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
Kim Young-ho
 South Korea
Ralf Bißdorf
 Germany
Dmitry Shevchenko
 Russia
Fencing at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Épéemenwomen
Team épéemenwomen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Background

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

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

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

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 20 September 20009:30
17:30		Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

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
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) 15  
 Gerald McMahon (AUS) 6      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
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
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  
         Benny 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
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
 
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
RankFencerNation
Kim Yeong-Ho South Korea
Ralf Bißdorf Germany
Dmitry Shevchenko Russia
4Jean-Noël Ferrari France
5Salvatore Sanzo Italy
6Serhiy Holubytskiy Ukraine
7Richard Breutner Germany
8Márk Marsi Hungary
9Elvis Gregory Cuba
10Cliff Bayer United States
11Matteo Zennaro Italy
12João Gomes Portugal
13Carlos Rodríguez Venezuela
14Rolando Tucker Cuba
15Ye Chong China
16Sławomir Mocek Poland
17Oscar García Cuba
18Wolfgang Wienand Germany
19Dong Zhaozhi China
20Benny Wendt Austria
21Ilgar Mamedov Russia
22Michael Ludwig Austria
23Daniele Crosta Italy
24Ryszard Sobczak Poland
25Andrey Deyev Russia
26Adam Krzesiński Poland
27Brice Guyart France
28James Beevers Great Britain
29Lionel Plumenail France
30Wang Haibin China
31Oleksiy Kruhliak Ukraine
32Abdul Muhsen Ali Kuwait
33Naoto Okazaki Japan
34Oleksiy Bryzhalov Ukraine
35Gerald McMahon Australia
36Tamer Mohamed Tahoun Egypt
37Marco Martins Brazil
38Leandro Marchetti Argentina
39Maher Ben Aziza Tunisia
40Andrey Kolganov Kazakhstan

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