His countryman Pietro Speciale took silver, while Richard Verderber of Austria took bronze.

The only fencer from 1904 to return was silver medalist Albertson Van Zo Post of the United States.

[1][2] Bohemia, Denmark, Great Britain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, and South Africa each made their debut in the men's foil.

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, there were significant disputes over particulars of the rules, which led to the French boycott.