Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 16 to 17 October 1968. 40 fencers from 16 nations competed.[1]

Men's sabre
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueFernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Dates16–17 October
Competitors40 from 16 nations
Medalists
Jerzy Pawłowski  Poland
Mark Rakita  Soviet Union
Tibor Pézsa  Hungary
Fencing at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Competition format

The 1968 tournament continued to use a mix of pool play and knockout rounds, but with substantial changes from 1964. The first two rounds were round-robin pool play, followed by a knockout round, finishing with another pool for the final. Early-round barrages were eliminated and the knockout round was a modified double elimination round.[1][2]

  • Round 1: 6 pools, with 6 or 7 fencers in each pool. The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced, cutting the field from 40 to 24.
  • Round 2: 4 pools, with 6 fencers per pool. Again, the top 4 fencers advanced, reducing the number of remaining fencers from 24 to 16.
  • Knockout round: This was a modified double-elimination tournament. The 16 fencers were divided into 4 groups of 4. The winner of the "winners bracket" in each group advanced to the final pool. The winner of the "losers bracket" from each group faced the winner of a different group's "losers bracket," with the winner of that match advancing to the final pool as well. The knockout round winnowed the fencers from 16 to 6.
  • Final round: A final pool with the 6 remaining fencers determined the medals and 4th through 6th place. A barrage was used if necessary.

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JP AM WK SP FD CO
1  Jerzy Pawłowski (POL) 5 0 25 13 Q 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Alfonso Morales (USA) 4 1 24 14 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
3  Walter Köstner (FRG) 2 3 19 17 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
4  Serge Panizza (FRA) 2 3 18 19 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
5  Félix Delgado (CUB) 1 4 14 23 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
6  Colm O'Brien (IRL) 1 4 10 24 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 1 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. UM CS MP VC RO AL JND
1  Umyar Mavlikhanov (URS) 5 1 29 15 Q 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Cesare Salvadori (ITA) 5 1 28 18 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
3  Marcel Parent (FRA) 3 3 22 21 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
4  Vicente Calderón (MEX) 3 3 20 22 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
5  Richard Oldcorn (GBR) 3 3 24 23 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
6  Alberto Lanteri (ARG) 2 4 20 25 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
7  José Narciso Díaz (CUB) 0 6 11 30 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 1 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CA TP PW JN JA JB JCF
1  Claude Arabo (FRA) 6 0 30 9 Q 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Tibor Pézsa (HUN) 5 1 26 12 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
3  Paul Wischeidt (FRG) 4 2 24 20 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
4  Józef Nowara (POL) 3 3 21 19 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
5  John Andru (CAN) 2 4 16 24 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
6  Jan Boutmy (AHO) 1 5 15 29 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
7  Juan Carlos Frecia (ARG) 0 6 11 30 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 1 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MR WC AO SL RQ WF NTL
1  Mark Rakita (URS) 6 0 30 11 Q 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Wladimiro Calarese (ITA) 5 1 29 15 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
3  Alex Orban (USA) 4 2 25 15 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
4  Sandy Leckie (GBR) 3 3 23 20 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
5  Román Quinos (ARG) 2 4 18 22 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
6  William Fajardo (MEX) 1 5 10 25 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
7  Nguyễn The Loc (VIE) 0 6 3 30 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 1 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VN TK RC AK VD GC FF
1  Vladimir Nazlymov (URS) 6 0 30 14 Q 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Tamás Kovács (HUN) 4 2 25 16 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
3  Rodney Craig (GBR) 3 3 23 21 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
4  Anthony Keane (USA) 3 3 21 22 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
5  Volker Duschner (FRG) 3 3 20 25 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
6  Gustavo Chapela (MEX) 2 4 20 25 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
7  Fionbarr Farrell (IRL) 0 6 14 30 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 1 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PB EO RR YB MO JBH
1  Péter Bakonyi (HUN) 4 1 24 9 Q 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Emil Ochyra (POL) 4 1 23 15 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
3  Rolando Rigoli (ITA) 4 1 22 16 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
4  Yves Brasseur (BEL) 2 3 17 19 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
5  Manuel Ortiz (CUB) 1 4 13 22 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
6  John Bouchier-Hayes (IRL) 0 5 7 25 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 2

Round 2 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JP WC TK SP AO RC
1  Jerzy Pawłowski (POL) 4 1 24 14 Q 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Wladimiro Calarese (ITA) 3 2 21 18 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
3  Tamás Kovács (HUN) 3 2 18 19 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
4  Serge Panizza (FRA) 3 2 23 21 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
5  Alex Orban (USA) 2 3 20 20 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
6  Rodney Craig (GBR) 0 5 11 25 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 2 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. TP MR MP RR EO VC
1  Tibor Pézsa (HUN) 4 1 23 16 Q 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
2  Mark Rakita (URS) 3 2 23 14 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
3  Marcel Parent (FRA) 3 2 23 16 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
4  Rolando Rigoli (ITA) 3 2 19 18 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
5  Emil Ochyra (POL) 2 3 15 19 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
6  Vicente Calderón (MEX) 0 5 5 25 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 2 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. VN CA CS PW AK YB
1  Vladimir Nazlymov (URS) 5 0 25 14 Q 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Claude Arabo (FRA) 3 2 21 15 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
3  Cesare Salvadori (ITA) 3 2 21 17 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
4  Paul Wischeidt (FRG) 3 2 22 20 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
5  Anthony Keane (USA) 1 4 14 21 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
6  Yves Brasseur (BEL) 0 5 9 25 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Round 2 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. PB AM UM JN WK SL
1  Péter Bakonyi (HUN) 4 1 22 15 Q 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  Alfonso Morales (USA) 3 2 21 14 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
3  Umyar Mavlikhanov (URS) 3 2 20 16 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
4  Józef Nowara (POL) 2 3 19 17 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0
5  Walter Köstner (FRG) 2 3 15 23 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
6  Sandy Leckie (GBR) 1 4 11 23 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 644

Double elimination rounds

Winners brackets
Winners group 1
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Vladimir Nazlymov (URS) W  
 Serge Panizza (FRA) L      Vladimir Nazlymov (HUN) W
 Alfonso Morales (USA) W      Alfonso Morales (USA) L
 Wladimiro Calarese (ITA) L  
Winners group 2
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Tibor Pézsa (HUN) W  
 Paul Wischeidt (FRG) L      Tibor Pézsa (HUN) W
 Marcel Parent (FRA) L      Mark Rakita (URS) L
 Mark Rakita (URS) W  
Winners group 3
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Claude Arabo (FRA) L  
 Józef Nowara (POL) W      Józef Nowara (POL) L
 Rolando Rigoli (ITA) W      Rolando Rigoli (ITA) W
 Péter Bakonyi (HUN) L  
Winners group 4
Round of 16 Round of 8
 Umyar Mavlikhanov (URS) W  
 Cesare Salvadori (ITA) L      Umyar Mavlikhanov (URS) L
 Tamás Kovács (HUN) L      Jerzy Pawłowski (POL) W
 Jerzy Pawłowski (POL) W  

Losers brackets
Losers group 1
Round of 4 Round of 4 Round of 2
 Serge Panizza (FRA) W  
 Wladimiro Calarese (ITA) L      Serge Panizza (FRA) W  
         Alfonso Morales (USA) L  
           Serge Panizza (FRA) L
 Paul Wischeidt (FRG) L        Mark Rakita (URS) W
 Marcel Parent (FRA) W      Marcel Parent (FRA) L
         Mark Rakita (URS) W    
     
Losers group 2
Round of 4 Round of 4 Round of 2
 Claude Arabo (FRA) W  
 Péter Bakonyi (HUN) L      Claude Arabo (FRA) L  
         Józef Nowara (POL) W  
           Józef Nowara (POL) W
 Cesare Salvadori (ITA) L        Umyar Mavlikhanov (URS) L
 Tamás Kovács (HUN) W      Tamás Kovács (HUN) L
         Umyar Mavlikhanov (URS) W    
     

Final round
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. JP MR TP VN RR JN
1  Jerzy Pawłowski (POL) 4 1 22 18 B 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
1  Mark Rakita (URS) 4 1 24 16 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
 Tibor Pézsa (HUN) 3 2 20 16 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
4  Vladimir Nazlymov (URS) 3 2 21 17 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
5  Rolando Rigoli (ITA) 1 4 11 21 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
6  Józef Nowara (POL) 0 5 15 25 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 645
Barrage
Pos Fencer W L TF TA JP MR
 Jerzy Pawłowski (POL) 1 0 5 4 5–4
 Mark Rakita (URS) 0 1 4 5 4–5
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 645

References
  1. "Fencing: 1968 Olympic Results - Men's sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  2. Official Report, pp. 637–39.
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