World Cup Report:May 2004 Men's Epee

While the Olympic bids are all set, there is still a good amount of fencing to do between now and Athens. The individuals and countries now are competing for valuable world cup points that will determine their seeding into the Olympic tournament. We have a brief rundown of the competitions that concluded in May, 2004.

Men’s Epee: This weapon contested 4 individual competitions in May, with Austria’s Christoph Marik winning 2 of the 4 World Cups. Marik won Heidenheim and Legnano while Rota of Italy took silver in Legnano and bronze in Innsbruck. Marik and Rota are still in a race for the #1 spot going into June.

Men’s Epee Top 10 (Official FIE Rankings)

Rank

Pts

Name

Nationality

1

221

ROTA Alfredo

ITA

2

216

MARIK Christoph

AUT

3

207

FISCHER Marcel

SUI

4

165

VAN LAECKE Yoeri

BEL

5

132

JEANNET Fabrice

FRA

6

130

ZHAO Gang

CHN

7

125

BOISSE Eric

FRA

8

123

BOCZKO Gabor

HUN

9

122

KARDOLUS Arwin

NED

10

118

SEPULVEDA PUERTO Eduardo

ESP

Tournament Results:

Heidenheimer Pokal

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Rank

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Pts

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Name

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Nationality

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1

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32

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MARIK Christoph

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AUT

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2

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26

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FISCHER Marcel

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SUI

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3

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20

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SCHMITT Martin

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GER

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3

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20

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BOSSALINI Alessandro

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ITA

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5

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14

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ROTA Alfredo

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ITA

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6

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14

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BOCZKO Gabor

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HUN

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7

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14

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SCHMID Sven

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GER

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8

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14

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NOVOSJOLOV Nikolai

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EST

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Trophée Carroccio - Legnano

Rank

Pts

Name

Nationality

1

32

MARIK Christoph

AUT

2

26

ROTA Alfredo

ITA

3

20

GRUMIER Gauthier

FRA

3

20

ZHAO Gang

CHN

5

14

CANU Mathieu

FRA

6

14

SICOT Bastien

FRA

7

14

XIE Yongjun

CHN

8

14

TICHKO Alexey

UKR

Innsbruck Coupe du Monde

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Rank

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Pts

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Name

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Nationality

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1

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32

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KNEIP Christoph

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GER

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2

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26

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VAN LAECKE Yoeri

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BEL

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3

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20

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ROTA Alfredo

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ITA

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3

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20

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ZAKHAROV Vitali

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BLR

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5

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14

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FERNANDEZ Silvio

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VEN

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6

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14

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CONFALONIERI Diego

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ITA

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7

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14

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MATHE Jorg

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AUT

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8

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14

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KAYSER Oliver

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AUT

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Challenge Bernadotte - Stockholm

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Rank

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Pts

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Name

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Nationality

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1

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48

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FISCHER Marcel

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SUI

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2

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39

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JEANNET Jerome

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FRA

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3

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30

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KOLOBKOV Pavel

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RUS

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3

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30

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DELHOMME Remy

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FRA

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5

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21

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BOCZKO Gabor

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HUN

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6

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21

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MOERCH Claus

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NOR

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7

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21

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ABAJO Jose luis

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ESP

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8

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21

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SELINE Alexei

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RUS

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