| | | Final Group | w | l | t | Touches | Y |  | 1. Gino Cantone |  ITA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24: | 15 | 31 |  | 2. Oswald Zappelli |  SUI | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20: | 17 | 34 |  | 3. Edoardo Mangiarotti |  ITA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20: | 17 | 29 |  | 4. Henri Guérin |  FRA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20: | 19 | 43 |  | 5. Jean-Marie Radoux |  BEL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19: | 20 | 42 |  | 6. Henri Lepage |  FRA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19: | 20 | 40 |  | 7. Carlo Agostoni |  ITA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22: | 21 | 39 |  | 8. Émile Gretsch |  LUX | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16: | 22 | 39 |  | 9. Norman Lewis |  USA | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20: | 24 | 32 |  | 10.Ronald Parfitt |  GBR | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18: | 23 | 35 | 
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 | Bronze Medal Bout |  | Oswald Zappelli |  SUI | 3-0 | Edoardo Mangiarotti |  ITA | 
 | | Final Bouts |  | Cantone |  ITA | 3-1 | Zappelli |  SUI |  | Cantone |  ITA | 3-2 | Guérin |  FRA |  | Cantone |  ITA | 3-0 | Radoux |  BEL |  | Cantone |  ITA | 3-2 | Lepage |  FRA |  | Cantone |  ITA | 3-1 | Gretsch |  LUX |  | Cantone |  ITA | 3-1 | Lewis |  USA |  | Cantone |  ITA | 3-2 | Parfitt |  GBR |  | Zappelli |  SUI | 3-0 | Mangiarotti |  ITA |  | Zappelli |  SUI | 3-2 | Guérin |  FRA |  | Zappelli |  SUI | 3-1 | Agostoni |  ITA |  | Zappelli |  SUI | 3-1 | Gretsch |  LUX |  | Zappelli |  SUI | 3-1 | Parfitt |  GBR |  | Mangiarotti |  ITA | 3-1 | Cantone |  ITA |  | Mangiarotti |  ITA | 3-0 | Guérin |  FRA |  | Mangiarotti |  ITA | 3-2 | Radoux |  BEL |  | Mangiarotti |  ITA | 3-1 | Lepage |  FRA |  | Mangiarotti |  ITA | 3-1 | Gretsch |  LUX |  | Guérin |  FRA | 3-1 | Radoux |  BEL |  | Guérin |  FRA | 3-1 | Lepage |  FRA |  | Guérin |  FRA | 3-2 | Gretsch |  LUX |  | Guérin |  FRA | 3-2 | Lewis |  USA |  | Guérin |  FRA | 3-1 | Parfitt |  GBR |  | Radoux |  BEL | 3-1 | Zappelli |  SUI |  | Radoux |  BEL | 3-2 | Agostoni |  ITA |  | Radoux |  BEL | 3-2 | Gretsch |  LUX |  | Radoux |  BEL | 3-1 | Lewis |  USA |  | Radoux |  BEL | 3-2 | Parfitt |  GBR |  | Lepage |  FRA | 3-1 | Zappelli |  SUI |  | Lepage |  FRA | 3-1 | Radoux |  BEL |  | Lepage |  FRA | 3-1 | Parfitt |  GBR |  | Lepage |  FRA | 3-2 | Agostoni |  ITA |  | Agostoni |  ITA | 3-2 | Cantone |  ITA |  | Agostoni |  ITA | 3-1 | Mangiarotti |  ITA |  | Agostoni |  ITA | 3-1 | Guérin |  FRA |  | Agostoni |  ITA | 3-2 | Parfitt |  GBR |  | Gretsch |  LUX | 3-1 | Lepage |  FRA |  | Gretsch |  LUX | 3-2 | Agostoni |  ITA |  | Gretsch |  LUX | 3-1 | Lewis |  USA |  | Lewis |  USA | 3-2 | Zappelli |  SUI |  | Lewis |  USA | 3-2 | Mangiarotti |  ITA |  | Lewis |  USA | 3-2 | Lepage |  FRA |  | Parfitt |  GBR | 3-2 | Mangiarotti |  ITA |  | Parfitt |  GBR | 3-0 | Gretsch |  LUX |  | Lewis |  USA | 3-3 | Agostoni |  ITA |  | Lewis |  USA | 3-3 | Parfitt |  GBR | 
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 |  |  | 2 Round Robin Groups. First 5 progressed to Final Group. | 
 | | Semi-Final 1 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Norman Lewis |  USA | 6 | 1 | 32 |  | 2. Jean-Marie Radoux |  BEL | 5 | 3 | 42 |  | 3. Gino Cantone |  ITA | 4 | 2 | 31 |  | 4. Henri Lepage |  FRA | 4 | 2 | 40 |  | 5. Carlo Agostoni |  ITA | 3 | 4 | 39 |  | 6. Bengt Ljungquist |  SWE | 3 | 4 | 35 |  | 7. Egill Knutzen |  NOR | 1 | 5 | 34 |  | 7. Raúl Saucedo |  ARG | 1 | 6 | 43 |  | dnf. Emiliano Camargo |  COL | 0 | 2 | - | 
 | Semi-Final 2 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Ronald Parfitt |  GBR | 6 | 2 | 35 |  | 2. Henri Guérin |  FRA | 5 | 3 | 43 |  | 3. Gretsch Émile |  LUX | 4 | 3 | 39 |  | 3. Edoardo Mangiarotti |  ITA | 4 | 3 | 29 |  | 3. Oswald Zappelli |  SUI | 4 | 4 | 34 |  | 6. Marcel Desprets |  FRA | 3 | 5 | 41 |  | 7. Miguel Biancalana |  BRA | 3 | 5 | 45 |  | 8. Charles Debeur |  BEL | 3 | 5 | 42 |  | 9. Mahmoud Younes |  EGY | 1 | 7 | 33 | 
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 |  |  | 6 Round Robin Groups. First 3 progressed to Semi-Finals. | 
 | | Quarter-Final 1 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Oswald Zappelli |  SUI | 6 | 0 | 34 |  | 2. Gino Cantone |  ITA | 4 | 2 | 31 |  | 3. Emiliano Camargo |  COL | 3 | 3 | - |  | 4. Joe de Capriles |  USA | 3 | 3 | 36 |  | 5. Alf Horn |  CAN | 3 | 3 | 35 |  | 6. Nils Sjöblom |  FIN | 1 | 5 | 38 |  | 7. Andreas Skotidas |  GRE | 0 | 6 | - | 
 | Quarter-Final 2 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Carlo Agostoni |  ITA | 5 | 2 | 39 |  | 2. Miguel Biancalana |  BRA | 4 | 3 | 45 |  | 2. Raúl Saucedo |  ARG | 4 | 3 | 43 |  | 4. Charles de Beaumont |  GBR | 4 | 3 | 46 |  | 5. Frank Cervell |  SWE | 3 | 4 | 41 |  | 6. Fathallah Abdel Rahman |  EGY | 3 | 4 | 33 |  | 7. Roelof Hordijk |  NED | 2 | 4 | 31 |  | 8. Carlos Lamar |  CUB | 1 | 5 | 39 | 
 | Quarter-Final 3 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Gretsch Émile |  LUX | 5 | 1 | 39 |  | 2. Edoardo Mangiarotti |  ITA | 4 | 2 | 29 |  | 3. Bengt Ljungquist |  SWE | 4 | 2 | 35 |  | 4. Antonio Villamil |  ARG | 3 | 3 | 43 |  | 5. Bert Pelling |  GBR | 2 | 4 | 44 |  | 6. Alfred Eriksen |  NOR | 2 | 4 | 29 |  | 7. Antonio Haro |  MEX | 1 | 5 | 37 | 
 | Quarter-Final 4 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Norman Lewis |  USA | 4 | 1 | 32 |  | 2. Marcel Desprets |  FRA | 4 | 2 | 41 |  | 3. Charles Debeur |  BEL | 4 | 2 | 42 |  | 4. Mogens Lüchow |  DEN | 2 | 3 | 30 |  | 5. Robert Lips |  SUI | 1 | 2 | 35 |  | 6. Vito Simonetti |  ARG | 1 | 3 | 45 |  | 7. Imre Hennyei |  HUN | 0 | 5 | 35 | 
 | Quarter-Final 5 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Mahmoud Younes |  EGY | 4 | 2 | 33 |  | 2. Jean-Marie Radoux |  BEL | 4 | 2 | 42 |  | 3. Henri Lepage |  FRA | 3 | 3 | 40 |  | 4. Paul Anen |  LUX | 3 | 3 | 30 |  | 5. Ib Nielsen |  DEN | 3 | 3 | 29 |  | 6. Pál Dunay |  HUN | 1 | 5 | 39 |  | 6. Rodolphe Spillmann |  SUI | 1 | 5 | - | 
 | Quarter-Final 6 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Henri Guérin |  FRA | 4 | 1 | 43 |  | 2. Ronald Parfitt |  GBR | 4 | 1 | 35 |  | 3. Egill Knutzen |  NOR | 4 | 2 | 34 |  | 4. Roberto Mañalich |  CUB | 3 | 3 | 42 |  | 5. Jean Asfar |  EGY | 2 | 3 | - |  | 6. Carl Forssell |  SWE | 2 | 4 | 30 |  | 7. Roland Asselin |  CAN | 0 | 5 | 31 | 
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 | Round 1 - Saturday 07.08 |  | 8 Round Robin Groups. First 4 progressed to Quarter-Finals. |  | Best fencers were exepmt from this round. | 
 | | Pool 1 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Robert Lips |  SUI | 4 | 2 | 35 |  | 2. Fathallah Abdel Rahman |  EGY | 4 | 2 | 33 |  | 3. Raúl Saucedo |  ARG | 3 | 3 | 43 |  | 4. Paul Anen |  LUX | 3 | 3 | 30 |  | 5. Pinto Álvaro |  POR | 2 | 4 | 41 |  | 6. Enrique Accorsi |  CHI | 2 | 4 | 31 |  | 7. Ilmari Vartia |  FIN | 1 | 5 | 33 | 
 | Pool 2 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Antonio Villamil |  ARG | 6 | 1 | 43 |  | 2. Gretsch Émile |  LUX | 4 | 3 | 39 |  | 3. Nils Sjöblom |  FIN | 4 | 3 | 38 |  | 4. Miguel Biancalana |  BRA | 3 | 4 | 45 |  | 5. Claus Mørch, Sr. |  NOR | 3 | 4 | 36 |  | 6. Albert Wolff |  USA | 3 | 4 | 42 |  | 7. Manuel Chagas |  POR | 2 | 5 | - |  | 8. Antonio Ahumada |  COL | 0 | 7 | - | 
 | Pool 3 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Bert Pelling |  GBR | 5 | 0 | 44 |  | 2. Rodolphe Spillmann |  SUI | 5 | 1 | - |  | 3. Charles Debeur |  BEL | 3 | 2 | 42 |  | 4. Vito Simonetti |  ARG | 2 | 4 | 45 |  | 5. Emilio Meraz |  MEX | 2 | 4 | 39 |  | 6. Georges Pouliot |  CAN | 2 | 4 | 25 |  | 7. Ignacio Goldstein |  CHI | 0 | 6 | - | 
 | Pool 4 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Pál Dunay |  HUN | 6 | 1 | 39 |  | 2. Alf Horn |  CAN | 6 | 1 | 35 |  | 3. Charles de Beaumont |  GBR | 5 | 2 | 46 |  | 4. Jean-Marie Radoux |  BEL | 3 | 4 | 42 |  | 5. Fortunato de Barros |  BRA | 3 | 4 | 32 |  | 6. Jan Nawrocki |  POL | 3 | 4 | 34 |  | 7. Ioannis Karamazakis |  GRE | 1 | 6 | - |  | 8. Francisco Valero |  MEX | 0 | 7 | 42 | 
 | Pool 5 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Oswald Zappelli |  SUI | 5 | 1 | 34 |  | 2. Antonio Haro |  MEX | 3 | 3 | 37 |  | 2. Ronald Parfitt |  GBR | 3 | 3 | 35 |  | 4. Andreas Skotidas |  GRE | 3 | 3 | - |  | 5. Raoul Henkaert |  BEL | 2 | 4 | 41 |  | 6. Mikla Béla |  HUN | 2 | 4 | - |  | 7. Rajmund Karwicki |  POL | 1 | 5 | 41 | 
 | Pool 6 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Egill Knutzen |  NOR | 5 | 1 | 34 |  | 2. Roland Asselin |  CAN | 5 | 2 | 31 |  | 3. Imre Hennyei |  HUN | 4 | 3 | 35 |  | 4. Emiliano Camargo |  COL | 4 | 3 | - |  | 5. Erkki Kerttula |  FIN | 3 | 4 | 38 |  | 6. Henrique Valim |  BRA | 3 | 4 | 51 |  | 7. Athanasios Nanopoulos |  GRE | 2 | 5 | - |  | 8. Jean-Fernand Leischen |  LUX | 0 | 6 | 28 | 
 | Pool 7 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Joe de Capriles |  USA | 4 | 0 | 36 |  | 2. Alfred Eriksen |  NOR | 2 | 2 | 29 |  | 3. Carlos Lamar |  CUB | 2 | 2 | 39 |  | 4. Mahmoud Younes |  EGY | 1 | 3 | 33 |  | 5. Carlos Iturri |  PER | 1 | 3 | - | 
 | Pool 8 | w | l | Y |  | 1. Norman Lewis |  USA | 4 | 0 | 32 |  | 2. Roelof Hordijk |  NED | 1 | 2 | 31 |  | 3. Roberto Mañalich |  CUB | 1 | 2 | 42 |  | 4. Jean Asfar |  EGY | 1 | 3 | - |  | 5. Emílio Lino |  POR | 0 | 4 | 32 | 
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