Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

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Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Central Army Sports Club Complex
Dates28 29 July 1980
Competitors63 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Sidyak
Vladimir Nazlymov
Viktor Krovopuskov
Mikhail Burtsev
Nikolay Alyokhin [1]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Mario Aldo Montano
Michele Maffei
Ferdinando Meglio
Marco Romano
Olympic flag.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Imre Gedővári
Pál Gerevich
Ferenc Hammang
Rudolf Nébald
György Nébald
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1976
1984  

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 28 to 29 July 1980. 63 fencers from 8 nations competed. [2]

Rosters

Bulgaria
Cuba
East Germany
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Cuba defeated Romania 9–7, followed by Romania defeating the Soviet Union 9–7. In the final match of the pool, Cuba needed a win to take first place while the Soviet team needed to reach at least 10 bouts won to guarantee first place (a 9–7 Soviet win would result in a three-way tie, broken by touches). The Soviets got to 10–5 to win the pool, with the final bout unnecessary.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.URSROUCUB
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 111714QS7–910–5
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 111616QQ9–77–9
3Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 1114175–109–7
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247

Round 1 Pool B

Poland defeated East Germany 9–7, followed by East Germany and Bulgaria tying 8–8 (with 63 touches apiece). Poland defeated Bulgaria 9–7 to win the pool. East Germany and Bulgaria were tied on matches, bouts, and touches received, but East Germany had 2 more touches scored than Bulgaria (having scored 60–62 against Poland, to Bulgaria's 58–62).

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.POLGDRBUL
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 201814QQ9–79–7
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0.51.515177–98–8
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0.51.515177–98–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 247–48

Round 1 Pool C

In the only match of the pool, Italy defeated Hungary 8–7. (The final bout was unnecessary, as Italy's 65–52 touches lead ensured that Italy would win the tie-breaker even if Hungary won the last bout 5–0.)

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.ITAHUN
1Olympic flag.svg  Italy 1087QS8–7
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0178QQ7–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 248

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
C2 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9
B2 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7
C2 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6
A1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8
A1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bye
A1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9
C1 Olympic flag.svg  Italy 2
A2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 7
B1 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9
B1 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5 Third place
C1 Olympic flag.svg  Italy 10
C1 Olympic flag.svg  Italy C2 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9
ByeB1 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6
Fifth Place
   
B2 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 6
A2 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9

References

  1. Olympedia page
  2. "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results – Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.