These are the results of the men's sabre team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 31 men from nine nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 19.
| Men's team sabre at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Helliniko Olympic Complex | ||||||||||||
| Date | August 19 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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For the first time since 1988, a non-Russian team won gold in the event.
Tournament results edit
The team competition was a single-elimination tournament among eight teams. Quarterfinal losers continued to play classification matches to determine final placement from first to eighth. Each team match consisted of a set of nine individual matches, comprising a full round-robin schedule among the three fencers on each team.
Brackets edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal final | ||||||||
| 11:15 | ||||||||||
 France | 45 | |||||||||
| 12:30 | ||||||||||
 China | 35 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| 11:15 | ||||||||||
 United States | 44 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
| 19:40 | ||||||||||
 Hungary | 43 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| 11:15 | ||||||||||
 Italy | 42 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| 12:30 | ||||||||||
 Ukraine | 44 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| 11:15 | ||||||||||
 Russia | 42 | Bronze medal final | ||||||||
| Russia | 45 | |||||||||
| 18:30 | ||||||||||
 Greece | 22 | |||||||||
| Russia | 45 | |||||||||
| United States | 44 | |||||||||
| Classification matches | Fifth place match | |||||
| 12:30 | ||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||
| 13:40 | ||||||
| China | 40 | |||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||
| 12:30 | ||||||
| Ukraine | 40 | |||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||
| Greece | 39 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 13:40 | ||||||
| China | 45 | |||||
| Greece | 42 | |||||
Preliminary match edit
As there were nine teams in the competition, one preliminary match was held to reduce the field to eight teams. The losing team, Algeria, therefore had a final classification of ninth place in the tournament.
Greece  |
45 – 25 |  Algeria
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| Marios Basmatzian | 5 – 2 | Raouf Salim Bernaoui |
| Constantine Manetas | 5 – 2 | Nassim Islam Bernaoui |
| Jason Dourakos | 5 – 2 | Reda Benchehima |
| Marios Basmatzian | 5 – 2 | Nassim Islam Bernaoui |
| Jason Dourakos | 5 – 2 | Raouf Salim Bernaoui |
| Constantine Manetas | 5 – 4 | Reda Benchehima |
| Jason Dourakos | 5 – 3 | Nassim Islam Bernaoui |
| Marios Basmatzian | 5 – 3 | Reda Benchehima |
| Constantine Manetas | 5 – 5 | Raouf Salim Bernaoui |
Quarterfinals edit
France  |
45 – 35 |  China
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| Damien Touya | 5 – 3 | Zhou Hanming |
| Gaël Touya | 3 – 7 | Chen Feng |
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 5 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Gaël Touya | 7 – 5 | Zhou Hanming |
| Damien Touya | 3 – 5 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Julien Pillet | 8 – 4 | Chen Feng |
| Gaël Touya | 5 – 2 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Julien Pillet | 5 – 2 | Zhou Hanming |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 2 | Chen Feng |
United States  |
45 – 43 |  Hungary
|
| Ivan Lee | 3 – 5 | Domonkos Ferjancsik |
| Keeth Smart | 7 – 3 | Balázs Lengyel |
| Jason Rogers | 2 – 7 | Zsolt Nemcsik |
| Ivan Lee | 8 – 3 | Balázs Lengyel |
| Jason Rogers | 4 – 7 | Domonkos Ferjancsik |
| Keeth Smart | 1 – 5 | Zsolt Nemcsik |
| Jason Rogers | 7 – 5 | Balázs Lengyel |
| Ivan Lee | 6 – 5 | Zsolt Nemcsik |
| Keeth Smart | 7 – 3 | Domonkos Ferjancsik |
Italy  |
45 – 44 |  Ukraine
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| Luigi Tarantino | 5 – 1 | Vladyslav Tretiak |
| Giampiero Pastore | 5 – 8 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 4 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Giampiero Pastore | 5 – 5 | Vladyslav Tretiak |
| Luigi Tarantino | 5 – 3 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 3 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Giampiero Pastore | 5 – 9 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 6 | Vladyslav Tretiak |
| Luigi Tarantino | 5 – 5 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
Russia  |
45 – 22 | Greece
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| Sergey Sharikov | 4 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 6 – 3 | Jason Dourakos |
| Aleksey Dyachenko | 5 – 3 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Sergey Sharikov | 5 – 4 | Jason Dourakos |
| Aleksey Dyachenko | 5 – 0 | Constantine Manetas |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 5 – 0 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Aleksey Dyachenko | 5 – 3 | Jason Dourakos |
| Sergey Sharikov | 5 – 2 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 5 – 3 | Constantine Manetas |
Semifinals edit
| France |
45 – 44 | United States
|
| Damien Touya | 3 – 5 | Ivan Lee |
| Gael Touya | 7 – 3 | Keeth Smart |
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 7 | Jason Rogers |
| Gael Touya | 6 – 2 | Ivan Lee |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 4 | Jason Rogers |
| Julien Pillet | 5 – 8 | Keeth Smart |
| Gael Touya | 5 – 3 | Jason Rogers |
| Julien Pillet | 5 – 6 | Ivan Lee |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 6 | Keeth Smart |
| Italy |
45 – 42 | Russia
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| Luigi Tarantino | 4 – 5 | Sergey Sharikov |
| Giampiero Pastore | 3 – 5 | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |
| Aldo Montano | 4 – 5 | Aleksey Yakimenko |
| Giampiero Pastore | 4 – 5 | Sergey Sharikov |
| Luigi Tarantino | 8 – 5 | Aleksey Yakimenko |
| Aldo Montano | 7 – 4 | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |
| Giampiero Pastore | 4 – 6 | Aleksey Yakimenko |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 5 | Sergey Sharikov |
| Luigi Tarantino | 6 – 2 | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |
Classification matches edit
| Hungary |
45 – 40 | China
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| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 0 | Wang Jingzhi |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 3 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 4 – 12 | Chen Feng |
| Kende Fodor | 4 – 5 | Wang Jingzhi |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 7 – 3 | Chen Feng |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 6 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 2 | Chen Feng |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 3 | Wang Jingzhi |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 6 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Ukraine |
45 – 39 | Greece
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| Volodymyr Lukashenko | 4 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Oleh Shturbabin | 0 – 5 | Jason Dourakos |
| Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy | 5 – 3 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Volodymyr Lukashenko | 5 – 4 | Jason Dourakos |
| Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy | 5 – 2 | Constantine Manetas |
| Oleh Shturbabin | 5 – 4 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy | 5 – 5 | Jason Dourakos |
| Volodymyr Lukashenko | 5 – 5 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Oleh Shturbabin | 5 – 10 | Constantine Manetas |
Seventh place match edit
| China |
45 – 42 | Greece
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| Wang Jingzhi | 2 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Huang Yaojiang | 5 – 5 | Dimitris Costakos |
| Chen Feng | 8 – 4 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Wang Jingzhi | 3 – 6 | Dimitris Costakos |
| Chen Feng | 3 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Huang Yaojiang | 9 – 4 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Chen Feng | 3 – 6 | Dimitris Costakos |
| Wang Jingzhi | 5 – 5 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Huang Yaojiang | 7 – 2 | Constantine Manetas |
Fifth place match edit
| Hungary |
45 – 40 | Ukraine
|
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 4 | Oleh Shturbabin |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 5 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 3 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 6 | Oleh Shturbabin |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 4 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 6 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 6 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 4 | Oleh Shturbabin |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 2 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
Bronze medal match edit
| Russia |
45 – 44 | United States
|
| Sergey Sharikov | 3 – 5 | Keeth Smart |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 7 – 1 | Jason Rogers |
| Aleksey Yakimenko | 5 – 4 | Ivan Lee |
| Sergey Sharikov | 4 – 10 | Jason Rogers |
| Aleksey Yakimenko | 5 – 5 | Keeth Smart |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 5 – 5 | Ivan Lee |
| Aleksey Yakimenko | 4 – 5 | Jason Rogers |
| Sergey Sharikov | 2 – 5 | Ivan Lee |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 10 – 4 | Keeth Smart |
Gold medal match edit
| France |
45 – 42 | Italy
|
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 5 | Luigi Tarantino |
| Damien Touya | 3 – 5 | Giampiero Pastore |
| Gaël Touya | 6 – 5 | Aldo Montano |
| Julien Pillet | 7 – 2 | Giampiero Pastore |
| Gaël Touya | 5 – 1 | Luigi Tarantino |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 11 | Aldo Montano |
| Gaël Touya | 5 – 4 | Giampiero Pastore |
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 7 | Aldo Montano |
| Damien Touya | 6 – 2 | Luigi Tarantino |