Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-third appearance of the event. The competition was held on 16 September 2000. 42 fencers from 22 nations competed.[1] Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Pavel Kolobkov of Russia, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's individual épée (Aleksandr Beketov had won in 1996). Russia joined a five-way tie for third-most gold medals in the event at two (behind Italy at six and France at five). Kolobkov, who had a silver medal in 1992 representing the Unified Team, was the 11th man to win multiple medals in the event. France's Hugues Obry took silver in Sydney, returning France to the podium after a one-Games absence snapped a four-Games medal streak. Lee Sang-ki earned South Korea's first medal in the event with his bronze.

Men's épée
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Pavel Kolobkov (2007)
VenueSydney Exhibition Centre
Dates16 September
Competitors42 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pavel Kolobkov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hugues Obry  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Sang-ki  South Korea
← 1996
2004 →

Background

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This was the 23rd 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.[2]

Three of the eight quarterfinalists from 1996 returned: silver medalist Iván Trevejo of Cuba, fourth-place finisher Iván Kovács of Hungary, and seventh-place finisher Kaido Kaaberma of Estonia. Also returning were 1992 gold medalist Éric Srecki of France and silver medalist Pavel Kolobkov of the Unified Team (representing Russia since 1996), both of whom had been defeated in the Round of 16 in 1996, as well as 1988 gold medalist Arnd Schmitt of West Germany (now Germany). Schmitt was the reigning World Champion, having won in 1999. Srecki had won both World Championships before (1995) and after (1997) his Olympic victory. Hugues Obry (1998) and Kolobkov (1993 and 1994) joined them, with the Sydney field including the last four World Champions having won the last six World Championships.[2]

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine each made their debut in the event. France, Sweden, and the United States each appeared for the 21st time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

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The competition continued to use the entirely single-elimination (with bronze medal match) format introduced in 1996. All bouts were to 15 touches.

Schedule

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All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 16 September 2000 9:30
17:30
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

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Preliminary round

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As there were more than 32 entrants in this event, ten first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers.

Meelis Loit   Estonia 15–7 Wang Weixin   China
Aleksandr Poddubny   Kyrgyzstan 15–13 Andrus Kajak   Estonia
Michael Switak   Austria 14–13 Sergey Shabalin   Kazakhstan
Oleksandr Horbachuk   Ukraine 15–14 Nelson Loyola   Cuba
Mauricio Rivas   Colombia 15–10 Nick Heffernan   Australia
Vladimir Pchenikin   Belarus 15–11 Jonathan Peña   Puerto Rico
Gerry Adams   Australia 15–13 Carlos Pedroso   Cuba
Laurie Shong   Canada 15–8 David Nathan   Australia
Zhao Gang   China 15–12 Muhannad Saif El-Din   Egypt
Tamir Bloom   United States 8–4 Andrey Murashko   Belarus

Main tournament bracket

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The remaining field of 32 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
Pavel Kolobkov
  Russia
15
Meelis Loit
  Estonia
9   Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 15
Lee Sang-Yeop
  South Korea
15   Lee Sang-Yeop (KOR) 8
  Vitaly Zhakarov (BLR) 14   Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 15
  Ivan Trevejo (CUB) 15   Ivan Trevejo (CUB) 14
Aleksandr Poddubny
  Kyrgyzstan
10   Ivan Trevejo (CUB) 15
Alfredo Rota
  Italy
15   Alfredo Rota (ITA) 12
Michael Switak
  Austria
11   Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 13
Oleksandr Horbachuk
  Ukraine
9   Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 9
  Jörg Fiedler (GER) 8   Oleksandr Horbachuk (UKR) 11
  Éric Srecki (FRA) 15   Éric Srecki (FRA) 15
  Christoph Marik (AUT) 10   Éric Srecki (FRA) 14
  Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15   Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15
  Marc-Konstantin Steifensand (GER) 8   Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15
  Mauricio Rivas (COL) 15   Mauricio Rivas (COL) 13
  Kaido Kaaberma (EST) 13   Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 15
  Peter Vánky (SWE) 15   Hugues Obry (FRA) 12
  Vladimir Pchenikin (BLR) 9   Peter Vánky (SWE) 15
  Paolo Milanoli (ITA) 15   Paolo Milanoli (ITA) 6
  Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) 13   Peter Vánky (SWE) 12
  Hugues Obry (FRA) 15   Hugues Obry (FRA) 15
  Jean-François Di Martino (FRA) 12   Hugues Obry (FRA) 15
  Gerry Adams (AUS) 15   Gerry Adams (AUS) 5
  Iván Kovács (HUN) 14   Hugues Obry (FRA) 15
  Attila Fekete (HUN) 14   Marcel Fischer (SUI) 13
  Laurie Shong (CAN) 13   Attila Fekete (HUN) 8 Bronze medal final
  Zhao Gang (CHN) 15   Zhao Gang (CHN) 9
  Oliver Kayser (AUT) 12   Zhao Gang (CHN) 10   Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15
  Marcel Fischer (SUI) 13   Marcel Fischer (SUI) 15   Marcel Fischer (SUI) 14
  Yang Noe-Seong (KOR) 12   Marcel Fischer (SUI) 15
  Arnd Schmitt (GER) 15   Arnd Schmitt (GER) 10
  Tamir Bloom (USA) 12

Results summary

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Rank Fencer Nation
  Pavel Kolobkov   Russia
  Hugues Obry   France
  Lee Sang-Gi   South Korea
4 Marcel Fischer   Switzerland
5 Péter Vánky   Sweden
6 Iván Trevejo   Cuba
7 Éric Srecki   France
8 Zhao Gang   China
9 Arnd Schmitt   Germany
10 Alfredo Rota   Italy
11 Attila Fekete   Hungary
12 Lee Sang-Yeop   South Korea
13 Paolo Milanoli   Italy
14 Mauricio Rivas   Colombia
15 Gerry Adams   Australia
16 Oleksandr Horbachuk   Ukraine
17 Kaido Kaaberma   Estonia
18 Jörg Fiedler   Germany
19 Iván Kovács   Hungary
20 Oliver Kayser   Austria
21 Jean-François Di Martino   France
22 Marc-Konstantin Steifensand   Germany
23 Angelo Mazzoni   Italy
24 Vitaly Zakharov   Belarus
25 Yang Noe-Seong   South Korea
26 Christoph Marik   Austria
27 Michael Switak   Austria
28 Laurie Shong   Canada
29 Tamir Bloom   United States
30 Meelis Loit   Estonia
31 Vladimir Pchenikin   Belarus
32 Aleksandr Poddubny   Kyrgyzstan
33 Andrus Kajak   Estonia
34 Carlos Pedroso   Cuba
35 Nelson Loyola   Cuba
36 Jonathan Peña   Puerto Rico
37 Wang Weixin   China
38 Andrey Murashko   Belarus
39 Nick Heffernan   Australia
40 Sergey Shabalin   Kazakhstan
41 David Nathan   Australia
42 Muhannad Saif El-Din   Egypt

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results – Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.