Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

Men's foil at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date	13 August 2008
Competitors	26 from 21 nations
Medalists
Benjamin Kleibrink   Germany   Yuki Ota   Japan   Salvatore Sanzo   Italy

Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Épée		men		women
Team épée		men
Foil		men		women
Team foil				women
Sabre		men		women
Team sabre		men		women

The men's foil fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The foil competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Zhu Jun (CHN)	4
	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
					Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
					Yuki Ota (JPN)	9
					Bronze medal match
	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	14		Zhu Jun (CHN)	14
	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15			Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	15

Section 1

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						1	Andrea Cassarà (ITA)	15
	17	Roland Schlosser (AUT)	15			17	Roland Schlosser (AUT)	8
	16	Javier Menendez (ESP)	9								1	Andrea Cassarà (ITA)	14
	9	Gerek Meinhardt (USA)	15								8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	15
	24	Mostafa Nagaty (EGY)	3			9	Gerek Meinhardt (USA)	9
	25	Alberto Viaggio (ARG)	2			8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	15
	8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	15													8	Zhu Jun (CHN)	4
																5	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
						5	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
	21	Lau Kwok Kin (HKG)	6			12	Kenta Chida (JPN)	10
	12	Kenta Chida (JPN)	15								5	Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)	15
	13	Sławomir Mocek (POL)	15								4	Lei Sheng (CHN)	7
	20	Nontapat Panchan (THA)	7			13	Sławomir Mocek (POL)	8
						4	Lei Sheng (CHN)	15

Section 2

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						3	Erwann Le Péchoux (FRA)	15
	19	Ali Xavier Lahoussine (MAR)	3			14	Brice Guyart (FRA)	10
	14	Brice Guyart (FRA)	15								3	Erwann Le Péchoux (FRA)	9
	11	Tomer Or (ISR)	10								6	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	10
	22	Josh McGuire (CAN)	11			22	Josh McGuire (CAN)	3
						6	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	15
																6	Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	14
	7	Choi Byung-chul (KOR)	15													10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15
	26	Khalid Al-Hamadi (QAT)	3			7	Choi Byung-chul (KOR)	14
	23	João Souza (BRA)	4			10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15
	10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15								10	Yuki Ota (JPN)	15
	15	Richard Kruse (GBR)	15								2	Peter Joppich (GER)	12
	18	Virgil Sălișcan (ROU)	6			15	Richard Kruse (GBR)	9
						2	Peter Joppich (GER)	10

Final classification

Rank	Athlete	Nation
	Kleibrink, BenjaminBenjamin Kleibrink	Germany
	Ota, YukiYuki Ota	Japan
	Sanzo, SalvatoreSalvatore Sanzo	Italy
4	Zhu, JunJun Zhu	China
5	Joppich, PeterPeter Joppich	Germany
6	Cassarà, AndreaAndrea Cassarà	Italy
7	Le Péchoux, ErwannErwann Le Péchoux	France
8	Lei, ShengSheng Lei	China
9	Choi, Byung-chulByung-chul Choi	South Korea
10	Meinhardt, GerekGerek Meinhardt	United States
11	Chida, KentaKenta Chida	Japan
12	Mocek, SławomirSławomir Mocek	Poland
13	Guyart, BriceBrice Guyart	France
14	Kruse, RichardRichard Kruse	Great Britain
15	Schlosser, RolandRoland Schlosser	Austria
16	McGuire, JoshJosh McGuire	Canada
17	Or, TomerTomer Or	Israel
18	Menéndez, JavierJavier Menéndez	Spain
19	Saliscan, VirgilVirgil Saliscan	Romania
20	Lahoussine, Ali XavierAli Xavier Lahoussine	Morocco
21	Panchan, NontapatNontapat Panchan	Thailand
22	Lau, Kwok KinKwok Kin Lau	Hong Kong
23	Souza, JoãoJoão Souza	Brazil
24	Nagaty, MostafaMostafa Nagaty	Egypt
25	Al-Hamadi, KhalidKhalid Al-Hamadi	Qatar
26	Viaggio, AlbertoAlberto Viaggio	Argentina

References

• Competition format