Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Escrimeur-Gaudin.jpg
Gold medalist Lucien Gaudin
Venue Schermzaal
Dates6–7 August 1928
Competitors59 from 22 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lucien Gaudin
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Georges Buchard
Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg George Calnan
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1924
1932  

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 6 August 1928 to 7 August 1928. 59 fencers from 22 nations competed. [1] Each nation could have up to three fencers. The event was won by Lucien Gaudin of France, the nation's third victory in the individual men's épée—taking sole possession of most among nations above Cuba and Belgium, each at two. Gaudin was the second man to win both the foil and épée events at a single Games. It was the third consecutive Games at which France reached the podium in the event. Two Frenchman had reached the head-to-head final; Gaudin won over Georges Buchard, who received silver. Bronze in 1928 went to American George Calnan, the nation's first medal in the event.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900. [2]

Six of the 12 finalists from the 1924 Games returned: gold medalist (and 1920 finalist) Charles Delporte of Belgium, bronze medalist Nils Hellsten of Sweden, fifth-place finisher (and 1920 gold medalist) Armand Massard of France, seventh-place finisher Georges Buchard of France, seventh-place finisher Léon Tom of Belgium, and ninth-place finisher Peter Ryefelt of Denmark. Buchard was the reigning (1927) World Champion; his countryman Lucien Gaudin was the 1921 World Champion. The two were favored in the event. [2]

Bulgaria, Chile, Finland, Mexico, and Romania each made their debut in the event. Belgium, Great Britain, and the United States each appeared for the sixth time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

The competition format was unusual. It began with the same general four-round, pool-play format in use since 1908 (though with some modifications). However, it added an "extra final" medal round which placed the top four finishers in the "final" into a single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal bout. In each round before the "extra final", each pool held a round-robin; however, the number of touches changed by round. Double-touches counted as touches against both fencers, and both fencers could lose a bout if a double-touch resulted in each reaching the prescribed number of touches against. There were no barrages. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Monday, 6 August 19289:00
13:30
16:30
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Tuesday, 7 August 1928Final
Extra final

Results

Source: Official results; [3] De Wael [4]

Round 1

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to one touch, with double-losses possible. The top six fencers in each pool advanced to the second round.

Pool A

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Domingo García Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 7Q
2 Charles Biscoe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6Q
3 Saul Moyal Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 6Q
4 Henrique da Silveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5Q
5 Hans Halberstadt Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 5Q
6 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5Q
7 Ottó Hátszeghy Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 3
Luis Hernández Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 3
9 Sigurd Akre-Aas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Gunnar Cederschiöld Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1

Pool B

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Nils Hellsten Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7Q
2 George Calnan US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 7Q
3 Eugène Empeyta Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 6Q
4 Ivan Osiier Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6Q
5 János Hajdú Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 5Q
6 Fritz Jack Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 3Q
7 František Kříž Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 3
Pieter Mijer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
9 Torvald Appelroth Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
Gheorghe Caranfil Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2

Pool C

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Salvator Cicurel Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 6Q
2 Paulo Leal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6Q
3 Jens Berthelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6Q
4 Willem Driebergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5Q
5 József Rády Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 4Q
6 Gustaf Dyrssen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4Q
7 Fidel González Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 4
Raoul Heide Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
Antonio Villamil Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 4
10 Edward Willis Barnett US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1

Pool D

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Léon Tom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6Q
2 Armand Massard Flag of France.svg  France 6Q
3 Răzvan Penescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6Q
4 Peter Ryefelt Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5Q
5 Oscar Martínez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 5Q
6 Allen Milner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 4Q
7 Jan Černohorský Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 4
8 Konstantinos Bembis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 3
9 Adrianus de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
10 Frithjof Lorentzen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1

Pool E

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Lucien Gaudin Flag of France.svg  France 9Q
2 Édouard Fitting Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 6Q
3 Charles Delporte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6Q
4 Theodor Fischer Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 4Q
5 Frederico Paredes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4Q
6 Bertie Childs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3Q
7 Dan Gheorghiu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
8 Georgios Ambet Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 2
Elie Adda Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 2
10 José Llauro Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 1

Pool F

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Georges Buchard Flag of France.svg  France 7Q
2 Henri Jacquet Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 6Q
3 Martin Holt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6Q
4 Tryfon Triantafyllakos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 4Q
5 Pedro Mercado Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 3Q
6 Josef Jungmann Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 3Q
7 Tomás Goyoaga Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3
8 Dimitar Vasilev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2
Lauri Kettunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2

Quarterfinals

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to one touch, with double-losses possible. The top six fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal A

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Lucien Gaudin Flag of France.svg  France 9Q
2 Frederico Paredes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8Q
3 Hans Halberstadt Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 7Q
4 Saul Moyal Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 7Q
5 Willem Driebergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6Q
6 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5Q
7 Henri Jacquet Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 5
8 Gustaf Dyrssen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
Răzvan Penescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4
10 Oscar Martínez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 2
Peter Ryefelt Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
12 Martin Holt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2

Quarterfinal B

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Jens Berthelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8Q
2 Léon Tom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7Q
3 Georges Buchard Flag of France.svg  France 6Q
4 Allen Milner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6Q
5 Nils Hellsten Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6Q
6 József Rády Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 6Q
7 Paulo Leal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6
8 Josef Jungmann Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 5
9 Tryfon Triantafyllakos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 4
Édouard Fitting Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4
11 Bertie Childs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3
12 Theodor Fischer Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 1

Quarterfinal C

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Salvator Cicurel Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 8Q
2 George Calnan US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8Q
3 Ivan Osiier Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7Q
4 Armand Massard Flag of France.svg  France 7Q
5 Charles Delporte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7Q
6 Eugène Empeyta Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 5Q
7 Domingo García Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 5
Henrique da Silveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
9 Fritz Jack Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 4
10 János Hajdú Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 3
Charles Biscoe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3
12 Pedro Mercado Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 2

Semifinals

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to two touches, with double-losses possible. The top five fencers in each pool advanced to the final.

Semifinal A

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Lucien Gaudin Flag of France.svg  France 6Q
2 Léon Tom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5Q
3 Charles Delporte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5Q
4 George Calnan US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 4Q
5 Saul Moyal Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 4Q
6 Willem Driebergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
7 Ivan Osiier Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
8 Eugène Empeyta Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2
9 József Rády Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 2

Semifinal B

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Georges Buchard Flag of France.svg  France 6Q
2 Nils Hellsten Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6Q
3 Salvator Cicurel Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 5Q
4 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4Q
5 Allen Milner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 4Q
6 Armand Massard Flag of France.svg  France 4
7 Jens Berthelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
8 Frederico Paredes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
9 Hans Halberstadt Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 0

Final

The final was a round-robin. Bouts were to two touches, with double-losses possible. The top four advanced to the "extra final" or medal round.

RankFencerNationWinsNotes
1 Lucien Gaudin Flag of France.svg  France 8Q
2 Georges Buchard Flag of France.svg  France 7Q
3 George Calnan US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6Q
4 Léon Tom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6Q
5 Nils Hellsten Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
6 Charles Delporte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4
7 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
Salvator Cicurel Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 3
9 Allen Milner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1
10 Saul Moyal Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 1

Extra final

The "extra final" round was a two-round single elimination tournament with a third-place match: that is, the four fencers competed in two semifinals, with the winners playing a gold medal bout and the losers playing a bronze medal bout. The bouts were to 10 touches, but the winner had to win by at least 2 or the bout continued. [2]

Semifinals Gold medal bout
      
1 Flag of France.svg  Lucien Gaudin  (FRA)10
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Tom  (BEL)6
1 Flag of France.svg  Lucien Gaudin  (FRA)10
2 Flag of France.svg  Georges Buchard  (FRA)6
2 Flag of France.svg  Georges Buchard  (FRA)13
3 US flag 48 stars.svg  George Calnan  (USA)11 Bronze medal bout
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Tom  (BEL)6
3 US flag 48 stars.svg  George Calnan  (USA)10

Results summary

RankFencerNationRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalMedal semifinalMedal final
Gold medal icon.svg Lucien Gaudin Flag of France.svg  France 1st1st1st1stFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom  (BEL)
W 10–6
Flag of France.svg  Buchard  (FRA)
W 10–6
Silver medal icon.svg Georges Buchard Flag of France.svg  France 1st3rd1st2ndUS flag 48 stars.svg  Calnan  (USA)
W 13–11
Flag of France.svg  Gaudin  (FRA)
L 10–6
Bronze medal icon.svg George Calnan US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 2nd2nd4th3rdFlag of France.svg  Buchard  (FRA)
L 13–11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom  (BEL)
W 10–6
4 Léon Tom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1st2nd2nd4thFlag of France.svg  Gaudin  (FRA)
L 10–6
US flag 48 stars.svg  Calnan  (USA)
L 10–6
5 Nils Hellsten Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1st5th2nd5thDid not advance
6 Charles Delporte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3rd5th3rd6th
7 Charles Debeur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6th6th4th7th
Salvator Cicurel Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 1st1st3rd7th
9 Allen Milner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6th4th5th9th
10 Saul Moyal Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 3rd4th5th10th
11 Willem Driebergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4th5th6thDid not advance
Armand Massard Flag of France.svg  France 2nd4th6th
13 Jens Berthelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3rd1st7th
Ivan Osiier Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4th3rd7th
15 Eugène Empeyta Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3rd6th8th
Frederico Paredes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5th2nd8th
17 Hans Halberstadt Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 5th3rd9th
József Rády Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 5th6th9th
19 Domingo García Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 1st7thDid not advance
Henri Jacquet Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2nd7th
Paulo Leal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2nd7th
Henrique da Silveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4th7th
23 Gustaf Dyrssen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6th8th
Josef Jungmann Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 6th8th
Răzvan Penescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3rd8th
26 Édouard Fitting Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2nd9th
Fritz Jack Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 6th9th
Tryfon Triantafyllakos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 4th9th
29 Charles Biscoe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2nd10th
János Hajdú Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 5th10th
Oscar Martínez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 5th10th
Peter Ryefelt Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4th10th
33 Bertie Childs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6th11th
34 Theodor Fischer Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 4th12th
Martin Holt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3rd12th
Pedro Mercado Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 5th12th
37 Jan Černohorský Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 7thDid not advance
Dan Gheorghiu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7th
Fidel González Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 7th
Tomás Goyoaga Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 7th
Ottó Hátszeghy Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 7th
Raoul Heide Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7th
Luis Hernández Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 7th
František Kříž Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 7th
Pieter Mijer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7th
Antonio Villamil Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 7th
47 Elie Adda Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 8th
Georgios Ambet Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 8th
Konstantinos Bembis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 8th
Lauri Kettunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8th
Dimitar Vasilev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8th
52 Sigurd Akre-Aas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9th
Torvald Appelroth Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9th
Gheorghe Caranfil Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 9th
Gunnar Cederschiöld Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9th
Adrianus de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9th
57 Edward Willis Barnett US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 10th
José Llauro Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 10th
Frithjof Lorentzen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10th

References

  1. "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
  4. "Fencing 1928".