Venue Schermzaal | Competitors 54 from 22 nations | |
Dates 31 July – 1 August 1928 | ||
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1928 to 1 August 1928. 54 fencers from 22 nations competed.
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Results
Source: Official results; De Wael
Round 1
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top three fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.
Semifinals
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the final.
Final
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top three finishers all ended with nine wins, and the tie was broken with a barrage
Barrage
The barrage was a round-robin among the three top finalists. Each of three had lost twice in the final round-robin, once to another of the three finalists and once to a fencer who did not place as well. Gaudin, who had lost to Casmir in the final, beat him in the barrage and notched his second head-to-head victory against Gaudini to win gold.