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Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
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| Men's team épée at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall |
| Dates | 24 – 25 October |
| Competitors | 91 from 20 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Épée | men | |
| Team épée | men | |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 October 1968. 91 fencers from 20 nations competed.[1] For the first time in 60 years, Italy failed to finish in the top three positions.[2]
Rosters
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Results
Round 1
Pool A
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | ITA | USA | POR | |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union
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3 | 0 | 33 | 11 | Q | 10–4 | 10–5 | 13–2 | ||
| 2 |  Italy
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2 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 4–10 | 10–6 | 15–1 | |||
| 3 |  United States
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0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 5–10 | 6–10 | ||||
| 4 |  Portugal
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0 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 2–13 | 1–15 |
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Pool B
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | AUT | MEX | AUS | |
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| 1 |  Hungary
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3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | Q | 8–3 | 11–4 | 14–2 | ||
| 2 |  Austria
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2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 3–8 | 10–6 | 12–4 | |||
| 3 |  Mexico
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1 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 4–11 | 6–10 | 8–7 | |||
| 4 |  Australia
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0 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 2–14 | 4–12 | 7–8 |
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Pool C
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | POL | GDR | CAN | ARG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland
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3 | 0 | 35 | 13 | Q | 9–7 | 10–6 | 16–0 | ||
| 2 |  East Germany
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2 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 7–9 | 14–2 | 13–3 | |||
| 3 |  Canada
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0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 6–10 | 2–14 | ||||
| 4 |  Argentina
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0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0–16 | 3–13 |
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
Pool D
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRG | SWE | SUI | IRL | |
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| 1 | West Germany
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3 | 0 | 35 | 8 | Q | 9–2 | 11–5 | 15–1 | ||
| 2 |  Sweden
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2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 2–9 | 11–4 | 13–3 | |||
| 3 |  Switzerland
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0 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 5–11 | 4–11 | ||||
| 4 |  Ireland
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0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 1–15 | 3–13 |
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 650–52
