Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
| Men's team foil at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 5 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's team foil competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 5 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Twenty-eight fencers from nine countries competed.
Contents
Format
Great Britain, as hosts, were allowed to enter a team in any event they chose. They entered a team in this competition, and fenced against the 8th-seeded Egyptian team, with the winning team joining the seven other teams in the main quarter-final draw. Quarter-final losers continued fencing to determine ranking spots for fifth through eighth, while the quarter-final winners met in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-final bouts competed for the gold medal, while the losing teams competed for the bronze.
Team events competed to a maximum of 45 touches.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 09:00 | Round of 16 |
| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 10:30 | Quarter-finals |
| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 12:00 | Semi-finals |
| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 15:00 | Placement 5-6 / 7-8 |
| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 18:00 | Bronze medal match |
| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 19:15 | Final |
Draw
Finals
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Italy |
45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Great Britain |
45 | 9 | Great Britain |
40 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  Egypt |
33 | 1 | Italy |
45 | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  United States |
24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | United States |
45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  France |
39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy |
45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Japan |
39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Germany |
44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Russia |
40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Germany |
40 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Japan (OT) |
41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Japan |
45 | 5 | United States |
27 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  China |
30 | 3 | Germany |
45 | |||||||||||||
Classification 5–8
| Placement 5–8 | |||||||||
| 9 | Great Britain |
45 | |||||||
| 4 | France |
29 | Placement 5–6 | ||||||
| 9 | Great Britain |
35 | |||||||
| Placement 5–8 | 6 | Russia |
45 | ||||||
| 6 | Russia |
45 | |||||||
| 2 | China |
40 | Placement 7–8 | ||||||
| 4 | France |
33 | |||||||
| 2 | China |
45 | |||||||
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