Fencing
World #2 Marcel Fischer marched through the Men's épée, with his only close match a 15-13 win over a Venezuelan in the quarterfinal. In the final, he met, and beat, surprise Chinese finalist Wang Lei, the world #56.
Men's Épée:
- (1) Marcel Fischer
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: Defeated (33) Ahmed Nabil of Egypt (15 - 10)
- Round of 16: Defeated (16) Iván Kovács of Hungary (15 - 7)
- Quarterfinal: Defeated (9) Silvio Fernández of Venezuela (15 - 13)
- Semifinal: Defeated (6) Érik Boisse of France (15 - 9)
- Final: Defeated (27) Wang Lei of China (15 - 9) (Gold Medal)
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