# Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 15 to 16 October 1968. 64 fencers from 25 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Ion Drîmbă of Romania, the nation's first medal in the men's foil. Silver went to Jenő Kamuti, the first medal for Hungary in the event since 1948. Daniel Revenu of France repeated as the bronze medalist, the sixth man to win multiple medals in the event.

## Background

This was the 15th 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). Seven of the eight quarterfinalists (all but the champion) from 1964 returned: silver medalist Jean Claude Magnan and bronze medalist Daniel Revenu of France, fourth-place finisher Roland Losert of Austria, fifth-place finisher Jenő Kamuti of Hungary, sixth-place finisher Tim Gerresheim of the United Team of Germany (now competing for West Germany), and joint seventh-place finishers Sándor Szabó of Hungary and Henry Hoskyns of Great Britain. The Soviet team included the last two world champions: German Sveshnikov and Viktor Putyatin. Romania held the team world championship.
Lebanon, Paraguay, and Puerto Rico each made their debut in the men's foil; West Germany competed separately for the first time. The United States made its 14th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition.

## Competition format

The 1968 tournament continued to use a mix of pool play and knockout rounds, but with substantial changes from 1964. The first two rounds were round-robin pool play, followed by a knockout round, finishing with another pool for the final. Early-round barrages were eliminated and the knockout round was a modified double elimination round.
* Round 1: 12 pools, with 5 or 6 fencers in each pool. The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced, cutting the field from 64 to 48.
* Round 2: 8 pools, with 6 fencers per pool. Again, the top 4 fencers advanced, reducing the number of remaining fencers from 48 to 32.
* Knockout round: This was a modified double-elimination tournament. The 32 fencers were divided into 4 groups of 8. The winner of the "winners bracket" in each group advanced to the final pool. The winner of the "losers bracket" from each group faced the winner of a different group's "losers bracket," with the winner of that match advancing to the final pool as well. The knockout round winnowed the fencers from 32 to 6.
* Final round: A final pool with the 6 remaining fencers determined the medals and 4th through 6th place. A barrage was used if necessary.

## Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Tuesday, 15 October 1968 | 8:30 17:00 | Round 1 Round 2 Knockout rounds |
| Wednesday, 16 October 1968 | | Final |

## Results
### Round 1
#### Round 1 Pool A

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GP | DW | VP | GJ | EP |
| 1 | Graham Paul (GBR) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 12 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Graeme Jennings (AUS) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Evaristo Prendes (ARG) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | LA | JK | FS | DB | MR |
| 1 | Larry Anastasi (USA) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | Q | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Fujio Shimizu (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | Q | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Dagoberto Borges (CUB) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Michael Ryan (IRL) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | WW | GS | GW | MS | AV | JMP |
| 1 | Witold Woyda (POL) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | German Sveshnikov (URS) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Gerry Wiedel (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Moustafa Soheim (EGY) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Alberto Varela (URU) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | José Miguel Pérez (PUR) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | MT | JCM | AEE | OR | EB | ON |
| 1 | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | Q | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | Q | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini (EGY) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Orlando Ruíz (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 20 | 21 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 5 | Enrique Barúa (PER) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Orlando Nannini (ARG) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool E

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | RP | RT | PLR | CC | FS |
| 1 | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Rudolf Trost (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Carlos Calderón (MEX) | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 |
| 5 | Freddy Salazar (VEN) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |

#### Round 1 Pool F

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | LK | NG | MC | HA | JBH | FP |
| 1 | László Kamuti (HUN) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Nicola Granieri (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Michel Constandt (BEL) | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | John Bouchier-Hayes (IRL) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Félix Piñero (VEN) | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool G

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GS | SS | FW | RG | FF |
| 1 | Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | Q | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | Q | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Román Gómez (MEX) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Fionbarr Farrell (IRL) | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool H

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | RL | DR | RH | JC | SA | RdP |
| 1 | Roland Losert (AUT) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 7 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Russell Hobby (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Checkes (USA) | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Souheil Ayoub (LIB) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Rodolfo da Ponte (PAR) | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool I

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | ID | MGE | BH | HC | BR |
| 1 | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi (EGY) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Herbert Cohen (USA) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Bill Ronald (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool J

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | TM | AP | TG | FB | MC |
| 1 | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | Q | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 4 | Florent Bessemans (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Magdy Conyd (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool K

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | AL | CN | KM | UB | PB |
| 1 | Adam Lisewski (POL) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | Q | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Christian Noël (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | Q | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Kazuo Mano (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Peter Bakonyi (CAN) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool L

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | VS | HO | JG | MB | SF |
| 1 | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Jesús Gil (CUB) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Mike Breckin (GBR) | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 |
| 5 | Silvio Fernández (VEN) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |

### Round 2
#### Round 2 Pool A

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | DR | GP | TG | RH | DB | MGE |
| 1 | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Graham Paul (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | Q | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Russell Hobby (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Dagoberto Borges (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 21 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi (EGY) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 2 Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | AP | BH | FW | SS | LA | GJ |
| 1 | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 15 | Q | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | Q | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Larry Anastasi (USA) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Graeme Jennings (AUS) | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 2 Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | NG | CN | WW | KM | MC | OR |
| 1 | Nicola Granieri (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 20 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Christian Noël (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Witold Woyda (POL) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Kazuo Mano (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Michel Constandt (BEL) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 21 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Orlando Ruíz (CUB) | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 2 Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | MT | HO | PLR | RT | JG | MS |
| 1 | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | Q | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | Q | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 4 | Rudolf Trost (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Jesús Gil (CUB) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Moustafa Soheim (EGY) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 2 Pool E

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | RP | VS | JCM | MB | AEE | CC |
| 1 | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 12 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Mike Breckin (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini (EGY) | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Carlos Calderón (MEX) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 2 Pool F

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GS | HA | AL | UB | LK | GW |
| 1 | German Sveshnikov (URS) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | Q | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Adam Lisewski (POL) | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 4 | Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | László Kamuti (HUN) | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Gerry Wiedel (CAN) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Round 2 Pool G

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | FS | GS | TM | JK | JC | FB |
| 1 | Fujio Shimizu (JPN) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 15 | Q | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Checkes (USA) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 |
| 6 | Florent Bessemans (BEL) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |

#### Round 2 Pool H

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | ID | RL | VP | DW | HC | RG |
| 1 | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | Q | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Roland Losert (AUT) | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | Q | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Q | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | Q | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Herbert Cohen (USA) | 1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Román Gómez (MEX) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

### Double elimination rounds
#### Winners brackets
##### Winners group 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | W | | | | | | |
| Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | L | | | | | | |
| Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | L | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | W | | | |
| | | | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | L | | | |
| Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | W | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | L | | | |
| Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | L | | | | | | |
| Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | L | | | | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | L |
| | | | | | | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | W |
| Witold Woyda (POL) | Witold Woyda (POL) | W | | | | | | | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | W |
| Kazuo Mano (JPN) | Kazuo Mano (JPN) | L | | | | | | |
| Kazuo Mano (JPN) | Kazuo Mano (JPN) | L | Witold Woyda (POL) | Witold Woyda (POL) | L | | | |
| | | | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | W | | | |
| Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | L | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | W | | | |
| Daniel Revenu (FRA) | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | W | | | | | | |

##### Winners group 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | L | | | | | | |
| Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | L | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | W | | | |
| | | | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | L | | | |
| Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | W | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | L | | | |
| Graham Paul (GBR) | Graham Paul (GBR) | L | | | | | | |
| Graham Paul (GBR) | Graham Paul (GBR) | L | | | | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | L |
| | | | | | | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | W |
| Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | W | | | | | | | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | W |
| Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | L | | | | | | |
| Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | L | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | W | | | |
| | | | Russell Hobby (AUS) | Russell Hobby (AUS) | L | | | |
| Russell Hobby (AUS) | Russell Hobby (AUS) | W | Russell Hobby (AUS) | Russell Hobby (AUS) | L | | | |
| Fujio Shimizu (JPN) | Fujio Shimizu (JPN) | L | | | | | | |

##### Winners group 3

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| German Sveshnikov (URS) | German Sveshnikov (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| Rudolf Trost (AUT) | Rudolf Trost (AUT) | L | | | | | | |
| Rudolf Trost (AUT) | Rudolf Trost (AUT) | L | German Sveshnikov (URS) | German Sveshnikov (URS) | W | | | |
| | | | Adam Lisewski (POL) | Adam Lisewski (POL) | L | | | |
| Adam Lisewski (POL) | Adam Lisewski (POL) | W | Adam Lisewski (POL) | Adam Lisewski (POL) | L | | | |
| Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | L | | | | | | |
| Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | L | | | | German Sveshnikov (URS) | German Sveshnikov (URS) | L |
| | | | | | | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | W |
| Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) | Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) | L | | | | | | | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | W |
| Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | W | | | | | | |
| Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | W | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | L | | | |
| | | | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | W | | | |
| Sándor Szabó (HUN) | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | L | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | W | | | |
| Mihai Țiu (ROU) | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | W | | | | | | |

##### Winners group 4

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Roland Losert (AUT) | Roland Losert (AUT) | W | | | | | | |
| Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | L | | | | | | |
| Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | L | Roland Losert (AUT) | Roland Losert (AUT) | L | | | |
| | | | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | W | | | |
| Viktor Putyatin (URS) | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | W | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | W | | | |
| Nicola Granieri (ITA) | Nicola Granieri (ITA) | L | | | | | | |
| Nicola Granieri (ITA) | Nicola Granieri (ITA) | L | | | | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | L |
| | | | | | | Christian Noël (FRA) | Christian Noël (FRA) | W |
| Christian Noël (FRA) | Christian Noël (FRA) | W | | | | | | | Christian Noël (FRA) | Christian Noël (FRA) | W |
| Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | L | | | | | | |
| Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | L | Christian Noël (FRA) | Christian Noël (FRA) | W | | | |
| | | | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | L | | | |
| Mike Breckin (GBR) | Mike Breckin (GBR) | L | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | L | | | |
| Ryszard Parulski (POL) | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | W | | | | | | |

#### Losers brackets
##### Losers group 1

| Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | Udo Birnbaum (AUT) | L | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | W | Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | Bill Hoskyns (GBR) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | Arcangelo Pinelli (ITA) | L | | | | | | |
| Kazuo Mano (JPN) | Kazuo Mano (JPN) | L | | | | Witold Woyda (POL) | Witold Woyda (POL) | W | | | | | | |
| Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | W | Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | Tim Gerresheim (FRG) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Witold Woyda (POL) | Witold Woyda (POL) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Witold Woyda (POL) | Witold Woyda (POL) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | W | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | L |
| Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | Héctor Abaunza (MEX) | L | | | | | | | | | | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | W |
| Graham Paul (GBR) | Graham Paul (GBR) | W | Graham Paul (GBR) | Graham Paul (GBR) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | Friedrich Wessel (FRG) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Graham Paul (GBR) | Graham Paul (GBR) | L | | | | | | |
| Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | W | | | | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | W | | | | | | |
| Fujio Shimizu (JPN) | Fujio Shimizu (JPN) | L | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Russell Hobby (AUS) | Russell Hobby (AUS) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | Tănase Mureșanu (ROU) | W | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | Vasyl Stankovych (URS) | L | | | |

##### Losers group 2

| Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Rudolf Trost (AUT) | Rudolf Trost (AUT) | L | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | W | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Adam Lisewski (POL) | Adam Lisewski (POL) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | W | | | | | | |
| Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) | Guillermo Saucedo (ARG) | L | | | | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | L | | | | | | |
| Sándor Szabó (HUN) | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | W | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | Sándor Szabó (HUN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | German Sveshnikov (URS) | German Sveshnikov (URS) | W | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | German Sveshnikov (URS) | German Sveshnikov (URS) | L |
| Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | W | | | | | | | | | | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | W |
| Nicola Granieri (ITA) | Nicola Granieri (ITA) | L | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Roland Losert (AUT) | Roland Losert (AUT) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | W | | | | | | |
| Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | W | | | | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | L | | | | | | |
| Mike Breckin (GBR) | Mike Breckin (GBR) | L | Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | Dieter Wellmann (FRG) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | Ryszard Parulski (POL) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | W | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | Viktor Putyatin (URS) | L | | | |

### Final round

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | ID | JK | DR | CN | JCM | MT |
| | Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | B | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | B | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 4 | Christian Noël (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Mihai Țiu (ROU) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

#### Barrage

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | JK | DR |
| | Jenő Kamuti (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | | 5–4 |
| | Daniel Revenu (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4–5 | |