Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was a fencing event held as part of the fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held at the Olympics. 5 fencers from 2 nations competed. The competition was held on Thursday, September 8, 1904. The event was won by Manuel Díaz of Cuba. American William Grebe took second. Albertson Van Zo Post, an American erroneously listed the IOC database as Cuban, earned bronze.

Men's sabre at the Games of the III Olympiad
Silver medalist William Grebe
Venue	Francis Gymnasium, Washington University in St. Louis
Date	September 8
Competitors	5 from 2 nations
Medalists
Manuel Díaz  Cuba William Grebe  United States Albertson Van Zo Post  Cuba

Background

This was the third appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Albertson Van Zo Post had been the U.S. champion for three years. Manuel Díaz was a Cuban fencer who had attended Harvard College.[1]

Both Cuba and the United States made their debut in the men's sabre. None of the nations that had competed in 1896 or 1900 entered the 1904 sabre competition.

Competition format

The event used a single pool-play final format. Standard sabre rules were used; unlike the previous two Games, the target area was limited to above the waist. Bouts were to 7 touches.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Thursday, 8 September 1904		Final

Results

Rank	Fencer	Nation	Wins	Losses
	Manuel Díaz	Cuba	3	0
	William Grebe	United States	2	1
	Albertson Van Zo Post	Cuba[2]	2	1
4	Theodore Carstens	United States	1	2
5	Arthur Fox	United States	0	4

Sources

1. "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
2. The IOC results database shows Albertson Van Zo Post as Cuban despite the fact that he was an American.

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2006.