report lists Delgadillo as having 6 points, which is inconsistent with either a tie or loss. Both sources, however, list Delgadillo as having received 26 touches; if the result of the bout was 3–2 for Farrell, this number should be 27.[5][1]

The Official Report does not explain why Lindman advanced to the semifinals rather than Farrell.

Rank Fencer Nation Points TS TR Notes
1 Carlo Agostoni  Italy 16 24 6 Q
2 Bernard Schmetz  France 15 24 11 Q
3 Raúl Saucedo  Argentina 13 22 11 Q
4 André Poplimont  Belgium 13 22 15 Q
5 George Calnan  United States 12 24 17 Q
6 Paul de Graffenried  Switzerland 8 16 21 Q
7 Patrick Farrell  Canada 7 14 23
8 Bo Lindman  Sweden 6 21 22 Q
9 Erik Kofoed-Hansen  Denmark 6 16 22
10 Gerónimo Delgadillo  Mexico 4 16 27
11 Imre Petneházy  Hungary 0 3 27

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Fencer Nation Points TS TR Notes
1 Max Janlet  Belgium 10 18 9 Q
2 Philippe Cattiau  France 10 18 14 Q
3 Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici  Italy 9 18 12 Q
4 Gustave Heiss  United States 8 15 11 Q
5 Tibor Benkő  Hungary 6 12 14 Q
6 Stig Lindström  Sweden 5 14 19 Q
7 Eduardo Prieto Souza  Mexico 4 11 18
Ernest Dalton  Canada 4 11 18
Ivan Osiier  Denmark DNS

Semifinals

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The top six finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.[7]

Semifinal 1

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Two bouts were not played: De Beukelaer-de Jong and Cattiau-Saucedo.

Both the Official Report and Sports-Reference credit De Beukelaer with 10 points; however, the head-to-head data shown by each has him winning 6 bouts and losing 2, which should result in 12 points.[7][1]

Rank Fencer Nation Points TS TR Notes
1 Saverio Ragno  Italy 13 24 16 Q
2 Georges Buchard  France 12 20 16 Q
3 Sven Thofelt  Sweden 10 20 12 Q
4 Balthazar De Beukelaer  Belgium 10 21 14 Q
5 Philippe Cattiau  France 10 18 17 Q
6 Raúl Saucedo  Argentina 9 20 17 Q
7 Gustave Heiss  United States 8 20 19
8 Eduardo Prieto  Mexico 4 15 22
9 Doris de Jong  Netherlands 3 12 23
10 Tibor Benkő  Hungary 3 12 26

Semifinal 2

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Rank Fencer Nation Points TS TR Notes
1 Bernard Schmetz  France 14 22 13 Q
2 Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici  Italy 12 22 17 Q
3 George Calnan  United States 11 24 17 Q
4 Paul de Graffenried  Switzerland 11 20 19 Q
5 Carlo Agostoni  Italy 10 20 14 Q
6 Stig Lindström  Sweden 10 22 17 Q
7 Max Janlet  Belgium 10 18 19
8 André Poplimont  Belgium 6 13 21
9 Bo Lindman  Sweden 4 15 24
10 Aage Leidersdorff  Denmark 2 10 25

Final

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Rank Fencer Nation Points TS TR
1st place, gold medalist(s) Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici  Italy 18 31 18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Buchard  France 16 27 17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlo Agostoni  Italy 15 30 17
4 Saverio Ragno  Italy 14 27 20
5 Bernard Schmetz  France 14 26 22
6 Philippe Cattiau  France 13 23 22
7 George Calnan  United States 13 22 22
8 Balthazar De Beukelaer  Belgium 8 19 25
9 Sven Thofelt  Sweden 8 21 27
10 Raúl Saucedo  Argentina 7 18 28
11 Paul de Graffenried  Switzerland 4 17 29
12 Stig Lindström  Sweden 4 15 29

Results summary

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Rank Fencer Nation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Points
Points Rank Points Rank
1st place, gold medalist(s) Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici  Italy 9 3rd 12 2nd 18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Buchard  France 12 2nd 12 2nd 16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlo Agostoni  Italy 16 1st 10 5th 15
4 Saverio Ragno  Italy 16 1st 13 1st 14
5 Bernard Schmetz  France 15 2nd 14 1st 14
6 Philippe Cattiau  France 10 2nd 10 5th 13
7 George Calnan  United States 12 5th 11 3rd 13
8 Balthazar De Beukelaer  Belgium 10 3rd 10 4th 8
9 Sven Thofelt  Sweden 8 4th 10 3rd 8
10 Raúl Saucedo  Argentina 13 3rd 9 6th 7
11 Paul de Graffenried  Switzerland 8 6th 11 4th 4
12 Stig Lindström  Sweden 5 6th 10 6th 4
13 Max Janlet  Belgium 10 1st 10 7th Did not advance
Gustave Heiss  United States 8 4th 8 7th
15 André Poplimont  Belgium 13 4th 6 8th
Eduardo Prieto  Mexico 7 6th 4 8th
17 Bo Lindman  Sweden 6 8th 4 9th
Doris de Jong  Netherlands 4 7th 3 9th
19 Tibor Benkő  Hungary 6 5th 3 10th
Aage Leidersdorff  Denmark 7 5th 2 10th
21 Patrick Farrell  Canada 7 7th Did not advance
Ernest Dalton  Canada 4 7th
Eduardo Prieto Souza  Mexico 4 7th
24 Bertram Markus  Canada 4 8th
25 Erik Kofoed-Hansen  Denmark 6 9th
Harold Corbin  United States 4 9th
27 Gerónimo Delgadillo  Mexico 4 10th
28 Imre Petneházy  Hungary 0 11th
Erwin Casmir  Germany DNS
Ivan Osiier  Denmark DNS
Somfai  Hungary DNS

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fencing: 1932 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ^ Official Olympic Report Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, la84.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 492.
  4. ^ a b "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Official Report, p. 506
  6. ^ Official Report, p. 508
  7. ^ a b Official Report, p. 507