Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. A total of 80 fencers from 13 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 20 to 23, 1920. Each nation was limited to eight fencers, down from 12 in 1908 and 1912.[1] Of the six fencing events, the only one in which Nedo Nadi did not win a gold medal was the one in which he did not compete. Instead, a trio of Frenchmen (Armand Massard, Alexandre Lippmann, and Gustave Buchard) swept the medals. It was Lippmann's second silver medal in the event, he having previously taken second in 1908; he was the second man to win multiple medals in the individual épée.

Men's épée
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
French épéeists: silver medalist Alexandre Lippmann, bronze medalist Gustave Buchard, and gold medalist Armand Massard
VenueGardens de la Palace d'Egmont
DatesAugust 20–23
Competitors80 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Armand Massard
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandre Lippmann
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gustave Buchard
 France
← 1912
1924 →

Background

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This was the fifth appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[1]

Four of the eight finalists from the 1912 Games returned: silver medalist Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier of Denmark (who competed in seven Games from 1908 to 1948), fourth-place finisher Victor Boin of Belgium, seventh-place finisher Léon Tom of Belgium, and eighth-place finisher Martin Holt of Great Britain. The French and Italian teams, both of whom boycotted the 1912 Games over separate rules disputes, returned, including 1908 silver medalist Alexandre Lippmann.

Czechoslovakia and Egypt each made their debut in the event. Belgium, Great Britain, and the United States each appeared for the fourth time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

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The competition was held over four rounds. In each round, each pool held a round-robin, with bouts to 1 touch. Double-touches counted as touches against both fencers. Rather than hold separate barrages to separate fencers tied in the advancement spot (as had been done in 1908), the head-to-head results of bouts already fenced were used (as in 1912). The size of the pools was increased; where previously the maximum size of a pool was 8, now the final and semifinals consisted of 12 fencers each with the quarterfinals and first round pools also larger.[1]

  • First round: 9 pools of between 8 and 10 fencers each. The 5 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the quarterfinals.
  • Second round: 4 pools of 11 or 12 fencers each. The 6 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals: 2 pools of 12 fencers each. The 6 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the final.
  • Final: 1 pool of 12 fencers.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Friday, 20 August 1920 9:00 Round 1
Sunday, 22 August 1920 9:00 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Monday, 23 August 1920 9:30 Final

Results

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First round

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Pool A

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Félix Goblet   Belgium 8 1 Q
2 João Sassetti   Portugal 6 3 Q
3 Roger Ducret   France 5 4 Q
Gustaf Lindblom   Sweden 5 4 Q
5 S. Antonidas   Greece 4 5 Q
6 John Blake   Great Britain 4 5
7 Willem Hubert   Netherlands 3 6
Ivan Osiier   Denmark 3 6
Paolo Thaon   Italy 3 6
10 Jan Černohorský   Czechoslovakia 1 8

Pool B

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Jan Van der Wiel   Netherlands 5 2 Q
2 António de Menezes   Portugal 4 3 Q
Evangelos Skotidas   Greece 4 3 Q
Maurice de Wée   Belgium 4 3 Q
5 Roland Willoughby   Great Britain 3 4 Q
6 Kay Schrøder   Denmark 3 4
7 Frédéric Fitting   Switzerland 2 5
Bertil Uggla   Sweden 2 5

Pool C

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Olivier advanced to the final after Otto Baerentzen (5th in Pool I) withdrew.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Fernando Correia   Portugal 5 2 Q
Georges Trombert   France 5 2 Q
3 Victor Boin   Belgium 4 2 Q
Einar Levison   Denmark 4 2 Q
5 Wouter Brouwer   Netherlands 3 3 Q
6 Abelardo Olivier   Italy 3 3 q
7 John Dimond   United States 2 4
Hans Törnblom   Sweden 2 4

Pool D

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Frédéric Dubourdieu   France 7 2 Q
2 Poul Rasmussen   Denmark 6 3 Q
3 Edouard Fitting   Switzerland 5 4 Q
4 Ernest Gevers   Belgium 4 5 Q
5 Carl Gripenstedt   Sweden 4 5 Q
6 Frederico Paredes   Portugal 4 5
7 Louis Delaunoij   Netherlands 3 6
Raymond Dutcher   United States 3 6
Robert Montgomerie   Great Britain 3 6
10 Josef Javůrek   Czechoslovakia 2 7

Pool E

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Nils Hellsten   Sweden 6 2 Q
2 Ruimondo Mayer   Portugal 5 3 Q
3 Joseph de Craecker   Belgium 4 4 Q
Otakar Švorčík   Czechoslovakia 4 4 Q
Alexandre Lippmann   France 4 4 Q
6 Eugène Empeyta   Switzerland 3 5
7 Martin Holt   Great Britain 3 5
8 Georg Hegner   Denmark 1 7
Vasilios Zarkadis   Greece 1 7

Pool F

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Gustave Buchard   France 6 1 Q
2 Tullio Bozza   Italy 5 2 Q
3 Henri Wijnoldij-Daniëls   Netherlands 4 3 Q
4 Aage Berntsen   Denmark 3 4 Q
William Russell   United States 3 4 Q
6 Knut Enell   Sweden 2 5
7 Léon Tom   Belgium 2 5
8 George Burt   Great Britain 1 6

Pool G

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Henry Breckinridge   United States 6 2 Q
Charles Delporte   Belgium 6 2 Q
Louis Moureau   France 6 2 Q
4 Jorge de Paiva   Portugal 5 3 Q
5 Josef Jungmann   Czechoslovakia 4 4 Q
6 Aldo Boni   Italy 3 5
7 Salomon Zeldenrust   Netherlands 3 5
8 Charles Notley   Great Britain 2 6
9 Einar Råberg   Sweden 0 8

Pool H

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Fernand de Montigny   Belgium 7 1 Q
2 Georges Casanova   France 6 2 Q
Adrianus de Jong   Netherlands 6 2 Q
4 Henrique da Silveira   Portugal 5 3 Q
5 Giovanni Canova   Italy 3 5 Q
6 David Warholm   Sweden 3 5
7 Ronald Bruce Campbell   Great Britain 3 5
8 Henri Jacquet   Switzerland 2 6
9 Viliam Tvrský   Czechoslovakia 1 7

Pool I

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Armand Massard   France 6 2 Q
2 Ahmed Hassanein   Egypt 5 3 Q
Dino Urbani   Italy 5 3 Q
4 Robin Dalglish   Great Britain 4 4 Q
5 Otto Baerentzen   Denmark 4 4 Q, withdrew
6 Louis de Tribolet   Switzerland 3 5
7 Manuel Queiróz   Portugal 3 5
8 Félix Vigeveno   Netherlands 2 6
9 Leonard Schoonmaker   United States 0 8

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinal A

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Georges Trombert   France 8 2 Q
2 Gustaf Lindblom   Sweden 7 3 Q
Jorge de Paiva   Portugal 7 3 Q
4 Adrianus de Jong   Netherlands 6 4 Q
Louis Moureau   France 6 4 Q
6 Charles Delporte   Belgium 5 5 Q
7 Tullio Bozza   Italy 5 5
Joseph de Craecker   Belgium 5 5
9 Poul Rasmussen   Denmark 4 6
10 Roland Willoughby   Great Britain 2 8
11 Otakar Švorčík   Czechoslovakia 1 9

Quarterfinal B

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Abelardo Olivier   Italy 7 3 Q
2 Fernando Correia   Portugal 6 4 Q
Frédéric Dubourdieu   France 6 4 Q
Armand Massard   France 6 4 Q
5 Henry Breckenridge   United States 5 3 Q
Félix Goblet   Belgium 5 3 Q
7 Ahmed Hassanein   Egypt 4 6
Ruimondo Mayer   Portugal 4 6
Henri Wijnoldij-Daniëls   Netherlands 4 6
10 Carl Gripenstedt   Sweden 3 7
11 Josef Jungmann   Czechoslovakia 1 9

Quarterfinal C

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 João Sassetti   Portugal 8 3 Q
2 António de Menezes   Portugal 7 4 Q
3 Gustave Buchard   France 6 5 Q
Ernest Gevers   Belgium 6 5 Q
William Russell   United States 6 5 Q
Maurice de Wée   Belgium 6 5 Q
7 Giovanni Canova   Italy 5 6
Roger Ducret   France 5 6
Evangelos Skotidas   Greece 5 6
10 Aage Berntsen   Denmark 4 7
11 S. Antonidas   Greece 3 8
12 Jan Van der Wiel   Netherlands 1 10

Quarterfinal D

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Nils Hellsten   Sweden 8 2 Q
2 Alexandre Lippmann   France 7 3 Q
3 Georges Casanova   France 6 4 Q
Einar Levison   Denmark 6 4 Q
Fernand de Montigny   Belgium 6 4 Q
Dino Urbani   Italy 6 4 Q
7 Henrique da Silveira   Portugal 4 6
8 Victor Boin   Belgium 3 7
Wouter Brouwer   Netherlands 3 7
Edouard Fitting   Switzerland 3 7
11 Robin Dalglish   Great Britain 1 9

Semifinals

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Semifinal A

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Georges Casanova   France 9 2 Q
2 António de Menezes   Portugal 7 4 Q
3 Gustaf Lindblom   Sweden 6 5 Q
Armand Massard   France 6 5 Q
5 Charles Delporte   Belgium 4 7 Q
Alexandre Lippmann   France 4 7 Q
7 Frédéric Dubourdieu   France 4 7
Fernand de Montigny   Belgium 4 7
Dino Urbani   Italy 4 7
10 Fernando Correia   Portugal 2 9
William Russell   United States 2 9
12 Einar Levison   Denmark 0 11

Semifinal B

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes
1 Ernest Gevers   Belgium 7 4 Q
2 Gustave Buchard   France 6 5 Q
Félix Goblet   Belgium 6 5 Q
Louis Moureau   France 6 5 Q
Abelardo Olivier   Italy 6 5 Q
Jorge de Paiva   Portugal 6 5 Q
7 Georges Trombert   France 6 5
8 Nils Hellsten   Sweden 4 7
Adrianus de Jong   Netherlands 4 7
10 Henry Breckenridge   United States 3 8
Maurice de Wée   Belgium 3 8
12 João Sassetti   Portugal 2 9

Final

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses
  Armand Massard   France 9 2
  Alexandre Lippmann   France 7 4
  Gustave Buchard   France 6 5
4 Ernest Gevers   Belgium 6 5
5 Georges Casanova   France 5 6
6 António de Menezes   Portugal 5 6
Louis Moureau   France 5 6
Abelardo Olivier   Italy 5 6
9 Gustaf Lindblom   Sweden 4 7
10 Charles Delporte   Belgium 3 8
Félix Goblet   Belgium 3 8
12 Jorge de Paiva   Portugal 2 9

Results summary

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Rank Fencer Nation Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Total
W L Rank W L Rank W L Rank W L W L
  Armand Massard   France 6 2 1st 6 4 2nd 6 5 3rd 9 2 27 13
  Alexandre Lippmann   France 4 4 3rd 7 3 2nd 4 7 5th 7 4 22 18
  Gustave Buchard   France 6 1 1st 6 5 3rd 6 5 2nd 6 5 24 16
4 Ernest Gevers   Belgium 4 5 4th 6 5 3rd 7 4 1st 6 5 23 19
5 Georges Casanova   France 6 2 2nd 6 4 3rd 9 2 1st 5 6 26 14
6 António de Menezes   Portugal 4 3 2nd 7 4 2nd 7 4 2nd 5 6 23 17
Louis Moureau   France 6 2 1st 6 4 4th 6 5 2nd 5 6 23 17
Abelardo Olivier   Italy 3 3 6th 7 3 1st 6 5 2nd 5 6 21 17
9 Gustaf Lindblom   Sweden 5 4 3rd 7 3 2nd 6 5 3rd 4 7 22 19
10 Charles Delporte   Belgium 6 2 1st 5 5 6th 4 7 5th 3 8 18 22
Félix Goblet   Belgium 8 1 1st 5 3 5th 6 5 2nd 3 8 22 17
12 Jorge de Paiva   Portugal 5 3 4th 7 3 2nd 6 5 2nd 2 9 20 20
13 Frédéric Dubourdieu   France 7 2 1st 6 4 2nd 4 7 7th Did not advance 17 13
Fernand de Montigny   Belgium 7 1 1st 6 4 3rd 4 7 7th 17 12
Georges Trombert   France 5 2 1st 8 2 1st 6 5 7th 19 9
Dino Urbani   Italy 5 3 2nd 6 4 3rd 4 7 7th 15 14
17 Nils Hellsten   Sweden 6 2 1st 8 2 1st 4 7 8th 18 11
Adrianus de Jong   Netherlands 6 2 2nd 6 4 4th 4 7 8th 16 13
19 Henry Breckenridge   United States 6 2 1st 5 3 5th 3 8 10th 14 13
Fernando Correia   Portugal 5 2 1st 6 4 2nd 2 9 10th 13 15
Maurice de Wée   Belgium 4 3 2nd 6 5 3rd 3 8 10th 13 16
William Russell   United States 3 4 4th 6 5 3rd 2 9 10th 11 18
23 Einar Levison   Denmark 4 2 3rd 6 4 3rd 0 11 12th 10 17
João Sassetti   Portugal 6 3 2nd 8 3 1st 2 9 12th 16 15
25 Tullio Bozza   Italy 5 2 2nd 5 5 7th Did not advance 10 7
Giovanni Canova   Italy 3 5 5th 5 6 7th 8 11
Joseph de Craecker   Belgium 4 4 3rd 5 5 7th 9 9
Roger Ducret   France 5 4 3rd 5 6 7th 10 10
Ahmed Hassanein   Egypt 5 3 2nd 4 6 7th 9 9
Ruimondo Mayer   Portugal 5 3 2nd 4 6 7th 9 9
Henrique da Silveira   Portugal 5 3 4th 4 6 7th 9 9
Evangelos Skotidas   Greece 4 3 2nd 5 6 7th 9 9
Henri Wijnoldij-Daniëls   Netherlands 4 3 3rd 4 6 7th 8 9
34 Victor Boin   Belgium 4 2 3rd 3 7 8th 7 9
Wouter Brouwer   Netherlands 3 3 5th 3 7 8th 6 10
Edouard Fitting   Switzerland 5 4 3rd 3 7 8th 8 11
37 Poul Rasmussen   Denmark 6 3 2nd 4 6 9th 10 9
38 Aage Berntsen   Denmark 3 4 4th 4 7 10th 7 11
Carl Gripenstedt   Sweden 4 5 5th 3 7 10th 7 12
Roland Willoughby   Great Britain 3 4 5th 2 8 10th 5 12
41 S. Antonidas   Greece 4 5 5th 3 8 11th 7 13
Robin Dalglish   Great Britain 4 4 4th 1 9 11th 5 13
Josef Jungmann   Czechoslovakia 4 4 5th 1 9 11th 5 13
Otakar Švorčík   Czechoslovakia 4 4 4th 1 9 11th 5 13
45 Jan Van der Wiel   Netherlands 5 2 1st 1 10 12th 6 12
46 Otto Baerentzen   Denmark 4 4 5th DNS 4 4
47 John Blake   Great Britain 4 5 6th Did not advance 4 5
Aldo Boni   Italy 3 5 6th 3 5
Eugène Empeyta   Switzerland 3 5 6th 3 5
Knut Enell   Sweden 2 5 6th 2 5
Frederico Paredes   Portugal 4 5 6th 4 5
Kay Schrøder   Denmark 3 4 6th 3 4
Louis de Tribolet   Switzerland 3 5 6th 3 5
David Warholm   Sweden 3 5 6th 3 5
55 Ronald Bruce Campbell   Great Britain 3 5 7th 3 5
Louis Delaunoij   Netherlands 3 6 7th 3 6
John Dimond   United States 2 4 7th 2 4
Raymond Dutcher   United States 3 6 7th 3 6
Frédéric Fitting   Switzerland 2 5 7th 2 5
Martin Holt   Great Britain 3 5 7th 3 5
Willem Hubert   Netherlands 3 6 7th 3 6
Robert Montgomerie   Great Britain 3 6 7th 3 6
Ivan Osiier   Denmark 3 6 7th 3 6
Manuel Queiróz   Portugal 3 5 7th 3 5
Paolo Thaon   Italy 3 6 7th 3 6
Léon Tom   Belgium 2 5 7th 2 5
Hans Törnblom   Sweden 2 4 7th 2 4
Bertil Uggla   Sweden 2 5 7th 2 5
Salomon Zeldenrust   Netherlands 3 5 7th 3 5
70 George Burt   Great Britain 1 6 8th 1 6
Georg Hegner   Denmark 1 7 8th 1 7
Henri Jacquet   Switzerland 2 6 8th 2 6
Charles Notley   Great Britain 2 6 8th 2 6
Félix Vigeveno   Netherlands 2 6 8th 2 6
Vasilios Zarkadis   Greece 1 7 8th 1 7
76 Einar Råberg   Sweden 0 8 9th 0 8
Leonard Schoonmaker   United States 0 8 9th 0 8
Viliam Tvrský   Czechoslovakia 1 7 9th 1 7
79 Jan Černohorský   Czechoslovakia 1 8 10th 1 8
Josef Javůrek   Czechoslovakia 2 7 10th 2 7

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2007.