The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900. The competition was held from 11 to 13 July at the Östermalm Athletic Grounds.[1] There were 93 competitors from 15 nations.[1] Each nation could enter up to 12 fencers. The event was won by Paul Anspach of Belgium. His countryman Philippe le Hardy took bronze. Silver went to Denmark's Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, the only medal won by the perennial Olympian who competed in seven Games over 40 years. The medals were the first in the men's épée for both nations.
| Men's épée at the Games of the V Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Gold medalist Paul Anspach | ||||||||||
| Venue | Östermalm Athletic Grounds | |||||||||
| Dates | July 11–13 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 93 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background edit
This was the fourth appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[1]
Three of the eight finalists from the 1908 Games returned: fourth-place finisher Robert Montgomerie of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Paul Anspach of Belgium, and eighth-place finisher Martin Holt of Great Britain. 1904 bronze medalist Albertson Van Zo Post (this time correctly recognized as American rather than Cuban) also returned. The event was heavily impacted by boycotts by two of the top fencing nations over rules disputes. A dispute over the target area for foil fencing resulted in France initially boycotting the foil events and, at the last minute, expanding the boycott to all fencing events. A dispute over the maximum length of the épée blade resulted in Italy boycotting the épée events (though Italy did compete in other fencing events). These disputes would result in the creation of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime to establish a governing body for the sport.[1][2]
Austria, Greece, Portugal, and the Russian Empire each made their debut in the event. Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States each appeared for the third time, tied for most among nations.
Competition format edit
The competition was held over four rounds. In each round, each pool held a round-robin, with bouts to 1 touch. Double-touches counted as touches against both fencers. Rather than hold separate barrages to separate fencers tied in the advancement spot (as had been done in 1908), the head-to-head results of bouts already fenced were used.[1]
- First round: 16 pools of between 3 and 8 fencers each. The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the quarterfinals. This resulted in some pools where all fencers received a bye.
- Second round: 8 pools of 6 fencers each. The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: 4 pools of 6 fencers each. The 2 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the final.
- Final: 1 pool of 8 fencers.
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 11 July 1912 | 9:00 12:00 15:00 |
Round 1 pools A–D Round 1 pools E–H Round 1 pools I–L |
| Friday, 12 July 1912 | 9:00 12:00 15:00 |
Round 1 pools M–P Quarterfinals pools A–D Quarterfinals pools E–H |
| Saturday, 13 July 1912 | 9:00 14:00 |
Semifinals Final |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
Pool A edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik de Iongh |  Netherlands |
1 | Q |
| Einar Levison |  Denmark |
1 | Q | |
| 3 | Sotirios Notaris |  Greece |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Victor Willems |  Belgium |
3 | |
| 5 | Julius Lichtenfels |  Germany |
4 | |
| 6 | Åke Grönhagen |  Sweden |
5 | |
| 7 | Gordon Alexander |  Great Britain |
6 | |
| Pavel Guvorsky |  Russian Empire |
6 |
Pool B edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Anspach | Belgium |
1 | Q |
| Petros Manos | Greece |
1 | Q | |
| 3 | Jens Berthelsen | Denmark |
3 | Q |
| 4 | Friedrich Schwarz | Germany |
3 | |
| 5 | Knut Enell | Sweden |
4 | |
| Aleksandr Soldatenkov | Russian Empire |
4 | ||
| A M Hassanein |  Egypt |
DNS |
Pool C edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantinos Kotzias | Greece |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Léon Tom | Belgium |
2 | Q |
| 3 | Arthur Griez |  Austria |
4 | Q |
| 4 | Hans Bergsland |  Norway |
4 | |
| Vladimir Kayser | Russian Empire |
4 | ||
| — | Fernando Correia |  Portugal |
DSQ | |
| Viliam Tvrzský |  Bohemia |
DSQ |
Pool D edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilém Goppold, Jr. | Bohemia |
1 | Q |
| Einar Sörensen | Sweden |
1 | Q | |
| 3 | Severin Finne | Norway |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Sherman Hall |  United States |
4 | |
| George van Rossem | Netherlands |
4 | ||
| Vladimir Sarnavsky | Russian Empire |
4 |
Pool E edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zdeněk Vávra | Bohemia |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Gavriil Bertrain | Russian Empire |
1 | Q |
| 3 | George Breed | United States |
1 | Q |
| 4 | Christopher von Tangen | Norway |
3 |
Pool F edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Ochs | Belgium |
1 | Q |
| Edgar Seligman | Great Britain |
1 | Q | |
| 3 | Miloš Klika | Bohemia |
3 | Q |
| 4 | Bjarne Eriksen | Norway |
3 | |
| 5 | Lev Martyushev | Russian Empire |
4 |
Pool G edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Aas | Norway |
2 | Q |
| 2 | Philippe le Hardy | Belgium |
3 | Q |
| Martin Holt | Great Britain |
3 | Q | |
| 4 | Alfred Sauer | United States |
3 | |
| 5 | Josef Javůrek | Bohemia |
4 | |
| Albertus Perk | Netherlands |
4 | ||
| 7 | Walter Gates |  South Africa |
5 |
Pool H edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Montgomerie | Great Britain |
1 | Q |
| 2 | František Kříž | Bohemia |
2 | Q |
| Fernand de Montigny | Belgium |
2 | Q | |
| 4 | Marc Larimer | United States |
3 | |
| Harald Platou | Norway |
3 | ||
| 6 | Heinrich Schrader | Germany |
5 |
Pool I edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Boin | Belgium |
0 | Q |
| 2 | Arthur Everitt | Great Britain |
1 | Q |
| 3 | Sigurd Mathiesen | Norway |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Graeme Hammond | United States |
3 | |
| 5 | Jacob van Geuns | Netherlands |
4 |
Pool J edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Thomson | Germany |
2 | Q |
| 2 | Jan de Beaufort | Netherlands |
2 | Q |
| 3 | Louis Sparre | Sweden |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Gaston Salmon | Belgium |
3 | |
| 5 | Percival Davson | Great Britain |
4 | |
| Josef Pfeiffer | Bohemia |
4 | ||
| 7 | John MacLaughlin | United States |
5 |
Pool K edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Amphlett | Great Britain |
— | Q |
| Henri Anspach | Belgium |
— | Q | |
| Frederic Schenck | United States |
— | Q |
Pool L edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Osiier | Denmark |
0 | Q |
| 2 | Zdeněk Bárta | Bohemia |
1 | Q |
| 3 | William Bowman | United States |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Ernest Stenson-Cooke | Great Britain |
3 |
Pool M edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustaf Lindblom | Sweden |
3 | Q |
| 2 | Adrianus de Jong | Netherlands |
3 | Q |
| 3 | Georgios Versis | Greece |
3 | Q |
| 4 | Sydney Martineau | Great Britain |
3 | |
| Hermann Plaskuda | Germany |
3 | ||
| 6 | Marcel Berré | Belgium |
4 | |
| 7 | John Gignoux | United States |
5 | |
| 8 | Hans Olsen | Denmark |
6 |
Pool N edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albertson van zo Post | United States |
— | Q |
| Pál Rosty |  Hungary |
— | Q | |
| Charles Vanderbyl | Great Britain |
— | Q |
Pool O edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georg Branting | Sweden |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Emil Schön | Germany |
2 | Q |
| Trifon Triantafyllakos | Greece |
2 | Q | |
| 4 | Willem van Blijenburgh | Netherlands |
3 | |
| 5 | Oluf Berntsen | Denmark |
4 | |
| John Blake | Great Britain |
4 | ||
| 7 | Béla Békessy | Hungary |
5 | |
| James Moore | United States |
5 |
Pool P edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgios Petropoulos | Greece |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Gerald Ames | Great Britain |
2 | Q |
| 3 | Karel Goppold | Bohemia |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Lauritz Østrup | Denmark |
3 | |
| 5 | Walther Meienreis | Germany |
4 | |
| 6 | Willem Molijn | Netherlands |
5 |
Quarterfinals edit
Quarterfinal A edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Osiier | Denmark |
1 | Q |
| Zdeněk Vávra | Bohemia |
1 | Q | |
| 3 | Edgar Seligman | Great Britain |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Fernand de Montigny | Belgium |
3 | |
| Frederic Schenck | United States |
3 | ||
| 6 | Hendrik de Iongh | Netherlands |
4 |
Quarterfinal B edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe le Hardy | Belgium |
0 | Q |
| 2 | William Bowman | United States |
2 | Q |
| 3 | Miloš Klika | Bohemia |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Sotirios Notaris | Greece |
2 | |
| 5 | Gavriil Bertrain | Russian Empire |
4 | |
| Arthur Everitt | Great Britain |
4 |
Quarterfinal C edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | František Kříž | Bohemia |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Edgar Amphlett | Great Britain |
2 | Q |
| 3 | Einar Levison | Denmark |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Jacques Ochs | Belgium |
4 | |
| Hans Thomson | Germany |
4 | ||
| 6 | Lars Aas | Norway |
4 |
Quarterfinal D edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Anspach | Belgium |
2 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Montgomerie | Great Britain |
2 | Q |
| 3 | Georgios Petropoulos | Greece |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Jan de Beaufort | Netherlands |
3 | |
| Arthur Griez | Austria |
3 | ||
| 6 | Severin Finne | Norway |
3 |
Quarterfinal E edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Einar Sörensen | Sweden |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Gerald Ames | Great Britain |
2 | Q |
| Petros Manos | Greece |
2 | Q | |
| 4 | George Breed | United States |
3 | |
| Sigurd Mathiesen | Norway |
3 | ||
| 6 | Emil Schön | Germany |
4 |
Quarterfinal F edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilém Goppold, Jr. | Bohemia |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Victor Boin | Belgium |
2 | Q |
| Gustaf Lindblom | Sweden |
2 | Q | |
| 4 | Trifon Triantafyllakos | Greece |
3 | |
| 5 | Charles Vanderbyl | Great Britain |
4 | |
| 6 | Jens Berthelsen | Denmark |
5 |
Quarterfinal G edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Anspach | Belgium |
0 | Q |
| 2 | Adrianus de Jong | Netherlands |
2 | Q |
| Pál Rosty | Hungary |
2 | Q | |
| 4 | Konstantinos Kotzias | Greece |
3 | |
| 5 | Karel Goppold | Bohemia |
4 | |
| Louis Sparre | Sweden |
4 |
Quarterfinal H edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léon Tom | Belgium |
1 | Q |
| 2 | Georg Branting | Sweden |
1 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Holt | Great Britain |
2 | Q |
| 4 | Georgios Versis | Greece |
3 | |
| 5 | Zdeněk Bárta | Bohemia |
4 | |
| Albertson van zo Post | United States |
3 |
Semifinals edit
Semifinal A edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Einar Sörensen | Sweden |
1 | Q |
| Léon Tom | Belgium |
1 | Q | |
| 3 | William Bowman | United States |
3 | |
| Petros Manos | Greece |
3 | ||
| 5 | Edgar Amphlett | Great Britain |
4 | |
| Zdeněk Vávra | Bohemia |
4 |
Semifinal B edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Seligman | Great Britain |
0 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Anspach | Belgium |
0 | Q |
| 3 | Adrianus de Jong | Netherlands |
2 | |
| 4 | Gerald Ames | Great Britain |
3 | |
| Pál Rosty | Hungary |
3 | ||
| 6 | Miloš Klika | Bohemia |
5 |
Semifinal C edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Boin | Belgium |
2 | Q |
| Ivan Osiier | Denmark |
2 | Q | |
| 3 | Henri Anspach | Belgium |
2 | |
| 4 | Gustaf Lindblom | Sweden |
3 | |
| Robert Montgomerie | Great Britain |
3 | ||
| 6 | František Kříž | Bohemia |
5 |
Semifinal D edit
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe le Hardy | Belgium |
2 | Q |
| Martin Holt | Great Britain |
2 | Q | |
| 3 | Georgios Petropoulos | Greece |
2 | |
| 4 | Georg Branting | Sweden |
4 | |
| Einar Levison | Denmark |
4 | ||
| 6 | Vilém Goppold, Jr. | Bohemia |
4 |
Final edit
Three of Holt's matches were double-losses: those against le Hardy, Boin, and Seligman.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Paul Anspach | Belgium |
6 | 1 |
 |
Ivan Osiier | Denmark |
5 | 2 |
 |
Philippe le Hardy | Belgium |
4 | 3 |
| 4 | Victor Boin | Belgium |
4 | 3 |
| 5 | Einar Sörensen | Sweden |
3 | 4 |
| 6 | Edgar Seligman | Great Britain |
2 | 5 |
| 7 | Léon Tom | Belgium |
1 | 6 |
| 8 | Martin Holt | Great Britain |
0 | 7 |
Results summary edit
References edit
- Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Translated by Adams-Ray, Edward. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2007.