Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

Men's épée at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date	10 August 2008
Competitors	41 from 23 nations
Medalists
Matteo Tagliariol   Italy   Fabrice Jeannet   France   José Luis Abajo   Spain

Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Épée		men		women
Team épée		men
Foil		men		women
Team foil				women
Sabre		men		women
Team sabre		men		women

The men's épée fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 10 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The épée competition 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.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	José Luis Abajo (ESP)	12
	Matteo Tagliariol (ITA)	15
					Matteo Tagliariol (ITA)	15
					Fabrice Jeannet (FRA)	9
					Bronze medal match
	Fabrice Jeannet (FRA)	15		José Luis Abajo (ESP)	8
	Gábor Boczkó (HUN)	12			Gábor Boczkó (HUN)	7

Section 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						1	Jérôme Jeannet (FRA)	15
	33	Nikolai Novosjolov (EST)	15			33	Nikolai Novosjolov (EST)	14
	32	Ahmed Nabil (EGY)	8								1	Jérôme Jeannet (FRA)	9
											16	José Luis Abajo (ESP)	15
						17	Kim Won-Jin (KOR)	14
						16	José Luis Abajo (ESP)	15
																16	José Luis Abajo (ESP)	14
																9	Diego Confalonieri (ITA)	13
						9	Diego Confalonieri (ITA)	15
	41	Aissam Rami (MAR)	11			24	Tomasz Motyka (POL)	10
	24	Tomasz Motyka (POL)	15								9	Diego Confalonieri (ITA)	15
	25	Kim Seung-Gu (KOR)	15								8	Géza Imre (HUN)	9
	40	Given Maduma (RSA)	12			25	Kim Seung-Gu (KOR)	14
						8	Géza Imre (HUN)	15

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						5	Michael Kauter (SUI)	15
	25	Mike Wood (RSA)	7			40	Bohdan Nikishyn (UKR)	12
	40	Bohdan Nikishyn (UKR)	15								5	Michael Kauter (SUI)	13
											12	Bas Verwijlen (NED)	15
						21	Wang Lei (CHN)	10
						12	Bas Verwijlen (NED)	15
																12	Bas Verwijlen (NED)	11
																4	Matteo Tagliariol (ITA)	15
						13	Ulrich Robeiri (FRA)	15
						20	Anton Avdeev (RUS)	11
											13	Ulrich Robeiri (FRA)	11
	29	Wolfgang Mejías (VEN)	11								4	Matteo Tagliariol (ITA)	15
	36	Sturla Torkildsen (NOR)	12			36	Sturla Torkildsen (NOR)	10
						4	Matteo Tagliariol (ITA)	15

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						3	Jung Jin-Sun (KOR)	15
	35	Adam Wiercioch (POL)	11			30	Li Guojie (CHN)	6
	30	Li Guojie (CHN)	15								3	Jung Jin-Sun (KOR)	15
											14	Dmytro Chumak (UKR)	6
						19	Rubén Limardo (VEN)	13
						14	Dmytro Chumak (UKR)	15
																3	Jung Jin-Sun (KOR)	11
																27	Fabrice Jeannet (FRA)	15
						11	Maksym Khvorost (UKR)	11
						22	Igor Tikhomirov (CAN)	15
											22	Igor Tikhomirov (CAN)	7
	27	Fabrice Jeannet (FRA)	15								27	Fabrice Jeannet (FRA)	15
	38	Serguei Katchiourine (KGZ)	14			27	Fabrice Jeannet (FRA)	15
						6	Seth Kelsey (USA)	11

Section 4

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						7	Radosław Zawrotniak (POL)	15
	39	Dario Torrente (RSA)	10			26	Joaquim Videira (POR)	9
	26	Joaquim Videira (POR)	15								7	Radosław Zawrotniak (POL)	15
											23	Yin Lianchi (CHN)	13
						23	Yin Lianchi (CHN)	15
						10	Krisztián Kulcsár (HUN)	9
																7	Radosław Zawrotniak (POL)	12
																15	Gábor Boczkó (HUN)	15
						15	Gábor Boczkó (HUN)	11
						18	Alfredo Rota (ITA)	10
											15	Gábor Boczkó (HUN)	15
	31	Shogo Nishida (JPN)	11								2	Silvio Fernández (VEN)	9
	34	Paris Inostroza (CHI)	15			34	Paris Inostroza (CHI)	10
						2	Silvio Fernández (VEN)	15

Final classification

Rank	Athlete	Nation
	Tagliariol, MatteoMatteo Tagliariol	Italy
	Jeannet, FabriceFabrice Jeannet	France
	Abajo, José LuisJosé Luis Abajo	Spain
4	Boczkó, GáborGábor Boczkó	Hungary
5	Jung Jin-Sun	South Korea
6	Zawrotniak, RadosławRadosław Zawrotniak	Poland
7	Confalonieri, DiegoDiego Confalonieri	Italy
8	Verwijlen, BasBas Verwijlen	Netherlands
9	Fernández, SilvioSilvio Fernández	Venezuela
10	Jeannet, JérômeJérôme Jeannet	France
11	Kauter, MichaelMichael Kauter	Switzerland
12	Imre, GézaGéza Imre	Hungary
13	Chumak, DmytroDmytro Chumak	Ukraine
14	Robeiri, UlrichUlrich Robeiri	France
15	Tikhomirov, IgorIgor Tikhomirov	Canada
16	Yin, LianchiLianchi Yin	China
17	Kelsey, WestonWeston Kelsey	United States
18	Kulcsár, KrisztiánKrisztián Kulcsár	Hungary
19	Khvorost, MaksymMaksym Khvorost	Ukraine
20	Wong-Jin, KimKim Wong-Jin	South Korea
21	Rota, AlfredoAlfredo Rota	Italy
22	Avdeev, AntonAnton Avdeev	Russia
23	Limardo, RubénRubén Limardo	Venezuela
24	Wang, LeiLei Wang	China
25	Motyka, TomaszTomasz Motyka	Poland
26	Videira, JoaquimJoaquim Videira	Portugal
27	Kim, Seung-GuSeung-Gu Kim	South Korea
28	Nikishyn, BohdanBohdan Nikishyn	Ukraine
29	Li, GuojieGuojie Li	China
30	Novosjolov, NikolaiNikolai Novosjolov	Estonia
31	Inostroza, ParisParis Inostroza	Chile
32	Torkildsen, SturlaSturla Torkildsen	Norway
33	Mejías, WolfgangWolfgang Mejías	Venezuela
34	Nabil, AhmedAhmed Nabil	Egypt
35	Nishida, ShogoShogo Nishida	Japan
36	Wiercioch, AdamAdam Wiercioch	Poland
37	Katchiourine, SergueiSerguei Katchiourine	Kyrgyzstan
38	Wood, MikeMike Wood	South Africa
39	Torrente, DarioDario Torrente	South Africa
40	Maduma, SelloSello Maduma	South Africa
41	Rami, AissamAissam Rami	Morocco

References

• Competition format

External links

• Official site for men's épée