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Men's épée
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Men's épée; at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
	Olympic fencing
Venue	Grand Palais strip
Date	28 July 2024
Competitors	35 from 19 nations
	← 2020 2028 →

The men's épée event at the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place on 28 July 2024 at the Grand Palais strip.

Background

This will be the 29th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since being introduced in 1900.

Qualification

Competition format

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2024 tournament continued to use that format. Fencing is done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer is the winner; a tie results in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period is further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scores a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner wins the bout. Standard épée rules regarding target area, striking, and priority are used.

Schedule

The competition was held over a single day, Sunday, 28 July. Women's épée bouts alternate with the men's sabre event bouts.^[1]

All times use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)^[2]

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, 28 July 2024	10:00 12:25 15:05 16:25 20:00 22:15	Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals