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Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

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Men's sabre
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Gymnasium, Washington University in St. Louis
DateSeptember 8
Competitors5 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Manuel Díaz  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) William Grebe  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albertson Van Zo Post  Cuba
← 1900
1908 →

The men's sabre was a fencing event held as part of the fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held at the Olympics. 5 fencers from 2 nations competed. The competition was held on Thursday, September 8, 1904.

Results

Final

Díaz and Van Zo Post did not face each other, nor did Grebe and Carstens. Grebe scored 20 touches in his three bouts to Post's 18, giving the American the tie-breaker and the silver medal.

Place Name Wins Losses
1  Manuel Díaz (CUB) 3 0
2  William Grebe (USA) 2 1
3  Albertson Van Zo Post (CUB) [1] 2 1
4  Theodore Carstens (USA) 1 2
5  Arthur Fox (USA) 0 4
  1. ^ The IOC results database shows Albertson Van Zo Post as Cuban however he was American.

Sources

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2006.