# Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

These are the results of the men's foil team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 30 men from eight nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 21.

## Tournament results

The team competition was a single-elimination tournament among the eight teams. Quarterfinal losers continued to play classification matches to determine final placement from first to eighth. Each team match consisted of a set of nine individual matches, comprising a full round-robin schedule among the three fencers on each team.

### Brackets

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal final | Gold medal final |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | | | |
| Italy | 45 | | | |
| Italy | 45 | 11:25 | 11:25 | | |
| Egypt | 20 | 11:25 | 11:25 | |
| Egypt | 20 | Italy | 45 | |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | | Italy | 45 | |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | Russia | 27 | |
| Russia | 45 | Russia | 27 | |
| Russia | 45 | | | | 19:50 | 19:50 |
| France | 38 | | | | 19:50 | 19:50 |
| France | 38 | | | | Italy | 45 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | | | | | Italy | 45 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | | | | China | 42 |
| China | 45 | | | | China | 42 |
| China | 45 | 11:25 | 11:25 | | | |
| South Korea | 36 | 11:25 | 11:25 | | | |
| South Korea | 36 | China | 45 | | | |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | | China | 45 | | | |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | United States | 35 | | Bronze medal final | Bronze medal final |
| United States | 45 | United States | 35 | | Bronze medal final | Bronze medal final |
| United States | 45 | | | | 18:30 | 18:30 |
| Germany | 43 | | | | 18:30 | 18:30 |
| Germany | 43 | | | | Russia | 45 |
| | | | | | United States | 38 |
| Classification matches | Classification matches | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| 11:25 | 11:25 |
| France | 45 |
| France | 45 | 12:50 | 12:50 |
| Egypt | 32 | 12:50 | 12:50 |
| Egypt | 32 | France | 45 |
| 11:25 | 11:25 | | France | 45 |
| 11:25 | 11:25 | Germany | 38 |
| Germany | 45 | Germany | 38 |
| South Korea | 40 | | |
| South Korea | 40 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | 12:50 | 12:50 |
| | | South Korea | 45 |
| | | Egypt | 35 |

### Quarterfinals

| Italy | 45 – 20 | Egypt |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 1 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 1 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 0 | Mostafa Anwar |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 4 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 2 | Mostafa Anwar |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 4 | Mostafa Anwar |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 0 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Russia | 45 – 38 | France |
| Youri Moltchan | 2 – 5 | Loïc Attely |
| Ruslan Nasibulin | 2 – 5 | Brice Guyart |
| Renal Ganeev | 3 – 3 | Erwann Le Péchoux |
| Ruslan Nasibulin | 4 – 6 | Erwann Le Péchoux |
| Youri Moltchan | 12 – 6 | Loïc Attely |
| Renal Ganeev | 7 – 2 | Brice Guyart |
| Ruslan Nasibulin | 2 – 5 | Erwann Le Péchoux |
| Renal Ganeev | 8 – 5 | Loïc Attely |
| Youri Moltchan | 5 – 1 | Brice Guyart |
| China | 45 – 36 | South Korea |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 5 – 4 | Ha Chang-duk |
| Wang Haibin | 5 – 1 | Park Hee-kyung |
| Wu Hanxiong | 2 – 3 | Choi Byung-chul |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 4 – 4 | Park Hee-kyung |
| Wu Hanxiong | 9 – 4 | Ha Chang-duk |
| Wang Haibin | 4 – 8 | Choi Byung-chul |
| Wu Hanxiong | 6 – 4 | Park Hee-kyung |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 3 – 3 | Choi Byung-chul |
| Wang Haibin | 7 – 5 | Ha Chang-duk |
| United States | 45 – 43 | Germany |
| Dan Kellner | 5 – 2 | Peter Joppich |
| Jonathan Tiomkin | 5 – 6 | André Weßels |
| Jedediah Dupree | 5 – 2 | Ralf Bißdorf |
| Jonathan Tiomkin | 5 – 1 | Peter Joppich |
| Dan Kellner | 5 – 8 | Ralf Bißdorf |
| Jedediah Dupree | 5 – 3 | André Weßels |
| Jonathan Tiomkin | 5 – 4 | Ralf Bißdorf |
| Jedediah Dupree | 4 – 14 | Peter Joppich |
| Dan Kellner | 6 – 3 | André Weßels |

### Semifinals

| Italy | 45 – 27 | Russia |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 2 | Youri Moltchan |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 4 – 8 | Renal Ganeev |
| Simone Vanni | 6 – 2 | Ruslan Nasibulin |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 4 | Renal Ganeev |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 0 | Youri Moltchan |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 3 | Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 3 | Renal Ganeev |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 3 | Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 2 | Youri Moltchan |
| China | 45 – 35 | United States |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 5 – 3 | Dan Kellner |
| Wang Haibin | 3 – 7 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Wu Hanxiong | 7 – 4 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 5 – 3 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Wu Hanxiong | 5 – 4 | Dan Kellner |
| Wang Haibin | 5 – 4 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Wu Hanxiong | 5 – 7 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Dong Zhaozhi | 5 – 0 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Wang Haibin | 5 – 3 | Dan Kellner |

### Classification matches

| France | 45 – 32 | Egypt |
| Loïc Attely | 5 – 2 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Jean-Noël Ferrari | 5 – 5 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 6 | Tarek Madgy |
| Jean-Noël Ferrari | 5 – 1 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Loïc Attely | 5 – 1 | Tarek Madgy |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 7 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Jean-Noël Ferrari | 5 – 1 | Tarek Madgy |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 5 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Loïc Attely | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Germany | 45 – 40 | South Korea |
| Ralf Bißdorf | 3 – 5 | Choi Byung-chul |
| Peter Joppich | 7 – 2 | Park Hee-kyung |
| André Weßels | 5 – 6 | Ha Chang-duk |
| Ralf Bißdorf | 5 – 4 | Park Hee-kyung |
| André Weßels | 5 – 2 | Choi Byung-chul |
| Peter Joppich | 5 – 5 | Ha Chang-duk |
| André Weßels | 5 – 0 | Park Hee-kyung |
| Ralf Bißdorf | 5 – 12 | Ha Chang-duk |
| Peter Joppich | 5 – 4 | Choi Byung-chul |

### Seventh place match

| South Korea | 45 – 35 | Egypt |
| Choi Byung-chul | 5 – 3 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Ha Chang-duk | 5 – 4 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Kim Woon-Sung | 5 – 1 | Tarek Madgy |
| Ha Chang-duk | 5 – 5 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Choi Byung-chul | 5 – 4 | Tarek Madgy |
| Kim Woon-Sung | 5 – 3 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |
| Ha Chang-duk | 5 – 3 | Tarek Madgy |
| Kim Woon-Sung | 5 – 3 | Mostafa Nagaty |
| Choi Byung-chul | 5 – 9 | Tamer Mohamed Tahoun |

### Fifth place match

| France | 45 – 38 | Germany |
| Loïc Attely | 5 – 2 | André Weßels |
| Jean-Noël Ferrari | 5 – 1 | Peter Joppich |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 4 | Simon Senft |
| Jean-Noël Ferrari | 5 – 8 | André Weßels |
| Loïc Attely | 5 – 3 | Simon Senft |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 4 | Peter Joppich |
| Jean-Noël Ferrari | 5 – 7 | Simon Senft |
| Brice Guyart | 5 – 4 | André Weßels |
| Loïc Attely | 5 – 5 | Peter Joppich |

### Bronze medal match

| Russia | 45 – 38 | United States |
| Renal Ganeev | 4 – 5 | Dan Kellner |
| Youri Moltchan | 4 – 5 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov | 7 – 3 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Renal Ganeev | 4 – 7 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov | 6 – 4 | Dan Kellner |
| Youri Moltchan | 5 – 5 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov | 5 – 3 | Jonathan Tiomkin |
| Renal Ganeev | 5 – 5 | Jedediah Dupree |
| Youri Moltchan | 5 – 1 | Dan Kellner |

### Gold medal match

| Italy | 45 – 42 | China |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 2 – 5 | Ye Chong |
| Simone Vanni | 8 – 2 | Dong Zhaozhi |
| Andrea Cassarà | 3 – 8 | Wu Hanxiong |
| Simone Vanni | 7 – 3 | Ye Chong |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 2 | Wu Hanxiong |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 3 | Dong Zhaozhi |
| Simone Vanni | 5 – 7 | Wu Hanxiong |
| Andrea Cassarà | 5 – 4 | Ye Chong |
| Salvatore Sanzo | 5 – 8 | Dong Zhaozhi |