Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil 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 2 to 4 August 1932. 26 fencers from 12 nations competed, with one other entered but not starting. Each nation was limited to three fencers.[1][2] The event was won by Gustavo Marzi of Italy, the nation's third victory in the men's foil (and first since 1920). His countryman Giulio Gaudini took bronze for the second consecutive Games, becoming the fourth man to win multiple medals in the event. Joe Levis gave the United States its first men's foil medal with his silver.

Men's foil
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Gustavo Marzi (1933)
Venue160th Regiment State Armory
Dates2–4 August
Competitors26 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gustavo Marzi  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joe Levis  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giulio Gaudini  Italy
← 1928
1936 →

Background

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This was the eighth appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Four of the 1928 finalists returned: silver medalist Erwin Casmir of Germany, bronze medalist Giulio Gaudini of Italy, fifth-place finisher (and 1920 and 1924 silver medalist) Philippe Cattiau of France, and eleventh-place finisher Joe Levis of the United States. Another significant Olympic veteran was 1928 semifinalist Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier of Denmark; Osiier was competing in the Games for the sixth time of his eventual seven. The favorite was Gustavo Marzi of Italy. Gaudini, who had won the world championship in 1930, was also a significant contender. The 1931 world champion, René Lemoine, had failed to make the French team.[3]

Canada and Mexico each made their debut in the men's foil. The United States made its seventh appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

Competition format

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The event used a three-round format. In each round, the fencers were divided into pools to play a round-robin within the pool. Bouts were to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Bout wins were used for placement, regardless of losses if fencers had competed in a different number of bouts (e.g., 3–3 Gorordo and 3–2 Every were tied in the first round). Touches against was used as the tie-breaker. Standard foil rules were used, including that touches had to be made with the tip of the foil, the target area was limited to the torso, and priority determined the winner of double touches.[3][2]

  • Quarterfinals: There were 3 pools of 8–9 fencers each. The top 6 fencers in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals: There were 2 pools of 9 fencers each. The top 5 fencers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
  • Final: The final pool had 10 fencers.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Tuesday, 2 August 1932 13:00 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 3 August 1932 13:00 Semifinals
Thursday, 4 August 1932 13:00 Final

Results

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Quarterfinals

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The top 6 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.[4]

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Emrys Lloyd   Great Britain 5 0 25 8 Q
2 Gioacchino Guaragna   Italy 5 0 25 9 Q
3 René Bougnol   France 3 2 21 13 Q
4 Ángel Gorordo   Argentina 3 3 26 21 Q
4 Dernell Every   United States 3 2 20 21 Q
6 Axel Bloch   Denmark 3 3 17 23 Q
7 Ernest Dalton   Canada 0 6 14 30
7 Leobardo Candiani   Mexico 0 6 7 30
Barbier   Belgium DNS

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Gustavo Marzi   Italy 7 0 35 18 Q
2 Philippe Cattiau   France 6 1 34 14 Q
3 Joe Levis   United States 5 2 33 23 Q
4 Ivan Osiier   Denmark 4 1 22 11 Q
5 Paul de Graffenried   Switzerland 3 4 19 27 Q
6 Werner Mund   Belgium 3 5 25 32 Q
7 Eduardo Prieto   Mexico 2 6 24 36
8 Rodolfo Valenzuela   Argentina 1 6 23 31
9 Bertram Markus   Canada 1 7 14 37

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Giulio Gaudini   Italy 7 0 35 16 Q
2 Roberto Larraz   Argentina 5 2 32 21 Q
3 Edward Gardère   France 5 3 35 27 Q
4 Erwin Casmir   Germany 4 2 28 14 Q
5 Georges de Bourguignon   Belgium 4 3 23 21 Q
6 Doris de Jong   Netherlands 3 4 23 28 Q
7 Theodore Lorber   United States 2 6 24 35
8 Raymundo Izcoa   Mexico 2 6 19 36
9 Erik Kofoed-Hansen   Denmark 1 7 17 38

Semifinals

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The top 5 finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.[5]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Erwin Casmir   Germany 7 1 37 16 Q
2 Roberto Larraz   Argentina 6 2 36 16 Q
3 Philippe Cattiau   France 6 2 34 24 Q
4 Giulio Gaudini   Italy 5 2 32 19 Q
5 Joe Levis   United States 4 3 23 18 Q
6 Edward Gardère   France 4 4 29 24
7 Axel Bloch   Denmark 2 6 18 37
8 Werner Mund   Belgium 1 7 12 38
9 Doris de Jong   Netherlands 0 8 11 40

Semifinal 2

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Emrys Lloyd   Great Britain 7 1 37 19 Q
2 Gioacchino Guaragna   Italy 6 1 33 23 Q
3 Gustavo Marzi   Italy 5 2 30 21 Q
4 Ángel Gorordo   Argentina 4 2 25 19 Q
5 René Bougnol   France 4 4 30 26 Q
6 Georges de Bourguignon   Belgium 3 5 29 27
7 Ivan Osiier   Denmark 3 5 27 33
8 Dernell Every   United States 2 6 27 36
9 Paul de Graffenried   Switzerland 0 8 6 40

Final

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses TS TR
  Gustavo Marzi   Italy 9 0 45 17
  Joe Levis   United States 6 3 38 35
  Giulio Gaudini   Italy 5 4 33 27
4 Gioacchino Guaragna   Italy 5 4 37 33
5 Erwin Casmir   Germany 5 4 36 34
6 Emrys Lloyd   Great Britain 5 4 35 34
7 Roberto Larraz   Argentina 3 6 33 31
8 René Bougnol   France 3 6 28 41
9 Philippe Cattiau   France 2 7 27 41
10 Ángel Gorordo   Argentina 2 7 26 42

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1932 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Official Olympic Report Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, la84.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 496.
  5. ^ Official Report, p. 498.