The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900. The competition was held from 11 to 13 July at the Östermalm Athletic Grounds.[1] There were 93 competitors from 15 nations.[1] Each nation could enter up to 12 fencers. The event was won by Paul Anspach of Belgium. His countryman Philippe le Hardy took bronze. Silver went to Denmark's Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, the only medal won by the perennial Olympian who competed in seven Games over 40 years. The medals were the first in the men's épée for both nations.
This was the fourth 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]
Three of the eight finalists from the 1908 Games returned: fourth-place finisher Robert Montgomerie of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Paul Anspach of Belgium, and eighth-place finisher Martin Holt of Great Britain. 1904 bronze medalist Albertson Van Zo Post (this time correctly recognized as American rather than Cuban) also returned. The event was heavily impacted by boycotts by two of the top fencing nations over rules disputes. A dispute over the target area for foil fencing resulted in France initially boycotting the foil events and, at the last minute, expanding the boycott to all fencing events. A dispute over the maximum length of the épée blade resulted in Italy boycotting the épée events (though Italy did compete in other fencing events). These disputes would result in the creation of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime to establish a governing body for the sport.[1][2]
Austria, Greece, Portugal, and the Russian Empire each made their debut in the event. Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States each appeared for the third time, tied for most among nations.
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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.[1]
First round: 16 pools of between 3 and 8 fencers each. The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the quarterfinals. This resulted in some pools where all fencers received a bye.
Second round: 8 pools of 6 fencers each. The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the semifinals.
Semifinals: 4 pools of 6 fencers each. The 2 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the final.
Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Translated by Adams-Ray, Edward. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
April 25, 2024
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The men s epee was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme It was the fourth appearance of the event which had been introduced in 1900 The competition was held from 11 to 13 July at the Ostermalm Athletic Grounds 1 There were 93 competitors from 15 nations 1 Each nation could enter up to 12 fencers The event was won by Paul Anspach of Belgium His countryman Philippe le Hardy took bronze Silver went to Denmark s Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier the only medal won by the perennial Olympian who competed in seven Games over 40 years The medals were the first in the men s epee for both nations Men s epeeat the Games of the V OlympiadGold medalist Paul AnspachVenueOstermalm Athletic GroundsDatesJuly 11 13Competitors93 from 15 nationsMedalistsPaul Anspach BelgiumIvan Joseph Martin Osiier DenmarkPhilippe le Hardy Belgium 19081920 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Round 1 4 1 1 Pool A 4 1 2 Pool B 4 1 3 Pool C 4 1 4 Pool D 4 1 5 Pool E 4 1 6 Pool F 4 1 7 Pool G 4 1 8 Pool H 4 1 9 Pool I 4 1 10 Pool J 4 1 11 Pool K 4 1 12 Pool L 4 1 13 Pool M 4 1 14 Pool N 4 1 15 Pool O 4 1 16 Pool P 4 2 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 Quarterfinal A 4 2 2 Quarterfinal B 4 2 3 Quarterfinal C 4 2 4 Quarterfinal D 4 2 5 Quarterfinal E 4 2 6 Quarterfinal F 4 2 7 Quarterfinal G 4 2 8 Quarterfinal H 4 3 Semifinals 4 3 1 Semifinal A 4 3 2 Semifinal B 4 3 3 Semifinal C 4 3 4 Semifinal D 4 4 Final 5 Results summary 6 ReferencesBackground editThis was the fourth 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 Three of the eight finalists from the 1908 Games returned fourth place finisher Robert Montgomerie of Great Britain fifth place finisher Paul Anspach of Belgium and eighth place finisher Martin Holt of Great Britain 1904 bronze medalist Albertson Van Zo Post this time correctly recognized as American rather than Cuban also returned The event was heavily impacted by boycotts by two of the top fencing nations over rules disputes A dispute over the target area for foil fencing resulted in France initially boycotting the foil events and at the last minute expanding the boycott to all fencing events A dispute over the maximum length of the epee blade resulted in Italy boycotting the epee events though Italy did compete in other fencing events These disputes would result in the creation of the Federation Internationale d Escrime to establish a governing body for the sport 1 2 Austria Greece Portugal and the Russian Empire each made their debut in the event Belgium Germany Great Britain and the United States each appeared for the third time tied for most among nations Competition format editThe 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 1 First round 16 pools of between 3 and 8 fencers each The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the quarterfinals This resulted in some pools where all fencers received a bye Second round 8 pools of 6 fencers each The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the semifinals Semifinals 4 pools of 6 fencers each The 2 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the final Final 1 pool of 8 fencers Schedule editDate Time Round Thursday 11 July 1912 9 0012 0015 00 Round 1 pools A DRound 1 pools E HRound 1 pools I L Friday 12 July 1912 9 0012 0015 00 Round 1 pools M PQuarterfinals pools A DQuarterfinals pools E H Saturday 13 July 1912 9 0014 00 SemifinalsFinalResults editRound 1 edit Pool A edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Henrik de Iongh nbsp Netherlands 1 Q Einar Levison nbsp Denmark 1 Q 3 Sotirios Notaris nbsp Greece 2 Q 4 Victor Willems nbsp Belgium 3 5 Julius Lichtenfels nbsp Germany 4 6 Ake Gronhagen nbsp Sweden 5 7 Gordon Alexander nbsp Great Britain 6 Pavel Guvorsky nbsp Russian Empire 6 Pool B edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Paul Anspach nbsp Belgium 1 Q Petros Manos nbsp Greece 1 Q 3 Jens Berthelsen nbsp Denmark 3 Q 4 Friedrich Schwarz nbsp Germany 3 5 Knut Enell nbsp Sweden 4 Aleksandr Soldatenkov nbsp Russian Empire 4 A M Hassanein nbsp Egypt DNS Pool C edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Konstantinos Kotzias nbsp Greece 1 Q 2 Leon Tom nbsp Belgium 2 Q 3 Arthur Griez nbsp Austria 4 Q 4 Hans Bergsland nbsp Norway 4 Vladimir Kayser nbsp Russian Empire 4 Fernando Correia nbsp Portugal DSQ Viliam Tvrzsky nbsp Bohemia DSQ Pool D edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Vilem Goppold Jr nbsp Bohemia 1 Q Einar Sorensen nbsp Sweden 1 Q 3 Severin Finne nbsp Norway 2 Q 4 Sherman Hall nbsp United States 4 George van Rossem nbsp Netherlands 4 Vladimir Sarnavsky nbsp Russian Empire 4 Pool E edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Zdenek Vavra nbsp Bohemia 1 Q 2 Gavriil Bertrain nbsp Russian Empire 1 Q 3 George Breed nbsp United States 1 Q 4 Christopher von Tangen nbsp Norway 3 Pool F edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Jacques Ochs nbsp Belgium 1 Q Edgar Seligman nbsp Great Britain 1 Q 3 Milos Klika nbsp Bohemia 3 Q 4 Bjarne Eriksen nbsp Norway 3 5 Lev Martyushev nbsp Russian Empire 4 Pool G edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Lars Aas nbsp Norway 2 Q 2 Philippe le Hardy nbsp Belgium 3 Q Martin Holt nbsp Great Britain 3 Q 4 Alfred Sauer nbsp United States 3 5 Josef Javurek nbsp Bohemia 4 Albertus Perk nbsp Netherlands 4 7 Walter Gates nbsp South Africa 5 Pool H edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Robert Montgomerie nbsp Great Britain 1 Q 2 Frantisek Kriz nbsp Bohemia 2 Q Fernand de Montigny nbsp Belgium 2 Q 4 Marc Larimer nbsp United States 3 Harald Platou nbsp Norway 3 6 Heinrich Schrader nbsp Germany 5 Pool I edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Victor Boin nbsp Belgium 0 Q 2 Arthur Everitt nbsp Great Britain 1 Q 3 Sigurd Mathiesen nbsp Norway 2 Q 4 Graeme Hammond nbsp United States 3 5 Jacob van Geuns nbsp Netherlands 4 Pool J edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Hans Thomson nbsp Germany 2 Q 2 Jan de Beaufort nbsp Netherlands 2 Q 3 Louis Sparre nbsp Sweden 2 Q 4 Gaston Salmon nbsp Belgium 3 5 Percival Davson nbsp Great Britain 4 Josef Pfeiffer nbsp Bohemia 4 7 John MacLaughlin nbsp United States 5 Pool K edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Edgar Amphlett nbsp Great Britain Q Henri Anspach nbsp Belgium Q Frederic Schenck nbsp United States Q Pool L edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Ivan Osiier nbsp Denmark 0 Q 2 Zdenek Barta nbsp Bohemia 1 Q 3 William Bowman nbsp United States 2 Q 4 Ernest Stenson Cooke nbsp Great Britain 3 Pool M edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Gustaf Lindblom nbsp Sweden 3 Q 2 Adrianus de Jong nbsp Netherlands 3 Q 3 Georgios Versis nbsp Greece 3 Q 4 Sydney Martineau nbsp Great Britain 3 Hermann Plaskuda nbsp Germany 3 6 Marcel Berre nbsp Belgium 4 7 John Gignoux nbsp United States 5 8 Hans Olsen nbsp Denmark 6 Pool N edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Albertson van zo Post nbsp United States Q Pal Rosty nbsp Hungary Q Charles Vanderbyl nbsp Great Britain Q Pool O edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Georg Branting nbsp Sweden 1 Q 2 Emil Schon nbsp Germany 2 Q Trifon Triantafyllakos nbsp Greece 2 Q 4 Willem van Blijenburgh nbsp Netherlands 3 5 Oluf Berntsen nbsp Denmark 4 John Blake nbsp Great Britain 4 7 Bela Bekessy nbsp Hungary 5 James Moore nbsp United States 5 Pool P edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Georgios Petropoulos nbsp Greece 1 Q 2 Gerald Ames nbsp Great Britain 2 Q 3 Karel Goppold nbsp Bohemia 2 Q 4 Lauritz Ostrup nbsp Denmark 3 5 Walther Meienreis nbsp Germany 4 6 Willem Molijn nbsp Netherlands 5 Quarterfinals edit Quarterfinal A edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Ivan Osiier nbsp Denmark 1 Q Zdenek Vavra nbsp Bohemia 1 Q 3 Edgar Seligman nbsp Great Britain 2 Q 4 Fernand de Montigny nbsp Belgium 3 Frederic Schenck nbsp United States 3 6 Hendrik de Iongh nbsp Netherlands 4 Quarterfinal B edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Philippe le Hardy nbsp Belgium 0 Q 2 William Bowman nbsp United States 2 Q 3 Milos Klika nbsp Bohemia 2 Q 4 Sotirios Notaris nbsp Greece 2 5 Gavriil Bertrain nbsp Russian Empire 4 Arthur Everitt nbsp Great Britain 4 Quarterfinal C edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Frantisek Kriz nbsp Bohemia 1 Q 2 Edgar Amphlett nbsp Great Britain 2 Q 3 Einar Levison nbsp Denmark 2 Q 4 Jacques Ochs nbsp Belgium 4 Hans Thomson nbsp Germany 4 6 Lars Aas nbsp Norway 4 Quarterfinal D edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Paul Anspach nbsp Belgium 2 Q 2 Robert Montgomerie nbsp Great Britain 2 Q 3 Georgios Petropoulos nbsp Greece 2 Q 4 Jan de Beaufort nbsp Netherlands 3 Arthur Griez nbsp Austria 3 6 Severin Finne nbsp Norway 3 Quarterfinal E edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Einar Sorensen nbsp Sweden 1 Q 2 Gerald Ames nbsp Great Britain 2 Q Petros Manos nbsp Greece 2 Q 4 George Breed nbsp United States 3 Sigurd Mathiesen nbsp Norway 3 6 Emil Schon nbsp Germany 4 Quarterfinal F edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Vilem Goppold Jr nbsp Bohemia 1 Q 2 Victor Boin nbsp Belgium 2 Q Gustaf Lindblom nbsp Sweden 2 Q 4 Trifon Triantafyllakos nbsp Greece 3 5 Charles Vanderbyl nbsp Great Britain 4 6 Jens Berthelsen nbsp Denmark 5 Quarterfinal G edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Henri Anspach nbsp Belgium 0 Q 2 Adrianus de Jong nbsp Netherlands 2 Q Pal Rosty nbsp Hungary 2 Q 4 Konstantinos Kotzias nbsp Greece 3 5 Karel Goppold nbsp Bohemia 4 Louis Sparre nbsp Sweden 4 Quarterfinal H edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Leon Tom nbsp Belgium 1 Q 2 Georg Branting nbsp Sweden 1 Q 3 Martin Holt nbsp Great Britain 2 Q 4 Georgios Versis nbsp Greece 3 5 Zdenek Barta nbsp Bohemia 4 Albertson van zo Post nbsp United States 3 Semifinals edit Semifinal A edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Einar Sorensen nbsp Sweden 1 Q Leon Tom nbsp Belgium 1 Q 3 William Bowman nbsp United States 3 Petros Manos nbsp Greece 3 5 Edgar Amphlett nbsp Great Britain 4 Zdenek Vavra nbsp Bohemia 4 Semifinal B edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Edgar Seligman nbsp Great Britain 0 Q 2 Paul Anspach nbsp Belgium 0 Q 3 Adrianus de Jong nbsp Netherlands 2 4 Gerald Ames nbsp Great Britain 3 Pal Rosty nbsp Hungary 3 6 Milos Klika nbsp Bohemia 5 Semifinal C edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Victor Boin nbsp Belgium 2 Q Ivan Osiier nbsp Denmark 2 Q 3 Henri Anspach nbsp Belgium 2 4 Gustaf Lindblom nbsp Sweden 3 Robert Montgomerie nbsp Great Britain 3 6 Frantisek Kriz nbsp Bohemia 5 Semifinal D edit Rank Fencer Nation Losses Notes 1 Philippe le Hardy nbsp Belgium 2 Q Martin Holt nbsp Great Britain 2 Q 3 Georgios Petropoulos nbsp Greece 2 4 Georg Branting nbsp Sweden 4 Einar Levison nbsp Denmark 4 6 Vilem Goppold Jr nbsp Bohemia 4 Final edit Three of Holt s matches were double losses those against le Hardy Boin and Seligman Rank Fencer Nation Wins Losses nbsp Paul Anspach nbsp Belgium 6 1 nbsp Ivan Osiier nbsp Denmark 5 2 nbsp Philippe le Hardy nbsp Belgium 4 3 4 Victor Boin nbsp Belgium 4 3 5 Einar Sorensen nbsp Sweden 3 4 6 Edgar Seligman nbsp Great Britain 2 5 7 Leon Tom nbsp Belgium 1 6 8 Martin Holt nbsp Great Britain 0 7Results summary editRank Fencer Nation Round 1Rank QuarterfinalsRank SemifinalsRank Final Wins Losses nbsp Paul Anspach nbsp Belgium 1st 1st 2nd 6 1 nbsp Ivan Osiier nbsp Denmark 1st 1st 1st 5 2 nbsp Philippe le Hardy nbsp Belgium 2nd 1st 1st 4 3 4 Victor Boin nbsp Belgium 1st 2nd 1st 4 3 5 Einar Sorensen nbsp Sweden 1st 1st 1st 3 4 6 Edgar Seligman nbsp Great Britain 1st 3rd 1st 2 5 7 Leon Tom nbsp Belgium 2nd 1st 1st 1 6 8 Martin Holt nbsp Great Britain 2nd 3rd 1st 0 7 9 Henri Anspach nbsp Belgium 1st 1st 3rd Did not advance William Bowman nbsp United States 3rd 2nd 3rd Adrianus de Jong nbsp Netherlands 2nd 2nd 3rd Petros Manos nbsp Greece 1st 2nd 3rd Georgios Petropoulos nbsp Greece 1st 3rd 3rd 14 Gerald Ames nbsp Great Britain 2nd 2nd 4th Georg Branting nbsp Sweden 1st 2nd 4th Einar Levison nbsp Denmark 1st 3rd 4th Gustaf Lindblom nbsp Sweden 1st 2nd 4th Robert Montgomerie nbsp Great Britain 1st 2nd 4th Pal Rosty nbsp Hungary 1st 2nd 4th 20 Edgar Amphlett nbsp Great Britain 1st 2nd 5th Zdenek Vavra nbsp Bohemia 1st 1st 5th 22 Vilem Goppold Jr nbsp Bohemia 1st 1st 6th Milos Klika nbsp Bohemia 3rd 3rd 6th Frantisek Kriz nbsp Bohemia 2nd 1st 6th 25 Jan de Beaufort nbsp Netherlands 2nd 4th Did not advance George Breed nbsp United States 3rd 4th Arthur Griez nbsp Austria 3rd 4th Konstantinos Kotzias nbsp Greece 1st 4th Sigurd Mathiesen nbsp Norway 3rd 4th Fernand de Montigny nbsp Belgium 2nd 4th Sotirios Notaris nbsp Greece 3rd 4th Jacques Ochs nbsp Belgium 1st 4th Frederic Schenck nbsp United States 1st 4th Hans Thomson nbsp Germany 1st 4th Trifon Triantafyllakos nbsp Greece 2nd 4th Georgios Versis nbsp Greece 3rd 4th 37 Zdenek Barta nbsp Bohemia 2nd 5th Gavriil Bertrain nbsp Russian Empire 2nd 5th Arthur Everitt nbsp Great Britain 2nd 5th Karel Goppold nbsp Bohemia 3rd 5th Albertson van zo Post nbsp United States 1st 5th Louis Sparre nbsp Sweden 3rd 5th Charles Vanderbyl nbsp Great Britain 1st 5th 44 Lars Aas nbsp Norway 1st 6th Jens Berthelsen nbsp Denmark 3rd 6th Severin Finne nbsp Norway 3rd 6th Hendrik de Iongh nbsp Netherlands 1st 6th Emil Schon nbsp Germany 2nd 6th 49 Hans Bergsland nbsp Norway 4th Did not advance Willem van Blijenburgh nbsp Netherlands 4th Bjarne Eriksen nbsp Norway 4th Sherman Hall nbsp United States 4th Graeme Hammond nbsp United States 4th Vladimir Kayser nbsp Russian Empire 4th Marc Larimer nbsp United States 4th Sydney Martineau nbsp Great Britain 4th Lauritz Ostrup nbsp Denmark 4th Hermann Plaskuda nbsp Germany 4th Harald Platou nbsp Norway 4th George van Rossem nbsp Netherlands 4th Gaston Salmon nbsp Belgium 4th Vladimir Sarnavsky nbsp Russian Empire 4th Alfred Sauer nbsp United States 4th Friedrich Schwarz nbsp Germany 4th Ernest Stenson Cooke nbsp Great Britain 4th Christopher von Tangen nbsp Norway 4th Victor Willems nbsp Belgium 4th 68 Oluf Berntsen nbsp Denmark 5th John Blake nbsp Great Britain 5th Percival Davson nbsp Great Britain 5th Knut Enell nbsp Sweden 5th Jacob van Geuns nbsp Netherlands 5th Josef Javurek nbsp Bohemia 5th Julius Lichtenfels nbsp Germany 5th Lev Martyushev nbsp Russian Empire 5th Walther Meienreis nbsp Germany 5th Albertus Perk nbsp Netherlands 5th Josef Pfeiffer nbsp Bohemia 5th Aleksandr Soldatenkov nbsp Russian Empire 5th 80 Marcel Berre nbsp Belgium 6th Ake Gronhagen nbsp Sweden 6th Willem Molijn nbsp Netherlands 6th Heinrich Schrader nbsp Germany 6th 84 Gordon Alexander nbsp Great Britain 7th Bela Bekessy nbsp Hungary 7th Walter Gate nbsp South Africa 7th John Gignoux nbsp United States 7th Pavel Guvorsky nbsp Russian Empire 7th John MacLaughlin nbsp United States 7th James Moore nbsp United States 7th 91 Hans Olsen nbsp Denmark 8th 92 Fernando Correia nbsp Portugal DSQ Viliam Tvrzsky nbsp Bohemia DSQ A M Hassanein nbsp Egypt DNSReferences edit a b c d e Epee Individual Men Olympedia Retrieved 4 March 2021 Official Report p 455 Bergvall Erik ed 1913 The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 Translated by Adams Ray Edward Stockholm Wahlstrom amp Widstrand Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Archived from the original on 16 February 2009 Retrieved 12 January 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men 27s epee amp oldid 1133433024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
