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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stanislav Pozdnyakov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergey Sharikov  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Damien Touya  France
← 1992
2000 →

Background

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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 from the other Soviet republics 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

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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

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

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

Results

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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