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Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

Men's team épée
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date 15 August 2008
Competitors 32 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Fabrice Jeannet
Jérôme Jeannet
Ulrich Robeiri
 France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Robert Andrzejuk
Tomasz Motyka
Adam Wiercioch
Radosław Zawrotniak
 Poland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Stefano Carozzo
Diego Confalonieri
Alfredo Rota
Matteo Tagliariol
 Italy
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1st, gold medalist(s) Fabrice Jeannet
Jérôme Jeannet
Ulrich Robeiri
 France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Robert Andrzejuk
Tomasz Motyka
Adam Wiercioch
Radosław Zawrotniak
 Poland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Stefano Carozzo
Diego Confalonieri
Alfredo Rota
Matteo Tagliariol
 Italy

The men's team épée fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 15 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The team épée competition consisted of a four-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers and classification semifinals and finals for 5th to 8th places. Teams consist of three members each. Matches consist of nine bouts, with every fencer on one team facing each fencer on the other team. Scoring carried over between bouts with a total of 45 touches being the team goal. Bouts lasted until one team reached the target multiple of 5 touches. For example, if the first bout ended with a score of 5-3, that score would remain into the next bout and the second bout would last until one team reached 10 touches. Bouts also had a maximum time of three minutes each; if the final bout ended before either team reached 45 touches, the team leading at that point won. A tie at that point would result 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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