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Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

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Men's sabre
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Aldo Montano (2015)
VenueHelliniko Olympic Complex
DateAugust 14
Competitors39 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aldo Montano  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zsolt Nemcsik  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladislav Tretiak  Ukraine
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The men's sabre was a competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 39 men from 21 nations competed in this event.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 14. The event was won by Aldo Montano of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's sabre since 1920 (and second overall). Montano accomplished what his grandfather (Aldo Montano) and father (Mario Aldo Montano), both world champions in the individual event and Olympic medalists in the team competition, had not been able to: Olympic gold in the individual event. Zsolt Nemcsik of Hungary took silver while Vladislav Tretiak earned Ukraine's first medal in the event with his bronze. France's five-Games medal streak ended.

Background

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This was the 25th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four of the quarterfinalists from 2000 returned: gold medalist Mihai Covaliu of Romania, bronze medalist Wiradech Kothny of Germany, fourth-place finisher Domonkos Ferjancsik of Hungary, and fifth-place finisher (and 1996 bronze medalist) Damien Touya of France. The favorites were Russia's Stanislav Pozdnyakov (1996 gold medalist and 1997, 2001, and 2002 world champion) and Ukraine's Volodymyr Lukashenko (2003 world champion).[1]

The Republic of the Congo made its debut in the men's sabre. Italy made its 23rd appearance in the event, most of any nation, having missed the inaugural 1896 event and the 1904 Games.

Competition format

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The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2004 tournament continued to use that format. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[1]

Schedule

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 14 August 2004 10:00
10:40
12:00
12:50
18:30
19:20
Preliminary round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

Results

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Preliminary round

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As there were more than 32 entrants in this event, seven first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers.

 Agresta (BRA) 15—14  Rebai (TUN)
 Huang (CHN) 15—6  Bernaoui (ALG)
 Zhou (CHN) 15—10  Dourakos (GRE)
 Maya (CUB) 15—13  Kembe (CGO)
 Manetas (GRE) 15—10  Bernaoui (ALG)
 Chen (CHN) 15—3  Reda (ALG)
 Nagara (JPN) 15—8  Basmatzian (GRE)

Main tournament bracket

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The remaining field of 32 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
 Montano (ITA) 15
 Manetas (GRE) 12  Montano (ITA) 15
 Smart (USA) 15  Smart (USA) 7
 Touya (FRA) 11  Montano (ITA) 15
 Sharikov (RUS) 15  Sharikov (RUS) 13
 Maya (CUB) 9  Sharikov (RUS) 15
 Pillet (FRA) 15  Pillet (FRA) 11
 Oh (KOR) 13  Montano (ITA) 15
 Lapkes (BLR) 15  Lapkes (BLR) 6
 Chen (CHN) 9  Lapkes (BLR) 15
 Kaliuzhniy (UKR) 15  Kaliuzhniy (UKR) 9
 Dyachenko (RUS) 10  Lapkes (BLR) 15
 Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15  Pozdnyakov (RUS) 9
 Nagara (JPN) 9  Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15
 Lee (USA) 15  Lee (USA) 9
 Pastore (ITA) 9  Montano (ITA) 15
 Nemcsik (HUN) 15  Nemcsik (HUN) 14
 Huang (CHN) 12  Nemcsik (HUN) 15
 Ferjancsik (HUN) 15  Ferjancsik (HUN) 11
 Boulos (CAN) 8  Nemcsik (HUN) 15
 Covaliu (ROU) 15  Covaliu (ROU) 14
 Zhou (CHN) 10  Covaliu (ROU) 15
 Sznajder (POL) 15  Sznajder (POL) 9
 Touya (FRA) 14  Nemcsik (HUN) 15
 Tretiak (UKR) 15  Tretiak (UKR) 11
 Lengyel (HUN) 12  Tretiak (UKR) 15 Bronze medal final
 Tarantino (ITA) 15  Tarantino (ITA) 8
 Rogers (USA) 3  Tretiak (UKR) 15  Tretiak (UKR) 15
 Lukashenko (UKR) 15  Lukashenko (UKR) 12  Lapkes (BLR) 11
 Agresta (BRA) 14  Lukashenko (UKR) 15
 Kothny (THA) 15  Kothny (THA) 11
 Medina (ESP) 13

Final classification

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Rank Fencer Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aldo Montano  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zsolt Nemcsik  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladyslav Tretiak  Ukraine
4 Dmitry Lapkes  Belarus
5 Volodymyr Lukashenko  Ukraine
6 Stanislav Pozdnyakov  Russia
7 Mihai Covaliu  Romania
8 Sergey Sharikov  Russia
9 Luigi Tarantino  Italy
10 Domonkos Ferjancsik  Hungary
11 Julien Pillet  France
12 Ivan Lee  United States
13 Wiradech Kothny  Thailand
14 Rafał Sznajder  Poland
15 Keeth Smart  United States
16 Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy  Ukraine
17 Aleksey Dyachenko  Russia
18 Balázs Lengyel  Hungary
19 Gaël Touya  France
20 Damien Touya  France
21 Fernando Medina  Spain
22 Gianpiero Pastore  Italy
23 O Eun-Seok  South Korea
24 Michel Boulos  Canada
25 Jason Rogers  United States
26 Chen Feng  China
27 Huang Yaojiang  China
28 Kostas Manetas  Greece
29 Cándido Maya  Cuba
30 Zhou Hanming  China
31 Masashi Nagara  Japan
32 Renzo Agresta  Brazil
33 Mohamed Rebai  Tunisia
34 Marios Basmatzian  Greece
35 Jason Dourakos  Greece
36 Sorel-Arthur Kembe  Republic of the Congo
37 Raouf Salim Bernaoui  Algeria
38 Reda Ben Chehima  Algeria
39 Nassim Islam Bernaoui  Algeria

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.