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Men's foil
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Men's foil; at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
	Kim Young-ho
Venue	Sydney Exhibition Centre
Date	20 September 2000
Competitors	40 from 22 nations
Medalists
	← 1996 2004 →

The men's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-third appearance of the event. The competition was held on 20 September 2000. 40 fencers from 22 nations competed.^[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Kim Yeong-Ho of South Korea, the first Asian man to win an Olympic fencing title. Ralf Bißdorf of Germany took silver, the first medal for united Germany since 1928 (though East and West Germany had each won medals separately). Dmitry Shevchenko's bronze medal was Russia's first as an independent nation in the event.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Four of the eight quarterfinalists from 1996 returned: silver medalist Lionel Plumenail of France, fourth-place finisher Wolfgang Wienand of Germany, fifth-place finisher Rolando Tucker of Cuba, sixth-place finisher (and 1992 silver medalist) Sergei Golubitsky of Ukraine, and eighth-place finisher Kim Young-ho of South Korea. Golubitsky was the favorite, having won all three world championships between Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. Kim was a serious contender as well, rising from an unknown giant-killer (knocking off then-reigning world champion Dmitriy Shevchenko of Russia in the 1996 Games) to a giant himself (taking second in the 1997 and third in the 1999 world championships). Shevchenko returned as well, hoping for a better result than his early exit in Atlanta.^[2]

For the first time in the event's history, no nations made their debut in the men's foil. France and the United States each made their 21st appearance, tied for most of any nation; France had missed only the 1904 (with fencers not traveling to St. Louis) and the 1912 (boycotted due to a dispute over rules) foil competitions, while the United States had missed the inaugural 1896 competition and boycotted the 1980 Games altogether.

Competition format

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2000 tournament continued to use that format. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard foil rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.^[2]

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday, 20 September 2000	9:30 17:30	Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Final

Results

The field of 40 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

Section 1

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

		Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	15
Gerald McMahon (AUS)	9	Wang Haibin (CHN)	10
Wang Haibin (CHN)	15			Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	15
				Carlos Rodríguez (VEN)	7
		Ilgar Mamedov (RUS)	14
		Carlos Rodríguez (VEN)	15
						Salvatore Sanzo (ITA)	14
						Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS)	15
		Elvis Gregory (CUB)	15
Naoto Okazaki (JPN)	6	Abdul Muhsen Ali (KUW)	5
Abdul Muhsen Ali (KUW)	15			Elvis Gregory (CUB)	14
				Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS)	15
		Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS)	15
		Adam Krzesiński (POL)	8

Section 2

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

		Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR)	15
James Beevers (GBR)	15	James Beevers (GBR)	1
Marco Martins (BRA)	7			Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR)	15
				Matteo Zennaro (ITA)	12
		Matteo Zennaro (ITA)	15
		Daniele Crosta (ITA)	11
						Serhiy Holubytskiy (UKR)	5
						Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)	15
		Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)	15
Brice Guyart (FRA)	15	Brice Guyart (FRA)	13
Leandro Marchetti (ARG)	6			Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)	15
				Cliff Bayer (USA)	14
		Cliff Bayer (USA)	15
		Ryszard Sobczak (POL)	9

Section 3

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

		Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA)	15
Lionel Plumenail (FRA)	15	Lionel Plumenail (FRA)	8
Tamer Mohamed Tahoun (EGY)	9			Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA)	15
				Rolando Tucker (CUB)	13
		Rolando Tucker (CUB)	15
		Joachim Wendt (AUT)	5
						Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA)	15
						Richard Breutner (GER)	9
		Oscar García (CUB)	9
Sławomir Mocek (POL)	15	Sławomir Mocek (POL)	15
Maher Ben Aziza (TUN)	2			Sławomir Mocek (POL)	8
				Richard Breutner (GER)	15
		Andrey Deyev (RUS)	10
		Richard Breutner (GER)	15

Section 4

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

		Wolfgang Wienand (GER)	8
Márk Marsi (HUN)	15	Márk Marsi (HUN)	15
Andrey Kolganov (KAZ)	13			Márk Marsi (HUN)	15
				Ye Chong (CHN)	8
		Ye Chong (CHN)	15
		Dong Zhaozhi (CHN)	6
						Márk Marsi (HUN)	13
						Ralf Bißdorf (GER)	15
		João Gomes (POR)	15
		Michael Ludwig (AUT)	12
				João Gomes (POR)	11
Oleksiy Kruhliak (UKR)	15			Ralf Bißdorf (GER)	15
Oleksiy Bryzhalov (UKR)	9	Oleksiy Kruhliak (UKR)	7
		Ralf Bißdorf (GER)	15

Finals

Semifinals		Final



Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS)	14

Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)	15
		Kim Yeong-Ho (KOR)	15

		Ralf Bißdorf (GER)	14
Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA)	13

Ralf Bißdorf (GER)	15
		Bronze medal match



		Dmitry Shevchenko (RUS)	15

		Jean-Noël Ferrari (FRA)	14

Final classification

Rank	Fencer	Nation
	Kim Yeong-Ho	South Korea
	Ralf Bißdorf	Germany
	Dmitry Shevchenko	Russia
4	Jean-Noël Ferrari	France
5	Salvatore Sanzo	Italy
6	Serhiy Holubytskiy	Ukraine
7	Richard Breutner	Germany
8	Márk Marsi	Hungary
9	Elvis Gregory	Cuba
10	Cliff Bayer	United States
11	Matteo Zennaro	Italy
12	João Gomes	Portugal
13	Carlos Rodríguez	Venezuela
14	Rolando Tucker	Cuba
15	Ye Chong	China
16	Sławomir Mocek	Poland
17	Oscar García	Cuba
18	Wolfgang Wienand	Germany
19	Dong Zhaozhi	China
20	Joachim Wendt	Austria
21	Ilgar Mamedov	Russia
22	Michael Ludwig	Austria
23	Daniele Crosta	Italy
24	Ryszard Sobczak	Poland
25	Andrey Deyev	Russia
26	Adam Krzesiński	Poland
27	Brice Guyart	France
28	James Beevers	Great Britain
29	Lionel Plumenail	France
30	Wang Haibin	China
31	Oleksiy Kruhliak	Ukraine
32	Abdul Muhsen Ali	Kuwait
33	Naoto Okazaki	Japan
34	Oleksiy Bryzhalov	Ukraine
35	Gerald McMahon	Australia
36	Tamer Mohamed Tahoun	Egypt
37	Marco Martins	Brazil
38	Leandro Marchetti	Argentina
39	Maher Ben Aziza	Tunisia
40	Andrey Kolganov	Kazakhstan

References

^ "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results - Men's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Foil, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.