Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueUniversity of Montréal
DatesJuly 26 – 27, 1976
Competitors63 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktor Sidyak
Vladimir Nazlymov
Viktor Krovopuskov
Mikhail Burtsev
Eduard Vinokurov		  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mario Aldo Montano
Mario Tullio Montano
Michele Maffei
Tommaso Montano
Angelo Arcidiacono		  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dan Irimiciuc
Ioan Pop
Marin Mustață
Cornel Marin
Alexandru Nilca		  Romania
Fencing at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 26 to 27, 1976. 63 fencers from 14 nations competed.[1]

Rosters

Argentina
Bulgaria
Canada
Cuba
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Iran
Italy
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
Thailand
United States

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

France and the Soviet Union each defeated Bulgaria, 11–5. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–1.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS FRA BUL
1  Soviet Union 2 0 20 6 QQ 9–1 11–5
2  France 1 1 12 14 1–9 11–5
3  Bulgaria 0 2 10 22 5–11 5–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool B

The United States and Italy each defeated Canada, 9–7 and 13–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Italy won 9–3.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA USA CAN
1  Italy 2 0 22 6 QQ 9–3 13–3
2  United States 1 1 12 16 3–9 9–7
3  Canada 0 2 10 22 3–13 7–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 255

Round 1 Pool C

The first two rounds of matches left Romania and Cuba at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Great Britain and Thailand at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Romania defeated Cuba 9–3 to take the top spot in the group. Great Britain and Thailand did not face each other.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ROU CUB GBR THA
1  Romania 3 0 39 5 QQ 9–3 14–2 16–0
2  Cuba 2 1 29 15 3–9 11–5 15–1
3  Great Britain 0 2 7 25 2–14 5–11
4  Thailand 0 2 1 31 0–16 1–15
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 256

Round 1 Pool D

The first two rounds of matches left Hungary and Poland at 2–0 apiece (advancing to the knockout rounds) and Argentina and Iran at 0–2 each (eliminating them). Hungary defeated Poland 8–6 (with a 58–46 touches advantage making the final two bouts unnecessary) to take the top spot in the group. Argentina defeated Iran 9–4 for third place.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN POL ARG IRI
1  Hungary 3 0 36 10 QQ 8–6 14–2 14–2
2  Poland 2 1 25 21 6–8 10–6 9–7
3  Argentina 0 2 17 28 2–14 6–10 9–4
4  Iran 0 2 13 32 2–14 7–9 4–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 256–57

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1  Soviet Union 9
B2  United States 1
A1  Soviet Union 8 (65)
C1  Romania 8 (64)
C1  Romania 9
D2  Poland 4
A1  Soviet Union 9
B1  Italy 4
D1  Hungary 8
C2  Cuba 7
D1  Hungary 5 Third place
B1  Italy 9
B1  Italy 9 C1  Romania 9
A2  France 2 D1  Hungary 4
Consolation Round Fifth Place
      
B2  United States 3
D2  Poland 9
D2  Poland 6
C2  Cuba 9
C2  Cuba 9
A2  France 5

References

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1976 Olympic Results - Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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