PARIS, France, August 4, 2024 – Japan won the gold medal in men's team foil on the final day of fencing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first time the country has ever won this event. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who is an Olympic gold medallist in men’s team foil, presented the medals with FIE Interim President Emmanuel Katsiadakis.
In all, 12 gold-medal events in epee, foil and sabre individual and team competitions have been held from July 27 to August 4 at the Grand Palais.
Men’s Team Foil (8 teams)
Japan faced Italy in the final match of men’s team foil, winning the Olympic gold medal with a score of 45-36. In the semifinal round, Italy won against USA, 45-38, while Japan defeated France, 45-37. France won the bronze medal match over USA, 45-32.
“I can’t believe what we’ve achieved here today”, said Japan’s Kyosuke Matsuyama. “This is for the future, for the kids in Japan, and I hope in the future there will be many Japanese medals in fencing. France was our very hardest match today, this is their home country, and everyone was cheering for them but we stayed focused on each touch and we beat them. This is a really amazing venue—at the last Olympics in Tokyo there were no crowds, but here everyone was cheering, even for us.”
Final rankings for men's team foil include the following countries:
- Japan (gold)
- Italy (silver)
- France (bronze)
- USA
- China
- Poland
- Canada
- 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.