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 | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Schermzaal | ||||||||||||
Dates | 6–7 August 1928 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 59 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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Épée | men | |
Team épée | men | |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | men | |
Sabre | men | |
Team sabre | men | |
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 |
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1 | Domingo García | Spain | 7 | Q |
2 | Charles Biscoe | Great Britain | 6 | Q |
3 | Saul Moyal | Egypt | 6 | Q |
4 | Henrique da Silveira | Portugal | 5 | Q |
5 | Hans Halberstadt | Germany | 5 | Q |
6 | Charles Debeur | Belgium | 5 | Q |
7 | Ottó Hátszeghy | Hungary | 3 | |
7 | Luis Hernández | Mexico | 3 | |
9 | Sigurd Akre-Aas | Norway | 1 | |
9 | Gunnar Cederschiöld | Sweden | 1 |
Pool B
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Nils Hellsten | Sweden | 7 | Q |
2 | George Calnan | United States | 7 | Q |
3 | Eugène Empeyta | Switzerland | 6 | Q |
4 | Ivan Osiier | Denmark | 6 | Q |
5 | János Hajdú | Hungary | 5 | Q |
6 | Fritz Jack | Germany | 3 | Q |
7 | František Kříž | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |
7 | Pieter Mijer | Netherlands | 3 | |
9 | Torvald Appelroth | Finland | 2 | |
9 | Gheorghe Caranfil | Romania | 2 |
Pool C
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Salvator Cicurel | Egypt | 6 | Q |
2 | Paulo Leal | Portugal | 6 | Q |
3 | Jens Berthelsen | Denmark | 6 | Q |
4 | Willem Driebergen | Netherlands | 5 | Q |
5 | József Rády | Hungary | 4 | Q |
6 | Gustaf Dyrssen | Sweden | 4 | Q |
7 | Francisco González | Spain | 4 | |
7 | Raoul Heide | Norway | 4 | |
7 | Antonio Villamil | Argentina | 4 | |
10 | Edward Willis Barnett | United States | 1 |
Pool D
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Léon Tom | Belgium | 6 | Q |
2 | Armand Massard | France | 6 | Q |
3 | Răzvan Penescu | Romania | 6 | Q |
4 | Peter Ryefelt | Denmark | 5 | Q |
5 | Oscar Martínez | Argentina | 5 | Q |
6 | Allen Milner | United States | 4 | Q |
7 | Jan Černohorský | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |
8 | Konstantinos Bembis | Greece | 3 | |
9 | Adrianus de Jong | Netherlands | 2 | |
10 | Frithjof Lorentzen | Norway | 1 |
Pool E
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Lucien Gaudin | France | 9 | Q |
2 | Édouard Fitting | Switzerland | 6 | Q |
3 | Charles Delporte | Belgium | 6 | Q |
4 | Theodor Fischer | Germany | 4 | Q |
5 | Frederico Paredes | Portugal | 4 | Q |
6 | Bertie Childs | Great Britain | 3 | Q |
7 | Dan Gheorghiu | Romania | 3 | |
8 | Georgios Ambet | Greece | 2 | |
8 | Elie Adda | Egypt | 2 | |
10 | José Llauro | Argentina | 1 |
Pool F
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Georges Buchard | France | 7 | Q |
2 | Henri Jacquet | Switzerland | 6 | Q |
3 | Martin Holt | Great Britain | 6 | Q |
4 | Tryfon Triantafyllakos | Greece | 4 | Q |
5 | Pedro Mercado | Mexico | 3 | Q |
6 | Josef Jungmann | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Q |
7 | Tomás Goyoaga | Chile | 3 | |
8 | Dimitar Vasilev | Bulgaria | 2 | |
8 | Lauri Kettunen | Finland | 2 |
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 |
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1 | Lucien Gaudin | France | 9 | Q |
2 | Frederico Paredes | Portugal | 8 | Q |
3 | Hans Halberstadt | Germany | 7 | Q |
4 | Saul Moyal | Egypt | 7 | Q |
5 | Willem Driebergen | Netherlands | 6 | Q |
6 | Charles Debeur | Belgium | 5 | Q |
7 | Henri Jacquet | Switzerland | 5 | |
8 | Gustaf Dyrssen | Sweden | 4 | |
8 | Răzvan Penescu | Romania | 4 | |
10 | Oscar Martínez | Argentina | 2 | |
10 | Peter Ryefelt | Denmark | 2 | |
12 | Martin Holt | Great Britain | 2 |
Quarterfinal B
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Jens Berthelsen | Denmark | 8 | Q |
2 | Léon Tom | Belgium | 7 | Q |
3 | Georges Buchard | France | 6 | Q |
4 | Allen Milner | United States | 6 | Q |
5 | Nils Hellsten | Sweden | 6 | Q |
6 | József Rády | Hungary | 6 | Q |
7 | Paulo Leal | Portugal | 6 | |
8 | Josef Jungmann | Czechoslovakia | 5 | |
9 | Tryfon Triantafyllakos | Greece | 4 | |
9 | Édouard Fitting | Switzerland | 4 | |
11 | Bertie Childs | Great Britain | 3 | |
12 | Theodor Fischer | Germany | 1 |
Quarterfinal C
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Salvator Cicurel | Egypt | 8 | Q |
2 | George Calnan | United States | 8 | Q |
3 | Ivan Osiier | Denmark | 7 | Q |
4 | Armand Massard | France | 7 | Q |
5 | Charles Delporte | Belgium | 7 | Q |
6 | Eugène Empeyta | Switzerland | 5 | Q |
7 | Domingo García | Spain | 5 | |
7 | Henrique da Silveira | Portugal | 5 | |
9 | Fritz Jack | Germany | 4 | |
10 | János Hajdú | Hungary | 3 | |
10 | Charles Biscoe | Great Britain | 3 | |
12 | Pedro Mercado | Mexico | 2 |
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 |
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1 | Lucien Gaudin | France | 6 | Q |
2 | Léon Tom | Belgium | 5 | Q |
3 | Charles Delporte | Belgium | 5 | Q |
4 | George Calnan | United States | 4 | Q |
5 | Saul Moyal | Egypt | 4 | Q |
6 | Willem Driebergen | Netherlands | 3 | |
7 | Ivan Osiier | Denmark | 3 | |
8 | Eugène Empeyta | Switzerland | 2 | |
9 | József Rády | Hungary | 2 |
Semifinal B
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Georges Buchard | France | 6 | Q |
2 | Nils Hellsten | Sweden | 6 | Q |
3 | Salvator Cicurel | Egypt | 5 | Q |
4 | Charles Debeur | Belgium | 4 | Q |
5 | Allen Milner | United States | 4 | Q |
6 | Armand Massard | France | 4 | |
7 | Jens Berthelsen | Denmark | 3 | |
8 | Frederico Paredes | Portugal | 3 | |
9 | Hans Halberstadt | Germany | 0 |
Final
The final was a round-robin. Bouts were to two touches, with double-losses possible.
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins |
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Lucien Gaudin | France | 8 | |
Georges Buchard | France | 7 | |
George Calnan | United States | 6 | |
4 | Léon Tom | Belgium | 6 |
5 | Nils Hellsten | Sweden | 5 |
6 | Charles Delporte | Belgium | 4 |
7 | Charles Debeur | Belgium | 3 |
8 | Salvator Cicurel | Egypt | 3 |
9 | Allen Milner | United States | 1 |
10 | Saul Moyal | Egypt | 1 |
References
- "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results - Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
- "Fencing 1928".