Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's foil
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The men's foil was a fencing
event held as part of the Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Nedo Nadi
repeated as Olympic champion, retaining the title he initially won at the 1912 Summer Olympics
.
A total of 56 fencers from 10 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 17 and August 18, 1920.
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
event held as part of the Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Nedo Nadi
Nedo Nadi
Nedo Nadi was an Italian fencer, widely regarded as one of, if not, the best ever. He is the only fencer to win a gold medal in each of the three weapons at a single Olympic Games and won the most gold medals ever at a single Games - five...
repeated as Olympic champion, retaining the title he initially won at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
.
A total of 56 fencers from 10 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 17 and August 18, 1920.
Quarterfinals
| Pool A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pool B | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Pool C | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pool D | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Q | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Pool E | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Pool F | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Pool G | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Pool H | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Losses | Qual. | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
Semifinals
| Pool A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Pool B | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 4 | |||
| Pool C | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Pool D | ||||
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Qual. |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 4 | |||
Final
| Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Fencer | Wins | Losses | Touched |
 |
10 | 1 | ||
 |
9 | 2 | 14 | |
 |
9 | 2 | 19 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 10 | ||