Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

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Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Dates20 21 October
Competitors56 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Umyar Mavlikhanov
Mark Rakita
Viktor Sidyak
Vladimir Nazlymov
Eduard Vinokurov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Wladimiro Calarese
Rolando Rigoli
Pierluigi Chicca
Michele Maffei
Cesare Salvadori
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Tibor Pézsa
Miklós Meszéna
János Kalmár
Péter Bakonyi
Tamás Kovács
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1964
1972  

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 20 to 21 October 1968. 56 fencers from 12 nations competed. [1]

Results

Round 1

Ties between teams were broken by individual victories (in parentheses), then by touches received.

Pool A
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2-0 (24:2)Q2
2.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1-1 (12:4)Q2
3.Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0-2 (6:26)
Pool B
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2-0 (29:3)Q2
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG)1-1 (17:15)Q2
3.Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland  (IRL)0-2 (2:30)
Pool C
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2-0 (24:3)Q2
2.Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1-1 (13:14)Q2
3.Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)0-2 (6:26)
Pool D
1.Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2-0 (22:10)Q2
2.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)1-1 (20:12)Q2
3.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)0-2 (6:26)

Championship rounds

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)9
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)9
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)4
 
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)9
 
 
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)2
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)9
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)7
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)8
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)6
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)9
 
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)6 Third place
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)9
 
 
 
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG)4
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)9
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)5
 

Fifth place semifinal

 
Fifth place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)9
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)9
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)5
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9
 
 
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG)7
 

Rosters

References

  1. "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results - Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2010.