Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre
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The men's team sabre was one of four fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

 events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested.The 1908 Games were the first to lack a foil competition. Foil fencing, "not being in the opinion of the organisers a form of sport which is improved by competition," was held only as a display. The 1908 Olympics did introduce team...

 programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre
Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...

 event.

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
Marcello Bertinetti
Marcello Bertinetti
Marcello Bertinetti was an Italian fencer. He won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze.-References:...

 
Sante Ceccherini
Sante Ceccherini
Sante Ceccherini was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Abelardo Olivier
Abelardo Olivier
Abelardo Olivier was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and two golds at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli 
5 11 H. Evan James
H. Evan James
H. Evan James was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
William Marsh
William Marsh (fencer)
William Marsh was a British fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...

 
Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray (fencer)
Arthur Murray was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson (fencer)
Charles Wilson was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Georges de la Falaise
Georges de la Falaise
Comte Louis Gabriel Venant de La Falaise, known as Georges de La Falaise was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century....

 
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps was a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of Ismaël de Lesseps.-References:...

 
Marc Perrodon
Marc Perrodon
Marc Perrodon was a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Jean-Joseph Renaud 
6 10 André du Bosch
André du Bosch
André du Bosch was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Etienne Grade
Étienne Grade
Étienne Grade was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Antoine van Tomme
Antoine Van Tomme
Antoine Van Tomme was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Joseph van der Voodt
Joseph Van der Voodt
Joseph Van der Voodt was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Otakar Lada
Otakar Lada
Otakar Lada was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf was a Bohemian fencer and olympic medalist in sabre competition.He received a bronze medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...

 
Bedrich Schejbal
Bedřich Schejbal
Bedřich Schejbal was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
8 9 Jetze Doorman
Jetze Doorman
Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Adrianus de Jong
Adrianus de Jong
Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals...

 
Jacob van Löben Sels 
George van Rossem
George van Rossem
George van Rossem was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.-References:...

 
Jenö Fuchs
Jeno Fuchs
Dr. Jenő Fuchs was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.-Fencing career:...

 
Oszkar Gerde
Oszkár Gerde
Dr. Oszkár Gerde, also spelled "Oskar" , born in Budapest, Hungary, was a Hungarian sabre fencer.-Olympics:...

 
Péter Tóth
Péter Tóth
Péter Tóth was a Hungarian sabre and foil fencer.-Olympics:Tóth won gold medals in team sabre at the 1908 Olympics in London, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm....

 
Lajos Werkner
Lajos Werkner
Lajos Werkner was a Hungarian sabre fencer.- Olympic career :He won gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games....

 
0 9 Jakob Erkrath de Bary 
Fritz Jack
Fritz Jack
Fritz Jack was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Robert Krünert
Robert Krünert
Robert Krünert was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
August Petri
August Petri
August Petri was a German Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1906 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 

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
Otakar Lada
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Bedrich Schejbal
7 9 Georges de la Falaise
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps
Marc Perrodon
Jean-Joseph Renaud
Deszö Földes 
Jenö Fuchs
Oszkar Gerde
Péter Tóth
5 11 Marcelo Bertinetti
Sante Ceccherini
Abelardo Olivier
Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli

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
Jenö Fuchs
Oszkar Gerde
Péter Tóth
Lajos Werkner
7 9 Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Bedrich Schejbal
Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek 

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
Marcelo Bertinetti
Riccardo Nowak
Riccardo Nowak
Riccardo Nowak was an Italian fencer who took part in the 1908 Olympic Games in London....


Abelardo Olivier
Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli
4 10 Jakob Erkrath de Bary
Fritz Jack
Robert Krünert
August Petri

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
No match; Bohemia did not start

Sources

  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Fencing 1908". Accessed 1 May 2006. Available electronically at .
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