Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups.

The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals, while Pierrakos-Mavromichalis and Vouros were awarded third place.

[1] The event featured a pool-play semifinals round followed by a single final.

Standard foil rules were used, including that touches had to be made with the tip of the foil, the target area was limited to the torso, and priority determined the winner of double touches.

One unusual rule was that the president could award a touch for an off-target strike if the defender had improperly obscured the target area.