The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the programme for fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third appearance of the event.
The competition was held from Thursday June 27, 1924, to Sunday June 30, 1924. 12 teams, composed of 67 fencers, competed.
Rosters
Each team could have up to eight members. Four were selected for each match.
+ Argentina Horacio Casco Roberto Larraz Luis Lucchetti Ángel Santamarina + Austria Richard Brünner Kurt Ettinger Alois Gottfried Ernst Huber Hugo Philipp + Belgium Marcel Berre Désiré Beurain Charles Crahay Albert De Roocker Fernand de Montigny Maurice Van Damme + Denmark Jens Berthelsen Svend Munck Ivan Osiier Erik Sjøqvist + France Philippe Cattiau Jacques Coutrot Guy De Luget Roger Ducret Lucien Gaudin Henri Jobier André Labattut Josef Peroteaux + Great Britain Philip Doyne Robert Montgomerie Edgar Seligman Frederick Sherriff Roland Willoughby + Hungary László Berti István Lichteneckert Sándor Pósta Zoltán Schenker Ödön Tersztyanszky + Italy Valentino Argento Aldo Boni Dante Carniel Giorgio Chiavacci Luigi Cuomo Giulio Gaudini Giorgio Pessina Oreste Puliti + Netherlands Adrianus de Jong Paul Kunze Nicolaas Nederpeld Félix Vigeveno Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls + Spain Félix de Pomés Juan Delgado Diego Díez Diego García Santiago García + Switzerland John Albaret Constantin Antoniades Eugène Empeyta Édouard Fitting Frédéric Fitting Charles Rochat + United States Philip Allison Burke Boyce George Breed George Calnan Thomas Jeter Alfred Walker
Results
Round 1
The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless a match was unnecessary as it would not alter qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to five touches.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Quarterfinals
The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to five touches.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C Belgium won its match against Argentina on touches, 61–56.
Semifinals
The top two teams in each pool advanced. Each team played each other team in its pool, unless the match was unnecessary to decide qualification. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to five touches.
Pool A
Pool B Hungary won its match against Argentina on touches, 58–57.
Final
Each team played each other team. Each team match included 16 bouts: four fencers from one team faced four fencers from the other team once apiece. Bouts were to five touches.
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