Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
| Men's épée at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'hiver | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 10–11 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 67 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
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Charles Delporte |
 Belgium
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Roger Ducret |
 France
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Nils Hellsten |
 Sweden
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The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had not been on the programme in 1896.
The competition was held from Wednesday, July 10, 1924 to Thursday, July 11, 1924. 67 fencers from 18 nations competed.
The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.
The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.
The top six fencers, by number of wins, in each pool advanced. Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group tied on a number of wins that broke between qualification and non-qualification.
Double-losses were allowed. Tie-breakers were held within a group as necessary for individual placing to sixth place; this required two rounds of tie-breakers (the first round for 2nd-5th; the second round for 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th).
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