# Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 23 to 24 September 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Arnd Schmitt of West Germany, the nation's second victory in the event (matching Belgium, Cuba, and Hungary for third-most). France's Philippe Riboud took silver, adding to his 1980 and 1984 bronze medals to become the third man to earn three medals in the individual épée. Andrey Shuvalov earned the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1968 with his bronze.

## Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.
Three of the eight quarterfinalists from 1984 returned: two-time bronze medalist Philippe Riboud of France and fifth-place finishers Alexander Pusch of West Germany and Michel Poffet of Switzerland. Pusch had previously won gold in 1976 (not competing in 1980 due to his country joining the American-led boycott). Riboud had won the World Championship in 1979 and 1986. The reigning World Champion, Volker Fischer, competed on the West German team in the team event but was not one of the nation's three fencers in the individual competition.
Aruba, Bahrain, Jordan, and Paraguay each made their debut in the event. Belgium, France, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States each appeared for the 18th time, tied for most among nations.

## Competition format

The 1988 tournament used a three-phase format very similar to that of 1984, though the second phase (double elimination) round expanded from 16 to 32 fencers.
The first phase was a multi-round round-robin pool play format; each fencer in a pool faced each other fencer in that pool once. There were three pool rounds:
* The first round had 15 pools of 5 or 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
* The second round had 12 pools of 5 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
* The third round had 8 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
The second phase was a truncated double-elimination tournament. Four fencers advanced to the final round through the winners brackets and four more advanced via the repechage.
The final phase was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match.
Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination and final rounds were to 10 touches.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday, 23 September 1988 | 8:30 13:00 15:00 | Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 |
| Wednesday, 21 September 1988 | 14:00 | Double elimination round Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Final |

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

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AM | ZS | ST | YAM | ZEK |
| 1 | Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 12 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Zoltán Székely (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Stephen Trevor (USA) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | Q | 4–5 | 4–5 | | 5–2 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Younes Al-Mashmoum (KUW) | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | Q | 4–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | | 5–0 |
| 5 | Zahi El-Khoury (LIB) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | | 0–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 0–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | SC | RL | AK | SG | ÓP |
| 1 | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Roberto Lazzarini (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | Q | 3–5 | | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–2 |
| 3 | André Kuhn (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Stéphane Ganeff (NED) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 |
| 5 | Óscar Pinto (POR) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | | 0–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | JMH | LIH | FdlP | RD | RM |
| 1 | Jean-Michel Henry (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Lee Il-Hui (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Fernando de la Peña (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | Q | 1–5 | 2–5 | | 5–2 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Roberto Durão (POR) | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | Q | 1–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | | 5.1–5 |
| 5 | Robert Marx (USA) | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | | 4–5 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 5–5.1 | |

#### Round 1 Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | OD | AS | AM | RD | WST |
| 1 | Otto Drakenberg (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | Q | | 5–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 2 | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Antônio Machado (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | Q | 5–2 | 3–5 | | 3–5 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Robert Davidson (AUS) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | Q | 2–5 | 2–5 | 5–3 | | 5–2 |
| 5 | Wang San-Tsai (TPE) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | | 3–5 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 2–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool E

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | ES | MR | ST | MAH | MD |
| 1 | Éric Srecki (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 12 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Mauricio Rivas (COL) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–0 | 5–1 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Sergio Turiace (ARG) | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | Q | 1–5 | 0–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Mohamed Al-Hamar (KUW) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | Q | 3–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | | 5–3 |
| 5 | Michiel Driessen (NED) | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | | 4–5 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool F

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AP | YNJ | LC | RS | MY |
| 1 | Alexander Pusch (FRG) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Yun Nam-jin (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | Q | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–5 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Ludomir Chronowski (POL) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | Q | 1–5 | 3–5 | | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Rob Stull (USA) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | Q | 1–5 | 5–5 | 1–5 | | 5–2 |
| 5 | Michel Youssef (LIB) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool G

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | TG | JB | EK | JP | MP |
| 1 | Thomas Gerull (FRG) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | Q | | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Jerri Bergström (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | Q | 3–5 | | 5–5 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | Q | 5–4 | 5–5 | | 4–5 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Joaquin Pinto (COL) | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | Q | 4–5 | 3–5 | 5–4 | | 4–5 |
| 5 | Manuel Pereira (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 5–4 | |

#### Round 1 Pool H

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | EK | PV | JMP | DZ | JMC |
| 1 | Szabolcs Pásztor (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | Q | | 5–2 | 4–5 | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Péter Vánky (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Juan Miguel Paz (COL) | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | Q | 5–4 | 3–5 | | 5.1–5 | 4–5 |
| 4 | Du Zhencheng (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | Q | 3–5 | 5–4 | 5–5.1 | | 5–5 |
| 5 | Jean-Marc Chouinard (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | | 4–5 | 3–5 | 5–4 | 5–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool I

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | WR | LSG | SJ | AS | AA |
| 1 | Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | Q | 4–5 | | 4–5 | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Stefan Joos (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | Q | 1–5 | 5–4 | | 4–5 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Arno Strohmeyer (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | 5–4 | | 5–4 |
| 5 | Ali Abuzamia (JOR) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | | 2–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool J

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | PR | JL | WG | PG | TKK |
| 1 | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 2 | John Llewellyn (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | Q | 3–5 | | 3–5 | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Witold Gadomski (POL) | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | Q | 0–5 | 5–3 | | 5–2 | 1–5 |
| 4 | Patrice Gaille (SUI) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | Q | 3–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | | 5–0 |
| 5 | Tong King King (HKG) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 0–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool K

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | LW | PR | MB | AB | AT | TWK |
| 1 | Lars Winter (FIN) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | Q | | 5–1 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Mykhailo Tyshko (URS) | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | Q | 1–5 | | 5–0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Martin Brill (NZL) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | Q | 4–5 | 0–5 | | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Axel Birnbaum (AUT) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | Q | 5–4 | 3–5 | 1–5 | | 5–2 | 5–4 |
| 5 | Austin Thomas (ARU) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 24 | | 0–5 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 2–5 | | 5–4 |
| 6 | Tang Wing Keung (HKG) | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 | | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool L

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | MP | UP | TS | CKS | ARK |
| 1 | Michel Poffet (SUI) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Uwe Proske (GDR) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–5 |
| 3 | Thierry Soumagne (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | | 5–4 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Chan Kai Sang (HKG) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | Q | 1–5 | 0–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 |
| 5 | Abdul Rahman Khalid (BRN) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | | 1–5 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool M

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | SP | JN | MD | HK | KJ | SF |
| 1 | Stefano Pantano (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Johannes Nagele (AUT) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Michel Dessureault (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | Q | 1–5 | 4–5 | | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–5 |
| 4 | Hugh Kernohan (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22 | Q | 3–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 5 | Khaled Jahrami (KUW) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | | 5–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 |
| 6 | Saleh Farhan (BRN) | 1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | | 0–5 | 4–5 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool N

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | TK | MZ | DF | AF | AC | AAD |
| 1 | Torsten Kühnemund (GDR) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | Q | | 3–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 | 3–5 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Ma Zhi (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 19 | Q | 5–3 | | 5–5.1 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Douglas Fonseca (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 21 | Q | 4–5 | 5.1–5 | | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Ángel Fernández (ESP) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | Q | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–5 | | 5–5 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Alain Côté (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 21 | 22 | | 5–3 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–5 | | 4–5 |
| 6 | Ahmed Al-Doseri (BRN) | 1 | 4 | 15 | 24 | | 2–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 5–4 | |

#### Round 1 Pool O

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AS | AK | RdT | CS | JB | AB |
| 1 | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | Q | | 5–5 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Arwin Kardolus (NED) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | Q | 5–5 | | 5–0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Rafael di Tella (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | Q | 5–3 | 0–5 | | 5–3 | 5–5 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Cezary Siess (POL) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | Q | 1–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| 5 | José Bandeira (POR) | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | | 1–5 | 3–5 | 5–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 |
| 6 | Alfredo Bogarín (PAR) | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | | 0–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 3–5 | |

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

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | TK | MP | MD | RdT | AF |
| 1 | Torsten Kühnemund (GDR) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Michel Poffet (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | Q | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Michel Dessureault (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | Q | 1–5 | 3–5 | | 5–2 | 5–5.1 |
| 4 | Rafael di Tella (ARG) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | 2–5 | | 5–3 |
| 5 | Ángel Fernández (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5.1–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AP | MB | MZ | AS | ST |
| 1 | Alexander Pusch (FRG) | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Q | | 5–2 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Martin Brill (NZL) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Ma Zhi (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | Q | 5–1 | 2–5 | | 4–5 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Arno Strohmeyer (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | Q | 1–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | | 5–1 |
| 5 | Sergio Turiace (ARG) | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | | 2–5 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | WG | AK | SC | DF | HK |
| 1 | Witold Gadomski (POL) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | Q | | 3–5 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Arwin Kardolus (NED) | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | Q | 5–3 | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 0–5 |
| 3 | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | Q | 4–5 | 4–5 | | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Douglas Fonseca (BRA) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | Q | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | | 5–3 |
| 5 | Hugh Kernohan (GBR) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | | 0–5 | 5–0 | 1–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AS | JMH | AK | CS | YAM |
| 1 | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 14 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Jean-Michel Henry (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 3 | André Kuhn (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Cezary Siess (POL) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | Q | 4–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | | 5–4 |
| 5 | Younes Al-Mashmoum (KUW) | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | | 4–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool E

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AS | PR | AB | DZ | FdlP |
| 1 | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | Q | 3–5 | | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Axel Birnbaum (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | Q | 1–5 | 1–5 | | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Du Zhencheng (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | Q | 3–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 |
| 5 | Fernando de la Peña (ESP) | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool F

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | PG | WR | AM | JMP | LIH |
| 1 | Patrice Gaille (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 4–5 |
| 2 | Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Antônio Machado (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Juan Miguel Paz (COL) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | Q | 3–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–2 |
| 5 | Lee Il-Hui (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | | 5–4 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool G

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | ES | SP | LSG | JP | RD |
| 1 | Éric Srecki (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Szabolcs Pásztor (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | Q | 4–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Joaquin Pinto (COL) | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | Q | 4–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | | 5–4 |
| 5 | Robert Davidson (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | | 0–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool H

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AM | YNJ | SG | TG | TS |
| 1 | Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | Q | | 5–2 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Yun Nam-jin (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–2 | 2–5 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Stéphane Ganeff (NED) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | Q | 5–4 | 2–5 | | 5–1 | 4–5 |
| 4 | Thomas Gerull (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | Q | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | | 5–2 |
| 5 | Thierry Soumagne (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | | 0–5 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool I

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | ZS | RS | PV | UP | LW |
| 1 | Zoltán Székely (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 5–3 |
| 2 | Rob Stull (USA) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Péter Vánky (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Uwe Proske (GDR) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | Q | 5–4 | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–2 |
| 5 | Lars Winter (FIN) | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | | 3–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool J

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | LC | JL | SP | MAH | OD |
| 1 | Ludomir Chronowski (POL) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 2 | John Llewellyn (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Stefano Pantano (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | Q | 4–5 | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5.1–5 |
| 4 | Mohamed Al-Hamar (KUW) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 |
| 5 | Otto Drakenberg (SWE) | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | | 3–5 | 3–5 | 5–5.1 | 1–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool K

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | EK | JB | MT | RL | CKS |
| 1 | Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | Q | | 5–0 | 4–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Jerri Bergström (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | Q | 0–5 | | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Mykhailo Tyshko (URS) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | Q | 5–4 | 3–5 | | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Roberto Lazzarini (BRA) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | Q | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | | 5–2 |
| 5 | Chan Kai Sang (HKG) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | | 4–5 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool L

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | ST | SJ | MR | JN | RD |
| 1 | Stephen Trevor (USA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Stefan Joos (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Mauricio Rivas (COL) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | Q | 0–5 | 2–5 | | 5–0 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Johannes Nagele (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | 3–5 | 0–5 | | 5–2 |
| 5 | Roberto Durão (POR) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | |

### Round 3
#### Round 3 Pool A

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | JB | MT | AS | MR | ST | CS |
| 1 | Jerri Bergström (SWE) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Mykhailo Tyshko (URS) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Arno Strohmeyer (AUT) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | Q | 3–5 | 4–5 | | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Mauricio Rivas (COL) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 22 | Q | 2–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 | | 5–4 | 4–5 |
| 5 | Stephen Trevor (USA) | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21 | | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 |
| 6 | Cezary Siess (POL) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | | 0–5 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 1–5 | |

#### Round 3 Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | TK | WG | AM | SG | JL | JP |
| 1 | Torsten Kühnemund (GDR) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Witold Gadomski (POL) | 3 | 2 | 24 | 21 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Antônio Machado (BRA) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–2 | 3–5 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Stéphane Ganeff (NED) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | Q | 2–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | | 5–3 | 5–1 |
| 5 | John Llewellyn (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | | 0–5 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 | | 4–5 |
| 6 | Joaquin Pinto (COL) | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | | 0–5 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 5–4 | |

#### Round 3 Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | ES | PV | SJ | WR | UP | RL |
| 1 | Éric Srecki (FRA) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 17 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Péter Vánky (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 20 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 4–5 |
| 3 | Stefan Joos (BEL) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | Q | 3–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | Q | 4–5 | 4–5 | 1–5 | | 5–1 | 5–2 |
| 5 | Uwe Proske (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 21 | | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | | 5–4 |
| 6 | Roberto Lazzarini (BRA) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | | 2–5 | 5–4 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 3 Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AS | SPan | AP | JN | SPás | AK |
| 1 | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 14 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Stefano Pantano (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 19 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5.1–5 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Alexander Pusch (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–0 | 5–4 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Johannes Nagele (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | Q | 2–5 | 3–5 | 0–5 | | 5.1–5 | 5–4 |
| 5 | Szabolcs Pásztor (HUN) | 1 | 4 | 23 | 23 | | 4–5 | 5–5.1 | 4–5 | 5–5.1 | | 5–3 |
| 6 | André Kuhn (SUI) | 0 | 5 | 15 | 25 | | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 3 Pool E

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | JMH | YNJ | TG | DZ | LC | RS |
| 1 | Jean-Michel Henry (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | Q | | 1–5 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Yun Nam-jin (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 21 | 19 | Q | 5–1 | | 5–4 | 5–4 | 1–5 | 5.1–5 |
| 3 | Thomas Gerull (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Du Zhencheng (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | Q | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | | 5–1 | 5–2 |
| 5 | Ludomir Chronowski (POL) | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | | 2–5 | 5–1 | 3–5 | 1–5 | | 5–2 |
| 6 | Rob Stull (USA) | 0 | 5 | 14 | 25 | | 1–5 | 5–5.1 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | |

#### Round 3 Pool F

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | AS | LSG | ZS | MP | RdT | AB |
| 1 | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | Q | | 2–5 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | Q | 5–2 | | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–5 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Zoltán Székely (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Michel Poffet (SUI) | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 5 | Rafael di Tella (ARG) | 1 | 4 | 18 | 24 | | 1–5 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | | 5–4 |
| 6 | Axel Birnbaum (AUT) | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 3 Pool G

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | MB | AM | MD | PG | DF | MZ |
| 1 | Martin Brill (NZL) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | Q | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–0 | 2–5 |
| 3 | Michel Dessureault (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | Q | 3–5 | 3–5 | | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Patrice Gaille (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 21 | Q | 5–4 | 4–5 | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 5 | Douglas Fonseca (BRA) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 23 | | 5–4 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | | 5–4 |
| 6 | Ma Zhi (CHN) | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 3 Pool H

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Notes | PR | AK | SC | EK | JMP | MAH |
| 1 | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5–3 |
| 2 | Arwin Kardolus (NED) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | Q | 2–5 | | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | 5–2 | | 5–1 | 5–4 | 3–5 |
| 4 | Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | Q | 3–5 | 4–5 | 1–5 | | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 5 | Juan Miguel Paz (COL) | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21 | | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | | 5–1 |
| 6 | Mohamed Al-Hamar (KUW) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | | 3–5 | 0–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | |

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

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Torsten Kühnemund (GDR) | 10 | | | | |
| Johannes Nagele (AUT) | 3 | Torsten Kühnemund (GDR) | 10 | | |
| Stefan Joos (BEL) | 10 | Stefan Joos (BEL) | 6 | | |
| Arwin Kardolus (NED) | 9 | | | Torsten Kühnemund (GDR) | 10 |
| Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) | 7 | | | Arno Strohmeyer (AUT) | 7 |
| Arno Strohmeyer (AUT) | 10 | Arno Strohmeyer (AUT) | 10 | | |
| Thomas Gerull (FRG) | 9 | Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) | 7 | | |
| Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) | 10 | | | | |

##### Winners group 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Jerri Bergström (SWE) | 10 | | | | |
| Stéphane Ganeff (NED) | 8 | Jerri Bergström (SWE) | 10 | | |
| Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 10 | Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 6 | | |
| Mykhailo Tyshko (URS) | 9 | | | Jerri Bergström (SWE) | 10 |
| Patrice Gaille (SUI) | 7 | | | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 8 |
| Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 10 | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 8 | | |
| Michel Dessureault (CAN) | 3 | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 10 | | |
| Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 10 | | | | |

##### Winners group 3

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Éric Srecki (FRA) | 6 | | | | |
| Mauricio Rivas (COL) | 10 | Mauricio Rivas (COL) | 10 | | |
| Yun Nam-jin (KOR) | 6 | Witold Gadomski (POL) | 5 | | |
| Witold Gadomski (POL) | 10 | | | Mauricio Rivas (COL) | 5 |
| Zoltán Székely (HUN) | 5 | | | Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 10 |
| Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 10 | Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 10 | | |
| Antônio Machado (BRA) | 9 | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 9 | | |
| Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 | | | | |

##### Winners group 4

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Jean-Michel Henry (FRA) | 4 | | | | |
| Michel Poffet (SUI) | 10 | Michel Poffet (SUI) | 4 | | |
| Péter Vánky (SWE) | 5 | Alexander Pusch (FRG) | 10 | | |
| Alexander Pusch (FRG) | 10 | | | Alexander Pusch (FRG) | 6 |
| Martin Brill (NZL) | 10 | | | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 10 |
| Stefano Pantano (ITA) | 8 | Martin Brill (NZL) | 9 | | |
| Du Zhencheng (CHN) | 6 | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 10 | | |
| Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 10 | | | | |

#### Repechages
##### Repechage 1

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Johannes Nagele (AUT) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Arwin Kardolus (NED) | 7 | Johannes Nagele (AUT) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 | | |
| Éric Srecki (FRA) | 10 | | | Michel Poffet (SUI) | 8 | | |
| Yun Nam-jin (KOR) | 2 | Éric Srecki (FRA) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Michel Poffet (SUI) | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 |
| | | | | | | Mauricio Rivas (COL) | 2 |

##### Repechage 2

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Patrice Gaille (SUI) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Michel Dessureault (CAN) | 9 | Patrice Gaille (SUI) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Stefan Joos (BEL) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Patrice Gaille (SUI) | 5 | | |
| Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) | 6 | | | Martin Brill (NZL) | 10 | | |
| Thomas Gerull (FRG) | 10 | Thomas Gerull (FRG) | 7 | | | | |
| | | Martin Brill (NZL) | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin Brill (NZL) | 10 |
| | | | | | | Arno Strohmeyer (AUT) | 7 |

##### Repechage 3

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Stefano Pantano (ITA) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Du Zhencheng (CHN) | 4 | Stefano Pantano (ITA) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Witold Gadomski (POL) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Stefano Pantano (ITA) | 5 | | |
| Zoltán Székely (HUN) | 10 | | | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 10 | | |
| Antônio Machado (BRA) | 5 | Zoltán Székely (HUN) | 9 | | | | |
| | | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 10 |
| | | | | | | Alexander Pusch (FRG) | 4 |

##### Repechage 4

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Jean-Michel Henry (FRA) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Péter Vánky (SWE) | 4 | Jean-Michel Henry (FRA) | 8 | | | | |
| | | Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 10 | | |
| Stéphane Ganeff (NED) | 10 | | | Stéphane Ganeff (NED) | 9 | | |
| Mykhailo Tyshko (URS) | 4 | Stéphane Ganeff (NED) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | 6 |
| | | | | | | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 10 |

### Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Torsten Kühnemund (GDR) | 5 | | | | |
| Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 10 | | | | |
| Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 10 | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 4 | | |
| | | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 10 | | |
| Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 10 | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 10 | | |
| Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 9 | | | | |
| Wladimir Resnitschenko (URS) | 9 | | | Philippe Riboud (FRA) | 9 |
| | | | | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 |
| Jerri Bergström (SWE) | 7 | | | | | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 |
| Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 | | |
| Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 | Arnd Schmitt (FRG) | 10 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 9 |
| Martin Brill (NZL) | 3 | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 9 | Sandro Cuomo (ITA) | 8 |
| Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 10 | | | Andrey Shuvalov (URS) | 10 |

## Final classification

| Fencer | Nation |
| Arnd Schmitt | West Germany |
| Philippe Riboud | France |
| Andrey Shuvalov | Soviet Union |
| Sandro Cuomo | Italy |
| Torsten Kühnemund | East Germany |
| Jerri Bergström | Sweden |
| Martin Brill | New Zealand |
| Wladimir Resnitschenko | Soviet Union |
| Alexander Pusch | West Germany |
| Ernő Kolczonay | Hungary |
| Arno Strohmeyer | Austria |
| Mauricio Rivas | Colombia |
| Patrice Gaille | Switzerland |
| Stefano Pantano | Italy |
| Michel Poffet | Switzerland |
| Stéphane Ganeff | Netherlands |
| Éric Srecki | France |
| Jean-Michel Henry | France |
| Lee Sang-Gi | South Korea |
| Zoltán Székely | Hungary |
| Witold Gadomski | Poland |
| Stefan Joos | Belgium |
| Thomas Gerull | West Germany |
| Johannes Nagele | Austria |
| Angelo Mazzoni | Italy |
| Mykhailo Tyshko | Soviet Union |
| Arwin Kardolus | Netherlands |
| Yun Nam-jin | South Korea |
| Péter Vánky | Sweden |
| Antônio Machado | Brazil |
| Michel Dessureault | Canada |
| Du Zhencheng | China |
| Ludomir Chronowski | Poland |
| Uwe Proske | East Germany |
| Douglas Fonseca | Brazil |
| Szabolcs Pásztor | Hungary |
| Ma Zhi | China |
| Juan Miguel Paz | Colombia |
| Stephen Trevor | United States |
| John Llewellyn | Great Britain |
| Rafael di Tella | Argentina |
| Roberto Lazzarini | Brazil |
| Cezary Siess | Poland |
| Mohamed Al-Hamar | Kuwait |
| Joaquin Pinto | Colombia |
| André Kuhn | Switzerland |
| Rob Stull | United States |
| Axel Birnbaum | Austria |
| Hugh Kernohan | Great Britain |
| Lee Il-Hui | South Korea |
| Ángel Fernández | Spain |
| Thierry Soumagne | Belgium |
| Younes Al-Mashmoum | Kuwait |
| Robert Davidson | Australia |
| Otto Drakenberg | Sweden |
| Fernando de la Peña | Spain |
| Sergio Turiace | Argentina |
| Lars Winter | Finland |
| Chan Kai Sang | Hong Kong |
| Roberto Durão | Portugal |
| Alain Côté | Canada |
| Khaled Jahrami | Kuwait |
| Jean-Marc Chouinard | Canada |
| Tong King King | Hong Kong |
| Manuel Pereira | Spain |
| Abdul Rahman Khalid | Bahrain |
| José Bandeira | Portugal |
| Saleh Farhan | Bahrain |
| Ahmed Al-Doseri | Bahrain |
| Austin Thomas | Aruba |
| Robert Marx | United States |
| Michiel Driessen | Netherlands |
| Wang San-Tsai | Chinese Taipei |
| Zahi El-Khoury | Lebanon |
| Óscar Pinto | Portugal |
| Ali Abuzamia | Jordan |
| Tang Wing Keung | Hong Kong |
| Michel Youssef | Lebanon |
| Alfredo Bogarín | Paraguay |