- Results First round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H Pool I Pool J Pool K Pool L Pool M Second round Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool 6 Pool 7 Pool 8 Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final
- Notes
- Sources
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's sabre
|games = 1908 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Franco-British Exhibition fencing grounds
|dates = July 17–24
|competitors = 76
|nations = 11
|longnames =
|gold = Jenő Fuchs
|goldNOC = HUN
|silver = Béla Zulawszky
|silverNOC = HUN
|bronze = Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
|bronzeNOC = BOH
|prev = 1904
|next = 1912
}}{{FencingAt1908SummerOlympics}}The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event. ResultsFirst roundThe first round was conducted in round-robin format, to three touches. Pool sizes ranged from 4 to 8 fencers. The three contestants who had lost the fewest bouts advanced. Pool A| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Siegfried Flesch | AUT|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 0 | | 2 | Jetze Doorman | NED|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Jean de Mas Latrie | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | 5 | Henri Six | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 4 | | Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 4 |
Pool B| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Otakar Lada | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 2 | Arthur Murray | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | Péter Tóth | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | Joseph van der Voodt | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Johannes Adam | GER|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 |
The three-way tie for the two remaining places resulted in the British fencer being eliminated. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 2 | Péter Tóth | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | Joseph van der Voodt | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Arthur Murray | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 2 |
Pool C| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Alfred Labouchere | NED|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Etienne Grade | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | Fritz Jack | GER|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | Jean-Joseph Renaud | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | 5 | Dino Diana | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Douglas Godfree | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 5 |
Renaud lost both his playoff matches, eliminating him and allowing Grade and Jack to advance. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 2 | Etienne Grade | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | Fritz Jack | GER|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Jean-Joseph Renaud | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 2 |
Pool D| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | William Marsh | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 2 | René Lateux | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | Julius Lichtenfels | GER|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | Richard Schoemaker | NED|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Harald Krenchel | DEN|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 |
The playoff resulted in two losses for Lichtenfels. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 2 | René Lateux | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | Richard Schoemaker | NED|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Julius Lichtenfels | GER|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 2 |
Pool EThe fifth pool was small, with only 4 fencers. This meant only one, Langevin, was eliminated. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Adrianus de Jong | NED|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | | Alessandro Pirzio Biroli | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | | Einar Schwartz-Nielsen | DEN|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | | 4 | Georges Langevin | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 3 |
Pool F| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Georges de la Falaise | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | Jenő Szántay | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 3 | August Petri | GER|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | Antoine van Tomme | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Jacob van Löben Sels | NED|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 4 |
Petri defeated van Tomme in the playoff for third place after having lost to the Belgian in the main pool. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 3 | August Petri | GER|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Antoine van Tomme | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 1 |
Pool G| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Dezső Földes | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 0 | | 2 | Sante Ceccherini | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Richard Badman | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | Lion van Minden | NED|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | 5 | Jakob Erkrath de Bary | GER|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 4 | | Ismaël de Lesseps | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 4 |
Badman defeated van Minden again in the playoff for third place. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 3 | Richard Badman | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Lion van Minden | NED|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 1 |
Pool H| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Marcello Bertinetti | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | Bertrand Marie de Lesseps | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Béla Zulawszky | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Robert Krünert | GER|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | Charles Wilson | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Walter Gates | RSA|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 5 |
Pool I| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Oszkár Gerde | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | Lauritz Østrup | DEN|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Willem van Blijenburgh | NED|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | 4 | André du Bosch | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | Alfred Keene | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Joseph, Marquis de Saint Brisson | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 5 |
Pool JThe tenth pool was the largest, at fully twice the size of the fifth. Five of the eight fencers were eliminated. The Bohemian fencer, von Lobsdorf, defeated each of his seven opponents for a decisive first place in the pool. There was no match between Sarzano and Stohr. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 7 | 0 | | 2 | Paul Anspach | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | | Jenő Apáthy | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | | 4 | Edward Brookfield | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | Johan van Schreven | NED|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | 6 | Pietro Sarzano | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 4 | | Georg Stöhr | GER|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 4 | | 8 | Jean Mikorski | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 5 |
Pool K| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Jenő Fuchs | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 0 | | 2 | Gustaaf van Hulstijn | NED|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Vilém Tvrzský | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Arolodo Pinelli | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | 5 | Ernst Moldenhauer | GER|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 4 | | 6 | Lockhart Leith | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 5 |
Pool L| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | George van Rossem | NED|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | 2 | C. Barry Notley | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | Bedrich Schejbal | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | Louis Chapuis | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | | 5 | Alexis Simonson | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Albert Naumann | GER|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 5 |
Chapuis was eliminated in the three-way playoff for second and third. | Place | Fencer | Nation | | 2 | C. Barry Notley | GBR|1908 Summer}} | | Bedrich Schejbal | BOH|1908 Summer}} | | 4 | Louis Chapuis | FRA|1908 Summer}} |
Pool MThe final pool was one of the larger pools, with 7 fencers. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Lajos Werkner | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 1 | | 2 | Riccardo Nowak | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 2 | | Emil Schön | GER|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 2 | | 4 | Marc Perrodon | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 3 | | 5 | Jan de Beaufort | NED|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 4 | | František Šourek-Tuček[1] | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 4 | | 7 | Anthony Chalke | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 5 |
Second roundThere were eight second round pools, ranging in size from 4 to 6. Pool 1| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Jenő Fuchs | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 2 | Etienne Grade | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | C. Barry Notley | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | Richard Schoemaker | NED|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 5 | René Lateux | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 |
Notley's pair of victories in the playoff gave him second in the pool, allowing him to advance. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 2 | C. Barry Notley | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Etienne Grade | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | | Richard Schoemaker | NED|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 1 |
Pool 2| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Lajos Werkner | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 0 | | 2 | Dezső Földes | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 3 | George van Rossem | NED|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 4 | Richard Badman | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | | 5 | Fritz Jack | GER|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 |
Pool 3| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | Joseph van der Voodt | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 3 | William Marsh | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 4 | Adrianus de Jong | NED|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | | Riccardo Nowak | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 |
Pool 4| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Bertrand Marie de Lesseps | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 0 | | 2 | Béla Zulawszky | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | | 3 | Bedrich Schejbal | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 2 | | 4 | Vilém Tvrzský | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 3 |
Pool 5| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Oszkar Gerde | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 0 | | 2 | Sante Ceccherini | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 3 | Otakar Lada | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 4 | Emil Schön | GER|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | | 5 | Paul Anspach | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 4 |
Pool 6| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Péter Tóth | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 0 | | 2 | Jenő Szántay | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | | 3 | Willem van Blijenburgh | NED|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | | Siegfried Flesch | AUT|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | | Alfred Labouchere | NED|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 |
Pool 7| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Marcello Bertinetti | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 0 | | 2 | Jetze Doorman | NED|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | August Petri | GER|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | | 4 | Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | | Alessandro Pirzio Biroli | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 3 |
Doorman, who had lost to Petri in the main pool, defeated the German in the playoff for second place. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 2 | Jetze Doorman | NED|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | 3 | August Petri | GER|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 1 |
Pool 8| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Jenő Apáthy | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | | Georges de la Falaise | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | | Lauritz Østrup | DEN|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | | 4 | Einar Schwartz-Nielsen | DEN|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 3 |
| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Georges de la Falaise | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 0 | | 2 | Lauritz Østrup | DEN|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Jenő Apáthy | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 2 |
SemifinalsThere were two semifinals, each of 8 fencers. The top 4 in each advanced to the final. Semifinal 1| Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Jenő Fuchs | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 6 | 1 | | 2 | Lajos Werkner | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | | 3 | Georges de la Falaise | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | | Jenő Szántay | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | | 5 | Marcello Bertinetti | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | Dezső Földes | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | 7 | C. Barry Notley | GBR|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 5 | | 8 | Bertrand Marie de Lesseps | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 6 |
Semifinal 2Four fencers tied at 5-2 records, all advancing to the finals. Ceccherini gave up after his first four bouts, giving Tóth, van der Voodt, and Doorman wins by walkover. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Jetze Doorman | NED|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | | Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | | Péter Tóth | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | | Béla Zulawszky | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | | 5 | Oszkár Gerde | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | | 6 | Lauritz Østrup | DEN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Joseph van der Voodt | BEL|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 6 | | 8 | Sante Ceccherini | ITA|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 7 |
FinalFuchs and de Lobsdorf did not finish within the time limit, resulting in a loss for both of them. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Jenő Fuchs | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 6 | 1 | | Béla Zulawszky | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 6 | 1 | | 3 | Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | BOH|1908 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | | 4 | Jenő Szántay | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Péter Tóth | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | 6 | Lajos Werkner | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 2 | 5 | | 7 | Jetze Doorman | NED|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 6 | | Georges de la Falaise | FRA|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 6 |
The playoff match for the gold medal was won by Fuchs, with the one-touch bout decided by a parry and riposte to his fellow Hungarian's head. | Place | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | | 1 | Jenő Fuchs | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Béla Zulawszky | HUN|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 1 |
Notes1. ^comdat.w.interia.pl
Sources- {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Fencing 1908". Accessed 1 May 2006. Available electronically at .
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