 The three-way tie among the Italian fencers for the medals at 5–2 required a barrage to settle.The first barrage resulted in another three-way tie at 1–1 (Pavesi defeated Delfino; Delfino defeated Mangiarotti; Mangiarotti defeated Pavesi).In the second barrage, the results were the same except Pavesi defeated Mangiarotti to win the gold medal.