Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

Men's team épée
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Men's team épée; at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Dates	24 – 25 October
Competitors	91 from 20 nations
Medalists
	← 1964 1972 →

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 October 1968. 91 fencers from 20 nations competed.^[1] For the first time in 60 years, Italy failed to finish in the top three positions.^[2]

VenueFernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall

Dates24 – 25 October

Competitors91 from 20 nations

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Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	URS	ITA	USA	POR
1	Soviet Union	3	0	33	11	Q		10–4	10–5	13–2
2	Italy	2	1	29	17	Q	4–10		10–6	15–1
3	United States	0	2	11	20		5–10	6–10
4	Portugal	0	2	3	28		2–13	1–15

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	HUN	AUT	MEX	AUS
1	Hungary	3	0	33	9	Q		8–3	11–4	14–2
2	Austria	2	1	25	18	Q	3–8		10–6	12–4
3	Mexico	1	2	18	28		4–11	6–10		8–7
4	Australia	0	3	13	34		2–14	4–12	7–8

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	POL	GDR	CAN	ARG
1	Poland	3	0	35	13	Q		9–7	10–6	16–0
2	East Germany	2	1	34	14	Q	7–9		14–2	13–3
3	Canada	0	2	8	24		6–10	2–14
4	Argentina	0	2	3	29		0–16	3–13

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	FRG	SWE	SUI	IRL
1	West Germany	3	0	35	8	Q		9–2	11–5	15–1
2	Sweden	2	1	26	16	Q	2–9		11–4	13–3
3	Switzerland	0	2	9	22		5–11	4–11
4	Ireland	0	2	4	28		1–15	3–13

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.	GBR	FRA	BRA	CUB
1	Great Britain	3	0	33	12	Q		9–4	10–6	14–2
2	France	2	1	30	14	Q	4–9		13–3	13–2
3	Brazil	0	2	9	23		6–10	3–13
4	Cuba	0	2	4	27		2–14	2–13

Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

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Results

Round 1

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Elimination rounds

Final ranking

References

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E1	Great Britain	4
			A2	Italy	6

			C2	East Germany	9
C2	East Germany	8

E2	France	4