Men's foil
at the Games of the I Olympiad
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A picture of two fencers performing The Grand Salute
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Zappeion |
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April 7 |
| Competitors |
8 from 2 nations |
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The men's foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on the second day of competition, 7 April. Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups. The first group was Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Delaborde, Callot, and Poulos. The second was Komninos-Miliotis, Balakakis, Gravelotte, and Vouros. The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals, while Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was awarded third place as he had the best record (2-1) of the remaining fencers in actual bouts. Vouros's second win came from a forfeit by Komninos-Miliotis.
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Final
In the final, the two undefeated Frenchmen faced each other. Gravelotte won in a close bout.
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Henri Callot (FRA)
Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (GRE)
