Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April, the fourth day of competition.

Men's sabre
at the Games of the I Olympiad
VenueZappeion
DateApril 9
Competitors5 from 3 nations
Medalists
Ioannis Georgiadis  Greece
Telemachos Karakalos  Greece
Holger Nielsen  Denmark
Fencing at the
1896 Summer Olympics
Foilmen
Masters foilmen
Sabremen

The five competitors were the Greeks Telemachos Karakalos, Ioannis Georgiadis, and Georgios Iatridis; the Dane Holger Nielsen; and the Austrian Adolf Schmal. Ten matches were held. Each fencer faced every other fencer. Georgiadis was undefeated and thus won the gold medal. Karakalos had lost only to Georgiadis, while Nielsen had lost to those two and no others. Schmall's only victory was over Iatridis, who lost all four of his matches.

Results
RankFencerNationTFTAWL
Ioannis Georgiadis Greece 12540
Tilemachos Karakalos Greece 10531
Holger Nielsen Denmark 10922
4 Adolf Schmal Austria 71113
5 Georgios Iatridis Greece 31204
MatchWinnerTouchesLoser
1  Tilemachos Karakalos (GRE) 3-0  Adolf Schmal (AUT)
2  Ioannis Georgiadis (GRE) 3-0  Georgios Iatridis (GRE)
3  Tilemachos Karakalos (GRE) 3-2  Holger Nielsen (DEN)
4  Ioannis Georgiadis (GRE) 3-2  Adolf Schmal (AUT)
5  Holger Nielsen (DEN) 3-1  Georgios Iatridis (GRE)
6  Ioannis Georgiadis (GRE) 3-1  Tilemachos Karakalos (GRE)
7  Adolf Schmal (AUT) 3-2  Georgios Iatridis (GRE)
8  Ioannis Georgiadis (GRE) 3-2  Holger Nielsen (DEN)
9  Tilemachos Karakalos (GRE) 3-0  Georgios Iatridis (GRE)
10  Holger Nielsen (DEN) 3-2  Adolf Schmal (AUT)

References
  • Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
  • Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
  • Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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