148 fencers
2 poules: rounds
Round No 1
148 fencers
22 poules (16 poules of 7, 6 poules of 6)
Separation by : countries
118 qualifiers
Round No 2
118 fencers
20 poules (18 poules of 6, 2 poules of 5)
Separation by : countries
94 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 : 94 fencers
Main tableau
4 qualifiers
Losers of tableau of 16
4 qualifiers
Tableau D
4 qualifiers
Tableau final