Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
# Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 18 to 19 October 1968. 79 fencers from 17 nations competed.

## Results

### Round 1

**Pool A**

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRA | CUB | MEX |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | Q | | 9–3 | 12–4 |
| 2 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | Q | 3–9 | | 9–7 |
| 3 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | | 4–12 | 7–9 | |

**Pool B**

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | GBR | USA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Q | | 9–0 | 12–4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | Q | 0–9 | | 9–7 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | | 4–12 | 7–9 | |

**Pool C**

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ROU | JPN | EGY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 21 | 11 | Q | | 8.61–8.57 | 13–3 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | Q | 8.57–8.61 | | 13–3 |
| 3 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 6 | 26 | | 3–13 | 3–13 | |

**Pool D**

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | POL | HUN | ARG | VEN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 30 | 15 | Q | | 9–4 | 11–5 | 10–6 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | Q | 4–9 | | 14–2 | 15–1 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | | 5–11 | 2–14 | | |
| 4 | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | | 6–10 | 1–15 | | |

**Pool E**

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRG | ITA | CAN | IRL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 0 | 37 | 5 | Q | | 9–1 | 13–3 | 15–1 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | Q | 1–9 | | 15–1 | 15–1 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | | 3–13 | 1–15 | | |
| 4 | Ireland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | | 1–15 | 1–15 | | |

### Elimination rounds

**Main bracket**

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B2 | Great Britain | 8 (66) | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Japan | 8 (64) | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Japan | 8 (64) | C2 | Japan | 8 (64) | | | | | | |
| | | | A1 | France | 8 (60) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A1 | France | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | D1 | Poland | 7 | | | |
| | | | D1 | Poland | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | E1 | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A1 | France | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 6 |
| A2 | Cuba | 2 | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 6 |
| D2 | Hungary | 9 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Hungary | 9 | D2 | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | B1 | Soviet Union | 8 (60) |
| | | | | | | C1 | Romania | 8 (63) |
| | | | | | | C1 | Romania | 8 (63) | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze |
| | | | C1 | Romania | 8 | | | | D1 | Poland | 9 |
| | | | E2 | Italy | 7 | | | | C1 | Romania | 3 |

**Consolation**

| Consol. semifinals | Consol. semifinals | Consol. semifinals | 5th/6th | 5th/6th | 5th/6th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C2 | Japan | 8 (60) | | | |
| E1 | West Germany | 8 (57) | | | |
| E1 | West Germany | 8 (57) | E1 | West Germany | 4 |
| | | | D2 | Hungary | 9 |
| D2 | Hungary | 9 | D2 | Hungary | 9 |
| E2 | Italy | 4 | | | |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Nation |
| - | - |
| | France |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Romania |
| 5 | Hungary |
| 6 | West Germany |
| 7 | Italy |
| 7 | Japan |
| 9 | Cuba |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 11 | Canada |
| 11 | Egypt |
| 11 | Mexico |
| 11 | United States |
| 16 | Ireland |
| 16 | Venezuela |
