87 fencers
3 poules: rounds
Round No 1
87 fencers
13 poules (9 poules of 7, 4 poules of 6)
Separation by : countries, clubs
70 qualifiers
Round No 2
70 fencers
10 poules of 7
Separation by : countries
56 qualifiers
Round No 3
56 fencers
8 poules of 7
Separation by : countries
48 qualifiers
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Qualification at the end of the poules on 1 round
Ranking at the end of the poules on 2 rounds
Direct elimination : 48 fencers
Main tableau
4 qualifiers
Losers of tableau of 32
8 qualifiers
Tableaux E-F
4 qualifiers
Tableau G
4 qualifiers
Tableau final