Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 5 December 1956. 35 fencers from 17 nations competed.[1]
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Venue | St Kilda Town Hall | ||||||||||||
Dates | 5 December | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Épée | men | |
Team épée | men | |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | men | |
Sabre | men | |
Team sabre | men | |
Competition format
The competition used a pool play format, with each fencer facing the other fencers in the pool in a round robin. Bouts were to 5 touches. Barrages were used to break ties necessary for advancement (touches against were the first tie-breaker used to give ranks when the rank did not matter). However, only as much fencing was done as was necessary to determine advancement, so some bouts never occurred if the fencers advancing from the pool could be determined.[2]
Results
Round 1
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. Fencers from the four teams that advanced to the final of the men's team épée event received byes through round 1:
- France: Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, and Jacques Roulot
- Hungary: Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, and Pál Kovács
- Poland: Marian Kuszewski, Jerzy Pawłowski, and Wojciech Zabłocki
- Soviet Union: Yevhen Cherepovsky, Lev Kuznetsov, and Yakov Rylsky
Pool 1
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Luigi Narduzzi | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
2 | Teodoro Goliardi | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
3 | George Worth | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
4 | Benito Ramos | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 9 | 23 | Qualified for quarterfinals 2–0 in barrage |
5 | Masayuki Sano | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 1–1 in barrage |
6 | Sandor Szoke | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 0–2 in barrage |
Pool 2
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Roberto Ferrari | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
2 | Olgierd Porebski | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
3 | Allan Kwartler | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
4 | Graham McKenzie | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
5 | Alfredo Yanguas | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
Pool 3
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Gastone Darè | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
2 | Bill Hoskyns | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
3 | Leslie Fadgyas | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
4 | Marcel Van Der Auwera | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | Qualified for quarterfinals Won barrage vs. Asselin 5–3 |
5 | Roland Asselin | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | Won barrage vs. Van Der Auwera 3–5 |
6 | José del Carmen | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
Pool 4
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Tibor Nyilas | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
2 | Günter Stratmann | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
3 | Emilio Echeverry | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 21 | 21 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
4 | Ralph Cooperman | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | Qualified for quarterfinals Won barrage vs. Theisen 5–1 |
5 | Roger Theisen | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | Won barrage vs. Van Der Auwera 3–5 |
6 | Siha Sukarno | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Quarterfinals
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Roberto Ferrari | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 14 | Qualified for semifinals |
2 | Pál Kovács | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | Qualified for semifinals |
3 | Jacques Lefèvre | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | Qualified for semifinals |
4 | Allan Kwartler | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals |
5 | Yakov Rylsky | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 18 | 26 | |
6 | Teodoro Goliardi | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | |
7 | Benito Ramos | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Aladár Gerevich | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals |
2 | Luigi Narduzzi | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 28 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals |
3 | Yevhen Cherepovsky | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | Qualified for semifinals 1–1 in barrage |
4 | Marcel Van Der Auwera | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | Qualified for semifinals 1–1 in barrage |
5 | Olgierd Porebski | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 1–1 in barrage |
6 | Marian Kuszewski | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | |
7 | Emilio Echeverry | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Rudolf Kárpáti | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | Qualified for semifinals |
2 | Jacques Roulot | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | Qualified for semifinals |
3 | Wojciech Zabłocki | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 25 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals |
4 | Günter Stratmann | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | Qualified for semifinals |
5 | Tibor Nyilas | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 19 | 25 | |
6 | Bill Hoskyns | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 19 | 25 | |
7 | Graham McKenzie | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Jerzy Pawłowski | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | Qualified for semifinals |
2 | Gastone Darè | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | Qualified for semifinals |
3 | George Worth | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals 1–1 in barrage |
4 | Lev Kuznetsov | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | Qualified for semifinals 1–0 in barrage |
5 | Ralph Cooperman | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 0–1 in barrage |
6 | Claude Gamot | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | |
7 | Leslie Fadgyas | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
Semifinals
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Rudolf Kárpáti | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 35 | 22 | Qualified for final |
2 | Jerzy Pawłowski | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 32 | 25 | Qualified for final |
3 | Jacques Lefèvre | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 28 | 24 | Qualified for final |
4 | Luigi Narduzzi | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 31 | 27 | Qualified for final |
5 | Yevhen Cherepovsky | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 27 | 30 | |
6 | Günter Stratmann | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 26 | 31 | |
7 | Allan Kwartler | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 24 | 31 | |
8 | Gastone Darè | ![]() | 0 | 7 | 22 | 35 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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1 | Pál Kovács | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 30 | 13 | Qualified for final |
2 | Aladár Gerevich | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 30 | 25 | Qualified for final |
3 | Lev Kuznetsov | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 30 | 23 | Qualified for final |
4 | Wojciech Zabłocki | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 28 | 27 | Qualified for final |
5 | Roberto Ferrari | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 28 | 29 | |
6 | Jacques Roulot | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | |
7 | George Worth | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 22 | 32 | |
8 | Marcel Van Der Auwera | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 19 | 32 |
Final
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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![]() | Rudolf Kárpáti | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 32 | 19 | |
![]() | Jerzy Pawłowski | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 30 | 22 | |
![]() | Lev Kuznetsov | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | Won barrage vs. Lefèvre 5–2 |
4 | Jacques Lefèvre | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 27 | 25 | Lost barrage vs. Kuznetsov 2–5 |
5 | Aladár Gerevich | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 40 | 31 | |
6 | Wojciech Zabłocki | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 17 | 29 | |
7 | Pál Kovács | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 25 | 30 | |
8 | Luigi Narduzzi | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 21 | 31 |
References
- "Fencing: 1956 Olympic Results - Men's sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- Official Report, p. 451.