Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

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Men's team sabre
at the Games of the V Olympiad
1912 Hungarian sabre team.JPG
The winning team of Hungary.
Venue Östermalm Athletic Grounds
DatesJuly 14–15
Competitors69 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
László Berti, Dezső Földes, Jenő Fuchs, Oskar Gerde, Ervin Mészáros, Zoltán Schenker, Péter Tóth, Lajos Werkner
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria  (AUT)
Albert Bogen, Rudolf Cvetko, Friedrich Golling, Otto Herschmann, Andreas Suttner, Reinhold Trampler, Richard Verderber
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Willem van Blijenburgh, Jetze Doorman, Adrianus de Jong, Hendrik de Jongh, George van Rossem, Dirk Scalongne
  1908
1920  

The men's team sabre was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908.

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Rosters

Results

Quarterfinals

Pool A
PlaceFencerWinsLossesQual.
1Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Bohemia  (BOH)QS
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary  (HUN)QS
Pool B
PlaceFencerWinsLossesQual.
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)10QS
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)10QS
3Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia  (RUS)02
Pool C
PlaceFencerWinsLossesQual.
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)10QS
2Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER)00QS
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)01
Pool D
PlaceFencerWinsLossesQual.
1Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria  (AUT)20QS
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)11QS
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)02

Semifinals

Pool A
PlaceFencerWinsLossesQual.
1Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Bohemia  (BOH)30QF
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)21QF
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)12
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)03
Pool B
PlaceFencerWinsLossesQual.
1Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary  (HUN)30QF
2Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria  (AUT)21QF
3Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)12
4Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER)03

Final

Final
PlaceFencerTeam winsTeam lossesInd. winsInd. losses
Med 1.png Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary  (HUN)30248
Med 2.png Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria  (AUT)212420
Med 3.png Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)121430
4Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Bohemia  (BOH)031418

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