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Summary
The French dominated this event, placing three fencers in the final and sweeping the medals. The gold medalist, [Gaston Alibert], was particularly impressive. In 25 matches, he had 20 outright wins, and five ties, or double hits. He was never defeated during the individual Épée tournament. He also helped France win a gold medal in the team Épée. In that event, he fought 12 matches, winning 11 and losing 1. Alibert never again competed at the Olympics. He was killed fighting during World War I.
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Final
The final resulted in Alibert taking the championship after again hitting all opponents, though he suffered another pair of double-touches. There was a three-way tie for second place between two Frenchman and Montgomerie of the British team.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Gaston Alibert |
 France |
7 |
2 |
| 2 |
Alexandre Lippmann |
France |
5 |
3 |
| Robert Montgomerie |
 Great Britain |
6 |
3 |
| Eugène Olivier |
France |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Paul Anspach |
 Belgium |
2 |
5 |
| Cecil Haig |
Great Britain |
2 |
5 |
| Alfred Labouchere |
 Netherlands |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Martin Holt |
Great Britain |
2 |
6 |
The playoff pool for second and third resulted in wins for the two French fencers, completing France's medal sweep in the event.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 2 |
Alexandre Lippmann |
France |
2 |
0 |
| 3 |
Eugène Olivier |
France |
1 |
1 |
| 4 |
Robert Montgomerie |
Great Britain |
0 |
2 |
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Semifinals
There were two semifinals, each of 8 fencers. The top 4 in each advanced to the final. |
Semifinal 1
Alibert was hit twice, both in double-touches.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Gaston Alibert |
France |
7 |
2 |
| 2 |
Cecil Haig |
Great Britain |
4 |
3 |
| Alfred Labouchere |
Netherlands |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Robert Montgomerie |
Great Britain |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Henri-Georges Berger |
France |
4 |
5 |
| Gaston Renard |
Belgium |
3 |
5 |
| François Rom |
Belgium |
5 |
5 |
| 8 |
Fernand Bosmans |
Belgium |
4 |
7 |
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Semifinal 2
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Paul Anspach |
Belgium |
5 |
2 |
| 2 |
Martin Holt |
Great Britain |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Alexandre Lippmann |
France |
5 |
4 |
| Eugène Olivier |
France |
5 |
4 |
| Jean Stern |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Gustaf Lindblom |
 Sweden |
4 |
5 |
| Lauritz Østrup |
 Denmark |
5 |
5 |
| 8 |
Pierre le Blon |
Belgium |
2 |
6 |
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 3 |
Alexandre Lippmann |
France |
2 |
0 |
| 4 |
Eugène Olivier |
France |
1 |
1 |
| 5 |
Jean Stern |
France |
0 |
2 |
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Second round
Seven of the eight second round pools had 5 fencers, with the eighth having only 4. 2 advanced to the semifinals from each pool. |
Pool 1
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Pierre le Blon |
Belgium |
4 |
1 |
| 2 |
Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
| Jean Stern |
France |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
François Stuyck |
Belgium |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Ejnar Levison |
Denmark |
1 |
4 |
Doorman again lost to Stern in the playoff bout.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 2 |
Jean Stern |
France |
1 |
0 |
| 3 |
Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
0 |
1 |
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Pool 2
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Lauritz Østrup |
Denmark |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
Ivan Osiier |
Denmark |
2 |
2 |
| Gaston Renard |
Belgium |
2 |
2 |
| Jacques Rodocanachi |
France |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Edgar Amphlett |
Great Britain |
1 |
3 |
Renard won the playoff pool, with no further details given in the Official Report.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
| 2 |
Gaston Renard |
Belgium |
| 3 |
Ivan Osiier |
Denmark |
| Jacques Rodocanachi |
France |
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Pool 3
Alibert continued on his perfect streak, winning four more bouts untouched.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Gaston Alibert |
France |
4 |
0 |
| 2 |
Henri-Georges Berger |
France |
3 |
2 |
| Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf |
 Bohemia |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Pietro Speciale |
 Italy |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Henry Davids |
Great Britain |
1 |
4 |
Berger won the playoff, defeating von Lobsdorf again.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 2 |
Henri-Georges Berger |
France |
1 |
0 |
| 3 |
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf |
Bohemia |
0 |
1 |
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Pool 4
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Martin Holt |
Great Britain |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
Bernard Gravier |
France |
2 |
2 |
| Robert Montgomerie |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Joseph Marais |
France |
1 |
3 |
Montgomerie won against Gravier and Tvrzský in the three-way playoff for the second semifinal spot.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
| 2 |
Robert Montgomerie |
Great Britain |
| 3 |
Bernard Gravier |
France |
| Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
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Pool 5
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Gustaf Lindblom |
Sweden |
3 |
1 |
| Alexandre Lippmann |
France |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Leaf Daniell |
Great Britain |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Marcelo Bertinetti |
Italy |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský |
Bohemia |
0 |
4 |
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Pool 6
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
François Rom |
Belgium |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
Fernand Bosmans |
Belgium |
4 |
2 |
| 3 |
Charles Colignon |
France |
1 |
3 |
| Marcel van Langenhove |
Belgium |
2 |
3 |
| Riccardo Nowak |
Italy |
2 |
3 |
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Pool 7
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Paul Anspach |
Belgium |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alfred Labouchere |
Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
| Sydney Martineau |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| Fernand de Montigny |
Belgium |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek |
Bohemia |
1 |
3 |
Labouchere won the three-way playoff for second place and a semifinal spot.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
| 2 |
Alfred Labouchere |
Netherlands |
| 3 |
Sydney Martineau |
Great Britain |
| Fernand de Montigny |
Belgium |
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Pool 8
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Cecil Haig |
Great Britain |
2 |
1 |
| Eugène Olivier |
France |
2 |
1 |
| 3 |
Giulio Cagiati |
Italy |
1 |
2 |
| René Quenessen |
France |
1 |
2 |
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First round
The first round was conducted in round-robin format, to one touch. Pool sizes ranged from 5 to 8 fencers. Double-touches counted against both fencers. The three contestants who had been struck the fewest times advanced. |
Pool A
Fildes and von Rosen had a double-touch, as did Stöhr and Fildes.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Lauritz Østrup |
Denmark |
5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Bernard Gravier |
France |
4 |
2 |
| Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek |
Bohemia |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
Eric Carlberg |
Sweden |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Pontus von Rosen |
Sweden |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Georg Stöhr |
 Germany |
2 |
5 |
| 7 |
Luke Fildes |
Great Britain |
2 |
6 |
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Pool B
Double-touches were between Gates and van Schreven, Jack and Gates, and Collignon and van Schreven.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský |
Bohemia |
5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Charles Colignon |
France |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Pietro Speciale |
Italy |
3 |
3 |
| 4 |
Herbert Sander |
Denmark |
2 |
4 |
| Johan van Schreven |
Netherlands |
4 |
4 |
| 6 |
Walter Gates |
South Africa |
3 |
5 |
| Fritz Jack |
Germany |
2 |
5 |
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Pool C
Blake and Dwinger had the only double-touch in this six-man pool.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Joseph Marais |
France |
5 |
0 |
| 2 |
Ejnar Levison |
Denmark |
3 |
2 |
| Gaston Renard |
Belgium |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Johannes Adam |
Germany |
1 |
4 |
| John Blake |
Great Britain |
2 |
4 |
| Max Dwinger |
Netherlands |
2 |
4 |
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Pool D
The fourth pool had 8 fencers. Berger was clearly the best of the crowd, going untouched in his seven bouts. When five different fencers tied for second place at 4 touches against apiece, a playoff round-robin was held. The first playoff eliminated only one fencer, with the remaining four again tying and forcing a second playoff.
That round resulted in Holt and Tvrzský tying at 1 touch apiece, eliminating the other two fencers.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Henri-Georges Berger |
France |
7 |
0 |
| 2 |
Otto Becker |
Denmark |
4 |
4 |
| Hans Bergsland |
 Norway |
4 |
4 |
| Dino Diana |
Italy |
4 |
4 |
| Martin Holt |
Great Britain |
3 |
4 |
| Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
4 |
4 |
| 7 |
André Sarens |
Belgium |
3 |
6 |
| George van Rossem |
Netherlands |
2 |
6 |
Bergsland was hit three times, finishing sixth overall in the pool while the other four fencers in the playoff each received two hits to advance to a second playoff.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 2 |
Otto Becker |
Denmark |
3 |
2 |
| Dino Diana |
Italy |
3 |
2 |
| Martin Holt |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
2 |
2 |
| 6 |
Hans Bergsland |
Norway |
1 |
3 |
Holt and Tvrzský tied for an overall second-place finish in the pool with one touch against apiece (Tvrzský won the bout between the two, but was himself hit by Diana). Becker and Diana placed fourth.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 2 |
Martin Holt |
Great Britain |
2 |
1 |
| Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
2 |
1 |
| 4 |
Otto Becker |
Denmark |
1 |
2 |
| Dino Diana |
Italy |
1 |
2 |
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Pool E
The fifth pool also included 8 fencers, but did not require a playoff. The only touch against Alibert came in a double-touch with van Löben Sels.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Gaston Alibert |
France |
7 |
1 |
| 2 |
Fernand de Montigny |
Belgium |
5 |
3 |
| Ivan Osiier |
Denmark |
5 |
3 |
| 4 |
Percival Davson |
Great Britain |
3 |
4 |
| Sante Ceccherini |
Italy |
4 |
4 |
| 6 |
Otakar Lada |
Bohemia |
3 |
5 |
| 7 |
Robert Krünert |
Germany |
2 |
6 |
| Maurits Jacob van Löben Sels |
Netherlands |
3 |
6 |
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Pool F
The sixth competition pool was smaller, with only 6 fencers.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
François Rom |
Belgium |
4 |
1 |
| 2 |
Giulio Cagiati |
Italy |
4 |
2 |
| Sydney Martineau |
Great Britain |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Henry Peyron |
Sweden |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Albert Naumann |
Germany |
1 |
4 |
| Bedrich Schejbal |
Bohemia |
1 |
4 |
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Pool G
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Leaf Daniell |
Great Britain |
5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf |
Bohemia |
4 |
2 |
| 3 |
Fernand Bosmans |
Belgium |
4 |
3 |
| Frédéric Dubourdieu |
France |
4 |
3 |
| Emil Schön |
Germany |
4 |
3 |
| 6 |
Dezső Földes |
 Hungary |
1 |
5 |
| 7 |
Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh |
Netherlands |
1 |
6 |
The Official Report says only that Bosmans defeated Dubourdieu and Schön in the playoff, without giving further detail.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
| 3 |
Fernand Bosmans |
Belgium |
| 4 |
Frédéric Dubourdieu |
France |
| Emil Schön |
Germany |
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Pool H
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Alfred Labouchere |
Netherlands |
5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Paul Anspach |
Belgium |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Ralph Chalmers |
Great Britain |
3 |
3 |
| Jacques Rodocanachi |
France |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Jacob Erkrath de Bary |
Germany |
4 |
4 |
| Alessandro Pirzio Biroli |
Italy |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
František Šourek-Tuček[2] |
Bohemia |
0 |
6 |
The single bout between Rodocanachi and Chalmers to break the tie for third resulted in a win for the Frenchman.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 3 |
Jacques Rodocanachi |
France |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Ralph Chalmers |
Great Britain |
0 |
1 |
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Pool I
The ninth pool was the first of the second day of competition, 18 July.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Robert Montgomerie |
Great Britain |
6 |
1 |
| 2 |
Gustaf Lindblom |
Sweden |
5 |
3 |
| Giuseppe Mangiarotti |
Italy |
5 |
3 |
| René Quenessen |
France |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Frantz Jørgensen |
Denmark |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Percy Nobbs |
 Canada |
2 |
6 |
| August Petri |
Germany |
2 |
6 |
Mangiarotti was defeated in the three-way playoff for the two remaining advancement spots.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
| 2 |
Gustaf Lindblom |
Sweden |
| René Quenessen |
France |
| 4 |
Giuseppe Mangiarotti |
Italy |
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Pool J
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Edgar Amphlett |
Great Britain |
4 |
1 |
| Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Eugène Olivier |
France |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Zulavszky Béla |
Hungary |
2 |
4 |
| Ernst Moldenhauer |
Germany |
1 |
4 |
| Pietro Sarzano |
Italy |
2 |
4 |
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Pool K
The eleventh pool was the smallest, with only 5 fencers.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Marcelo Bertinetti |
Italy |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
Cecil Haig |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| Pierre le Blon |
Belgium |
3 |
2 |
| Simon Okker |
Netherlands |
3 |
2 |
| 5 |
Georg Branting |
Sweden |
0 |
4 |
In the playoff for the second and third spots, le Blon won with Haig taking the final spot. Okker was eliminated.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
| 2 |
Pierre le Blon |
Belgium |
| 3 |
Cecil Haig |
Great Britain |
| 4 |
Simon Okker |
Netherlands |
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Pool L
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Alexandre Lippmann |
France |
4 |
1 |
| François Stuyck |
Belgium |
5 |
1 |
| 3 |
Riccardo Nowak |
Italy |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Birger Cnattingius |
Sweden |
1 |
4 |
| Edgar Seligman |
Great Britain |
2 |
4 |
| 6 |
Gösta Olson |
Sweden |
1 |
5 |
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Pool M
The final pool also had only 5 fencers.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
Jean Stern |
France |
4 |
1 |
| 2 |
Henry Davids |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| Marcel van Langenhove |
Belgium |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Julius Lichtenfels |
Germany |
2 |
3 |
| Tóth Péter |
Hungary |
1 |
3 |
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Final Standings
| Rank |
Athlete |
Age |
Team |
NOC |
Medal |
|
| 1 |
Gaston Alibert |
30 |
France |
FRA |
Gold |
|
| 2 |
Alexandre Lippmann |
26 |
France |
FRA |
Silver |
|
| 3 |
Eugène Olivier |
26 |
France |
FRA |
Bronze |
|
| 4 |
Robert Montgomerie |
28 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 5T |
Paul Anspach |
26 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 5T |
Cecil Haig |
46 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 5T |
Alfred Labouchere |
41 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 8 |
Martin Holt |
27 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 5 p2 r3/4 |
Jean Stern |
33 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 5T p1 r3/4 |
François Rom |
26 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 5T p1 r3/4 |
H. Georges Berger |
32 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 5T p1 r3/4 |
Gaston Renard |
40 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 6T p2 r3/4 |
Lauritz Christian Ãstrup |
26 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 6T p2 r3/4 |
Gustaf Lindblom |
24 |
Sweden |
SWE |
|
|
| 8 p1 r3/4 |
Fernand Bosmans |
24 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 8 p2 r3/4 |
Pierre le Blon |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 3 p1 r2/4 |
Jetze Doorman |
26 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 3 p3 r2/4 |
Vilém Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Sr. |
38 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 3 p5 r2/4 |
Leaf Daniell |
|
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 3T p2 r2/4 |
Ivan Osiier |
19 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 3T p2 r2/4 |
Jacques Rodocanachi |
26 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 3T p4 r2/4 |
Vilém Tvrzský |
|
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 3T p4 r2/4 |
Bernard Gravier |
27 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 3T p6 r2/4 |
Marcel Van Langenhove |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 3T p6 r2/4 |
Riccardo Nowak |
23 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 3T p6 r2/4 |
Charles Collignon |
30 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 3T p7 r2/4 |
Fernand de Montigny |
23 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 3T p7 r2/4 |
Sydney Martineau |
45 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 3T p8 r2/4 |
Giulio Cagiati |
|
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 3T p8 r2/4 |
Robert Quennessen |
|
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 4 p1 r2/4 |
François Stuyck |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 4 p3 r2/4 |
Pietro Speciale |
31 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4 p5 r2/4 |
Marcello Bertinetti |
23 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 5 p1 r2/4 |
Ejnar Levison |
27 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 5 p2 r2/4 |
Edgar Amphlett |
40 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 5 p3 r2/4 |
Henry Davids |
|
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 5 p4 r2/4 |
Joseph Marais |
|
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 5 p5 r2/4 |
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský |
22 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 5 p7 r2/4 |
Jaroslav TuÄek |
25 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 4 p1 r1/4 |
Eric Carlberg |
28 |
Sweden |
SWE |
|
|
| 4 p6 r1/4 |
Henry Peyron |
24 |
Sweden |
SWE |
|
|
| 4 p8 r1/4 |
Ralph Chalmers |
17 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4 p9 r1/4 |
Giuseppe Mangiarotti |
24 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4 p11 r1/4 |
Simon Okker |
26 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 4T p2 r1/4 |
Herbert Sander |
28 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 4T p2 r1/4 |
Johan van Schreven |
33 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 4T p3 r1/4 |
Johann Adam |
|
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 4T p3 r1/4 |
Jack Blake |
33 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4T p3 r1/4 |
Max Dwinger |
37 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 4T p4 r1/4 |
Otto Becker |
20 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 4T p4 r1/4 |
Dino Diana |
|
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4T p5 r1/4 |
Percival Davson |
30 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4T p5 r1/4 |
Sante Ceccherini |
44 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4T p7 r1/4 |
Frédéric Dubourdieu |
28 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 4T p7 r1/4 |
Emil Schön |
35 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 4T p10 r1/4 |
Pietro Sarzano |
|
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4T p10 r1/4 |
Béla Zulawszky |
38 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 4T p10 r1/4 |
Ernst Moldenhauer |
|
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 4T p12 r1/4 |
Birger Cnattingius |
32 |
Sweden |
SWE |
|
|
| 4T p12 r1/4 |
Edgar Seligman |
41 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4T p13 r1/4 |
Julius Lichtenfels |
23 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 4T p13 r1/4 |
Péter Tóth |
25 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 5 p1 r1/4 |
Pontus von Rosen |
26 |
Sweden |
SWE |
|
|
| 5 p9 r1/4 |
Frantz Oscar Jørgensen |
26 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 5 p11 r1/4 |
Georg Branting |
20 |
Sweden |
SWE |
|
|
| 5T p6 r1/4 |
Albert Naumann |
32 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 5T p6 r1/4 |
BedÅich Schejbal |
|
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 5T p8 r1/4 |
Jakob Erckrath de Bary |
44 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 5T p8 r1/4 |
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli |
30 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 6 p1 r1/4 |
Georg Stöhr |
22 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 6 p4 r1/4 |
Hans Bergsland |
29 |
Norway |
NOR |
|
|
| 6 p5 r1/4 |
Otakar Lada |
24 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 6 p7 r1/4 |
DezsŠFöldes |
27 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 6 p12 r1/4 |
Gustaf Olson |
24 |
Sweden |
SWE |
|
|
| 6T p2 r1/4 |
Walter Gates |
36 |
South Africa |
RSA |
|
|
| 6T p2 r1/4 |
Fritz Jack |
28 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 6T p9 r1/4 |
August Petri |
|
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 6T p9 r1/4 |
Percy Nobbs |
32 |
Canada |
CAN |
|
|
| 7 p1 r1/4 |
Luke Fildes |
28 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 7 p7 r1/4 |
Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh |
26 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 7 p8 r1/4 |
František Dušek |
|
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 7T p4 r1/4 |
André Sarens |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 7T p4 r1/4 |
George van Rossem |
25 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 7T p5 r1/4 |
Robert Krünert |
42 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 7T p5 r1/4 |
Maurits van Löben Sels |
31 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
Men's Épée, Team
|
Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Fencing Ground just outside White City Stadium, London
Date Started: July 20, 1908
Date Finished: July 24, 1908
Format: Single-elimination tournament with Bergvall system.
Competitors45from 9 nations
|
|
Summary
With the three medalists in the individual Épée event, the French had to be the heavy favorites and they did not disappoint, winning fairly comfortably, although Belgium extended them somewhat in the final, 9-7. The winning French team was awarded, in addition to their gold medals, the International Cup for Fencing, which had been designated for the winning team in this event.
|
Final
The winner received the gold medal, while the loser had to play the winner of the repechage in the silver medal match.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Hits against |
Hits against |
Fencers |
Nation |
| France |
Gaston Alibert
Bernard Gravier
Alexandre Lippmann
Eugène Olivier |
7 |
9 |
Paul Anspach
Désiré Beaurain
Ferdinand Feyerick
François Rom |
Belgium |
Repechage
Denmark and Great Britain had been defeated by France, the winner of the final, in the first two rounds. The two teams faced each other for the right to advance to the silver medal match against the loser of the final.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Hits against |
Hits against |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Great Britain |
Leaf Daniell
Cecil Haig
Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie |
8 |
9 |
Otto Becker
Ejnar Levison
Ivan Osiier
Herbert Sander |
Denmark |
Silver medal match
The winner took the silver medal, with loser receiving bronze. The final three individual bouts of the match were not played, as Belgium was then down by 4 and unable to tie up the contest. Under Rule 50 of the competition, the decision whether to continue or not was given to the Belgian team captain,[9] who elected not to finish the contest.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Hits against |
Hits against |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Great Britain |
Edgar Amphlett
Leaf Daniell
Cecil Haig
Robert Montgomerie |
5 |
9 |
Paul Anspach
Fernand Bosmans
Fernand de Montigny
François Rom |
Belgium |
|
Semifinals
Winners advanced to play for the gold medal, loser to eventual champion was sent to repechage.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Hits against |
Hits against |
Fencers |
Nation |
| France |
Gaston Alibert
Henri-Georges Berger
Charles Collignon
Eugène Olivier |
5 |
12 |
Leaf Daniell
Cecil Haig
Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie |
Great Britain |
| Belgium |
Paul Anspach
Désiré Beaurain
Ferdinand Feyerick
François Rom |
8 |
9 |
Marcelo Bertinetti
Giuseppe Mangiarotti
Riccardo Nowak
Abelardo Olivier |
|
|
First round
Winners advanced, losers out. The team that was defeated by the eventual champions moved to the repechage.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Hits against |
Hits against |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Italy |
Marcelo Bertinetti
Giuseppe Mangiarotti
Riccardo Nowak
Abelardo Olivier |
7 |
12 |
Otakar Lada
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
| France |
Gaston Alibert
Bernard Gravier
Alexandre Lippmann
Jean Stern |
6 |
10 |
Ejnar Levison
Ivan Osiier
Lauritz Østrup
Herbert Sander |
Denmark |
| Belgium |
Paul Anspach
Désiré Beaurain
Fernand de Montigny
Victor Willems |
6 |
11 |
Eric Carlberg
Gustaf Lindblom
Henry Peyron
Pontus von Rosen |
Sweden |
| Great Britain |
Leaf Daniell
Cecil Haig
Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie |
5 |
13 |
Jakob Erkrath de Bary
Julius Lichtenfels
August Petri
Georg Stöhr |
Germany |
|
Play-in match
The first bout was a play-in match between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Hits against |
Hits against |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Great Britain |
Leaf Daniell
Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie
Edgar Seligman |
7 |
9 |
Jetze Doorman
Adrianus de Jong
Alfred Labouchere
George van Rossem |
Netherlands |
|
Men's Sabre, Individual
|
Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Fencing Ground just outside White City Stadium, London
Date Started: July 17, 1908
Date Finished: July 24, 1908
Competitors76from 11 nations
|
|
Summary
[JenÅ Fuchs] won his first gold medal in this event. He would eventually win four Olympic gold medals in sabre fencing - 1908 individual and team, and 1912 individual and team. Fuchs was also a top ranked rower and bobsledder in Hungary.
Fuchs' individual victory began the Hungarian streak in this event. From 1908 through 1964 a Hungarian fencer always won the sabre gold medal at the Olympics, with the exception of 1920, when Hungary was not invited as they were considered an aggressor nation in World War I. Hungarians also won all the world championships in individual sabre from 1923 through 1937 and, after World War II, 1951-55.
|
Final
Fuchs and de Lobsdorf did not finish within the time limit, resulting in a loss for both of them.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Jenő Fuchs |
Hungary |
6 |
1 |
| Béla Zulawszky |
Hungary |
6 |
1 |
| 3 |
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf |
Bohemia |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Jenő Szántay |
Hungary |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Péter Tóth |
Hungary |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Lajos Werkner |
Hungary |
2 |
5 |
| 7 |
Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
1 |
6 |
| Georges de la Falaise |
France |
1 |
6 |
The playoff match for the gold medal was won by Fuchs, with the one-touch bout decided by a parry and riposte to his fellow Hungarian's head.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Jenő Fuchs |
Hungary |
1 |
0 |
| 2 |
Béla Zulawszky |
Hungary |
0 |
1 |
|
Semifinals
There were two semifinals, each of 8 fencers. The top 4 in each advanced to the final. |
Semifinal 1
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Jenő Fuchs |
Hungary |
6 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lajos Werkner |
Hungary |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
4 |
3 |
| Jenő Szántay |
Hungary |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Marcello Bertinetti |
Italy |
3 |
4 |
| Dezső Földes |
Hungary |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
C. Barry Notley |
Great Britain |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps |
France |
1 |
6 |
|
Semifinal 2
Four fencers tied at 5-2 records, all advancing to the finals. Ceccherini gave up after his first four bouts, giving Tóth, van der Voodt, and Doorman wins by walkover.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
5 |
2 |
| Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf |
Bohemia |
5 |
2 |
| Péter Tóth |
Hungary |
5 |
2 |
| Béla Zulawszky |
Hungary |
5 |
2 |
| 5 |
Oszkár Gerde |
Hungary |
4 |
3 |
| 6 |
Lauritz Østrup |
Denmark |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Joseph van der Voodt |
Belgium |
1 |
6 |
| 8 |
Sante Ceccherini |
Italy |
0 |
7 |
|
Second round
There were eight second round pools, ranging in size from 4 to 6. |
Pool 1
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Jenő Fuchs |
Hungary |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
Etienne Grade |
Belgium |
2 |
2 |
| C. Barry Notley |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| Richard Schoemaker |
Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
René Lateux |
France |
1 |
3 |
Notley's pair of victories in the playoff gave him second in the pool, allowing him to advance.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 2 |
C. Barry Notley |
Great Britain |
2 |
0 |
| 3 |
Etienne Grade |
Belgium |
0 |
1 |
| Richard Schoemaker |
Netherlands |
0 |
1 |
|
Pool 2
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Lajos Werkner |
Hungary |
4 |
0 |
| 2 |
Dezső Földes |
Hungary |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
George van Rossem |
Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Richard Badman |
Great Britain |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Fritz Jack |
Germany |
1 |
3 |
|
Pool 3
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf |
Bohemia |
3 |
1 |
| Joseph van der Voodt |
Belgium |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
William Marsh |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Adrianus de Jong |
Netherlands |
1 |
3 |
| Riccardo Nowak |
Italy |
1 |
3 |
|
Pool 4
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps |
France |
3 |
0 |
| 2 |
Béla Zulawszky |
Hungary |
2 |
1 |
| 3 |
Bedrich Schejbal |
Bohemia |
1 |
2 |
| 4 |
Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
0 |
3 |
|
Pool 5
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Oszkar Gerde |
Hungary |
4 |
0 |
| 2 |
Sante Ceccherini |
Italy |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
Otakar Lada |
Bohemia |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Emil Schön |
Germany |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Paul Anspach |
Belgium |
0 |
4 |
|
Pool 6
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Péter Tóth |
Hungary |
4 |
0 |
| 2 |
Jenő Szántay |
Hungary |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
Willem van Blijenburgh |
Netherlands |
1 |
3 |
| Siegfried Flesch |
 Austria |
1 |
3 |
| Alfred Labouchere |
Netherlands |
1 |
3 |
|
Pool 7
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Marcello Bertinetti |
Italy |
4 |
0 |
| 2 |
Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
| August Petri |
Germany |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský |
Bohemia |
1 |
3 |
| Alessandro Pirzio Biroli |
Italy |
1 |
3 |
Doorman, who had lost to Petri in the main pool, defeated the German in the playoff for second place.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 2 |
Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
1 |
0 |
| 3 |
August Petri |
Germany |
0 |
1 |
|
Pool 8
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Jenő Apáthy |
Hungary |
2 |
1 |
| Georges de la Falaise |
France |
2 |
1 |
| Lauritz Østrup |
Denmark |
2 |
1 |
| 4 |
Einar Schwartz-Nielsen |
Denmark |
0 |
3 |
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
2 |
0 |
| 2 |
Lauritz Østrup |
Denmark |
1 |
1 |
| 3 |
Jenő Apáthy |
Hungary |
0 |
2 |
|
First round
The first round was conducted in round-robin format, to three touches. Pool sizes ranged from 4 to 8 fencers. The three contestants who had lost the fewest bouts advanced. |
Pool A
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Siegfried Flesch |
Austria |
5 |
0 |
| 2 |
Jetze Doorman |
Netherlands |
3 |
2 |
| Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský |
Bohemia |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Jean de Mas Latrie |
France |
2 |
3 |
| 5 |
Henri Six |
Belgium |
1 |
4 |
| Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek |
Bohemia |
1 |
4 |
|
Pool B
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Otakar Lada |
Bohemia |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
Arthur Murray |
Great Britain |
2 |
2 |
| Péter Tóth |
Hungary |
2 |
2 |
| Joseph van der Voodt |
Belgium |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Johannes Adam |
Germany |
1 |
3 |
The three-way tie for the two remaining places resulted in the British fencer being eliminated.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 2 |
Péter Tóth |
Hungary |
1 |
0 |
| Joseph van der Voodt |
Belgium |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Arthur Murray |
Great Britain |
0 |
2 |
|
Pool C
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Alfred Labouchere |
Netherlands |
4 |
1 |
| 2 |
Etienne Grade |
Belgium |
3 |
2 |
| Fritz Jack |
Germany |
3 |
2 |
| Jean-Joseph Renaud |
France |
3 |
2 |
| 5 |
Dino Diana |
Italy |
2 |
3 |
| 6 |
Douglas Godfree |
Great Britain |
0 |
5 |
Renaud lost both his playoff matches, eliminating him and allowing Grade and Jack to advance.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 2 |
Etienne Grade |
Belgium |
1 |
0 |
| Fritz Jack |
Germany |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Jean-Joseph Renaud |
France |
0 |
2 |
|
Pool D
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
William Marsh |
Great Britain |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
René Lateux |
France |
2 |
2 |
| Julius Lichtenfels |
Germany |
2 |
2 |
| Richard Schoemaker |
Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Harald Krenchel |
Denmark |
1 |
3 |
The playoff resulted in two losses for Lichtenfels.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 2 |
René Lateux |
France |
1 |
0 |
| Richard Schoemaker |
Netherlands |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Julius Lichtenfels |
Germany |
0 |
2 |
|
Pool E
The fifth pool was small, with only 4 fencers. This meant only one, Langevin, was eliminated.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Adrianus de Jong |
Netherlands |
2 |
1 |
| Alessandro Pirzio Biroli |
Italy |
2 |
1 |
| Einar Schwartz-Nielsen |
Denmark |
2 |
1 |
| 4 |
Georges Langevin |
France |
0 |
3 |
|
Pool F
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
3 |
1 |
| Jenő Szántay |
Hungary |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
August Petri |
Germany |
2 |
2 |
| Antoine van Tomme |
Belgium |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Jacob van Löben Sels |
Netherlands |
0 |
4 |
Petri defeated van Tomme in the playoff for third place after having lost to the Belgian in the main pool.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 3 |
August Petri |
Germany |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Antoine van Tomme |
Belgium |
0 |
1 |
|
Pool G
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Dezső Földes |
Hungary |
5 |
0 |
| 2 |
Sante Ceccherini |
Italy |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Richard Badman |
Great Britain |
2 |
3 |
| Lion van Minden |
Netherlands |
2 |
3 |
| 5 |
Jakob Erkrath de Bary |
Germany |
1 |
4 |
| Ismaël de Lesseps |
France |
1 |
4 |
Badman defeated van Minden again in the playoff for third place.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 3 |
Richard Badman |
Great Britain |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Lion van Minden |
Netherlands |
0 |
1 |
|
Pool H
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Marcello Bertinetti |
Italy |
4 |
1 |
| Bertrand Marie de Lesseps |
France |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Béla Zulawszky |
Hungary |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Robert Krünert |
Germany |
2 |
3 |
| Charles Wilson |
Great Britain |
2 |
3 |
| 6 |
Walter Gates |
South Africa |
0 |
5 |
|
Pool I
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Oszkár Gerde |
Hungary |
4 |
1 |
| Lauritz Østrup |
Denmark |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Willem van Blijenburgh |
Netherlands |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
André du Bosch |
Belgium |
2 |
3 |
| Alfred Keene |
Great Britain |
2 |
3 |
| 6 |
Joseph, Marquis de Saint Brisson |
France |
0 |
5 |
|
Pool J
The tenth pool was the largest, at fully twice the size of the fifth. Five of the eight fencers were eliminated. The Bohemian fencer, von Lobsdorf, defeated each of his seven opponents for a decisive first place in the pool. There was no match between Sarzano and Stohr.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf |
Bohemia |
7 |
0 |
| 2 |
Paul Anspach |
Belgium |
5 |
2 |
| Jenő Apáthy |
Hungary |
5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Edward Brookfield |
Great Britain |
3 |
4 |
| Johan van Schreven |
Netherlands |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Pietro Sarzano |
Italy |
2 |
4 |
| Georg Stöhr |
Germany |
2 |
4 |
| 8 |
Jean Mikorski |
France |
2 |
5 |
|
Pool K
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Jenő Fuchs |
Hungary |
5 |
0 |
| 2 |
Gustaaf van Hulstijn |
Netherlands |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Vilém Tvrzský |
Bohemia |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Arolodo Pinelli |
Italy |
2 |
3 |
| 5 |
Ernst Moldenhauer |
Germany |
1 |
4 |
| 6 |
Lockhart Leith |
Great Britain |
0 |
5 |
|
Pool L
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
George van Rossem |
Netherlands |
4 |
1 |
| 2 |
C. Barry Notley |
Great Britain |
3 |
2 |
| Bedrich Schejbal |
Bohemia |
3 |
2 |
| Louis Chapuis |
France |
3 |
2 |
| 5 |
Alexis Simonson |
Belgium |
2 |
3 |
| 6 |
Albert Naumann |
Germany |
0 |
5 |
Chapuis was eliminated in the three-way playoff for second and third.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
| 2 |
C. Barry Notley |
Great Britain |
| Bedrich Schejbal |
Bohemia |
| 4 |
Louis Chapuis |
France |
|
Pool M
The final pool was one of the larger pools, with 7 fencers.
| Place |
Fencer |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Lajos Werkner |
Hungary |
5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Riccardo Nowak |
Italy |
4 |
2 |
| Emil Schön |
Germany |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
Marc Perrodon |
France |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Jan de Beaufort |
Netherlands |
2 |
4 |
| František Šourek-Tuček[1] |
Bohemia |
2 |
4 |
| 7 |
Anthony Chalke |
Great Britain |
1 |
5 |
|
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Final Standings
| Rank |
Athlete |
Age |
Team |
NOC |
Medal |
|
| 1 |
JenÅ Fuchs |
25 |
Hungary |
HUN |
Gold |
|
| 2 |
Béla Zulawszky |
38 |
Hungary |
HUN |
Silver |
|
| 3 |
Vilém Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Sr. |
38 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
Bronze |
|
| 4 |
JenŠSzántay |
27 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 5 |
Péter Tóth |
25 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 6 |
Lajos Werkner |
24 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 7T |
Gabriel, Count de la Falaise |
42 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 7T |
Jetze Doorman |
26 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 5 p2 r3/4 |
Oszkár Gerde |
24 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 5T p1 r3/4 |
Marcello Bertinetti |
23 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 5T p1 r3/4 |
DezsŠFöldes |
27 |
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 6 p2 r3/4 |
Lauritz Christian Ãstrup |
26 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 7 p1 r3/4 |
Barry Notley |
28 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 7 p2 r3/4 |
Joseph Van der Voodt |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 8 p1 r3/4 |
Bertrand, Count de Lesseps |
33 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| AC p2 r3/4 |
Sante Ceccherini |
44 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
DNF |
| 3 p2 r2/4 |
George van Rossem |
25 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 3 p3 r2/4 |
William Marsh |
31 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 3 p4 r2/4 |
BedÅich Schejbal |
|
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 3 p5 r2/4 |
Otakar Lada |
24 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 3 p7 r2/4 |
August Petri |
|
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 3 p8 r2/4 |
JenŠApáthy |
|
Hungary |
HUN |
|
|
| 3T p1 r2/4 |
Richard Schoemaker |
21 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 3T p1 r2/4 |
Ãtienne Grade |
33 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 3T p6 r2/4 |
Alfred Labouchere |
41 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 3T p6 r2/4 |
Fritz Flesch |
36 |
Austria |
AUT |
|
|
| 3T p6 r2/4 |
Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh |
26 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 4 p2 r2/4 |
Richard Badman |
|
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4 p4 r2/4 |
Vilém Tvrzský |
|
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 4 p5 r2/4 |
Emil Schön |
35 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 4 p8 r2/4 |
Einar Schwarz-Nielsen |
24 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 4T p3 r2/4 |
Riccardo Nowak |
23 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4T p3 r2/4 |
Arie de Jong |
25 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 4T p7 r2/4 |
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli |
30 |
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4T p7 r2/4 |
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský |
22 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 5 p1 r2/4 |
René Lateux |
|
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 5 p2 r2/4 |
Fritz Jack |
28 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 5 p5 r2/4 |
Paul Anspach |
26 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 2 p11 r1/4 |
Gustaaf van Hulstijn |
23 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 4 p1 r1/4 |
Jean de Mas Latrie |
28 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 4 p2 r1/4 |
Arthur Murray |
|
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4 p3 r1/4 |
Jean-Joseph Renaud |
35 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 4 p4 r1/4 |
Julius Lichtenfels |
23 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 4 p5 r1/4 |
Georges Langevin |
19 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 4 p6 r1/4 |
Antoine Van Tomme |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 4 p7 r1/4 |
Lion van Minden |
27 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 4 p11 r1/4 |
Luigi Pinelli |
|
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 4 p12 r1/4 |
Louis Chapuis |
|
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 4 p13 r1/4 |
Marc Perrodon |
29 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 4T p8 r1/4 |
Robert Krünert |
42 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 4T p8 r1/4 |
Charles Wilson |
|
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4T p9 r1/4 |
André du Bosch |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 4T p9 r1/4 |
Alfred Keene |
|
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4T p10 r1/4 |
Edward Brookfield |
27 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 4T p10 r1/4 |
Johan van Schreven |
33 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 5 p2 r1/4 |
Johann Adam |
|
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 5 p3 r1/4 |
Dino Diana |
|
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 5 p4 r1/4 |
Harald Krenchel |
23 |
Denmark |
DEN |
|
|
| 5 p6 r1/4 |
Maurits van Löben Sels |
31 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 5 p11 r1/4 |
Ernst Moldenhauer |
|
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 5 p12 r1/4 |
Alexis Simonson |
|
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 5T p1 r1/4 |
Henri Six |
35 |
Belgium |
BEL |
|
|
| 5T p1 r1/4 |
Jaroslav TuÄek |
25 |
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 5T p7 r1/4 |
Jakob Erckrath de Bary |
44 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 5T p7 r1/4 |
Ismaël de Lesseps |
36 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 5T p13 r1/4 |
Jan de Beaufort |
27 |
Netherlands |
NED |
|
|
| 5T p13 r1/4 |
František Dušek |
|
Bohemia |
BOH |
|
|
| 6 p3 r1/4 |
Douglas Godfree |
26 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 6 p8 r1/4 |
Walter Gates |
36 |
South Africa |
RSA |
|
|
| 6 p9 r1/4 |
Joseph, Marquis de Saint Brisson |
40 |
France |
FRA |
|
|
| 6 p11 r1/4 |
Lockhart Leith |
31 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 6 p12 r1/4 |
Albert Naumann |
32 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 6T p10 r1/4 |
Pietro Sarzano |
|
Italy |
ITA |
|
|
| 6T p10 r1/4 |
Georg Stöhr |
22 |
Germany |
GER |
|
|
| 7 p13 r1/4 |
Anthony Chalke |
|
Great Britain |
GBR |
|
|
| 8 p10 r1/4 |
Jean Mikorski |
|
France |
FRA |
|
|
Men's Sabre, Team
|
Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Fencing Ground just outside White City Stadium, London
Date Started: July 21, 1908
Date Finished: July 24, 1908
Format: Single-elimination tournament with Bergvall system.
Competitors35from 8 nations
|
|
Summary
With the gold and silver medalist from the individual event, the Hungarians were particularly dominant in the team sabre competition. They won their opening match over Germany by 9-0, and the Official Report noted that nobody could remember a team fencing match in which one team never scored a hit.
This victory began the Hungarian streak of dominance in team sabre fencing at the Olympics. Hungary won all the gold medals in this event at the Olympics from 1908-1960, except for 1920 when the nation was not invited because of its role in World War I. David Wallechinsky has pointed out that Hungary won 46 consecutive matches during this streak. Hungary has also been dominant in the team sabre at the world championships. World championships in the team sabre began in 1930, and were held through the 1950's in non-Olympic years. Hungary won the title in 1930-31, 1933-35, 1937, 1951, 1953-55, and 1957-58, failing to win the title only in 1938, 1947, and 1949-50.
|
Final
The winner received the gold medal, while the loser had to play the winner of the repechage in the silver medal match.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Bouts lost |
Bouts lost |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Hungary |
Jenő Fuchs
Oszkár Gerde
Péter Tóth
Lajos Werkner |
7 |
9 |
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Bedřich Schejbal
Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek |
Bohemia |
Repechage
Germany and Italy had been defeated by Hungary, the winner of the final, in the first two rounds. The two teams faced each other for the right to advance to the silver medal match against the loser of the final.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Bouts lost |
Bouts lost |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Italy |
Marcelo Bertinetti
Riccardo Nowak
Abelardo Olivier
Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli |
4 |
10 |
Jakob Erkrath de Bary
Fritz Jack
Robert Krünert
August Petri |
Germany |
Silver medal match
The winner took the silver medal, with loser receiving bronze. The Bohemian team refused to play the match, arguing that as finalists they had already secured second place. The organizing committee awarded silver medals to Italy, relegating the Bohemian team to bronze medals.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Hits against |
Hits against |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Italy |
No match; Bohemia did not start |
Bohemia |
|
Semifinals
Winners advanced to play for the gold medal, loser to eventual champion was sent to repechage.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Bouts lost |
Bouts lost |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Bohemia |
Otakar Lada
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Bedřich Schejbal |
7 |
9 |
Georges de la Falaise
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps
Marc Perrodon
Jean-Joseph Renaud |
France |
| Hungary |
Dezső Földes
Jenő Fuchs
Oszkár Gerde
Péter Tóth |
5 |
11 |
Marcelo Bertinetti
Sante Ceccherini
Abelardo Olivier
Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli |
Italy |
|
First round
Winners advanced, losers out. The team that was defeated by the eventual champions moved to the repechage.
| Winners |
Losers |
| Nation |
Fencers |
Bouts lost |
Bouts lost |
Fencers |
Nation |
| Italy |
Marcello Bertinetti
Sante Ceccherini
Abelardo Olivier
Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli |
5 |
11 |
H. Evan James
William Marsh
Arthur Murray
Charles Wilson |
Great Britain |
| France |
Georges de la Falaise
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps
Marc Perrodon
Jean-Joseph Renaud |
6 |
10 |
André du Bosch
Etienne Grade
Antoine van Tomme
Joseph van der Voodt |
Belgium |
| Bohemia |
Otakar Lada
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Bedřich Schejbal |
8 |
9 |
Jetze Doorman
Adrianus de Jong
Jacob van Löben Sels
George van Rossem |
Netherlands |
| Hungary |
Jenő Fuchs
Oszkár Gerde
Péter Tóth
Lajos Werkner |
0 |
9 |
Jakob Erkrath de Bary
Fritz Jack
Robert Krünert
August Petri |
Germany |
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Ralph Chalmers (17 years, 185 days) 
France (4 medals)
France
Hungary
Bohemia
