Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's foil


The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 23 July 1952 to 24 July 1952. 61 fencers from 25 nations competed. All three medallists were left-handed.

Competition format

The competition format was pool play round-robin, with bouts to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Ties were broken through fence-off bouts in early rounds if necessary for determining advancement. Ties not necessary for advancement were either not broken or broken first by touches received and then by touches scored. In the final, ties were broken by barrage if necessary for medal placement but otherwise first by touches received and then by touches scored.

Results

Round 1

The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to round 2. Fencers from the four teams that advanced to the final of the men's team foil event received byes through round 1:
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
14112
14114
14119
43111
52428
60420
60525

Pool 2

Paul defeated Lund in a barrage for fourth place.
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
15114
24113
24117
43323
53323
61528
60630

Pool 3

Iesi defeated Thuillier in a barrage for fourth place.
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
14116
23217
33221
42317
52318
61422

Pool 4

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
15116
24116
24217
43217
52425
62427
70630

Pool 5

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
15116
15220
15221
15226
52420
52427
52528
80630

Pool 6

Lindeman and Vîlcea defeated Rodríguez in a three-way barrage for third and fourth places.
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1502510
15113
33321
43322
53323
61422
70630

Pool 7

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
14112
14116
14218
43218
51421
51422
51424

Round 2

The top 3 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Pool 1

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1402010
23112
23222
42320
51318
60420

Pool 2

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
14215
24220
34221
4332226
5332126
62428
71525

Pool 3

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
160307
24221
34225
42318
42321
42424
70630-

Pool 4

d'Oriola and Tilli defeated Uralov in a three-way barrage for second and third place.
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
15117
24216
34223
44219
52426
61528
71529

Pool 5

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1603010
24214
34223
43323
52425
61529
71529

Pool 6

Lubell prevailed over Magnusson, Chelaru, and Fethers in a four-way barrage for third place.
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
14112
23217
32320
42323
52323
62321

Semifinals

The top 3 finishers in each pool advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Tilli defeated Verhalle in a barrage for third place.
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
14114
14114
33219
43218
51424
60525

Semifinal 2

Dessouki defeated Maszlay in a barrage for third place.
RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
1502511
24113
32317
42319
51422
61423

Semifinal 3

RankFencerNationWinsLossesNotes
14113
24116
33218
42320
51422
61423

Final

RankFencerNationWinsLosses
804012
6221
5322
44431
5442933
6442733
72635
82636
91739