Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
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Men's épée at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Green Convention Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | 10 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's épée fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 10 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre. There were 41 competitors from 23 nations.[1] The event was won by Matteo Tagliariol of Italy, the nation's first victory in the event since 1960 (the last of six consecutive wins) and first medal of any color since 1968. It was Italy's seventh overall victory, most among nations. The silver medal went to Fabrice Jeannet of France. José Luis Abajo earned Spain's first men's individual épée medal with his bronze. The Russian fencers' streak of five Games on the podium (including Russian fencers for the Soviet Union in 1988 and Unified Team in 1992) ended.