Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil


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.

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
DateTimeRound
Sunday, 5 August 201209:00Round of 16
Sunday, 5 August 201210:30Quarter-finals
Sunday, 5 August 201212:00Semi-finals
Sunday, 5 August 201215:00Placement 5-6 / 7-8
Sunday, 5 August 201218:00Bronze medal match
Sunday, 5 August 201219:15Final

Draw

Finals

Classification 5–8

Final classification