Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

Men's sabre at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Sydney Exhibition Centre
Dates	21 September 2000
Competitors	39 from 20 nations
Medalists
Mihai Covaliu  Romania Mathieu Gourdain  France Wiradech Kothny  Germany

The men's sabre was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 21 September 2000. 39 fencers from 20 nations competed.

Main tournament bracket

The field of 40 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

	1st Round					2nd Round					3rd Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal final
	1	Stanislav Pozdnyakov  Russia	Bye
	64	-	-
						Stanislav Pozdnyakov  Russia		15
						Zhao Chunsheng  China		11
	33	Zhao Chunsheng  China	15
	32	Akhnaten Spencer-El  United States	10
											Stanislav Pozdnyakov  Russia		11
											Mathieu Gourdain  France		15
	17	Fernando Medina  Spain	Bye
	48	-	-
						Fernando Medina  Spain		14
						Mathieu Gourdain  France		15
	49	Mathieu Gourdain  France	Bye
	16	-	-
																Mathieu Gourdain  France		15
																Victor Gaureanu  Romania		14
	9	Luigi Tarantino  Italy	Bye
	56	-	-
						Luigi Tarantino  Italy		10
						Victor Gaureanu  Romania		15
	41	Victor Gaureanu  Romania	Bye
	24	-	-
											Victor Gaureanu  Romania		15
											Julien Pillet  France		10
	25	Julien Pillet  France	Bye
	40	-	-
						Julien Pillet  France		15
						Alberto Falcón  Spain		12
	57	Alberto Falcón  Spain	Bye
	8	-	-
																					Mathieu Gourdain  France		15
																					Domonkos Ferjancsik  Hungary		12
	5	Domonkos Ferjancsik  Hungary	Bye
	60	-	-
						Domonkos Ferjancsik  Hungary		15
						Lee Seung-Won  South Korea		4
	37	Laurent Waller  Switzerland	13
	28	Lee Seung-Won  South Korea	15
											Domonkos Ferjancsik  Hungary		15
											Vadym Huttsait  Ukraine		10
	21	Vadym Huttsait  Ukraine	Bye
	44	-	-
						Vadym Huttsait  Ukraine		15
						Rafał Sznajder  Poland		14
	53	Rafał Sznajder  Poland	Bye
	12	-	-
																Domonkos Ferjancsik  Hungary		15
																Tonhi Terenzi  Italy		13
	13	Csaba Köves  Hungary	Bye
	52	-	-
						Csaba Köves  Hungary		15
						Florin Lupeică  Romania		14
	45	Florin Lupeică  Romania	15
	20	Cándido Maya  Cuba	10
											Csaba Köves  Hungary		14
											Tonhi Terenzi  Italy		15
	29	Tonhi Terenzi  Italy	Bye
	36	-	-
						Tonhi Terenzi  Italy		15
						Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy  Ukraine		10
	61	Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy  Ukraine	Bye
	4	-	-
																										Mathieu Gourdain  France		12
																										Mihai Covaliu  Romania		15
	3	Sergey Sharikov  Russia	Bye
	62	-	-
						Sergey Sharikov  Russia		15
						Volodymyr Lukashenko  Ukraine		11
	35	Volodymyr Lukashenko  Ukraine	15
	30	Masashi Nagara  Japan	7
											Sergey Sharikov  Russia		14
											Wiradech Kothny  Germany		15
	19	Eero Lehmann  Germany	Bye
	46	-	-
						Eero Lehmann  Germany		8
						Wiradech Kothny  Germany		15
	51	Wiradech Kothny  Germany	Bye
	14	-	-
																Wiradech Kothny  Germany		15
																Aleksey Frosin  Russia		12
	11	Zsolt Nemcsik  Hungary	Bye
	54	-	-
						Zsolt Nemcsik  Hungary		10
						James Williams  Great Britain		15
	43	James Williams  Great Britain	15
	22	Diego Drajer  Argentina	13
											James Williams  Great Britain		8
											Aleksey Frosin  Russia		15
	27	Marcin Sobala  Poland	Bye
	38	-	-
						Marcin Sobala  Poland		8
						Aleksey Frosin  Russia		15
	59	-	-
	6	Aleksey Frosin  Russia	Bye
																					Wiradech Kothny  Germany		12
																					Mihai Covaliu  Romania		15
	7	Raffaelo Caserta  Italy	Bye
	58	-	-
						Raffaelo Caserta  Italy		9
						Dmitry Lapkes  Belarus		15
	39	Dmitry Lapkes  Belarus	15
	26	Mahmoud Samir  Egypt	7
											Dmitry Lapkes  Belarus		11
											Mihai Covaliu  Romania		15
	23	-	-
	42	Norbert Jaskot  Poland	Bye
						Norbert Jaskot  Poland		12
						Mihai Covaliu  Romania		15
	55	-	-
	10	Mihai Covaliu  Romania	-Bye
																Mihai Covaliu  Romania		15
																Damien Touya  France		12
	15	Jorge Pina  Spain	-Bye
	50	-	-
						Jorge Pina  Spain		14
						Dennis Bauer  Germany		15
	47	-	-
	18	Dennis Bauer  Germany	-Bye
											Dennis Bauer  Germany		12
											Damien Touya  France		15
	31	Keeth Smart  United States	15
	34	Igor Tsel  Kazakhstan	5
						Keeth Smart  United States		8
						Damien Touya  France		15
	63	-	-
	2	Damien Touya  France	-Bye

Bronze medal final

Wiradech Kothny (GER)

15–11

Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN)

Results

Rank	Fencer	Country
	Mihai Covaliu	Romania
	Mathieu Gourdain	France
	Wiradech Kothny	Germany
4	Domonkos Ferjancsik	Hungary
5	Damien Touya	France
6	Aleksey Frosin	Russia
7	Tonhi Terenzi	Italy
8	Victor Găureanu	Romania
9	Stanislav Pozdnyakov	Russia
10	Sergey Sharikov	Russia
11	Csaba Köves	Hungary
12	Julien Pillet	France
13	Vadym Huttsait	Ukraine
14	Dennis Bauer	Germany
15	Dmitry Lapkes	Belarus
16	James Williams	Great Britain
17	Zsolt Nemcsik	Hungary
18	Luigi Tarantino	Italy
19	Raffaello Caserta	Italy
20	Fernando Medina	Spain
21	Jorge Pina	Spain
22	Rafał Sznajder	Poland
23	Eero Lehmann	Germany
24	Marcin Sobala	Poland
25	Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy	Ukraine
26	Norbert Jaskot	Poland
27	Alberto Falcón	Spain
28	Florin Lupeică	Romania
29	Volodymyr Lukashenko	Ukraine
30	Keeth Smart	United States
31	Zhao Chunsheng	China
32	Lee Seung-Won	South Korea
33	Laurent Waller	Switzerland
34	Akhnaten Spencer-El	United States
35	Igor Tsel	Kazakhstan
36	Masashi Nagara	Japan
37	Diego Drajer	Argentina
38	Cándido Maya	Cuba
39	Mahmoud Samir	Egypt

External links

• Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics