Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-third appearance of the event. The competition was held on 20 September 2000. 40 fencers from 22 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Kim Yeong-Ho of South Korea, the first Asian man to win an Olympic fencing title. Ralf Bißdorf of Germany took silver, the first medal for united Germany since 1928 (though East and West Germany had each won medals separately). Dmitry Shevchenko's bronze medal was Russia's first as an independent nation in the event.

Men's foil
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Kim Young-ho
VenueSydney Exhibition Centre
Date20 September 2000
Competitors40 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Young-ho  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ralf Bißdorf  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmitry Shevchenko  Russia
← 1996
2004 →

Background

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This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Four of the eight quarterfinalists from 1996 returned: silver medalist Lionel Plumenail of France, fourth-place finisher Wolfgang Wienand of Germany, fifth-place finisher Rolando Tucker of Cuba, sixth-place finisher (and 1992 silver medalist) Sergei Golubitsky of Ukraine, and eighth-place finisher Kim Young-ho of South Korea. Golubitsky was the favorite, having won all three world championships between Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. Kim was a serious contender as well, rising from an unknown giant-killer (knocking off then-reigning world champion Dmitriy Shevchenko of Russia in the 1996 Games) to a giant himself (taking second in the 1997 and third in the 1999 world championships). Shevchenko returned as well, hoping for a better result than his early exit in Atlanta.[2]

For the first time in the event's history, no nations made their debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 21st appearance, tied for most of any nation; France had missed only the 1904 (with fencers not traveling to St. Louis) and the 1912 (boycotted due to a dispute over rules) foil competitions, while the United States had missed the inaugural 1896 competition and boycotted the 1980 Games altogether.

Competition format

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The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2000 tournament continued to use that format. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 20 September 2000 9:30
17:30
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

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The field of 40 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

Section 1

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
  Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) 15
  Gerald McMahon (AUS) 9   Wang Haibin (CHN) 10
  Wang Haibin (CHN) 15   Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) 15
  Carlos Rodríguez (VEN) 7
  Ilgar Mamedov (RUS) 14
  Carlos Rodríguez (VEN) 15
  Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) 14
  Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS) 15
  Elvis Gregory (CUB) 15
  Naoto Okazaki (JPN) 6   Abdul Muhsen Ali (KUW) 5
  Abdul Muhsen Ali (KUW) 15   Elvis Gregory (CUB) 14
  Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS) 15
  Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS) 15
  Adam Krzesiński (POL) 8

Section 2

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
  Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR) 15
  James Beevers (GBR) 15   James Beevers (GBR) 1
  Marco Martins (BRA) 7   Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR) 15
  Matteo Zennaro (ITA) 12
  Matteo Zennaro (ITA) 15
  Daniele Crosta (ITA) 11
  Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR) 5
  Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR) 15
  Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR) 15
  Brice Guyart (FRA) 15   Brice Guyart (FRA) 13
  Leandro Marchetti (ARG) 6   Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR) 15
  Cliff Bayer (USA) 14
  Cliff Bayer (USA) 15
  Ryszard Sobczak (POL) 9

Section 3

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
  Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA) 15
  Lionel Plumenail (FRA) 15   Lionel Plumenail (FRA) 8
  Tamer Mohamed Tahoun (EGY) 9   Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA) 15
  Rolando Tucker (CUB) 13
  Rolando Tucker (CUB) 15
  Joachim Wendt (AUT) 5
  Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA) 15
  Richard Breutner (GER) 9
  Oscar García (CUB) 9
  Sławomir Mocek (POL) 15   Sławomir Mocek (POL) 15
  Maher Ben Aziza (TUN) 2   Sławomir Mocek (POL) 8
  Richard Breutner (GER) 15
  Andrey Deyev (RUS) 10
  Richard Breutner (GER) 15

Section 4

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
  Wolfgang Wienand (GER) 8
  Márk Marsi (HUN) 15   Márk Marsi (HUN) 15
  Andrey Kolganov (KAZ) 13   Márk Marsi (HUN) 15
  Ye Chong (CHN) 8
  Ye Chong (CHN) 15
  Dong Zhaozhi (CHN) 6
  Márk Marsi (HUN) 13
  Ralf Bißdorf (GER) 15
  João Gomes (POR) 15
  Michael Ludwig (AUT) 12
  João Gomes (POR) 11
  Oleksiy Kruhliak (UKR) 15   Ralf Bißdorf (GER) 15
  Oleksiy Bryzhalov (UKR) 9   Oleksiy Kruhliak (UKR) 7
  Ralf Bißdorf (GER) 15

Finals

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS) 14
 
 
 
  Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR) 15
 
  Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR) 15
 
 
 
  Ralf Bißdorf (GER) 14
 
  Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA) 13
 
 
  Ralf Bißdorf (GER) 15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
  Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS) 15
 
 
  Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA) 14

Final classification

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Rank Fencer Nation
  Kim Yeong-Ho   South Korea
  Ralf Bißdorf   Germany
  Dmitry Shevchenko   Russia
4 Jean-Noël Ferrari   France
5 Salvatore Sanzo   Italy
6 Serhiy Holubytskiy   Ukraine
7 Richard Breutner   Germany
8 Márk Marsi   Hungary
9 Elvis Gregory   Cuba
10 Cliff Bayer   United States
11 Matteo Zennaro   Italy
12 João Gomes   Portugal
13 Carlos Rodríguez   Venezuela
14 Rolando Tucker   Cuba
15 Ye Chong   China
16 Sławomir Mocek   Poland
17 Oscar García   Cuba
18 Wolfgang Wienand   Germany
19 Dong Zhaozhi   China
20 Joachim Wendt   Austria
21 Ilgar Mamedov   Russia
22 Michael Ludwig   Austria
23 Daniele Crosta   Italy
24 Ryszard Sobczak   Poland
25 Andrey Deyev   Russia
26 Adam Krzesiński   Poland
27 Brice Guyart   France
28 James Beevers   Great Britain
29 Lionel Plumenail   France
30 Wang Haibin   China
31 Oleksiy Kruhliak   Ukraine
32 Abdul Muhsen Ali   Kuwait
33 Naoto Okazaki   Japan
34 Oleksiy Bryzhalov   Ukraine
35 Gerald McMahon   Australia
36 Tamer Mohamed Tahoun   Egypt
37 Marco Martins   Brazil
38 Leandro Marchetti   Argentina
39 Maher Ben Aziza   Tunisia
40 Andrey Kolganov   Kazakhstan

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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