Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
| Men's foil at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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| Venue | Schermzaal | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 July–1 August 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
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Lucien Gaudin |
 France
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Erwin Casmir |
 Germany
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Giulio Gaudini |
 Italy
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The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1928 to 1 August 1928. 54 fencers from 22 nations competed.
Source: Official results; De Wael
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top three fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the final.
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top three finishers all ended with nine wins, and the tie was broken with a barrage
The barrage was a round-robin among the three top finalists. Each of three had lost twice in the final round-robin, once to another of the three finalists and once to a fencer who did not place as well. Gaudin, who had lost to Casmir in the final, beat him in the barrage and notched his second head-to-head victory against Gaudini to win gold.
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