Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

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
Mihai Covaliu (2015)
VenueSydney Exhibition Centre
Dates21 September 2000
Competitors39 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mihai Covaliu  Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mathieu Gourdain  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wiradech Kothny  Germany
← 1996
2004 →

Background

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  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

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Rank Fencer Nation
  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

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results - Men's sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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