Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

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Men's sabre
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Fencing pictogram.svg
Fencing pictogram
Venue Vélodrome d'hiver
DatesJuly 16–18, 1924
Competitors47 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Sándor Pósta Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Roger Ducret Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg János Garay Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
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1928  →

The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, the only fencing event to have been on the programme at every Games. The competition was held from Tuesday July 16, 1924 to Thursday July 18, 1924. 47 fencers from 15 nations competed. Nations were limited to four fencers each, down from eight in 1920. The event was won by Sándor Pósta of Hungary, beginning a nine-Games streak in which Hungarians won the gold medal in the men's sabre (and was the third of eleven straight Games in which Hungary competed that a Hungarian won, with Hungary excluded from the 1920 competition). Roger Ducret of France took silver, while another Hungarian, János Garay, earned bronze.

Italian Oreste Puliti was ejected from the competition: after the other Italian fencers in the final were accused of conspiring to lose to him in order to inflate his score, an enraged Puliti either assaulted the Hungarian judge who made the accusation, Gyorgy Kovacs, or threatened to do so. Four months later, the two duelled with real swords. The duel ended in a draw. [1] [2]

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four of the twelve finalists from 1920 returned: bronze medalist Adrianus de Jong of the Netherlands, fourth-place finisher Oreste Puliti of Italy, fifth-place finisher Jan van der Wiel of the Netherlands, and eighth-place finisher Robin Dalglish of Great Britain. De Jong had won the first two world championships in 1922 and 1923. Ivan Osiier of Denmark, in his fourth Olympics of seven in which he would compete, entered the sabre for the first time. The Hungarian team, which had claimed five of the six possible medals in 1908 and 1912 before being uninvited to the 1920 Games after World War I, returned to competition. Hungary was favored with multiple excellent fencers, but de Jong and Puliti were also strong contenders. [3]

Argentina, Chile, Norway, Turkey, and Uruguay each made their debut in the men's sabre. Italy and Denmark each made their fifth appearance in the event, tied for most of any nation.

Competition format

The event used a three-round format. In each round, the fencers were divided into pools to play a round-robin within the pool. Bouts were to four touches. Standard sabre rules applied. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 16 July 1924Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Friday, 18 July 1924Final

Results

Quarterfinals

The top four fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to four touches. Bout record was the primary determiner of rank; ties were broken first by the number of times touched, then by touches scored, and then by a tiebreaker pool if the fencers were still tied.

Quarterfinal A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.HCJMCRBBCEEGSM
1Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Horacio Casco  (ARG)421917Q2–44–31–44–14–24–3
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Maés  (BEL)4219184–23–44–30–44–24–3
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Conrado Rolando  (URU)4219183–44–30–44–34–24–2
4Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Bino Bini  (ITA)3319144–13–44–03–41–44–1
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Cornelis Ekkart  (NED)3319151–44–03–44–33–44–0
6US flag 48 stars.svg  Ernest Gignoux  (USA)3318172–42–42–44–14–34–1
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Munck  (DEN)0610243–43–42–41–40–41–4
Source: Official Report, p. 284.

Quarterfinal B

Sola beat Kershaw 4–2 in the tiebreaker.

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.HBSPGCRSCKCAJB
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Héctor Belo  (URU)422114Q4–23–44–12–44–24–1
2Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor Pósta  (HUN)4220162–44–24–24–12–44–3
3Flag of France.svg  Georges Conraux  (FRA)4221184–32–43–44–34–34–1
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Raúl Sola  (ARG)3318191–42–44–34–23–44–2
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cecil Kershaw  (GBR)3318194–21–43–42–44–34–2
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Charles Acke  (BEL)2416212–44–23–44–33–40–4
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Jens Berthelsen  (DEN)1513201–43–41–42–42–44–0
Source: Official Report, p. 285.

Quarterfinal C

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.RDuIORDaZSJvdWCMMT
1Flag of France.svg  Roger Ducret  (FRA)602411Q4–14–24–24–34–14–2
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Ivan Osiier  (DEN)4217141–44–00–44–34–14–2
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Robin Dalglish  (GBR)3315152–40–44–01–44–34–0
4Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Zoltán Schenker  (HUN)3317162–44–00–44–33–44–1
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan van der Wiel  (NED)3321173–43–44–13–44–34–1
6US flag 48 stars.svg  Chauncey McPherson  (USA)2416201–41–43–44–33–44–1
7Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Manuel Toledo  (ESP)067242–42–40–41–41–41–4
Source: Official Report, p. 285.

Quarterfinal D

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.OPRFESDMAPJG
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Oreste Puliti  (ITA)50205Q4–34–14–04–14–0
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Robert Feyerick  (BEL)4119133–44–24–14–34–3
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Edgar Seligman  (GBR)3215121–42–44–14–34–0
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Domingo Mendy  (URU)2310150–41–41–44–34–0
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Arturo Ponce  (ARG)1414171–43–43–43–44–1
6Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Julio González  (ESP)054200–43–40–40–41–4
Source: Official Report, p. 285.

Quarterfinal E

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.GSOvTMPCMACALFGIG
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giulio Sarrocchi  (ITA)612614Q2–44–14–34–34–14–14–1
2Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ödön von Tersztyánszky  (HUN)6127154–23–44–14–24–24–34–1
3Flag of France.svg  Marc Perrodon  (FRA)6125171–44–34–24–24–34–34–0
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Carmelo Merlo  (ARG)4322173–41–42–44–04–14–14–3
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Archibald Corble  (GBR)3419203–42–42–40–44–14–24–1
6US flag 48 stars.svg  Arthur Lyon  (USA)1614251–42–43–41–41–44–12–4
7Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Fernando Guillén  (ESP)1615261–43–43–41–42–41–44–2
8Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Ioannis Georgiadis  (GRE)1612261–41–40–43–41–44–22–4
Source: Official Report, p. 285.

Quarterfinal F

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.AdJKKJGPMSAFB
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adrianus de Jong  (NED)411910Q4–34–24–03–44–1
2Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Konstantinos Kotzias  (GRE)3218113–43–44–14–24–0
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  János Garai  (HUN)3217152–44–33–44–24–2
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Pedro Mendy  (URU)2312160–41–44–33–44–1
5Flag of Norway.svg  Sigurd Akre  (NOR)2313184–32–42–44–31–4
6Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Fuat Balkan  (TUR)148171–40–42–41–44–1
Source: Official Report, p. 285.

Quarterfinal G

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.OBMBLCMvDRFJdO
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Omer Berck  (BEL)411910Q3–44–14–24–14–2
2Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Marcello Bertinetti  (ITA)4119124–33–44–14–34–1
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Laurence Castner  (USA)3216161–44–34–33–44–2
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maarten van Dulm  (NED)2314142–41–43–44–14–1
5Flag of Chile.svg  Rafael Fernández  (CHI)2313161–43–44–31–44–1
6Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Julián de Olivares  (ESP)057202–41–42–41–41–4
Source: Official Report, p. 286.

Semifinals

The top four fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to four touches. Bout record was the primary determiner of rank; ties were broken first by the number of times touched, then by touches scored, and then by a tiebreaker pool if the fencers were still tied.

Semifinal A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.BBIOJGGCOvTCMJMCRPMES
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Bino Bini  (ITA)713115Q4–24–33–44–34–24–04–04–1
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Ivan Osiier  (DEN)7130182–44–24–24–34–24–14–14–3
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  János Garai  (HUN)6229213–42–44–24–24–34–24–14–3
4Flag of France.svg  Georges Conraux  (FRA)5326224–32–42–44–14–22–44–24–2
5Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ödön von Tersztyánszky  (HUN)4425223–43–42–41–44–24–04–24–2
6Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Carmelo Merlo  (ARG)3523252–42–43–42–42–44–14–24–2
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Maés  (BEL)2615270–41–42–44–20–41–43–44–1
8Flag of Uruguay.svg  Conrado Rolando  (URU)2616280–41–41–42–42–42–44–34–1
9Flag of Uruguay.svg  Pedro Mendy  (URU)0815321–43–43–42–42–42–41–41–4
–Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Edgar Seligman  (GBR)DNFDNF––
Source: Official Report, p. 286.

Semifinal B

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.RDuMBZSAdJRSOBRDaDMLC
1Flag of France.svg  Roger Ducret  (FRA)713017Q2–44–24–24–14–24–24–14–3
2Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Marcello Bertinetti  (ITA)6229174–22–43–44–04–34–34–14–0
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Zoltán Schenker  (HUN)6227202–44–24–31–44–34–34–14–0
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adrianus de Jong  (NED)5328162–34–33–44–03–44–04–04–2
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Raúl Sola  (ARG)4420211–40–44–10–44–23–44–04–2
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Omer Berck  (BEL)3525242–43–43–44–32–44–04–13–4
7Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Robin Dalglish  (GBR)3520242–43–43–40–44–30–44–04–1
8Flag of Uruguay.svg  Domingo Mendy  (URU)178291–41–41–40–40–41–40–44–1
9US flag 48 stars.svg  Laurence Castner  (USA)1713313–40–40–42–42–44–31–41–4
Source: Official Report, p. 286.

Semifinal C

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.OPSPHCGSHBRFMPMvDKK
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Oreste Puliti  (ITA)713015Q4–22–44–14–34–24–14–14–1
2Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor Pósta  (HUN)6228202–44–32–44–24–04–24–24–3
3Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Horacio Casco  (ARG)5326174–23–41–42–44–04–24–14–0
4Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giulio Sarrocchi  (ITA)5324211–44–24–14–30–44–23–44–1
5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Héctor Belo  (URU)4427223–42–44–23–44–14–34–03–4
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Robert Feyerick  (BEL)4419242–40–40–44–01–44–34–24–3
7Flag of France.svg  Marc Perrodon  (FRA)2621271–42–42–42–43–43–44–34–0
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maarten van Dulm  (NED)2617271–42–41–44–30–42–43–44–0
9Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Konstantinos Kotzias  (GRE)1712311–43–40–41–44–33–40–40–4
Source: Official Report, p. 286.

Final

After Hungarian judge György Kovács ruled that the three Italian teammates of Oreste Puliti had thrown their matches to Puliti, Puliti became enraged, and in response he assaulted Kovács or threatened to do so, resulting in his ejection from the competition. The other Italians then immediately withdrew in protest, thus leaving only eight of the scheduled 12 finalists to compete. [3]

There were three separate tie-breaker barrages used, involving seven of the eight fencers: a sixth/seventh place match, a fourth/fifth place match, and a three-way match to determine the medals.

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.SPRDJGZSAdJIOGCHCOPMBBBGS
1Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor Pósta  (HUN)522620B 1–34–13–44–34–33–44–34–2
1Flag of France.svg  Roger Ducret  (FRA)5222181–44–24–31–44–14–34–1
1Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  János Garai  (HUN)5223204–32–44–24–21–44–34–2
4Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Zoltán Schenker  (HUN)432421B 4/53–43–42–44–34–04–34–3
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adrianus de Jong  (NED)4324213–44–12–43–44–34–34–2
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Ivan Osiier  (DEN)251524B 6/74–31–44–10–43–40–43–4
6Flag of France.svg  Georges Conraux  (FRA)2523223–43–43–43–43–44–04–2
8Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Horacio Casco  (ARG)1616272–41–42–43–42–44–32–4
–Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Oreste Puliti  (ITA)DQDQ––
–Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Marcello Bertinetti  (ITA)DNSDNS––
–Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Bino Bini  (ITA)DNSDNS––
–Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giulio Sarrocchi  (ITA)DNSDNS––
Source: Official Report, p. 288.
Barrages
PosFencerWLTFTASPRDJGZSAdJIOGC
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor Pósta  (HUN)20814–04–1
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  Roger Ducret  (FRA)11470–44–3
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  János Garai  (HUN)02481–43–4
4Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Zoltán Schenker  (HUN)10434–3
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adrianus de Jong  (NED)01343–4
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Ivan Osiier  (DEN)10424–2
7Flag of France.svg  Georges Conraux  (FRA)01242–4
Source: Official Report, p. 288.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 3 to 4 August 1984. 33 fencers from 16 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Jean-François Lamour of France, the nation's first victory in the event since 1900. Marco Marin of Italy took silver and Peter Westbrook of the United States took bronze. It was the first medal in the event in many Games for each of the three nations since 1964 for France, since 1960 for Italy, and since 1904 for the United States), as the men's sabre competitions had been dominated by Hungary and the Soviet Union. With both of those nations boycotting the 1984 Games, other nations had an opportunity to win medals in the sabre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-first appearance of the event. The competition was held from 22 to 23 September 1988. 40 fencers from 18 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by defending champion Jean-François Lamour of France, the fourth man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the sabre and the 11th man overall to win multiple medals in the event. It was France's third victory in the event, matching the Soviet Union for second-most all-time. Janusz Olech took silver, Poland's first medal in the event since 1968. Italian Giovanni Scalzo earned bronze.

References

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  2. ↑ "Olympic Badminton Players Banned Over Deliberate Poor Play". SFGate. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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