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Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

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Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Fencing Gymnasium
DatesSeptember 28 – 29, 1988
Competitors53 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) György Nébald
Bence Szabó
Imre Bujdosó
Imre Gedővári
László Csongrádi		  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergey Mindirgasov
Mikhail Burtsev
Heorhiy Pohosov
Andrey Alshan
Sergey Koryashkin		  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giovanni Scalzo
Marco Marin
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Ferdinando Meglio
Massimo Cavaliere		  Italy
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Fencing at the
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Team sabremen

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 28 to 29, 1988. 53 fencers from 11 nations competed.[1]

Rosters

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Bulgaria
Canada
China
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
South Korea
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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Hungary and France each defeated Bulgaria, 9–2 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–4.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN FRA BUL
1  Hungary 2 0 18 6 QQ 9–4 9–2
2  France 1 1 13 12 4–9 9–3
3  Bulgaria 0 2 5 18 2–9 3–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 394

Round 1 Pool B

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In the first set of matches, Italy beat South Korea 9–2 and West Germany defeated the United States 9–3. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Italy prevailed over the United States 9–4 and West Germany won against South Korea 9–1. Finally, Italy took the top spot in the group by beating West Germany 9–5 while South Korea finished last after losing to the United States 9–5.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA FRG USA KOR
1  Italy 3 0 27 11 QS 9–5 9–4 9–2
2  West Germany 2 1 23 13 QQ 5–9 9–3 9–1
3  United States 1 2 16 23 4–9 3–9 9–5
4  South Korea 0 3 8 27 2–9 1–9 5–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 394

Round 1 Pool C

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In the first set of matches, the Soviet Union beat Canada 9–1 and Poland defeated China 9–1. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as the Soviet Union prevailed over China 9–1 and Poland won against Canada 9–3. Finally, the Soviet Union took the top spot in the group by beating Poland 9–7 while China finished last after losing to Canada 9–7.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS POL CAN CHN
1  Soviet Union 3 0 27 9 QS 9–7 9–1 9–1
2  Poland 2 1 25 13 QQ 7–9 9–3 9–1
3  Canada 1 2 13 25 1–9 3–9 9–7
4  China 0 3 9 27 1–9 1–9 7–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 394–95

Elimination rounds

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1  Hungary 8
C2  Poland 8
A1  Hungary 9
B1  Italy 5
B1  Italy
Bye
A1  Hungary 8
C1  Soviet Union 8
A2  France 9
B2  West Germany 5
A2  France 7 Third place
C1  Soviet Union 9
C1  Soviet Union B1  Italy 8
Bye A2  France 8
Fifth Place
   
C2  Poland 9
B2  West Germany 4

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
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