Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
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The men's foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on the second day of competition, 7 April. Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups. The first group was Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Delaborde, Callot, and Poulos. The second was Komninos-Miliotis, Balakakis, Gravelotte, and Vouros. The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals, while Pierrakos-Mavromichalis and Vouros were awarded third place. Vouros's second win came from a forfeit by Komninos-Miliotis.
Men's foil at the Games of the I Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Zappeion | ||||||||||||||||
Date | April 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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