Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 21 September 2000. 39 fencers from 20 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Mihai Covaliu of Romania, the nation's first medal in the men's sabre. Mathieu Gourdain's silver extended France's podium streak in the event to five Games. Germany also earned its first medal in the men's sabre, with Wiradech Kothny's bronze.

Men's sabre
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Mihai Covaliu (2015)
VenueSydney Exhibition Centre
Dates21 September 2000
Competitors39 from 20 nations
Medalists
Mihai Covaliu
 Romania
Mathieu Gourdain
 France
Wiradech Kothny
 Germany
Fencing at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Épéemenwomen
Team épéemenwomen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Background

This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five of the quarterfinalists from 1996 returned: gold medalist Stanislav Pozdnyakov and silver medalist Sergey Sharikov of Russia, bronze medalist Damien Touya of France, sixth-place finisher Vadym Huttsait of Ukraine, and seventh-place finisher Rafał Sznajder of Poland. The three world champions since the Atlanta Games were Pozdnyakov (1997), Luigi Tarantino of Italy (1998), and Touya (1999).[2]

Belarus and Kazakhstan each made their debut in the men's sabre. Italy made its 22nd appearance in the event, most of any nation, having missed the inaugural 1896 event and the 1904 Games.

Competition format

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2000 tournament continued to use that format. Bouts were to 15 touches. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.[2]

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 21 September 20009:30
17:30		Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

The field of 40 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

Section 1
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) 15  
Zhao Chunsheng
 China		 15     Zhao Chunsheng
 China		 11  
 Akhnaten Spencer-El (USA) 10        Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) 11  
           Mathieu Gourdain (FRA) 15  
        Fernando Medina
 Spain		 14  
         Mathieu Gourdain (FRA) 15  
           Mathieu Gourdain (FRA) 15
           Victor Gaureanu (ROU) 14
        Luigi Tarantino
 Italy		 10  
         Victor Gaureanu (ROU) 15  
           Victor Gaureanu (ROU) 15  
           Julien Pillet (FRA) 10  
         Julien Pillet (FRA) 15      
         Alberto Falcón (ESP) 12      
     

Section 2
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN) 15  
 Laurent Waller (SUI) 13      Lee Seung-Won (KOR) 4  
 Lee Seung-Won (KOR) 15        Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN) 15  
           Vadym Huttsait (UKR) 10  
         Vadym Huttsait (UKR) 15  
         Rafał Sznajder (POL) 14  
           Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN) 15
           Tonhi Terenzi (ITA) 13
         Csaba Köves (HUN) 15  
 Florin Lupeică (ROM) 15      Florin Lupeică (ROM) 14  
 Cándido Maya (CUB) 10        Csaba Köves (HUN) 14  
           Tonhi Terenzi (ITA) 15  
         Tonhi Terenzi (ITA) 15      
         Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy (UKR) 10      
     

Section 3
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Sergey Sharikov (RUS) 15  
 Volodymyr Lukashenko (UKR) 15      Volodymyr Lukashenko (UKR) 11  
 Masashi Nagara (JPN) 7        Sergey Sharikov (RUS) 14  
           Wiradech Kothny (GER) 15  
         Eero Lehmann (GER) 8  
         Wiradech Kothny (GER) 15  
           Wiradech Kothny (GER) 15
           Aleksey Frosin (RUS) 12
         Zsolt Nemcsik (HUN) 10  
 James Williams (GBR) 15      James Williams (GBR) 15  
 Diego Drajer (ARG) 13        James Williams (GBR) 8  
           Aleksey Frosin (RUS) 15  
         Marcin Sobala (POL) 8      
         Aleksey Frosin (RUS) 15      
     

Section 4
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
     
         Raffaelo Caserta (ITA) 9  
 Dmitry Lapkes (BLR) 15      Dmitry Lapkes (BLR) 15  
 Mahmoud Samir (EGY) 7        Dmitry Lapkes (BLR) 11  
           Mihai Covaliu (ROM) 15  
         Norbert Jaskot (POL) 12  
         Mihai Covaliu (ROM) 15  
           Mihai Covaliu (ROM) 15
           Damien Touya (FRA) 12
         Jorge Pina (ESP) 14  
         Dennis Bauer (GER) 15  
           Dennis Bauer (GER) 12  
 Keeth Smart (USA) 15        Damien Touya (FRA) 15  
 Igor Tsel (KAZ) 5      Keeth Smart (USA) 8      
         Damien Touya (FRA) 15      
     

Finals
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Mathieu Gourdain (FRA) 15
 
 
 
  Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN) 12
 
  Mathieu Gourdain (FRA) 12
 
 
 
  Mihai Covaliu (ROU) 15
 
 Wiradech Kothny (GER) 12
 
 
  Mihai Covaliu (ROU) 15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
  Domonkos Ferjancsik (HUN) 11
 
 
  Wiradech Kothny (GER) 15

Final classification
RankFencerNation
Mihai Covaliu Romania
Mathieu Gourdain France
Wiradech Kothny Germany
4Domonkos Ferjancsik Hungary
5Damien Touya France
6Aleksey Frosin Russia
7Tonhi Terenzi Italy
8Victor Găureanu Romania
9Stanislav Pozdnyakov Russia
10Sergey Sharikov Russia
11Csaba Köves Hungary
12Julien Pillet France
13Vadym Huttsait Ukraine
14Dennis Bauer Germany
15Dmitry Lapkes Belarus
16James Williams Great Britain
17Zsolt Nemcsik Hungary
18Luigi Tarantino Italy
19Raffaello Caserta Italy
20Fernando Medina Spain
21Jorge Pina Spain
22Rafał Sznajder Poland
23Eero Lehmann Germany
24Marcin Sobala Poland
25Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy Ukraine
26Norbert Jaskot Poland
27Alberto Falcón Spain
28Florin Lupeică Romania
29Volodymyr Lukashenko Ukraine
30Keeth Smart United States
31Zhao Chunsheng China
32Lee Seung-Won South Korea
33Laurent Waller Switzerland
34Akhnaten Spencer-El United States
35Igor Tsel Kazakhstan
36Masashi Nagara Japan
37Diego Drajer Argentina
38Cándido Maya Cuba
39Mahmoud Samir Egypt

References
  1. "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results - Men's sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. "Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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