Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's amateurs-masters épée

Men's amateurs and masters épée
at the Games of the II Olympiad
DateJune 15
Competitors8 from 2 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Fencing at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Épée men
Masters épée men
Amateurs-masters épée men
Foil men
Masters foil men
Sabre men
Masters sabre men

This event highlighted the singular position of the sport of fencing in the early Olympic movement. In most of the other sports on the program, competitors had to be amateurs. Furthermore, amateur standing was typically lost when one competed against a professional, even if there was no money involved in that particular competition. In fencing, however, professionals were allowed to compete in the Olympics.

The 1900 amateurs-masters épée fencing event pitted the best amateur épéeists against the best professionals. The top four placers in each of those two events were qualified to compete in the open event, which consisted of a single round-robin tournament with single-touch bouts. The gold medal in the event was taken by a master, but the next three places all went to amateurs.

Place Name Wins Losses Status
1  Albert Robert Ayat (FRA) 7 0 Professional
2  Ramón Fonst (CUB) 6 1 Amateur
3  Léon Sée (FRA) 4 3 Amateur
4  Georges de la Falaise (FRA) 3 4 Amateur
5  Émile Bougnol (FRA) 2 5 Professional
 Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud (FRA) 2 5 Professional
 Henri Laurent (FRA) 2 5 Professional
 Louis Perrée (FRA) 2 5 Amateur
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