The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 5 August 1984. 65 fencers from 14 nations competed.
Rosters
Argentina Csaba Gaspar Sergio Luchetti Marcelo Magnasco Sergio Turiace
Austria Joachim Wendt Dieter Kotlowski Georg Somloi Robert Blaschka Georg Loisel
Belgium Thierry Soumagne Peter Joos Stefan Joos Stéphane Ganeff
China Chu Shisheng Cui Yining Yu Yifeng Wang Wei Zhang Jian Liu Yunhong
Egypt Ahmed Diab Abdel Monem El-Husseini Bilal Rifaat Khaled Soliman
France Frédéric Pietruszka Pascal Jolyot Patrick Groc Philippe Omnès Marc Cerboni
Great Britain Bill Gosbee Pierre Harper Nick Bell Rob Bruniges Graham Paul
Hong Kong Ko Yin Fai Lai Yee Lap Lam Tak Chuen Liu Chi On
Italy Mauro Numa Andrea Borella Andrea Cipressa Stefano Cerioni Angelo Scuri
Japan Nobuyuki Azuma Yoshihiko Kanatsu Hidehachi Koyasu Tadashi Shimokawa Kenichi Umezawa
Kuwait Ahmed Al-Ahmed Khaled Al-Awadhi Kifah Al-Mutawa Mohamed Ghaloum
Lebanon Henri Darricau Yves Daniel Darricau Dany Haddad Michel Youssef
United States Mike Marx Greg Massialas Peter Lewison Mark Smith Mike McCahey
West Germany Harald Hein Matthias Behr Matthias Gey Klaus Reichert Frank Beck
Results
Round 1
Round 1 Pool A
The United States and Italy each defeated Egypt, 9–2 and 9–1, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Italy won 9–3.
Round 1 Pool B
In the first set of matches, West Germany beat Hong Kong 9–1 and Great Britain defeated Japan 8–8 (64–60 on touches). The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as West Germany prevailed over Japan 9–4 and Great Britain won against Hong Kong 9–0. Finally, West Germany took the top spot in the group by beating Great Britain 9–2 while Hong Kong finished last after losing to Japan 9–1.
Round 1 Pool C
Austria and France each defeated Argentina, 9–4 and 9–2, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–4.
Round 1 Pool D
In the first set of matches, Belgium beat Kuwait 9–1 and China defeated Lebanon 9–4. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Belgium prevailed over Lebanon 9–0 and China won against Kuwait 9–3. Finally, Belgium took the top spot in the group by beating China 8–8 (60–58 on touches) while Lebanon finished last after forfeiting to Kuwait.
Elimination rounds
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