Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

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Men's sabre
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Viktor Sidyak 1972.jpg
Viktor Sidyak
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates30–31 August 1972
Competitors53 from 22 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Sidyak Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Péter Marót Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Vladimir Nazlymov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
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The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 30 to 31 August 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed. [1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Viktor Sidyak of the Soviet Union, the nation's first victory in the event (tying the nation with Cuba, France, Greece, Italy, and Poland for second-most all-time, behind Hungary's 11). Hungary had lost its nine-Games gold medal streak in 1968 but remained a power in the event; Péter Marót took silver to extend Hungary's podium streak to 11 Games. Another Soviet, Vladimir Nazlymov, earned bronze.

Background

This was the 17th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. All six of the finalists from 1968 returned: gold medalist (and 1956 bronze medalist and 1960 finalist) Jerzy Pawłowski, silver medalist Mark Rakita of the Soviet Union, bronze medalist (and 1964 gold medalist) Tibor Pézsa of Hungary, fourth-place finisher Vladimir Nazlymov of the Soviet Union, fifth-place finisher Rolando Rigoli of Italy, and sixth-place finisher Józef Nowara of Poland. The three world champions since the last Olympics were Viktor Sidyak of the Soviet Union (1969), Pézsa (1970), and Michele Maffei of Italy (1971). The field was thus crowded with top talent. [2]

Hong Kong and Lebanon each made their debut in the men's sabre. Italy made its 15th appearance in the event, most of any nation, having missed the inaugural 1896 event and the 1904 St. Louis Games.

Competition format

After two Games of hybrid pool/knockout play, the 1972 tournament returned to an all-pool format, with each fencer facing the other fencers in the pool in a round robin. Bouts were to 5 touches. There were no barrages; ties were broken by touch quotient: touches scored divided by touches received. Unlike previous Games, all bouts were finished in the round robins. The 1972 format also eliminated the 8-fencer final pools of previous Games; for all rounds after the first, the number of fencers was set at 6. [3]

There were five rounds:

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 30 August 19728:00
 
14:00		Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Friday, 31 August 197215:30
 		Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTANotesMMAOBSGSBBCM
1Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Maffei  (ITA)502511Q5–25–45–25–25–1
2Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Orban  (USA)4122172–55–35–35–45–2
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Boris Stavrev  (BUL)3222154–53–55–35–25–0
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Guzman Salazar  (CUB)2318222–53–53–55–45–3
5Flag of Austria.svg  Bernd Brodar  (AUT)1417242–54–52–54–55–4
6Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Chan Matthew  (HKG)0510251–52–50–53–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 252

Round 1 Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTANotesMAMFPJPSGMRRE
1Flag of Italy.svg  Mario Aldo Montano  (ITA)50258Q5–25–15–25–35–0
2Flag of Austria.svg  Fritz Prause  (AUT)4122142–55–45–15–25–2
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Pawłowski  (POL)3220151–54–55–35–15–1
4Flag of Switzerland.svg  Sandor Gombay  (SUI)2316172–51–53–55–25–0
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mark Rakita  (URS)1413213–52–51–52–55–1
6Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Robert Elliott  (HKG)054250–52–51–50–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 252

Round 1 Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTANotesVSKHJDPAVCFM
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Sidyak  (URS)502513Q5–35–25–45–35–1
2Flag of Germany.svg  Knut Höhne  (FRG)3222213–54–55–45–45–3
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Deanfield  (GBR)3218212–55–41–55–45–3
4Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Apostol  (USA)2322204–54–55–15–44–5
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Vicente Calderón  (MEX)1420203–54–54–54–55–0
6Flag of Lebanon.svg  Fawzi Merhi  (LIB)1412241–53–53–55–40–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 252

Round 1 Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTANotesDISLWCROGSYDD
1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Dan Irimiciuc  (ROU)412410Q4–55–05–15–25–2
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyko Lipchev  (BUL)4123155–43–55–45–15–1
3Flag of Germany.svg  Walter Convents  (FRG)4120140–55–35–15–35–2
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Oldcorn  (GBR)2316191–54–51–55–35–1
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Guillermo Saucedo  (ARG)1414222–51–53–53–55–2
6Flag of Lebanon.svg  Yves Daniel Darricau  (LIB)058252–51–52–51–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 252

Round 1 Pool E

PosFencerWLTFTANotesTKCNPWRAFLRC
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Kovács  (HUN)50256Q5–25–15–25–15–0
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Constantin Nicolae  (ROU)3220122–53–55–05–15–1
3Flag of Germany.svg  Paul Wischeidt  (FRG)3219171–55–33–55–15–3
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Alva  (MEX)3217182–50–55–35–15–4
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Fernando Lupiz  (ARG)149211–51–51–51–55–1
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Cohen  (GBR)059250–51–53–54–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 252

Round 1 Pool F

Skantze did not start.

PosFencerWLTFTANotesRBHBJNIBJMMS
1Flag of France.svg  Régis Bonissent  (FRA)402012Q5–35–45–35–2
2Flag of Austria.svg  Hanns Brandstätter  (AUT)3118133–55–25–45–2
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Józef Nowara  (POL)2216144–52–55–25–2
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Iosif Budahazi  (ROU)1314163–54–52–55–1
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Janos Mohoss  (SUI)047202–52–52–51–5
6Flag of Sweden.svg Michael Skantze (SWE)0000
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 253

Round 1 Pool G

PosFencerWLTFTANotesTPEHBVAMEBBF
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Pézsa  (HUN)502511Q5–45–35–25–25–0
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Eddy Ham  (NED)3222134–55–13–55–05–2
3Flag of France.svg  Bernard Vallée  (FRA)3219123–51–55–25–05–0
4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Anani Mikhaylov  (BUL)3219162–55–32–55–25–1
5Flag of Peru.svg Enrique Barúa (PER)149242–50–50–52–55–4
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bob Foxcroft  (CAN)057250–52–50–51–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 253

Round 1 Pool H

PosFencerWLTFTANotesVNJMPBMOIHHL
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Nazlymov  (URS)412112Q5–21–55–15–35–1
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Majewski  (POL)4122142–55–35–15–45–1
3Flag of France.svg  Philippe Bena  (FRA)3220135–13–52–55–15–1
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Manuel Ortiz  (CUB)3217141–51–55–25–05–2
5Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Ioannis Hatzisarantos  (GRE)1413243–54–51–50–55–4
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Hermilo Leal  (MEX)059251–51–51–52–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 253

Round 1 Pool I

PosFencerWLTFTANotesPMRRAMFdlTMAIK
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Péter Marót  (HUN)41249Q5–25–14–55–05–1
2Flag of Italy.svg  Rolando Rigoli  (ITA)4122142–55–35–45–15–1
3Flag of the United States.svg  Alfonso Morales  (USA)3219161–53–55–35–25–1
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Francisco de la Torre  (CUB)3222195–44–53–55–15–4
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Akpınar  (TUR)149220–51–52–51–55–2
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Istvan Kulcsar  (SUI)059251–51–51–54–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 253

Round 2

Round 2 Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTANotesTKRRIBAMSLFdlT
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Kovács  (HUN)412413Q5–35–35–04–55–2
2Flag of Italy.svg  Rolando Rigoli  (ITA)4123133–55–25–15–35–2
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Iosif Budahazi  (ROU)3220153–52–55–25–05–3
4Flag of the United States.svg  Alfonso Morales  (USA)2313220–51–52–55–45–3
5Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyko Lipchev  (BUL)1415245–43–50–54–53–5
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Francisco de la Torre  (CUB)1415232–52–53–53–55–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 253

Round 2 Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTANotesMAMJMWCMOGSAM
1Flag of Italy.svg  Mario Aldo Montano  (ITA)502511Q5–45–05–35–35–1
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Majewski  (POL)3221194–55–45–25–32–5
3Flag of Germany.svg  Walter Convents  (FRG)3219190–54–55–45–15–4
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Manuel Ortiz  (CUB)2319203–52–54–55–25–3
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Guzman Salazar  (CUB)1414213–53–51–52–55–1
6Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Anani Mikhaylov  (BUL)1414221–55–24–53–51–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 254

Round 2 Pool C

Wischedit (0.889) and Orban (0.850) won the touch-quotient tiebreaker over Oldcorn (0.619) to advance.

PosFencerWLTFTANotesJPMMPWAOROFP
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Pawłowski  (POL)502511Q5–45–25–35–15–1
2Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Maffei  (ITA)4124104–55–05–25–15–2
3Flag of Germany.svg  Paul Wischeidt  (FRG)2316182–50–54–55–15–2
4Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Orban  (USA)2317203–52–55–42–55–1
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Oldcorn  (GBR)2313211–51–51–55–25–4
6Flag of Austria.svg  Fritz Prause  (AUT)0510251–52–52–51–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 254

Round 2 Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTANotesTPPBVNKHHBSG
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Pézsa  (HUN)502516Q5–35–35–45–25–4
2Flag of France.svg  Philippe Bena  (FRA)4123123–55–45–15–25–0
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Nazlymov  (URS)3222133–54–55–05–05–3
4Flag of Germany.svg  Knut Höhne  (FRG)2315224–51–50–55–35–4
5Flag of Austria.svg  Hanns Brandstätter  (AUT)1412242–52–50–53–55–4
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Sandor Gombay  (SUI)0515254–50–53–54–54–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 254

Round 2 Pool E

PosFencerWLTFTANotesVSPADIBVEHRA
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Sidyak  (URS)502514Q5–45–35–35–15–3
2Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Apostol  (USA)3220114–51–55–15–05–0
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Dan Irimiciuc  (ROU)3221163–55–13–55–35–2
4Flag of France.svg  Bernard Vallée  (FRA)2318203–51–55–34–55–2
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Eddy Ham  (NED)2314211–50–53–55–45–2
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Alva  (MEX)059253–50–52–52–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 254

Round 2 Pool F

PosFencerWLTFTANotesPMRBBSJNJDCN
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Péter Marót  (HUN)322116Q5–34–55–32–55–0
2Flag of France.svg  Régis Bonissent  (FRA)3218173–55–10–55–25–4
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Boris Stavrev  (BUL)3220205–41–55–45–24–5
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Józef Nowara  (POL)2319163–55–04–52–55–1
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Deanfield  (GBR)2315195–22–52–55–21–5
6Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Constantin Nicolae  (ROU)2315200–54–55–41–55–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 254

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal A

PosFencerWLTFTANotesVNBSPAMAMAMWC
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Nazlymov  (URS)412417Q4–55–45–45–25–2
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Boris Stavrev  (BUL)4121165–41–55–35–35–1
3Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Apostol  (USA)3223124–55–14–55–05–1
4Flag of Italy.svg  Mario Aldo Montano  (ITA)3222174–53–55–45–25–1
5Flag of the United States.svg  Alfonso Morales  (USA)1412232–53–50–52–55–3
6Flag of Germany.svg  Walter Convents  (FRG)058252–51–51–51–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Quarterfinal B

PosFencerWLTFTANotesTKJPRBMORRKH
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Kovács  (HUN)502515Q5–35–45–45–35–1
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Pawłowski  (POL)3219133–51–55–05–05–3
3Flag of France.svg  Régis Bonissent  (FRA)3222164–55–15–13–55–4
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Manuel Ortiz  (CUB)2315184–50–51–55–25–1
5Flag of Italy.svg  Rolando Rigoli  (ITA)2315213–50–55–32–55–3
6Flag of Germany.svg  Knut Höhne  (FRG)0512251–53–54–51–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Quarterfinal C

PosFencerWLTFTANotesVSPMIBJNAOPB
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Sidyak  (URS)412315Q5–35–23–55–25–3
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Péter Marót  (HUN)4123163–55–45–35–35–1
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Iosif Budahazi  (ROU)3221152–54–55–45–15–0
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Józef Nowara  (POL)2319225–33–54–52–55–4
5Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Orban  (USA)2316202–53–51–35–25–3
6Flag of France.svg  Philippe Bena  (FRA)0511253–51–50–54–53–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Quarterfinal D

PosFencerWLTFTANotesMMBVPWDITPJM
1Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Maffei  (ITA)502514Q5–45–05–35–45–3
2Flag of France.svg  Bernard Vallée  (FRA)3220174–55–21–55–35–2
3Flag of Germany.svg  Paul Wischeidt  (FRG)3217170–52–55–25–35–2
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Dan Irimiciuc  (ROU)1314163–55–12–54–5
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Pézsa  (HUN)1419244–53–53–55–44–5
6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Majewski  (POL)1312193–52–52–55–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Semifinals

Semifinal A

PosFencerWLTFTANotesVNPMMMJPIBBV
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Nazlymov  (URS)50259Q5–35–35–15–25–0
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Péter Marót  (HUN)3220153–52–55–45–05–1
3Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Maffei  (ITA)3222173–55–25–34–55–2
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Pawłowski  (POL)2318151–54–53–55–05–0
5Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Iosif Budahazi  (ROU)137192–50–55–40–5
6Flag of France.svg  Bernard Vallée  (FRA)043200–51–52–50–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Semifinal B

PosFencerWLTFTANotesVSTKRBPAPWBS
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Sidyak  (URS)322217Q5–24–55–35–23–5
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Kovács  (HUN)3220172–55–23–55–15–4
3Flag of France.svg  Régis Bonissent  (FRA)3217175–42–55–30–55–0
4Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Apostol  (USA)2318193–55–33–52–55–1
5Flag of Germany.svg  Paul Wischeidt  (FRG)2316172–51–55–05–23–5
6Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Boris Stavrev  (BUL)2315215–34–50–51–55–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 256

Final

The final resulted in a clear victory for Sidyak, but a three-way tie for second place. The tie was resolved by touch quotient (touches for divided by touches against), and the three fencers were very close. Marót had the best quotient (21/20, or 1.050) and took silver. Nazlymov had scored the same number of touches, but had been hit once more (21/21, or 1.000) and took bronze. Maffei had the same number of touches against as Nazlymov, but one fewer touch scored than the other two (20/21, or 0.952) and took fourth place.

PosFencerWLTFTAVSPMVNMMRBTK
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Sidyak  (URS)4123155–43–55–15–25–3
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Péter Marót  (HUN)3221204–55–25–45–42–5
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Nazlymov  (URS)3221215–32–54–55–45–4
4Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Maffei  (ITA)3220211–54–55–45–45–3
5Flag of France.svg  Régis Bonissent  (FRA)1419222–54–54–54–55–2
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Kovács  (HUN)1417223–55–24–53–52–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 256

Final classification

RankFencerNation
1 Viktor Sidyak Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
2 Péter Marót Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3 Vladimir Nazlymov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
4 Michele Maffei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5 Régis Bonissent Flag of France.svg  France
6 Tamás Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Jerzy Pawłowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Paul Apostol Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Iosif Budahazi Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Paul Wischeidt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bernard Vallée Flag of France.svg  France
Boris Stavrev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Mario Aldo Montano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Manuel Ortiz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Józef Nowara Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Dan Irimiciuc Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Alfonso Morales Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rolando Rigoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Alex Orban Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tibor Pézsa Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Walter Convents Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Knut Höhne Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Philippe Bena Flag of France.svg  France
Janusz Majewski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Stoyko Lipchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Guzman Salazar Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Richard Oldcorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Hanns Brandstätter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Eddy Ham Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
John Deanfield Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Francisco de la Torre Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Anani Mikhaylov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Fritz Prause Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Sandor Gombay Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Roberto Alva Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Constantin Nicolae Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bernd Brodar Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Mark Rakita Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Vicente Calderón Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Guillermo Saucedo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Fernando Lupiz Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Enrique BarúaFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Ioannis Hatzisarantos Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Mehmet Akpınar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Fawzi Merhi Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
46 Chan Matthew Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong
47 Richard Cohen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Hermilo Leal Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Istvan Kulcsar Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
50 Janos Mohoss Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
51 Yves Daniel Darricau Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
52 Bob Foxcroft Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
53 Robert Elliott Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong
DNSMichael SkantzeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

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The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 to 8 September 1960. 70 fencers from 29 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Rudolf Kárpáti, the eighth of nine straight Games in which a Hungarian would win the event. Kárpáti was the second man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the men's sabre and fifth to win multiple medals of any color. His teammate Zoltán Horváth took silver while Wladimiro Calarese of Italy finished with the bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 21 to 22 October 1968. 72 fencers from 28 nations competed. Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Győző Kulcsár of Hungary, the nation's first medal in the men's individual épée. Defending gold medalist Grigory Kriss of the Soviet Union took silver, becoming the eighth man to win multiple medals in the event and extending the Soviet podium streak to three Games. Italy returned to the podium as well after a one-Games absence broke its six-Games gold medal streak, with Gianluigi Saccaro earning bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 16 to 17 October 1968. 40 fencers from 16 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Jerzy Pawłowski of Poland, breaking a nine-Games string of Hungarian victories in the event. Hungary's best result in the event was Tibor Pézsa's bronze; Pézsa beat Pawłowski in the final pool but the Hungarian lost two other bouts while the Pole was otherwise flawless. Mark Rakita of the Soviet Union lost only to Pawłowski in the final pool, forcing another bout to break the tie between them for gold and silver; that barrage bout was decided by a single point as Pawłowski beat Rakita 5–4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Olympic fencing event

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 to 6 September 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed. Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Csaba Fenyvesi of Hungary, the nation's second consecutive victory in the event. His countryman Győző Kulcsár, the 1968 gold medalist, earned bronze this time to become the ninth man to win multiple medals in the men's individual épée. Silver went to Jacques Ladègaillerie of France; the French épéeists, a power in the event from 1900 to 1932, earned their first individual medal in 40 years. The three-Games podium streak of the Soviet Union was snapped, with all three Soviet fencers reaching the semifinals but eliminated there.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 to 30 August 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Witold Woyda of Poland, the nation's second victory in the men's foil in three Games. Jenő Kamuti of Hungary repeated as the silver medalist, the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event. France took bronze for the third consecutive Games, this time with Christian Noël earning the honor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 22 to 23 1976. 64 fencers from 26 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event came down to a three-way barrage among the medalists, with two West German fencers joining Győző Kulcsár of Hungary in this tie-breaker fencing session. Alexander Pusch won against both opponents in the barrage to take gold, with Hans-Jürgen Hehn defeating Kulcsár for silver. The medals were the first for West Germany in the men's individual épée. Kulcsár's bronze made him the second man to earn three medals in the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1976 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 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 21 to 22, 1976. 46 fencers from 18 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Viktor Krovopuskov of the Soviet Union, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's sabre. The Soviet Union's two gold medals in the event moved it out of a six-way tie into sole possession of second place all-time, after Hungary with 11. The Soviet team swept the men's sabre medals in 1976, with Vladimir Nazlymov taking silver and Viktor Sidyak bronze. It was the third sweep in the event. Nazlymov and Sidyak were the eighth and ninth men to win multiple medals in the event. Excluding matches against each other, the three Soviets went 48–3 during the tournament. For the first time since 1900, Hungary competed in the men's sabre but did not win a medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's épée</span> Fencing at the Olympics

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 to 28 July 1980. 42 fencers from 16 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Johan Harmenberg of Sweden, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color in the men's individual épée since 1924. Silver went to Ernő Kolczonay of Hungary, extending the nation's podium streak to four Games despite the retirement of three-time medalist Győző Kulcsár. Philippe Riboud of France took bronze. Sweden's Rolf Edling, a two-time World Champion, made his third final in the event, but once again missed the podium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fencing at the 1980 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 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 July 1980. 30 fencers from 12 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by defending champion Viktor Krovopuskov of the Soviet Union, the nation's third consecutive victory in the event. Krovopuskov was the third man to successfully defend a sabre title and the 10th man to win two medals of any color in the event. His teammate Mikhail Burtsev took silver. Imre Gedővári's bronze medal returned Hungary to the podium after a one-Games absence broke an eleven-Games streak.

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

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Philippe Boisse of France, the nation's first victory in the men's individual épée since 1928 and fourth overall. France also took bronze, with Philippe Riboud winning the bronze medal match after losing to Boisse in the semifinals. It was Riboud's second consecutive bronze medal in the event, making him the 10th man to earn multiple medals in the individual épée. Silver went to Björne Väggö of Sweden. Hungary's four-Games podium streak in the event ended due to that nation joining the Soviet-led boycott.

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

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 1 to 2 August 1984. 58 fencers from 26 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Mauro Numa of Italy, the nation's sixth victory in the men's foil. His countryman Stefano Cerioni took bronze. The silver medal went to Matthias Behr, West Germany's first medal in the event and the first medal for any German athlete since 1928. France's five-Games podium streak ended.

<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 August 3 to 4, 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.

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 23 to 24 September 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 fencers. The event was won by Arnd Schmitt of West Germany, the nation's second victory in the event. France's Philippe Riboud took silver, adding to his 1980 and 1984 bronze medals to become the third man to earn three medals in the individual épée. Andrey Shuvalov earned the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1968 with his bronze.

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

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 20 to 21 September 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Stefano Cerioni of Italy, the nation's second consecutive and seventh overall victory in the men's foil. Cerioni was the ninth man to win multiple medalsin the event. Udo Wagner earned East Germany's first medal in the event with his silver, while Aleksandr Romankov's bronze put the Soviet Union back on the podium after a one-Games absence caused by the boycott. Romankov also became the third man to win three medals in the event.

<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

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's sabre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 252–56.
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