Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-third appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 21, 1996. 43 fencers from 20 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Stanislav Pozdnyakov, prevailing over silver medalist Sergey Sharikov in an all-Russia final. The medals were the first for Russia as an independent nation, separate from the Soviet Union, in the men's sabre. Damien Touya of France won the bronze medal bout, extending France's podium streak to four Games.

Men's sabre
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Romanian stamp commemorating 1996 Olympic fencing
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
DateJuly 21, 1996
Competitors43 from 20 nations
Medalists
Stanislav Pozdnyakov
 Russia
Sergey Sharikov
 Russia
Damien Touya
 France
Fencing at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Épéemenwomen
Team épéemenwomen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two of the quarterfinalists from 1992 returned: gold medalist Bence Szabó of Hungary and fifth-place finisher Antonio García of Spain. Grigory Kiriyenko of Russia had won two world championships (1989 and 1991) before the 1992 Games but suffered an early exit; he had won two more world championships (1993 and 1995) since then and hoped for better success in Atlanta. His teammates, Stanislav Pozdnyakov and Sergey Sharikov, also came into the tournament among the top five seeds. Germany's Felix Becker was also a world champion (1994).[2]

Algeria, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Ukraine each made their debut in the men's sabre; Russia competed separately for the first time since 1912. Italy made its 21st appearance in the event, most of any nation, having missed the inaugural 1896 event and the 1904 Games.

Competition format

The 1996 tournament vastly simplified the competition format after a horrendously complex system used in the previous Games in Barcelona. Pool play was eliminated. Double elimination was eliminated. The tournament became a simple single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[2][3]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 21 July 1996Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

Section 1
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Grigory Kiriyenko (RUS) 15  
 Jean-Marie Banos (CAN) 15      Jean-Marie Banos (CAN) 8  
 Tom Strzalkowski (USA) 11        Grigory Kiriyenko (RUS) 13  
           Rafal Sznajder (POL) 15  
         Florin Lupeică (ROU) 11  
         Rafal Sznajder (POL) 15  
           Rafal Sznajder (POL) 12
           Damien Touya (FRA) 15
         Damien Touya (FRA) 15  
 Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy (UKR) 15      Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy (UKR) 11  
 Elxan Məmmədov (AZE) 5        Damien Touya (FRA) 15  
 Antonio García (ESP) 15        Jean-Philippe Daurelle (FRA) 7  
 Carlos Bravo (VEN) 11      Antonio García (ESP) 9      
         Jean-Philippe Daurelle (FRA) 15      
     

Section 2
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Sergey Sharikov (RUS) 15  
 James Williams (GBR) 15      James Williams (GBR) 11  
 Peter Westbrook (USA) 8        Sergey Sharikov (RUS) 15  
           Vilmos Szabo (ROU) 8  
         Vilmos Szabo (ROU) 15  
         Bence Szabó (HUN) 8  
           Sergey Sharikov (RUS) 15
           Steffen Wiesinger (GER) 6
         Csaba Köves (HUN) 10  
         Steffen Wiesinger (GER) 15  
           Steffen Wiesinger (GER) 15  
 Jean-Paul Banos (CAN) 15        Tohni Terenzi (ITA) 8  
 Archil Lortkipanidze (GEO) 13      Jean-Paul Banos (CAN) 7      
         Tohni Terenzi (ITA) 15      
     

Section 3
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         József Navarrete (HUN) 15  
 Tony Plourde (CAN) 15      Tony Plourde (CAN) 9  
 Yan Xiandong (CHN) 9        József Navarrete (HUN) 15  
           Norbert Jaskot (POL) 8  
         Frank Bleckmann (GER) 10  
         Norbert Jaskot (POL) 15  
           József Navarrete (HUN) 15
           Felix Becker (GER) 7
         Franck Ducheix (FRA) 15  
 Janusz Olech (POL) 15      Janusz Olech (POL) 11  
 Bruno Cornet (PAR) 2        Franck Ducheix (FRA) 8  
 Peter Cox, Jr. (USA) 15        Felix Becker (GER) 15  
 Lee Hyo-Geun (KOR) 9      Peter Cox, Jr. (USA) 12      
         Felix Becker (GER) 15      
     

Section 4
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Luigi Tarantino (ITA) w/o  
 Mihai Covaliu (ROU) 15      Mihai Covaliu (ROU)  
 Raouf Salim Bernaoui (ALG) 7        Luigi Tarantino (ITA) 9  
 Raúl Peinador (ESP) 15        Vadym Huttsait (UKR) 15  
 Miguel Robles (BOL) 7      Raúl Peinador (ESP) 13  
         Vadym Huttsait (UKR) 15  
           Vadym Huttsait (UKR) 14
           Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15
         Raffaelo Caserta (ITA) 9  
         Fernando Medina (ESP) 15  
           Fernando Medina (ESP) 11  
 Yu Sang-Ju (KOR) 15        Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15  
 Seo Seong-Jun (KOR) 11      Yu Sang-Ju (KOR) 6      
         Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15      
     

Finals
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Damien Touya (FRA) 14
 
 
 
  Sergey Sharikov (RUS) 15
 
 Sergey Sharikov (RUS) 12
 
 
 
  Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15
 
 József Navarrete (HUN) 7
 
 
  Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
 Damien Touya (FRA) 15
 
 
  József Navarrete (HUN) 7

Final classification
RankFencerNation
Stanislav Pozdnyakov Russia
Sergey Sharikov Russia
Damien Touya France
4József Navarrete Hungary
5Felix Becker Germany
6Vadym Huttsait Ukraine
7Rafał Sznajder Poland
8Steffen Wiesinger Germany
9Grigory Kiriyenko Russia
10Tonhi Terenzi Italy
11Luigi Tarantino Italy
12Jean-Philippe Daurelle France
13Franck Ducheix France
14Norbert Jaskot Poland
15Fernando Medina Spain
16Vilmoș Szabo Romania
17Bence Szabó Hungary
18Csaba Köves Hungary
19Raffaelo Caserta Italy
20Florin Lupeică Romania
21Frank Bleckmann Germany
22Janusz Olech Poland
23Raúl Peinador Spain
24Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy Ukraine
25Mihai Covaliu Romania
26Antonio García Spain
27James Williams Great Britain
28Peter Cox, Jr. United States
29Jean-Paul Banos Canada
30Tony Plourde Canada
31Jean-Marie Banos Canada
32Yu Sang-Ju South Korea
33Seo Seong-Jun South Korea
34Tom Strzalkowski United States
35Yan Xiandong China
36Archil Lortkipanidze Georgia
37Peter Westbrook United States
38Lee Hyo-Geun South Korea
39Carlos Bravo Venezuela
40Elxan Məmmədov Azerbaijan
41Bruno Cornet Paraguay
42Miguel Robles Bolivia
43Raouf Salim Bernaoui Algeria

References
  1. "Fencing: 1996 Olympic Results - Men's sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 200.
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