Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

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Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Exhibition Halls 12 & 20
DatesSeptember 3 4, 1972
Competitors63 from 13 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Michele Maffei
Rolando Rigoli
Cesare Salvadori
Mario Aldo Montano
Mario Tullio Montano
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Mark Rakita
Viktor Sidyak
Vladimir Nazlymov
Eduard Vinokurov
Viktor Bazhenov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Tibor Pézsa
Péter Marót
Péter Bakonyi
Tamás Kovács
Pál Gerevich
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1968
1976  

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 3 to 4, 1972. 63 fencers from 13 nations competed. [1]

Rosters

Austria
Bulgaria
Cuba
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
Switzerland
United States
West Germany

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Romania and Hungary each defeated Bulgaria, 11–5 and 12–4, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–3.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.HUNROUBUL
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20217Q9–312–4
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1114143–911–5
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 029234–125–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Round 1 Pool B

Cuba and France each defeated the United States, 9–7 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–5.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.FRACUBUSA
1Flag of France.svg  France 202010Q9–511–5
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1114165–99–7
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0212205–117–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Round 1 Pool C

The Soviet Union and Italy each defeated Great Britain, 10–6 and 13–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–7.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.URSITAGBR
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 201913Q9–710–6
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1120127–913–3
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 029236–103–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Round 1 Pool D

In the first set of matches, West Germany defeated Switzerland and Poland prevailed over Austria, both 12–4. In the second, West Germany and Austria drew 8–8 (with 57 touches apiece) and Poland won over Switzerland 12–4. In the third round, Poland defeated West Germany 11–5 to secure first place while Austria and Switzerland drew at 8–8 (61 touches apiece), keeping Austria in third place and allowing West Germany to advance in second.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.POLFRGAUTSUI
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 303513Q11–512–412–4
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1.51.525235–118–812–4
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1220284–128–88–8
4Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 0.52.516324–124–128–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Elimination rounds

The final was a rematch of the preliminary round match between the Soviet Union (which had won) and Italy. In this second meeting, Italy won the gold medal by defeating the Soviets 9–5.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9
B2 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
A1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7
C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9
C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9
D2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4
C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5
C2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
D1 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2
C2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
C2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9Third place
A1 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 7
B1 Flag of France.svg  France 4 A1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8
A2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9A1 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 7
Consolation round Fifth place
      
B2 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9
D2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6
B2 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5
D1 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9
D1 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9
B1 Flag of France.svg  France 6

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References

  1. "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-08.