[2] Two of the three competing nations were making their debut in the men's foil: Cuba and Germany.

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.

However, the number of touches made was not determinative of the winner of a bout.

Fonst continued to defeat all comers, including Post a second time, to win the gold.

Tatham, who had lost to Casmir in the semifinal pool, defeated him the second time around to take third place.