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.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Mihai Covaliu of Romania, the nation's first medal in the men's sabre. Mathieu Gourdain's silver extended France's podium streak in the event to five Games. Germany also earned its first medal in the men's sabre, with Wiradech Kothny's bronze.
| Men's sabre at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Mihai Covaliu (2015) | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Sydney Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 21 September 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Background edit
This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five of the quarterfinalists from 1996 returned: gold medalist Stanislav Pozdnyakov and silver medalist Sergey Sharikov of Russia, bronze medalist Damien Touya of France, sixth-place finisher Vadym Huttsait of Ukraine, and seventh-place finisher Rafał Sznajder of Poland. The three world champions since the Atlanta Games were Pozdnyakov (1997), Luigi Tarantino of Italy (1998), and Touya (1999).[2]
Belarus and Kazakhstan each made their debut in the men's sabre. Italy made its 22nd appearance in the event, most of any nation, having missed the inaugural 1896 event and the 1904 Games.
Competition format edit
The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2000 tournament continued to use that format. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[2]
Schedule edit
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 21 September 2000 | 9:30 17:30 |
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Final |
Results edit
The field of 40 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.
Section 1 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Zhao Chunsheng China
| 15 | Zhao Chunsheng China
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Akhnaten Spencer-El (USA)
| 10 | Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mathieu Gourdain (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fernando Medina  Spain
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mathieu Gourdain (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mathieu Gourdain (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Victor Găureanu (ROU)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Luigi Tarantino  Italy
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Găureanu (ROU)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Găureanu (ROU)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Julien Pillet (FRA)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Julien Pillet (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Falcón (ESP)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 2 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Laurent Waller (SUI)
| 13 |  Lee Seung-Won (KOR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee Seung-Won (KOR)
| 15 | Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Vadym Huttsait (UKR)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vadym Huttsait (UKR)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rafał Sznajder (POL)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tonhi Terenzi (ITA)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Csaba Köves (HUN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florin Lupeică (ROM)
| 15 | Florin Lupeică (ROM)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cándido Maya (CUB)
| 10 | Csaba Köves (HUN)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tonhi Terenzi (ITA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tonhi Terenzi (ITA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy (UKR)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 3 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Sergey Sharikov (RUS)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Volodymyr Lukashenko (UKR)
| 15 | Volodymyr Lukashenko (UKR)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Masashi Nagara (JPN)
| 7 | Sergey Sharikov (RUS)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Wiradech Kothny (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eero Lehmann (GER)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wiradech Kothny (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wiradech Kothny (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Frosin (RUS)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zsolt Nemcsik (HUN)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 James Williams (GBR)
| 15 | James Williams (GBR)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Diego Drajer (ARG)
| 13 | James Williams (GBR)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Frosin (RUS)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marcin Sobala (POL)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Frosin (RUS)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 4 edit
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Raffaelo Caserta (ITA)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dmitry Lapkes (BLR)
| 15 | Dmitry Lapkes (BLR)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mahmoud Samir (EGY)
| 7 | Dmitry Lapkes (BLR)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mihai Covaliu (ROM)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norbert Jaskot (POL)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mihai Covaliu (ROM)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mihai Covaliu (ROM)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Damien Touya (FRA)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Pina (ESP)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Bauer (GER)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Bauer (GER)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keeth Smart (USA)
| 15 | Damien Touya (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Igor Tsel (KAZ)
| 5 | Keeth Smart (USA)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Damien Touya (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Mathieu Gourdain (FRA) | 15 | |||||
| Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN) | 12 | |||||
| Mathieu Gourdain (FRA) | 12 | |||||
| Mihai Covaliu (ROU) | 15 | |||||
| Wiradech Kothny (GER) | 12 | |||||
| Mihai Covaliu (ROU) | 15 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN) | 11 | |||||
| Wiradech Kothny (GER) | 15 | |||||
Final classification edit
References edit
- ^ "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results - Men's sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.