Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
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Venue | Carioca Arena 3 | ||||||||||||
Date | 9 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's épée competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 9 August at the Carioca Arena 3.[1] There were 38 competitors from 20 nations. South Korea's Park Sang-young won the individual gold, the first victory for South Korea in the event after bronze medals in 2000 and 2012. Géza Imre took silver, Hungary's first medal in the event since 1996. Imre, at age 41, was the oldest individual fencing medalist since 1952.[2] Gauthier Grumier of France earned bronze.
In the final, Imre led 14-10 before Park scored the final 5 points to win 15–14.[2]