PARIS, France, August 2, 2024 – Hungary won the gold medal in men’s team epee fencing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This was Hungary’s fourth time winning the men’s team epee event at the Olympics, last taking the title in 1972. In all, 12 gold-medal events in epee, foil and sabre individual and team competitions are being held from July 27 to August 4 at the Grand Palais.
Men’s Team Epee (8 Teams)
Hungary faced Japan in the final match of men’s team epee, winning the Olympic gold medal with a score of 26-25. In the semifinal round, Japan won against Czechia, 45-37, while Hungary defeated France, 45-30. Czechia won the bronze medal over France, 43-41.
"I knew there was something special about the team event”, said Hungary’s Gergely Siklosi. “We worked a lot these past months and were absolutely ready for this challenge. We had different strategies for each team, and against Japan we knew they want to use defensive tactics and we had to attack them and it was crucial that we had the lead. Still, they managed to equalize it. This event and venue have been on our minds since being announced, and the Grand Palais is the most beautiful place I have ever fenced in my life.”
Final rankings for men’s team epee include the following countries:
- Hungary (gold)
- Japan (silver)
- Czechia (bronze)
- France
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Venezuela
- Egypt
The schedule for Paris 2024 Olympic fencing may be found here.
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Complete and official results for these events may be found here on the FIE web site.