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Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

Men's foil
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Fencing pictogram.svg
Venue Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date 13 August 2008
Competitors 26 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Kleibrink  Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yuki Ota  Japan
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Salvatore Sanzo  Italy
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1st, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Kleibrink  Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yuki Ota  Japan
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Salvatore Sanzo  Italy

The men's foil fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The foil competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.


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