Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

Men's team foil at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue	Central Army Sports Club Complex
Dates	25–26 July 1980
Competitors	40 from 9 nations
Medalists
Frédéric Pietruszka Didier Flament Pascal Jolyot Philippe Bonnin Bruno Boscherie  France Aleksandr Romankov Volodymyr Smyrnov Sabirzhan Ruziyev Ashot Karagyan Vladimir Lapitsky  Soviet Union Adam Robak Bogusław Zych Lech Koziejowski Marian Sypniewski  Poland
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Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Épée	men
Team épée	men
Foil	men	women
Team foil	men	women
Sabre	men
Team sabre	men
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The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 25 to 26 July 1980. 40 fencers from 9 nations competed.^[1]

Romania and the Soviet Union each defeated Great Britain, 12–4 and 13–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–2.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	ROU	GBR
1	Soviet Union	2	0	22	5	QS			9–2	13–3
2	Romania	1	1	14	13	QQ		2–9		12–4
3	Great Britain	0	2	7	25			3–13	4–12

Cuba and Hungary tied at 8–8, with 58 touches apiece. France then defeated both of the other teams, 10–6 each.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRA	HUN	CUB
1	France	2	0	20	12	QS			10–6	10–6
2	Hungary	0.5	1.5	14	18	QQ		6–10		8–8
3	Cuba	0.5	1.5	14	18			6–10	8–8

East Germany and Poland each defeated Kuwait, 14–2 and 15–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Poland won 9–5.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		POL	GDR	KUW
1	Poland	2	0	24	6	QQ			9–5	15–1
2	East Germany	1	1	19	11			5–9		14–2
3	Kuwait	0	2	3	29			1–15	2–14

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A2

Romania

5

C2

East Germany

8

C2

East Germany

7

B1

France

9

B1

France

Bye

B1

France

8 (68)

A1

Soviet Union

8 (60)

B2

Hungary

7

C1

Poland

9

C1

Poland

7

Third place

A1

Soviet Union

9

A1

Soviet Union

C2

East Germany

5

Bye

C1

Poland

9

	Fifth Place
	A2	Romania	9
	B2	Hungary	7