Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

Men's sabre
at the Games of the IV Olympiad

Venue

Franco-British Exhibition fencing grounds

Dates

July 17–24

Competitors

76 from 11 nations

Medalists

	Jenő Fuchs	Hungary
	Béla Zulawszky	Hungary
	Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf	Bohemia

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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.

Results

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
2	Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský	Bohemia	3	2
4	Jean de Mas Latrie	France	2	3
5	Henri Six	Belgium	1	4
5	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
2	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
2	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
2	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
1	Jenő Szántay	Hungary	3	1
3	August Petri	Germany	2	2
3	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
3	Lion van Minden	Netherlands	2	3
5	Jakob Erkrath de Bary	Germany	1	4
5	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
1	Bertrand Marie de Lesseps	France	4	1
3	Béla Zulawszky	Hungary	3	2
4	Robert Krünert	Germany	2	3
4	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
1	Lauritz Østrup	Denmark	4	1
3	Willem van Blijenburgh	Netherlands	3	2
4	André du Bosch	Belgium	2	3
4	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
2	Jenő Apáthy	Hungary	5	2
4	Edward Brookfield	Great Britain	3	4
4	Johan van Schreven	Netherlands	3	4
6	Pietro Sarzano	Italy	2	4
6	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
2	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
2	Emil Schön	Germany	4	2
4	Marc Perrodon	France	3	3
5	Jan de Beaufort	Netherlands	2	4
5	František Šourek-Tuček^[1]	Bohemia	2	4
7	Anthony Chalke	Great Britain	1	5

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
3	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
1	Joseph van der Voodt	Belgium	3	1
3	William Marsh	Great Britain	2	2
4	Adrianus de Jong	Netherlands	1	3
4	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
2	August Petri	Germany	2	2
4	Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský	Bohemia	1	3
4	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

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
3	Jenő Szántay	Hungary	4	3
5	Marcello Bertinetti	Italy	3	4
5	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

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
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
7	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

Notes

↑ comdat.w.interia.pl

Sources

Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Fencing 1908". Accessed 1 May 2006. Available electronically at .

Olympic Fencing Champions in Men's Individual Sabre

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