The men's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe.[1] Thirty-six fencers from 18 nations competed.[2] Two-time defending champion Hungary's Áron Szilágyi completed the three-peat by winning the gold medal.[3]
| Men's sabre at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Olympic fencing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Makuhari Messe | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 July 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Background
editThis was the 29th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics.
The two-time reigning Olympic champion was Áron Szilágyi of Hungary. The reigning World Champion was Oh Sang-uk of South Korea. A preview from Olympics.com identified Szilágyi and Oh as among the strongest contenders in the event, although Oh was eliminated by Sandro Bazadze and failed to medal.[4]
Qualification
editA National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified fencers in the men's sabre. 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 this applied to, so each nation could enter a maximum of two fencers in the event in 2016. The 2020 Games eliminated this rotation and all weapons had team events.[2]
There are 34 dedicated quota spots for men's sabre. The first 24 spots go to the 3 members of each of the 8 qualified teams in the team sabre event. Next, 6 more men are selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 2 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Finally, 4 spots are allocated by continental qualifying events: 1 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Each nation can earn only one spot through rankings or events.[2]
Additionally, there are 8 host/invitational spots that can be spread throughout the various fencing events.[2] Japan used 2 host places to fill its men's sabre team (adding to the 1 place earned through general qualification).
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for fencing, moving the close of the rankings period back to April 5, 2021 rather than the original April 4, 2020.[2][5]
Competition format
editThe 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2020 tournament continued to use that format. Fencing is done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer is the winner; a tie results in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period is further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scores a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner wins the bout. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority are used.[6]
Schedule
editThe competition was held over a single day, Saturday, 24 July. The first session was scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to approximately 4:20 p.m. (when the quarterfinals were expected to conclude), after which there was a break until 6 p.m. before the semifinals and medal bouts were held. Men's sabre bouts alternate with the women's épée event bouts.[1]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 24 July 2021 | 9:00 18:00 |
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Results
editFinals
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
 Sandro Bazadze (GEO) | 13 | |||||
 Áron Szilágyi (HUN) | 15 | |||||
| Áron Szilágyi (HUN) | 15 | |||||
 Luigi Samele (ITA) | 7 | |||||
| Luigi Samele (ITA) | 15 | |||||
 Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) | 12 | |||||
| Bronze medal bout | ||||||
| Sandro Bazadze (GEO) | 11 | |||||
| Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) | 15 | |||||
Top half
editSection 1
edit| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Oh Sang-uk (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Andrew Mackiewicz (USA) | 7 | |||||||||||||
 Tomohiro Shimamura (JPN) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Mackiewicz (USA) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Oh Sang-uk (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Mohamed Amer (EGY) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Mohamed Amer (EGY) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Daryl Homer (USA) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Oh Sang-uk (KOR) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Sandro Bazadze (GEO) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Veniamin Reshetnikov (ROC) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Ziad El-Sissy (EGY) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Ziad El-Sissy (EGY) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Sandro Bazadze (GEO) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Mohab Samer (EGY) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Sandro Bazadze (GEO) | 15 | |||||||||||||
Section 2
edit| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
 Max Hartung (GER) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Tamás Decsi (HUN) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Max Hartung (GER) | 9 | |||||||||||||
 Ali Pakdaman (IRI) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Pakdaman (IRI) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| András Szatmári (HUN) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Pakdaman (IRI) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Áron Szilágyi (HUN) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Mojtaba Abedini (IRI) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Shaul Gordon (CAN) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Mojtaba Abedini (IRI) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Áron Szilágyi (HUN) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Kento Yoshida (JPN) | 13 | |||||||||||||
 José Quintero (VEN) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| José Quintero (VEN) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Áron Szilágyi (HUN) | 15 | |||||||||||||
Bottom half
editSection 3
edit| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Luca Curatoli (ITA) | 13 | |||||||||||||
 Iulian Teodosiu (ROU) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Sherzod Mamutov (UZB) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Iulian Teodosiu (ROU) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Iulian Teodosiu (ROU) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Enrico Berrè (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Enrico Berrè (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Farès Ferjani (TUN) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Enrico Berrè (ITA) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Luigi Samele (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Luigi Samele (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Xu Yingming (CHN) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Luigi Samele (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Mohammad Rahbari (IRI) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Mohammad Rahbari (IRI) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Boladé Apithy (FRA) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Section 4
edit| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Kamil Ibragimov (ROC) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Benedikt Wagner (GER) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Kamil Ibragimov (ROC) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Matyas Szabo (GER) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Matyas Szabo (GER) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Gu Bon-gil (KOR) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Kamil Ibragimov (ROC) | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Konstantin Lokhanov (ROC) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Jung-hwan (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Eli Dershwitz (USA) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Kaito Streets (JPN) | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Akram Bounabi (ALG) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Kaito Streets (JPN) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Eli Dershwitz (USA) | 15 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Fencing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Fencing" (PDF). Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Áron Szilágyi Claims Hungary's First Gold in Tokyo and Writes History". Hungary Today. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about Olympic fencing at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Academy of Fencing Masters
- ^ NBC
External links
edit- Draw Archived 23 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine