Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's team épée

Men's team épée at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Multipurpose Gymnasium
Dates	October 27
Competitors	32 from 8 nations
Medalists
Soren Thompson Weston Kelsey Cody Mattern Gerek Meinhardt   United States   Silvio Fernandez Francisco Limardo Ruben Limardo Jhon Perez   Venezuela   Tigran Bajgoric Igor Gantsevich Vincent Pelletier Etienne Turbide   Canada
«2007	2015»

Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games
Épée		men		women
Team épée		men		women
Foil		men		women
Team foil		men		women
Sabre		men		women
Team sabre		men		women

The men's team épée competition of the fencing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 27 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium.^[1] The defending champion was the team from Cuba.

The team épée competition consisted of a four-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers and classification semifinals and finals for 5th to 8th places. Teams consist of three members each. Matches consist of nine bouts, with every fencer on one team facing each fencer on the other team. Scoring carried over between bouts with a total of 45 touches being the team goal. Bouts lasted until one team reached the target multiple of 5 touches. For example, if the first bout ended with a score of 5-3, that score would remain into the next bout and the second bout would last until one team reached 10 touches. Bouts also had a maximum time of three minutes each; if the final bout ended before either team reached 45 touches, the team leading at that point won. A tie at that point would result 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

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Date	Time	Round
October 27, 2011	8:30	Quarterfinals
October 27, 2011	10:10	Fifth to eighth
October 27, 2011	10:20	Semifinals
October 27, 2011	11:50	Seventh place
October 27, 2011	11:50	Fifth place
October 27, 2011	11:50	Bronze medal match
October 27, 2011	19:00	Final

Draw

^[2]

Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	United States	45
	8	El Salvador	27
						1	United States	45
						4	Chile	26
	5	Colombia	38
	4	Chile	40
											1	United States	42
											2	Venezuela	25
	3	Canada	45
	6	Mexico	28
						3	Canada	39		Third place
						2	Venezuela	40
	7	Cuba	40								4	Chile	27
	2	Venezuela	45								3	Canada	45

Classification 5 – 8

	Classification					Fifth place
	5	El Salvador	38
	8	Colombia	45
						5	Colombia	34
						7	Cuba	45
	6	Mexico	34
	7	Cuba	45			Seventh place
						8	El Salvador	32
						6	Mexico	45

Final classification

Rank	Team	Athlete
	United States	Soren Thompson Weston Kelsey Cody Mattern Gerek Meinhardt
	Venezuela	Silvio Fernandez Francisco Limardo Ruben Limardo Jhon Perez
	Canada	Tigran Bajgoric Igor Gantsevich Vincent Pelletier Etienne Turbide
4	Chile	Paris Inostroza Klaus Nickel Rolf Nickel Felipe Alvear
5	Cuba	Reynier Henriquez Ringo Quintero Yunior Reytor Yosniel Alvarez
6	Colombia	Andres Campos Gustavo Coqueco Jhon Rodriguez Carlos Valencia
7	Mexico	Omar Carrillo Mauricio Lara Gabriel Ochoa Raul Arizaga
8	El Salvador	Lucas Hernandez David Ramirez Gerson Ramirez Rodrigo Casamalhuapa

References

1. "Fencing technical manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
2. Men's Team Epée Bracket