Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

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Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
DatesSeptember 28 29, 1988
Competitors53 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg György Nébald
Bence Szabó
Imre Bujdosó
Imre Gedővári
László Csongrádi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Sergey Mindirgasov
Mikhail Burtsev
Heorhiy Pohosov
Andrey Alshan
Sergey Koryashkin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Giovanni Scalzo
Marco Marin
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Ferdinando Meglio
Massimo Cavaliere
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1984
1992  

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 28 to 29, 1988. 53 fencers from 11 nations competed. [1]

Rosters

Bulgaria
Canada
China
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
South Korea
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Hungary and France each defeated Bulgaria, 9–2 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–4.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.HUNFRABUL
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20186QQ9–49–2
2Flag of France.svg  France 1113124–99–3
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 025182–93–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 394

Round 1 Pool B

In the first set of matches, Italy beat South Korea 9–2 and West Germany defeated the United States 9–3. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Italy prevailed over the United States 9–4 and West Germany won against South Korea 9–1. Finally, Italy took the top spot in the group by beating West Germany 9–5 while South Korea finished last after losing to the United States 9–5.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.ITAFRGUSAKOR
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 302711QS9–59–49–2
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 212313QQ5–99–39–1
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1216234–93–99–5
4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 038272–91–95–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 394

Round 1 Pool C

In the first set of matches, the Soviet Union beat Canada 9–1 and Poland defeated China 9–1. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as the Soviet Union prevailed over China 9–1 and Poland won against Canada 9–3. Finally, the Soviet Union took the top spot in the group by beating Poland 9–7 while China finished last after losing to Canada 9–7.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.URSPOLCANCHN
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 30279QS9–79–19–1
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 212513QQ7–99–39–1
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1213251–93–99–7
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 039271–91–97–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 394–95

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8
C2 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8
A1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9
B1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
B1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bye
A1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8
C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8
A2 Flag of France.svg  France 9
B2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5
A2 Flag of France.svg  France 7 Third place
C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9
C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union B1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8
ByeA2 Flag of France.svg  France 8
Fifth Place
   
C2 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9
B2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4

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References

  1. "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-15.