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Sabre, Team, Men

Date	20 – 21 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Sala de Armas Fernando Montes de Oca, Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Ciudad de México
Participants	56 from 12 countries

After decades of Hungarian superiority the USSR gradually established themselves as the major power in men’s sabre during the 1960s. In Mexico the Soviets were ruthless in defeating all opponents up to the final and then, with a little more difficulty, beat Italy 9-7 to retain the title they had won in Tokyo. The Hungarian tradition in the event lingered as they won the bronze medal.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	Gold
		Umyar Mavlikhanov • Mark Rakita • Viktor Sidyak • Vladimir Nazlymov • Eduard Vinokurov
2	–	Italy	ITA	Silver
		Wladimiro Calarese • Rolando Rigoli • Pierluigi Chicca • Michele Maffei • Cesare Salvadori • Toni Albanese (DNS) • Giovanni Battista Breda (DNS) • Gianfranco Paolucci (DNS) • Gianluigi Saccaro (DNS)
3	–	Hungary	HUN	Bronze
		Tibor Pézsa • Miklós Meszéna • János Kalmár • Péter Bakonyi • Tamás Kovács
4	–	France	FRA
		Marcel Parent • Claude Arabo • Bernard Vallée • Serge Panizza • Jean-Ernest Ramez
5	–	Poland	POL
		Jerzy Pawłowski • Józef Nowara • Franciszek Sobczak • Zygmunt Kawecki • Emil Ochyra
6	–	United States	USA
		Alex Orban • Alfonso Morales • Jack Keane • Robert Blum • Thomas Balla
=7	–	Great Britain	GBR
		Sandy Leckie • Rodney Craig • David Acfield • Richard Oldcorn • Jim Fox (DNS)
=7	–	West Germany	FRG
		Percy Borucki • Walter Köstner • Paul Wischeidt • Klaus Allisat • Volker Duschner
=9	–	Mexico	MEX
		William Fajardo • Gustavo Chapela • Héctor Abaúnza • Vicente Calderón • Román Gómez
=9	–	Argentina	ARG
		Román Quinos • Juan Carlos Frecia • Guillermo Saucedo • Alberto Lanteri
=9	–	Cuba	CUB
		Manuel Ortiz • José Narciso Díaz • Joaquín Tack-Fang • Félix Delgado
12	–	Ireland	IRL
		Colm O'Brien • Fionbarr Farrell • Michael Ryan • John Bouchier-Hayes

Round One

Date	20 October 1968 — 08:30-13:00
Format	Top 8 teams, based on percentage of matchs won/lost and bouts won/bouts lost, advanced to quarter-finals.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Matches	% Matches Won	Bouts	Bouts Won Margin
1	Hungary	HUN	2-0	1.000	29-3	26	Q
2	Soviet Union	URS	2-0	1.000	24-2	22	Q
3	Italy	ITA	2-0	1.000	24-3	21	Q
4	France	FRA	2-0	1.000	22-10	12	Q
5	Poland	POL	1-1	0.500	20-12	8	Q
6	West Germany	FRG	1-1	0.500	17-15	2	Q
7	United States	USA	1-1	0.500	13-14	-1	Q
8	Great Britain	GBR	1-1	0.500	12-14	-2	Q
=9	Mexico	MEX	0-2	0.000	6-26	-20
=9	Argentina	ARG	0-2	0.000	6-26	-20
=9	Cuba	CUB	0-2	0.000	6-26	-20
12	Ireland	IRL	0-2	0.000	2-30	-28

Pool #1

Jury President	George Worth	USA

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	2-0	24-2	Q
		Umyar Mavlikhanov • Mark Rakita • Viktor Sidyak • Vladimir Nazlymov • Eduard Vinokurov
2	–	Great Britain	GBR	1-1	12-14	Q
		Sandy Leckie • Rodney Craig • David Acfield • Richard Oldcorn
3	–	Mexico	MEX	0-2	6-26
		William Fajardo • Gustavo Chapela • Héctor Abaúnza • Vicente Calderón • Román Gómez

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 1	Great Britain	GBR
Match #2	20 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	15 – 1	Mexico	MEX
Match #3	20 Oct	Great Britain	GBR	11 – 5	Mexico	MEX

Pool #2

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Hungary	HUN	2-0	29-3	Q
		Tibor Pézsa • Miklós Meszéna • János Kalmár • Péter Bakonyi • Tamás Kovács
2	–	West Germany	FRG	1-1	17-15	Q
		Percy Borucki • Walter Köstner • Paul Wischeidt • Klaus Allisat
3	–	Ireland	IRL	0-2	2-30
		Colm O'Brien • Fionbarr Farrell • Michael Ryan • John Bouchier-Hayes

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Hungary	HUN	13 – 3	West Germany	FRG
Match #2	20 Oct	Hungary	HUN	16 – 0	Ireland	IRL
Match #3	20 Oct	West Germany	FRG	14 – 2	Ireland	IRL

Pool #3

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Italy	ITA	2-0	24-3	Q
		Wladimiro Calarese • Rolando Rigoli • Pierluigi Chicca • Michele Maffei • Cesare Salvadori
2	–	United States	USA	1-1	13-14	Q
		Alex Orban • Alfonso Morales • Jack Keane • Robert Blum • Thomas Balla
3	–	Argentina	ARG	0-2	6-26
		Román Quinos • Juan Carlos Frecia • Guillermo Saucedo • Alberto Lanteri

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Italy	ITA	9 – 2	United States	USA
Match #2	20 Oct	Italy	ITA	15 – 1	Argentina	ARG
Match #3	20 Oct	United States	USA	11 – 5	Argentina	ARG

Pool #4

Jury President	István Tábor	HUN

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	France	FRA	2-0	22-10	Q
		Marcel Parent • Bernard Vallée • Serge Panizza • Jean-Ernest Ramez
2	–	Poland	POL	1-1	20-12	Q
		Józef Nowara • Franciszek Sobczak • Zygmunt Kawecki • Emil Ochyra
3	–	Cuba	CUB	0-2	6-26
		Manuel Ortiz • José Narciso Díaz • Joaquín Tack-Fang • Félix Delgado

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	France	FRA	9 – 7	Poland	POL
Match #2	20 Oct	France	FRA	13 – 3	Cuba	CUB
Match #3	20 Oct	Poland	POL	13 – 3	Cuba	CUB

Quarter-Finals

Date	21 October 1968 — 11:00
Format	Single-elimination matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	21 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 1	Great Britain	GBR
Match #2	21 Oct	France	FRA	9 – 2	Poland	POL
Match #3	21 Oct	Italy	ITA	8 – 6	United States	USA
Match #4	21 Oct	Hungary	HUN	9 – 4	West Germany	FRG

Semi-Finals

Date	21 October 1968
Format	Single-elimination matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	21 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 4	France	FRA
Match #2	21 Oct	Italy	ITA	9 – 6	Hungary	HUN

Classification Round 5-8

Date	21 October 1968
Format	Winners to meet for 5-6 placement match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	21 Oct	Poland	POL	9 – 2	Great Britain	GBR
Match #2	21 Oct	United States	USA	9 – 7	West Germany	FRG

Final Pool

Date	21 October 1968 — 16:00-19:00
Format	Classification matches for places 1-6.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	21 Oct	Soviet Union	URS	9 – 7	Italy	ITA
Match 3/4	21 Oct	Hungary	HUN	9 – 5	France	FRA
Match 5/6	21 Oct	Poland	POL	9 – 5	United States	USA