# Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 8 to 9 September 1972. 94 fencers from 20 nations competed.

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

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRA | NOR | GBR | LIB |
| 1 | France | 3 | 0 | 31 | 14 | QQ | | 9–4 | 10–6 | 12–4 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 26 | 19 | Q16 | 4–9 | | 9–7 | 13–3 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | | 6–10 | 7–9 | | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | | 4–12 | 3–13 | | |

#### Round 1 Pool B

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | AUT | ITA | CAN |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 35 | 9 | QQ | | 9–3 | 13–3 | 13–3 |
| 2 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 24 | 20 | Q16 | 3–9 | | 9–7 | 12–4 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | | 3–13 | 7–9 | | |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | | 3–13 | 4–12 | | |

#### Round 1 Pool C

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | SWE | FRG | DEN |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | QQ | | 5–10 | 10–4 | 16–0 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | Q16 | 10–5 | | 7–8 | 10–5 |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 20 | 21 | | 4–10 | 8–7 | | 8–4 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 9 | 34 | | 0–16 | 5–10 | 4–8 | |

#### Round 1 Pool D

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | SUI | POL | LUX | MEX |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 36 | 11 | QQ | | 9–6 | 12–4 | 15–1 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | QQ | 6–9 | | 9–6 | 11–5 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | | 4–12 | 6–9 | | |
| 4 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 6 | 26 | | 1–15 | 5–11 | | |

#### Round 1 Pool E

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ROU | USA | GDR | ARG |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 32 | 16 | QQ | | 8.59–8.64 | 11–5 | 13–3 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 30 | 18 | Q16 | 8.64–8.59 | | 8.61–8.65 | 14–2 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22 | | 5–11 | 8.65–8.61 | | 13–3 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 | | 3–13 | 2–14 | 3–13 | |

### Elimination rounds
#### Main bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A2 | Norway | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Austria | 2 | A2 | Norway | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | A1 | France | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A1 | France | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | D1 | Switzerland | 8 | | | |
| | | | D1 | Switzerland | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | E1 | Romania | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | D1 | Switzerland | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | C1 | Hungary | 8 |
| C2 | Sweden | 9 | | | | | | | | | | C1 | Hungary | 8 |
| E2 | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| E2 | United States | 2 | C2 | Sweden | 7 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 5 |
| | | | | | | C1 | Hungary | 8 |
| | | | | | | C1 | Hungary | 8 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | C1 | Hungary | 9 | | | | A1 | France | 4 |
| | | | D2 | Poland | 1 | | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 9 |

#### 5th place consolation bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A2 | Norway | 5 | | | |
| E1 | Romania | 9 | | | |
| E1 | Romania | 9 | E1 | Romania | 9 |
| | | | D2 | Poland | 3 |
| C2 | Sweden | 7 | D2 | Poland | 3 |
| D2 | Poland | 9 | | | |