Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 6 August 1928 to 7 August 1928. 59 fencers from 22 nations competed.[1]

Men's épée
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueSchermzaal
Dates6–7 August 1928
Competitors59 from 22 nations
Medalists
Lucien Gaudin  France
Georges Buchard  France
George Calnan  United States

Results

Source: Official results;[2] De Wael[3]

Round 1

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to one touch, with double-losses possible. The top six fencers in each pool advanced to the second round.

Pool A

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Domingo García Spain7Q
2Charles Biscoe Great Britain6Q
3Saul Moyal Egypt6Q
4Henrique da Silveira Portugal5Q
5Hans Halberstadt Germany5Q
6Charles Debeur Belgium5Q
7Ottó Hátszeghy Hungary3
7Luis Hernández Mexico3
9Sigurd Akre-Aas Norway1
9Gunnar Cederschiöld Sweden1

Pool B

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Nils Hellsten Sweden7Q
2George Calnan United States7Q
3Eugène Empeyta Switzerland6Q
4Ivan Osiier Denmark6Q
5János Hajdú Hungary5Q
6Fritz Jack Germany3Q
7František Kříž Czechoslovakia3
7Pieter Mijer Netherlands3
9Torvald Appelroth Finland2
9Gheorghe Caranfil Romania2

Pool C

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Salvator Cicurel Egypt6Q
2Paulo Leal Portugal6Q
3Jens Berthelsen Denmark6Q
4Willem Driebergen Netherlands5Q
5József Rády Hungary4Q
6Gustaf Dyrssen Sweden4Q
7Francisco González Spain4
7Raoul Heide Norway4
7Antonio Villamil Argentina4
10Edward Willis Barnett United States1

Pool D

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Léon Tom Belgium6Q
2Armand Massard France6Q
3Răzvan Penescu Romania6Q
4Peter Ryefelt Denmark5Q
5Oscar Martínez Argentina5Q
6Allen Milner United States4Q
7Jan Černohorský Czechoslovakia4
8Konstantinos Bembis Greece3
9Adrianus de Jong Netherlands2
10Frithjof Lorentzen Norway1

Pool E

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Lucien Gaudin France9Q
2Édouard Fitting Switzerland6Q
3Charles Delporte Belgium6Q
4Theodor Fischer Germany4Q
5Frederico Paredes Portugal4Q
6Bertie Childs Great Britain3Q
7Dan Gheorghiu Romania3
8Georgios Ambet Greece2
8Elie Adda Egypt2
10José Llauro Argentina1

Pool F

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Georges Buchard France7Q
2Henri Jacquet Switzerland6Q
3Martin Holt Great Britain6Q
4Tryfon Triantafyllakos Greece4Q
5Pedro Mercado Mexico3Q
6Josef Jungmann Czechoslovakia3Q
7Tomás Goyoaga Chile3
8Dimitar Vasilev Bulgaria2
8Lauri Kettunen Finland2

Quarterfinals

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to one touch, with double-losses possible. The top six fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal A

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Lucien Gaudin France9Q
2Frederico Paredes Portugal8Q
3Hans Halberstadt Germany7Q
4Saul Moyal Egypt7Q
5Willem Driebergen Netherlands6Q
6Charles Debeur Belgium5Q
7Henri Jacquet Switzerland5
8Gustaf Dyrssen Sweden4
8Răzvan Penescu Romania4
10Oscar Martínez Argentina2
10Peter Ryefelt Denmark2
12Martin Holt Great Britain2

Quarterfinal B

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Jens Berthelsen Denmark8Q
2Léon Tom Belgium7Q
3Georges Buchard France6Q
4Allen Milner United States6Q
5Nils Hellsten Sweden6Q
6József Rády Hungary6Q
7Paulo Leal Portugal6
8Josef Jungmann Czechoslovakia5
9Tryfon Triantafyllakos Greece4
9Édouard Fitting Switzerland4
11Bertie Childs Great Britain3
12Theodor Fischer Germany1

Quarterfinal C

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Salvator Cicurel Egypt8Q
2George Calnan United States8Q
3Ivan Osiier Denmark7Q
4Armand Massard France7Q
5Charles Delporte Belgium7Q
6Eugène Empeyta Switzerland5Q
7Domingo García Spain5
7Henrique da Silveira Portugal5
9Fritz Jack Germany4
10János Hajdú Hungary3
10Charles Biscoe Great Britain3
12Pedro Mercado Mexico2

Semifinals

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to two touches, with double-losses possible. The top five fencers in each pool advanced to the final.

Semifinal A

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Lucien Gaudin France6Q
2Léon Tom Belgium5Q
3Charles Delporte Belgium5Q
4George Calnan United States4Q
5Saul Moyal Egypt4Q
6Willem Driebergen Netherlands3
7Ivan Osiier Denmark3
8Eugène Empeyta Switzerland2
9József Rády Hungary2

Semifinal B

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Georges Buchard France6Q
2Nils Hellsten Sweden6Q
3Salvator Cicurel Egypt5Q
4Charles Debeur Belgium4Q
5Allen Milner United States4Q
6Armand Massard France4
7Jens Berthelsen Denmark3
8Frederico Paredes Portugal3
9Hans Halberstadt Germany0

Final

The final was a round-robin. Bouts were to two touches, with double-losses possible. The top six fencers in each pool advanced to the second round.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins
Lucien Gaudin France8
Georges Buchard France7
George Calnan United States6
4Léon Tom Belgium6
5Nils Hellsten Sweden5
6Charles Delporte Belgium4
7Charles Debeur Belgium3
8Salvator Cicurel Egypt3
9Allen Milner United States1
10Saul Moyal Egypt1

References

  1. "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
  3. "Fencing 1928".
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