Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

Men's sabre at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia World Congress Center
Dates	July 21, 1996
Competitors	43 from 20 nations
Medalists
Stanislav Pozdnyakov  Russia Sergey Sharikov  Russia Damien Touya  France

The men's sabre was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-third appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 21, 1996. 43 fencers from 20 nations competed.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Damien Touya (FRA)	14
	Sergey Sharikov (RUS)	15
					Sergey Sharikov (RUS)	12
					Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS)	15
	József Navarrete (HUN)	7
	Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS)	15
					Bronze medal match
					Damien Touya (FRA)	15
					József Navarrete (HUN)	7

Section 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Grigory Kiriyenko (RUS)		15
	Jean-Marie Banos (CAN)		15			Jean-Marie Banos (CAN)		8
	Tom Strzalkowski (USA)		11								Grigory Kiriyenko (RUS)		13
											Rafal Sznajder (POL)		15
						Florin Lupeică (ROU)		11
						Rafal Sznajder (POL)		15
																Rafal Sznajder (POL)		12
																Damien Touya (FRA)		15
						Damien Touya (FRA)		15
	Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy (UKR)		15			Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy (UKR)		11
	Elxan Məmmədov (AZE)		5								Damien Touya (FRA)		15
	Antonio García (ESP)		15								Jean-Philippe Daurelle (FRA)		7
	Carlos Bravo (VEN)		11			Antonio García (ESP)		9
						Jean-Philippe Daurelle (FRA)		15

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Sergey Sharikov (RUS)		15
	James Williams (GBR)		15			James Williams (GBR)		11
	Peter Westbrook (USA)		8								Sergey Sharikov (RUS)		15
											Vilmos Szabo (ROU)		8
						Vilmos Szabo (ROU)		15
						Bence Szabó (HUN)		8
																Sergey Sharikov (RUS)		15
																Steffen Wiesinger (GER)		6
						Csaba Köves (HUN)		10
						Steffen Wiesinger (GER)		15
											Steffen Wiesinger (GER)		15
	Jean-Paul Banos (CAN)		15								Tohni Terenzi (ITA)		8
	Archil Lortkipanidze (GEO)		13			Jean-Paul Banos (CAN)		7
						Tohni Terenzi (ITA)		15

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						József Navarrete (HUN)		15
	Tony Plourde (CAN)		15			Tony Plourde (CAN)		9
	Yan Xiandong (CHN)		9								József Navarrete (HUN)		15
											Norbert Jaskot (POL)		8
						Frank Bleckmann (GER)		10
						Norbert Jaskot (POL)		15
																József Navarrete (HUN)		15
																Felix Becker (GER)		7
						Franck Ducheix (FRA)		15
	Janusz Olech (POL)		15			Janusz Olech (POL)		11
	Bruno Cornet (PAR)		2								Franck Ducheix (FRA)		8
	Peter Cox, Jr. (USA)		15								Felix Becker (GER)		15
	Lee Hyo-Geun (KOR)		9			Peter Cox, Jr. (USA)		12
						Felix Becker (GER)		15

Section 4

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Luigi Tarantino (ITA)		w/o
	Mihai Covaliu (ROU)		15			Mihai Covaliu (ROU)
	Raouf Salim Bernaoui (ALG)		7								Luigi Tarantino (ITA)		9
	Raúl Peinador (ESP)		15								Vadym Huttsait (UKR)		15
	Miguel Robles (BOL)		7			Raúl Peinador (ESP)		13
						Vadym Huttsait (UKR)		15
																Vadym Huttsait (UKR)		14
																Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS)		15
						Raffaelo Caserta (ITA)		9
						Fernando Medina (ESP)		15
											Fernando Medina (ESP)		11
	Yu Sang-Ju (KOR)		15								Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS)		15
	Seo Seong-Jun (KOR)		11			Yu Sang-Ju (KOR)		6
						Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS)		15

Results

Rank	Fencer	Country
	Stanislav Pozdnyakov	Russia
	Sergey Sharikov	Russia
	Damien Touya	France
4	József Navarrete	Hungary
5	Felix Becker	Germany
6	Vadym Huttsait	Ukraine
7	Rafał Sznajder	Poland
8	Steffen Wiesinger	Germany
9	Grigory Kiriyenko	Russia
10	Tonhi Terenzi	Italy
11	Luigi Tarantino	Italy
12	Jean-Philippe Daurelle	France
13	Franck Ducheix	France
14	Norbert Jaskot	Poland
15	Fernando Medina	Spain
16	Vilmoș Szabo	Romania
17	Bence Szabó	Hungary
18	Csaba Köves	Hungary
19	Raffaelo Caserta	Italy
20	Florin Lupeică	Romania
21	Frank Bleckmann	Germany
22	Janusz Olech	Poland
23	Raúl Peinador	Spain
24	Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy	Ukraine
25	Mihai Covaliu	Romania
26	Antonio García	Spain
27	James Williams	Great Britain
28	Peter Cox, Jr.	United States
29	Jean-Paul Banos	Canada
30	Tony Plourde	Canada
31	Jean-Marie Banos	Canada
32	Yu Sang-Ju	South Korea
33	Seo Seong-Jun	South Korea
34	Tom Strzalkowski	United States
35	Yan Xiandong	China
36	Archil Lortkipanidze	Georgia
37	Peter Westbrook	United States
38	Lee Hyo-Geun	South Korea
39	Carlos Bravo	Venezuela
40	Elxan Məmmədov	Azerbaijan
41	Bruno Cornet	Paraguay
42	Miguel Robles	Bolivia
43	Raouf Salim Bernaoui	Algeria