The men's sabre was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. A total of 43 fencers from 9 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 25 and August 26, 1920. Nations were limited to eight fencers each.[1] The event was won by Nedo Nadi of Italy, one of his five gold medals in 1920. His brother Aldo Nadi took silver. Adrianus de Jong of the Netherlands finished third. They were the first medals in the individual men's sabre for both countries. This was the only time from 1908 to 1964 that Hungary did not win the men's sabre—with no Hungarian fencers competing after the nation was disinvited after World War I.
This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Seven of the eight finalists from 1912 had been Hungarian; with Hungary not invited to the 1920 Games in the aftermath of World War I, none of those seven could return. The other finalist, however, was Nedo Nadi of Italy—the heavy favorite with no Hungarians competing (and with 1919 Inter-Allied champion Vincent Gillens of Belgium not attending either).[1]
Czechoslovakia made its debut in the men's sabre. Italy and Denmark each made their fourth appearance in the event, tying Austria (also not invited to the Games following the war) for most of any nation.
Competition format
The event used a three-round format. In each round, the fencers were divided into pools to play a round-robin within the pool. Bouts were to three touches (an unpopular change from the more typical five). Standard sabre rules were used, including that the target area was the now-standard target above the waist (in contrast to the larger target in 1912 and the whole body in 1896, 1900, and 1908).[1]
Quarterfinals: There were 5 pools of between 7 and 9 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals, except that the top 5 in quarterfinal C advanced (with two men tied for fourth, the tie was not broken and both advanced).
Semifinals: There were 3 pools of 7 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
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March 11, 2023
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The men s sabre was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme It was the sixth appearance of the event A total of 43 fencers from 9 nations competed in the event which was held on August 25 and August 26 1920 Nations were limited to eight fencers each 1 The event was won by Nedo Nadi of Italy one of his five gold medals in 1920 His brother Aldo Nadi took silver Adrianus de Jong of the Netherlands finished third They were the first medals in the individual men s sabre for both countries This was the only time from 1908 to 1964 that Hungary did not win the men s sabre with no Hungarian fencers competing after the nation was disinvited after World War I Men s sabreat the Games of the VII OlympiadNedo Nadi 1919 VenueGardens de la Palace d EgmontDatesAugust 25 26Competitors43 from 9 nationsMedalistsNedo Nadi ItalyAldo Nadi ItalyAdrianus de Jong Netherlands 19121924 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 Quarterfinal A 4 1 2 Quarterfinal B 4 1 3 Quarterfinal C 4 1 4 Quarterfinal D 4 1 5 Quarterfinal E 4 2 Semifinals 4 2 1 Semifinal A 4 2 2 Semifinal B 4 2 3 Semifinal C 4 3 Final 5 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the sixth appearance of the event which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics Seven of the eight finalists from 1912 had been Hungarian with Hungary not invited to the 1920 Games in the aftermath of World War I none of those seven could return The other finalist however was Nedo Nadi of Italy the heavy favorite with no Hungarians competing and with 1919 Inter Allied champion Vincent Gillens of Belgium not attending either 1 Czechoslovakia made its debut in the men s sabre Italy and Denmark each made their fourth appearance in the event tying Austria also not invited to the Games following the war for most of any nation Competition format EditThe event used a three round format In each round the fencers were divided into pools to play a round robin within the pool Bouts were to three touches an unpopular change from the more typical five Standard sabre rules were used including that the target area was the now standard target above the waist in contrast to the larger target in 1912 and the whole body in 1896 1900 and 1908 1 Quarterfinals There were 5 pools of between 7 and 9 fencers each The top 4 fencers in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals except that the top 5 in quarterfinal C advanced with two men tied for fourth the tie was not broken and both advanced Semifinals There were 3 pools of 7 fencers each The top 4 fencers in each semifinal advanced to the final Final The final pool had 12 fencers Schedule EditDate Time RoundWednesday 25 August 1920 9 0014 00 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsThursday 26 August 1920 FinalResults EditQuarterfinals Edit Quarterfinal A Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Oreste Puliti Italy 6 1 Q2 Federico Cesarano Italy 5 2 Q3 Adrianus de Jong Netherlands 5 2 Q4 Aage Berntsen Denmark 5 2 Q5 Marc Perrodon France 3 46 Edwin Fullinwider United States 2 57 Alexis Simonson Belgium 1 6Eric Startin Great Britain 1 6Quarterfinal B Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Aldo Nadi Italy 6 1 Q2 Robin Dalglish Great Britain 5 2 Q3 Felix Goblet Belgium 4 3 Q4 Henri Wijnoldij Daniels Netherlands 4 3 Q5 Wouter Brouwer Netherlands 3 4Ronald Campbell Great Britain 3 47 Viliam Tvrsky Czechoslovakia 2 58 John Dimond United States 1 6 Georges Trombert France DNFQuarterfinal C Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Nedo Nadi Italy 5 1 Q2 Robert Feyerick Belgium 3 3 Q3 Cecil Kershaw Great Britain 3 3 Q4 Baldo Baldi Italy 3 3 QJosef Javurek Czechoslovakia 3 3 Q6 Henri de Saint Germain France 2 4Clariborne Walker United States 2 4Quarterfinal D Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Leon Tom Belgium 6 1 Q2 Francesco Gargano Italy 5 2 Q3 Giulio Rusconi Italy 4 3 Q4 Joseph Parker United States 4 3 Q5 Evangelos Skotidas Greece 3 4Zdenek Vavra Czechoslovakia 3 47 Felix Vigeveno Netherlands 2 58 Arthur Lyon United States 1 6 Jean Margraff France DNFAlfred Martin Great Britain DNFQuarterfinal E Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Jan van der Wiel Netherlands 6 2 Q2 Robert Hennet Belgium 5 3 Q3 Giorgio Santelli Italy 5 3 Q4 Herbert Huntington Great Britain 5 3 Q5 Jean Servent France 4 4Vasilios Zarkadis Greece 4 47 Roscoe Bowman United States 3 5Jaroslav Sourek Czechoslovakia 3 59 Frederick Cunningham United States 1 7Semifinals Edit Semifinal A Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Henri Wijnoldij Daniels Netherlands 4 2 Q2 Leon Tom Belgium 4 2 Q3 Francesco Gargano Italy 3 3 Q4 Aldo Nadi Italy 3 3 Q5 Josef Javurek Czechoslovakia 3 36 Cecil Kershaw Great Britain 2 4Giorgio Santelli Italy 2 4Semifinal B Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Nedo Nadi Italy 6 0 Q2 Baldo Baldi Italy 5 1 Q3 Jan van der Wiel Netherlands 3 3 Q4 Robin Dalglish Great Britain 3 3 Q5 Robert Feyerick Belgium 3 36 Joseph Parker United States 1 57 Felix Goblet Belgium 0 6Semifinal C Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Notes1 Federico Cesarano Italy 5 1 Q2 Adrianus de Jong Netherlands 5 1 Q3 Oreste Puliti Italy 4 2 Q4 Robert Hennet Belgium 3 3 Q5 Giulio Rusconi Italy 3 36 Herbert Huntington Great Britain 1 57 Aage Berntsen Denmark 0 6Final Edit Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses Nedo Nadi Italy 11 0 Aldo Nadi Italy 9 2 Adrianus de Jong Netherlands 6 54 Oreste Puliti Italy 6 55 Jan van der Wiel Netherlands 6 56 Leon Tom Belgium 5 67 Robert Hennet Belgium 5 68 Robin Dalglish Great Britain 5 69 Henri Wijnoldij Daniels Netherlands 4 710 Federico Cesarano Italy 3 811 Francesco Gargano Italy 3 812 Baldo Baldi Italy 3 8References Edit a b c Sabre Individual Men Olympedia Retrieved 23 November 2020 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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