Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 10 August at the Carioca Arena 3.[1] There were 32 competitors from 25 nations.[2] The event was won by Áron Szilágyi of Hungary, the fourth man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the sabre and 14th to win multiple medals of any color. It was Hungary's 14th gold medal in the event, half of all possible. Daryl Homer earned the United States' first medal in the event since 1984 with his silver, while Kim Jung-hwan took South Korea's first individual men's sabre medal ever with his bronze.

Men's sabre
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Semifinal between Mojtaba Abedini (left) and Daryl Homer
VenueCarioca Arena 3
Date10 August 2016
Competitors32 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Áron Szilágyi  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daryl Homer  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Jung-hwan  South Korea
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Background edit

This was the 28th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five of the quarterfinalists from 2008 returned: gold medalist Áron Szilágyi of Hungary, silver medalist Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy, bronze medalist Nikolay Kovalev of Russia, sixth-place finisher Daryl Homer of the United States, and seventh-place finisher Max Hartung of Germany. Russia had three different fencers win the three world championships since the 2012 Games: Veniamin Reshetnikov in 2013, Nikolay Kovalev in 2014, and Aleksey Yakimenko in 2015; with the national limit reduced to two fencers for the 2016 sabre competition, only Kovalev and Yakimenko entered the event. South Korea's Kim Jung-hwan was the top seed.[2]

Benin made its debut in the men's sabre. Italy made its 26th appearance in the event, most of any nation, having missed the inaugural 1896 event and the 1904 Games.

Qualification edit

Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of men's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two. Men's sabre was the third event to which this applied, missing its team event in 2016, so the limit for individual men's sabre at this Games was two.

There were 32 dedicated quota spots for men's foil. The first 14 spots went to the top ranked individual fencers in the world rankings (adjusted to allow only two per nation). Next, 8 more men were selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 each from Europe, the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Africa. Each nation could only earn one spot from this continental ranking, but this could be added to a world ranking place (for a total of two). Finally, 10 spots were allocated by continental qualifying events: 4 from Europe, 2 from the Americas, 3 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Only nations without any fencers already qualified could enter these events, and only one fencer per nation could

Additionally, there were 8 host/invitational spots that could be spread throughout the various fencing events. Brazil had qualified one sabreur and elected not to use a host spot to add a second.

Competition format edit

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2016 tournament continued to use that format. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[2]

Schedule edit

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 10 August 2016 Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results edit

Top half edit

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
  Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) 15
  Yoandry Iriarte (CUB) 7   Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) 15
  Renzo Agresta (BRA) 3   Sandro Bazadze (GEO) 14
  Sandro Bazadze (GEO) 15   Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) 15
  Aldo Montano (ITA) 15   Nikolay Kovalev (RUS) 10
  Farès Ferjani (TUN) 11   Aldo Montano (ITA) 13
  Tamás Decsi (HUN) 10   Nikolay Kovalev (RUS) 15
  Nikolay Kovalev (RUS) 15   Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) 12
  Tiberiu Dolniceanu (ROU) 15   Áron Szilágyi (HUN) 15
  Sun Wei (CHN) 7   Tiberiu Dolniceanu (ROU) 15
  Seppe van Holsbeke (BEL) 15   Seppe Van Holsbeke (BEL) 13
  Eli Dershwitz (USA) 12   Tiberiu Dolniceanu (ROU) 10
  Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) 15   Áron Szilágyi (HUN) 15
  Joseph Polossifakis (CAN) 6   Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) 12
  Julián Ayala (MEX) 9   Áron Szilágyi (HUN) 15
  Áron Szilágyi (HUN) 15

Bottom half edit

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
  Gu Bon-gil (KOR) 15
  Mohamed Amar (EGY) 9   Gu Bon-gil (KOR) 12
  Andriy Yahodka (UKR) 9   Mojtaba Abedini (IRI) 15
  Mojtaba Abedini (IRI) 15   Mojtaba Abedini (IRI) 15
  Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA) 12   Vincent Anstett (FRA) 13
  Vũ Thành An (VIE) 15   Vũ Thành An (VIE) 8
  Kenta Tokunan (JPN) 13   Vincent Anstett (FRA) 15
  Vincent Anstett (FRA) 15   Mojtaba Abedini (IRI) 14
  Max Hartung (GER) 15   Daryl Homer (USA) 15
  Yémi Apithy (BEN) 9   Max Hartung (GER) 12
  Ilya Mokretsov (KAZ) 11   Daryl Homer (USA) 15
  Daryl Homer (USA) 15   Daryl Homer (USA) 15
  Ali Pakdaman (IRI) 11   Matyas Szabo (GER) 12
  Matyas Szabo (GER) 15   Matyas Szabo (GER) 15
  Pancho Paskov (BUL) 15   Pancho Paskov (BUL) 6
  Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS) 14

Finals edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Kim Jung-hwan (KOR)12
 
 
 
  Áron Szilágyi (HUN)15
 
  Áron Szilágyi (HUN)15
 
 
 
  Daryl Homer (USA)8
 
  Mojtaba Abedini (IRI)14
 
 
  Daryl Homer (USA)15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
  Kim Jung-hwan (KOR)15
 
 
  Mojtaba Abedini (IRI)8

Final classification edit

Rank Fencer Nation
  Áron Szilágyi   Hungary
  Daryl Homer   United States
  Kim Jung-hwan   South Korea
4 Mojtaba Abedini   Iran
5 Tiberiu Dolniceanu   Romania
6 Vincent Anstett   France
7 Nikolay Kovalev   Russia
8 Matyas Szabo   Germany
9 Gu Bon-gil   South Korea
10 Max Hartung   Germany
11 Aldo Montano   Italy
12 Aliaksandr Buikevich   Belarus
13 Sandro Bazadze   Georgia
14 Seppe Van Holsbeke   Belgium
15 Vũ Thành An   Vietnam
16 Pancho Paskov   Bulgaria
17 Alexey Yakimenko   Russia
18 Diego Occhiuzzi   Italy
19 Eli Dershwitz   United States
20 Ali Pakdaman   Iran
21 Renzo Agresta   Brazil
22 Andriy Yagodka   Ukraine
23 Joseph Polossifakis   Canada
24 Ilya Mokretcov   Kazakhstan
25 Fares Ferjani   Tunisia
26 Tamás Decsi   Hungary
27 Yemi Geoffrey Apithy   Benin
28 Kenta Tokunan   Japan
29 Sun Wei   China
30 Julián Ayala   Mexico
31 Mohamed Amar   Egypt
32 Yoandry Iriarte   Cuba

References edit

  1. ^ "Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.