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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
Silver medalist William Grebe
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  United States
← 1900
1908 →

The men's sabre was a fencing event held as part of the fencing programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. 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. The event was won by Manuel Díaz of Cuba. American William Grebe took second. Albertson Van Zo Post, an American erroneously listed the IOC database as Cuban until 2021, earned bronze.[1]

Background

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This was the third appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Albertson Van Zo Post had been the U.S. champion for three years. Manuel Díaz was a Cuban fencer who had attended Harvard College.[2]

Both Cuba and the United States made their debut in the men's sabre. None of the nations that had competed in 1896 or 1900 entered the 1904 sabre competition.

Competition format

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The event used a single pool-play final format. Standard sabre rules were used; unlike the previous two games, the target area was limited to above the waist. Bouts were to 7 touches.[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 8 September 1904 Final

Results

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses
1st place, gold medalist(s) Manuel Díaz  Cuba 3 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) William Grebe  United States 2 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albertson Van Zo Post  United States 2 1
4 Theodore Carstens  United States 1 2
5 Arthur Fox  United States 0 4

Sources

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  1. ^ "St. Louis 1904 Fencing Sabre Individual Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. ^ a b "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2020.