Date | 2 August 1992 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Palacio de la Metalurgia, Barcelona |
Participants | 44 from 19 countries |
From 1908 to 1964 Hungary won the men’s sabre every time they competed with the exception of 1920 when the nation was barred from competing in the aftermath of World War One. Since the streak was broken in 1968 Hungarians had still been regular visitors to the Olympic podium but none had been able to take the Olympic title. The man who restored Hungarian fortunes was 30 year old Bence Szabó. Szabó had already tasted Olympic gold as part of the winning team in Seoul and arrived at Barcelona as the reigning European Champion. World Champion Grigory Kiriyenko had been eliminated long before the semi-finals which pitted four Olympic champions against each other. The first semi-final saw Szabó edge Giovanni Scalzo in a battle where a 1988 team gold winner defeated a 1984 team gold winner in 3 sets. The second semi was a rematch of the individual final from the Los Angeles Games but this time it was Marco Marin of Italy who turned the tables on the 1984 and 1988 champion Jean-François Lamour and ensured the Frenchman would not complete a hat-trick of titles. Marin could not repeat his form in the final and Szabó was a comfortable winner and conceded only two hits on his way to victory. Scalzo defeated Lamour in the bronze final.
The top 75% (approximate) (34) advanced to elimination rounds.
Referee | Emil Atanasov | BUL |
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Referee | Sergey Prikhodko | EUN |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Jörg Kempenich | GER | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | |||
2 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 4 | 1 | 24 | 16 | |||
3 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | |||
4 | Ian Williams | GBR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | |||
5 | Daniel Grigore | ROU | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | |||
6 | Sami Al-Baker | KSA | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
Bout #1 | Jörg Kempenich | GER | 5 – 1 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL |
Bout #2 | Jörg Kempenich | GER | 5 – 4 | Ian Williams | GBR |
Bout #3 | Jörg Kempenich | GER | 5 – 4 | Daniel Grigore | ROU |
Bout #4 | Jörg Kempenich | GER | 5 – 0 | Sami Al-Baker | KSA |
Bout #5 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 5 – 3 | Jörg Kempenich | GER |
Bout #6 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 5 – 4 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL |
Bout #7 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 5 – 2 | Ian Williams | GBR |
Bout #8 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 5 – 2 | Sami Al-Baker | KSA |
Bout #9 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 5 – 4 | Ian Williams | GBR |
Bout #10 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 5 – 0 | Daniel Grigore | ROU |
Bout #11 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 5 – 0 | Sami Al-Baker | KSA |
Bout #12 | Ian Williams | GBR | 5 – 4 | Daniel Grigore | ROU |
Bout #13 | Ian Williams | GBR | 5 – 1 | Sami Al-Baker | KSA |
Bout #14 | Daniel Grigore | ROU | 5 – 4 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA |
Bout #15 | Daniel Grigore | ROU | 5 – 0 | Sami Al-Baker | KSA |
Referee | Moris Sakhvadze | EUN |
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Referee | Manuel Ortiz | CUB |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU | 4 | 1 | 24 | 18 | |||
2 | Jürgen Nolte | GER | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | |||
3 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | |||
4 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL | 3 | 2 | 19 | 22 | |||
5 | Steve Mormando | USA | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | |||
6 | Ricardo Menalda | BRA | 0 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
Bout #1 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU | 5 – 4 | Jürgen Nolte | GER |
Bout #2 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU | 5 – 2 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL |
Bout #3 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU | 5 – 4 | Steve Mormando | USA |
Bout #4 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU | 5 – 3 | Ricardo Menalda | BRA |
Bout #5 | Jürgen Nolte | GER | 5 – 3 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN |
Bout #6 | Jürgen Nolte | GER | 5 – 2 | Steve Mormando | USA |
Bout #7 | Jürgen Nolte | GER | 5 – 3 | Ricardo Menalda | BRA |
Bout #8 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN | 5 – 4 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU |
Bout #9 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN | 5 – 3 | Steve Mormando | USA |
Bout #10 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN | 5 – 3 | Ricardo Menalda | BRA |
Bout #11 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL | 5 – 4 | Jürgen Nolte | GER |
Bout #12 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL | 5 – 4 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN |
Bout #13 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL | 5 – 4 | Ricardo Menalda | BRA |
Bout #14 | Steve Mormando | USA | 5 – 2 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL |
Bout #15 | Steve Mormando | USA | 5 – 4 | Ricardo Menalda | BRA |
Referee | Antonio Marzal | ESP |
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Referee | Javier Villapalos | ESP |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Felix Becker | GER | 4 | 1 | 24 | 17 | |||
2 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | |||
3 | Janusz Olech | POL | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | |||
4 | Yang Zhen | CHN | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | |||
5 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | |||
6 | Esteban Mullins | CRC | 0 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
Bout #1 | Felix Becker | GER | 5 – 3 | Janusz Olech | POL |
Bout #2 | Felix Becker | GER | 5 – 2 | Yang Zhen | CHN |
Bout #3 | Felix Becker | GER | 5 – 4 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN |
Bout #4 | Felix Becker | GER | 5 – 3 | Esteban Mullins | CRC |
Bout #5 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 5 – 4 | Felix Becker | GER |
Bout #6 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 5 – 2 | Janusz Olech | POL |
Bout #7 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 5 – 3 | Yang Zhen | CHN |
Bout #8 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 5 – 4 | Esteban Mullins | CRC |
Bout #9 | Janusz Olech | POL | 5 – 4 | Yang Zhen | CHN |
Bout #10 | Janusz Olech | POL | 5 – 2 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN |
Bout #11 | Janusz Olech | POL | 5 – 3 | Esteban Mullins | CRC |
Bout #12 | Yang Zhen | CHN | 5 – 2 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN |
Bout #13 | Yang Zhen | CHN | 5 – 2 | Esteban Mullins | CRC |
Bout #14 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN | 5 – 2 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA |
Bout #15 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN | 5 – 3 | Esteban Mullins | CRC |
Referee | K. Głowacki | POL |
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Referee | Luigi Corti | ITA |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | |||
2 | Antonio García | ESP | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | |||
3 | Csaba Köves | HUN | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | |||
4 | Gary Fletcher | GBR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |||
5 | Bob Cottingham | USA | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | |||
6 | Luís Silva | POR | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Bout #1 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN | 5 – 2 | Antonio García | ESP |
Bout #2 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN | 5 – 1 | Gary Fletcher | GBR |
Bout #3 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN | 5 – 0 | Bob Cottingham | USA |
Bout #4 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN | 5 – 2 | Luís Silva | POR |
Bout #5 | Antonio García | ESP | 5 – 4 | Csaba Köves | HUN |
Bout #6 | Antonio García | ESP | 5 – 3 | Gary Fletcher | GBR |
Bout #7 | Antonio García | ESP | 5 – 1 | Bob Cottingham | USA |
Bout #8 | Antonio García | ESP | 5 – 2 | Luís Silva | POR |
Bout #9 | Csaba Köves | HUN | 5 – 4 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN |
Bout #10 | Csaba Köves | HUN | 5 – 1 | Gary Fletcher | GBR |
Bout #11 | Csaba Köves | HUN | 5 – 1 | Luís Silva | POR |
Bout #12 | Gary Fletcher | GBR | 5 – 1 | Bob Cottingham | USA |
Bout #13 | Gary Fletcher | GBR | 5 – 0 | Luís Silva | POR |
Bout #14 | Bob Cottingham | USA | 5 – 2 | Csaba Köves | HUN |
Bout #15 | Bob Cottingham | USA | 5 – 2 | Luís Silva | POR |
Referee | Wulfe Balk | CAN |
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Referee | Andrea Magro | ITA |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | |||
2 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | |||
3 | Alexandru Chiculiță | ROU | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | |||
4 | Kirk Zavieh | GBR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | |||
5 | Jia Guihua | CHN | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
Bout #1 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 5 – 2 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA |
Bout #2 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 5 – 4 | Alexandru Chiculiță | ROU |
Bout #3 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 5 – 1 | Jia Guihua | CHN |
Bout #4 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA | 5 – 4 | Alexandru Chiculiță | ROU |
Bout #5 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA | 5 – 0 | Kirk Zavieh | GBR |
Bout #6 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA | 5 – 3 | Jia Guihua | CHN |
Bout #7 | Alexandru Chiculiță | ROU | 5 – 4 | Kirk Zavieh | GBR |
Bout #8 | Alexandru Chiculiță | ROU | 5 – 4 | Jia Guihua | CHN |
Bout #9 | Kirk Zavieh | GBR | 5 – 4 | Bence Szabó | HUN |
Bout #10 | Kirk Zavieh | GBR | 5 – 3 | Jia Guihua | CHN |
Referee | Franck Berthier | FRA |
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Referee | Greg Benko | AUS |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | György Nébald | HUN | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |||
2 | Marco Marin | ITA | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | |||
3 | Grigory Kiriyenko | EUN | 4 | 2 | 24 | 21 | |||
4 | Raúl Peinador | ESP | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | |||
5 | Zheng Zhaokang | CHN | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | |||
6 | Dario Torrente | RSA | 1 | 5 | 11 | 29 | |||
7 | Hiroshi Hashimoto | JPN | 0 | 6 | 12 | 30 |
Referee | András Szetei | HUN |
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Referee | Achim Wargalla | GER |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | |||
2 | Franck Ducheix | FRA | 4 | 2 | 27 | 20 | |||
3 | Zisis Babanasis | GRE | 4 | 2 | 23 | 21 | |||
4 | Georgy Pogosov | EUN | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | |||
5 | Mike Lofton | USA | 3 | 3 | 21 | 23 | |||
6 | Tony Plourde | CAN | 2 | 4 | 25 | 25 | |||
7 | Hein van Garderen | RSA | 0 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
Double elimination round. Winners in round four and round four repêchage advanced to quarter-finals.
Winners of each match advanced to round two. Losers were eliminated.
Winners of each match advanced to round three. Losers advanced to round one repêchage.
Bout #1 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-5 | György Nébald | HUN |
Bout #2 | Jürgen Nolte | GER | 2 – 1 6-5, 2-5, 5-2 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL |
Bout #3 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-1 | Georgy Pogosov | EUN |
Bout #4 | Mike Lofton | USA | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-2 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU |
Bout #5 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-3 | Yang Zhen | CHN |
Bout #6 | Marco Marin | ITA | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-5 | Raúl Peinador | ESP |
Bout #7 | Grigory Kiriyenko | EUN | 2 – 1 4-6, 5-2, 6-4 | Janusz Olech | POL |
Bout #8 | Jörg Kempenich | GER | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-1 | Ian Williams | GBR |
Bout #9 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-2 | Daniel Grigore | ROU |
Bout #10 | Csaba Köves | HUN | 2 – 1 1-5, 6-4, 5-2 | Zisis Babanasis | GRE |
Bout #11 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-4 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA |
Bout #12 | Antonio García | ESP | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-4 | Kirk Zavieh | GBR |
Bout #13 | Felix Becker | GER | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-2, 5-1 | Alexandru Chiculiță | ROU |
Bout #14 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 2 – 0 5-0, 5-2 | Zheng Zhaokang | CHN |
Bout #15 | Franck Ducheix | FRA | 2 – 0 5-1, 6-5 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN |
Bout #16 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Bob Cottingham | USA |
Winners of each match advanced to round four. Losers advanced to round two repêchage.
Bout #1 | Jürgen Nolte | GER | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN |
Bout #2 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 2 – 0 5-2, 6-5 | Mike Lofton | USA |
Bout #3 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-2 | Marco Marin | ITA |
Bout #4 | Grigory Kiriyenko | EUN | 2 – 1 5-3, 1-5, 5-1 | Jörg Kempenich | GER |
Bout #5 | Csaba Köves | HUN | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-2 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN |
Bout #6 | Antonio García | ESP | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-3 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL |
Bout #7 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 2 – 1 5-3, 2-5, 5-2 | Felix Becker | GER |
Bout #8 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 2 – 1 5-0, 2-5, 5-2 | Franck Ducheix | FRA |
Winners of each match advanced to quarter-finals. Losers advanced to round four repêchage.
Bout #1 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-5 | Jürgen Nolte | GER |
Bout #2 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 2 – 1 5-2, 5-6, 5-3 | Grigory Kiriyenko | EUN |
Bout #3 | Antonio García | ESP | 2 – 1 5-2, 2-5, 5-3 | Csaba Köves | HUN |
Bout #4 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 2 – 0 6-4, 6-5 | Bence Szabó | HUN |
Winners of each match advanced to round two repêchage.
Bout #1 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-1 | György Nébald | HUN |
Bout #2 | Georgy Pogosov | EUN | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-5 | Vilmoș Szabo | ROU |
Bout #3 | Yang Zhen | CHN | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-4 | Raúl Peinador | ESP |
Bout #4 | Janusz Olech | POL | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-2, 5-1 | Ian Williams | GBR |
Bout #5 | Daniel Grigore | ROU | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-1 | Zisis Babanasis | GRE |
Bout #6 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-3 | Kirk Zavieh | GBR |
Bout #7 | Zheng Zhaokang | CHN | 2 – 1 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Alexandru Chiculiță | ROU |
Bout #8 | Bob Cottingham | USA | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-1 | Jean-Marie Banos | CAN |
Winners of each match advanced to round three repêchage.
Bout #1 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN | 2 – 1 2-5, 5-1, 5-3 | Bob Cottingham | USA |
Bout #2 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Jean-Paul Banos | CAN |
Bout #3 | Zheng Zhaokang | CHN | 2 – 1 0-5, 5-3, 6-5 | Franck Ducheix | FRA |
Bout #4 | Marco Marin | ITA | 2 – 1 5-0, 2-5, 6-4 | Georgy Pogosov | EUN |
Bout #5 | Felix Becker | GER | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Yang Zhen | CHN |
Bout #6 | Janusz Olech | POL | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-2 | Marek Gniewkowski | POL |
Bout #7 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 2 – 1 1-5, 6-4, 6-5 | Mike Lofton | USA |
Bout #8 | Daniel Grigore | ROU | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-1 | Jörg Kempenich | GER |
Winners of each match advanced to round four repêchage.
Bout #1 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA | 2 – 1 6-4, 5-6, 6-4 | Aleksandr Shirshov | EUN |
Bout #2 | Marco Marin | ITA | 2 – 0 5-0, 5-1 | Zheng Zhaokang | CHN |
Bout #3 | Janusz Olech | POL | 2 – 1 5-1, 4-6, 5-2 | Felix Becker | GER |
Bout #4 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 2 – 1 6-5, 5-6, 6-5 | Daniel Grigore | ROU |
Winners of each match advanced to quarter-finals.
Bout #1 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 2 – 0 5-1, 6-4 | Janusz Olech | POL |
Bout #2 | Jürgen Nolte | GER | 2 – 0 5-2, 6-4 | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | FRA |
Bout #3 | Marco Marin | ITA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Csaba Köves | HUN |
Bout #4 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL | 2 – 1 3-5, 6-5, 5-2 | Grigory Kiriyenko | EUN |
Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals.
Bout #1 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 2 – 1 2-5, 5-3, 5-3 | Jürgen Nolte | GER |
Bout #2 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-0 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA |
Bout #3 | Marco Marin | ITA | 2 – 0 5-3, 2-5, 5-2 | Antonio García | ESP |
Bout #4 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA | 2 – 0 5-2, 1-5, 6-4 | Robert Kościelniakowski | POL |
Winner of each match advanced to final.
Bout #1 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 2 – 1 5-3, 3-5, 6-4 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA |
Bout #2 | Marco Marin | ITA | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-3 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA |
Bout 1-2 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-1 | Marco Marin | ITA |
Bout 3-4 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 2 – 1 3-5, 6-5, 5-1 | Jean-François Lamour | FRA |