Defending Olympic champion Romain Cannone (FRA) could become the second fencer to win multiple Olympic gold medals in the men's individual epee event, after Ramón Fonst (CUB) who claimed the first two gold medals in this event (1900 and 1904). Cannone could become the third fencer representing France to win multiple gold medals in the same individual men's event, after Christian D'Oriola (FRA, foil in 1952 and 1956) and Jean-François Lamour (FRA, sabre in 1984 and 1988).
Cannone or Yannick Borel (FRA) could become the second athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the men's individual epee event on home soil, after Giuseppe Delfino (ITA) at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games.
Hungary is aiming for its third gold medal in the men's individual epee event at the Olympic Games, after gold for Gyözö Kulcsár (HUN, 1968) and Csaba Fenyvesi (HUN, 1972). Hungary could become the third NOC to win more than two Olympic gold medals in the men's individual epee event, after Italy (7) and France (6).
Gergely Siklosi (HUN) took the silver medal in the men's individual epee event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (held in 2021). Siklosi lost 15-10 against Romain Cannone in the final.
Mate Tamas Koch (HUN) could become the first reigning world champion in the men's individual epee event (2023) to claim Olympic gold in this event since Alexander Pusch (FRG) at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games.
Davide Di Veroli (ITA) could hand Italy its first medal in the men's individual epee event at the Olympic Games, since Matteo Tagliariol won gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Koki Kano (JPN) could hand Japan its second medal in an individual fencing event at the Olympic Games, after a silver medal by Yuki Ota (JPN) in the men's individual foil in 2008. Kano helped win Japan's only Olympic gold medal in fencing, in the men's team epee event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (held in 2021).
Ruslan Kurbanov (KAZ) could hand Kazakhstan its first Olympic medal in fencing.