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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. Fencers from 19 nations competed.
[edit] Weekly summary
The fencing events were spread out over a good deal of time. The competitions began on Monday, 14 May.
[edit] 14-20 May
- The first round of the amateur foil competition was held on 14 May and 15 May. Judging was subjective, a change from the 3-touch format from four years earlier. 37 of the 54 fencers advanced, including some who had nominally lost their bouts (when the judges felt that both fencers displayed good skill) and excluding some who had nominally won.
- The quarterfinals, repechage, and semifinals were also held for the foil event in the first week. The quarterfinals and repechage were again judged subjectively, but the semifinal was a round-robin pool format with matches won or lost counting towards advancement to the final. The only non-French fencer to advance past this stage was Rudolf Brosch of Austria.
[edit] 21-27 May
- The foil competition continued with the consolation pool and the final on 21 May. These round-robin pools determined the top 16 places in the tournament, with the top 7 going to France as Brosch finished last in the final.
- The first two rounds, the repechage, and the first half of the semifinals of the masters foil event were held this week. Again, early rounds were judged subjectively but the semifinal used match results.
[edit] 28 May-3 June
- The masters foil competition concluded with the second half of the semifinals on 28 May and the consolation and final rounds on 29 May. France again swept the medals, though Italians Antonio Conte and Italo Santelli made strong showings, with 4th and 7th places, respectively.
- Épée made its Olympic debut, with the amateur event beginning with part of the first round on 1 June and 2 June. All rounds of the event consisted of round-robin pools.
[edit] 4-10 June
- The épée competition continued with the second half of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. Ramón Fonst of Cuba and Eduardo Camet of Argentina joined 7 French épéeists in advancing to the final.
[edit] 11-17 June
- The masters épée competition began on 11 June, with the semifinals on 13 June. France dominated the competition, taking all of the finals spots.
- On 14 June, the finals of both the masters and amateur épée events were held. France took its third medal sweep in the masters event, but Fonst took the gold in the amateur event to give Cuba its first Olympic medal.
- An unusual event, a competition between the amateurs and masters in the épée, was held on 15 June. The top four fencers in each class played in a one-day round-robin pool in the amateur-master event. Albert Robert Ayat, the winner of the professional event, went undefeated to win the gold medal, but the amateurs took the next three spots, including a silver medal for Fonst to make Cuba one of two nations in 1900 to win a medal with every competition entry (Luxembourg, with a marathon win as their only entry, was the other).
[edit] 18-24 June
- The first round, semifinals, and final of the amateur sabre event were held. The sabre events were much more internationally balanced than the other two weapons, with 3 Austrians, 2 Hungarians, and 3 Frenchmen making the final. France still took the top two spots, giving the host nation its 5th gold medal in 6 attempts.
- The first round and the semifinals of the masters event of the sabre also took place in the sixth week of fencing competition. In the most international field of the events, the 8 fencers advancing to the final hailed from 5 different nations: Italy, France, Russia, Belgium, and Austria.
[edit] 25-27 June
- Fencing competition ended with the final of the masters sabre on Wednesday, 27 June. France won no medals in the event, as Conte and Santelli did even better in the sabre than they had in the foil, winning the gold and silver medals in the sabre. Milan Neralić of Austria took the bronze.
[edit] Medal table
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Events
The amateur foil competition had 54 fencers from 9[1] nations compete. For the first round, quarterfinals, and repechage, skill and art with the foil was more important to advancing than actually winning the bout.
[edit] Foil round 1
Each fencer had one bout. The result of the bout did not determine advancement; a jury determined which fencers displayed the most skill. The winner of each bout is unknown. 37 fencers advanced to the quarterfinals.
| 14 May 1900 |
| Bout |
Fencer 1 |
Fencer 2 |
| 1 |
Mauricio Ponce de Léon,  Spain |
Debax,  France |
| 2 |
Georges Dillon-Cavanagh, France |
Paul Robert,  Switzerland |
| 3 |
Carlos de Candamo,  Peru |
Cahan, France |
| 4 |
Henri Masson, France |
Collarini,  Italy |
| 5 |
Robert Marc, France |
Bélot, France |
| 6 |
Martini, France |
Jobier, France |
| 7 |
Tony Smet,  Belgium |
Guèrin, France |
| 8 |
Ferrand, France |
Prospère Sénat, France |
| 9 |
Taillefert, France |
Grossard, France |
| 10 |
Calvet, France |
Emil Fick,  Sweden |
| 11 |
Adrien Guyon, France |
Palardi, Italy |
| 12 |
Jactel, France |
Giuseppe Giurato, Italy |
| 13 |
de Boissière, France |
Gardiès, France |
| 14 |
Léon Thiébaut, France |
F. Weill,  United States |
| 15 |
Fedreghini, Italy |
Piot, France |
| 16 |
Rischtoff,  Austria |
Pélabon, France |
| 17 |
Jean Weill, Switzerland |
Passerat, France |
| 18 |
Corvington, France |
Fouchier, France |
|
|
|
| 15 May 1900 |
| Bout |
Fencer 1 |
Fencer 2 |
| 19 |
Pierre Georges Louis d'Hughes, France |
Emile Costé, France |
| 20 |
Rudolf Brosch, Austria |
Marcel Jacques Boulenger, France |
| 21 |
H. Valarche, France |
de Saint-Aignan, France |
| 22 |
Plommet, France |
van der Stoppen, Austria |
| 23 |
Perrissoud, France |
Soudois, France |
| 24 |
Ducrot, France |
Gauthier, France |
| 25 |
André de Schonen, France |
Paul Leroy, France |
| 26 |
Jean-Joseph Renaud, France |
Eugene des Logis Berges, France |
| 27 |
Wattelier, France |
Georges Bergès, France |
[edit] Foil quarterfinals
Again, jury verdicts were used in place of match results to determine those advancing to the semifinals. 10 fencers were selected to advance to the semifinals directly, while 14 were sent to the repechage.
| 16 May 1900 |
| Bout |
Fencer 1 |
Fencer 2 |
| 1 |
Jean-Joseph Renaud, France |
Debax, France |
| 2 |
de Boissière, France |
Adrien Guyon, France |
| 3 |
Henri Masson, France |
Carlos de Candamo, Peru |
| 4 |
Tony Smet, Belgium |
de Saint-Aignan, France |
| 5 |
Guèrin, France |
Eugene des Logis Berges, France |
| 6 |
André de Schonen, France |
Plommet, France |
| 7 |
Pierre Georges Louis d'Hughes, France |
Prospère Sénat, France |
| 8 |
Emile Costé, France |
Paul Robert, Switzerland |
| 9 |
Marcel Jacques Boulenger, France |
Cahan, France |
| 10 |
Ducrot, France |
Jactel, France |
| 11 |
Georges Dillon-Cavanagh, France |
Perissoud, France |
| 12 |
Rudolf Brosch, Austria |
H. Valarche, France |
| 13 |
Bélot, France |
Calvet, France |
| 14 |
Ferrand, France |
Robert Marc, France |
| 15 |
Taillefert, France |
Martini, France |
| 16 |
Jobier, France |
Collarini, Italy |
| 17 |
Léon Thiébaut, France |
Mauricio Ponce de Léon, Spain |
| — |
Soudois, France |
Did not start |
| van der Stoppen, Austria |
Did not start |
| Wattelier, France |
Did not start |
[edit] Foil repechage
The matchups in the repechage are not known. Once again, jury verdicts rather than match results mattered. 6 fencers were selected to advance to the semifinals. De Saint-Agnan was selected as an alternate, later competing in the consolation final after the withdrawal of Renaud.
| Fencer |
| Bélot, France |
| Eugene des Logis Berges, France |
| Rudolf Brosch, Austria |
| Georges Dillon-Cavanagh, France |
| Pierre Georges Louis d'Hughes, France |
| Prospère Sénat, France |
| de Saint-Aignan, France |
| Carlos de Candamo, Peru |
| Ferrand, France |
| Jobier, France |
| Plommet, France |
| André de Schonen, France |
| Taillefert, France |
| Léon Thiébaut, France |
[edit] Foil semifinals
The semifinals were the first round of the foil tournament to use actual match results in determining advancement. The 16 fencers were divided into two pools. Each fencer then faced each other fencer in his pool once. The four fencers with the best record in each pool moved on to the finals, with the other four competing in the consolation. A barrage was used to break a tie between 4th and 5th place.
| Pool A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Emile Costé |
France |
7 |
0 |
| 2 |
Henri Masson |
France |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Prospère Sénat |
France |
5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Rudolf Brosch |
Austria |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Guèrin |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
de Boissière |
France |
2 |
5 |
| 7 |
Bélot |
France |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Tony Smet |
Belgium |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pool B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Marcel Jacques Boulenger |
France |
Unknown |
| 2 |
Debax |
France |
| 3 |
Pierre Georges Louis d'Hughes |
France |
| 4 |
Georges Dillon-Cavanagh |
France |
| 5 |
Jean-Joseph Renaud |
France |
| 6 |
Adrien Guyon |
France |
| 7 |
Ducrot |
France |
| 8 |
Eugene des Logis Berges |
France |
[edit] Foil consolation pool
The eight fencers who had placed in the bottom four of each pool in the semifinals competed for 9th to 16th places in the consolation pool. Renaud withdrew, making room for de Saint-Aignan to be activated from alternate status.
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 (9th) |
de Boissière |
France |
| 2 (10th) |
Eugene des Logis Berges |
France |
| 3 (11th) |
de Saint-Aignan |
France |
| 4 (12th |
Bélot |
France |
| 5 (13th) |
Ducrot |
France |
| 6 (14th) |
Tony Smet |
Belgium |
| 7 (15th) |
Adrien Guyon |
France |
| 8 (16th) |
Guèrin |
France |
[edit] Foil final
The final was held on 21 May 1900. The top four fencers in each of the two semifinals competed against each other, each fencing the other seven once.
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Emile Costé |
France |
6 |
1 |
| 2 |
Henri Masson |
France |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Marcel Jacques Boulenger |
France |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Debax |
France |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Pierre Georges Louis d'Hughes |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Prospère Sénat |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Georges Dillon-Cavanagh |
France |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Rudolf Brosch |
Austria |
1 |
6 |
The épée event for amateurs was one of three épée events. 104 fencers from 9 nations competed.
[edit] Épée round 1
The first round of the event consisted of pool play round-robin tournaments. Each fencer faced each other fencer once. Of the 17 pools, 15 had six fencers each and 2 had seven. The top two placers in each advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Pool A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
J. M. Rosé |
France |
| 2 |
de Lastours |
France |
| 3-6 |
A. Berger |
France |
| Luquetas |
France |
| Mosso |
France |
| A. Tintant |
France |
| Pool B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
de Pradel |
France |
| 2 |
Jean Dreyfuss |
France |
| 3-6 |
de la Chevalerie |
France |
| Gardiès |
France |
| Hérrison |
France |
| Ivanovich |
France |
| Pool C |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Roffo |
France |
| 2 |
Fouchier |
France |
| 3-6 |
Pierre Georges Louis d'Hughes |
France |
| Moreil |
France |
| Joseph Rodrigues |
France |
| Véve |
France |
| Pool D |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Ramón Fonst |
Cuba |
| 2 |
Edmond Wallace |
France |
| 3 |
Willy Sulzbacher |
 Germany |
| 4-6 |
Bazin |
France |
| Fleury |
France |
| Thomeguex[2] |
France |
| Pool F |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Jean-Joseph Renaud |
France |
| 2 |
Maurice Boisdon |
France |
| 3-6 |
de Champeaux |
France |
| Loizillon |
France |
| Salvanahac |
France |
| de Segonzac |
France |
| Pool G |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Plommet |
France |
| 2 |
Léon Thiébaut |
France |
| 3 |
Lariviére |
France |
| 4-6 |
Adam |
France |
| Robert Marc |
France |
| Taillefert |
France |
| Pool H |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
André Rabel |
France |
| 2 |
Bowden |
France |
| 3-6 |
de Lastic |
France |
| Georges Leroy |
France |
| Miller |
France |
| d'Oyley |
France |
| Pool I |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Richard Wallace |
France |
| 2 |
Freydoun Malkom |
 Iran |
| 3-6 |
de Caramas-Chimay |
France |
| de Laugardière |
France |
| Redeuil |
France |
| Prospère Sénat |
France |
| Pool J |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Levé |
France |
| 2 |
Maurice Jay |
France |
| 3-6 |
de Labourde |
France |
| Lemoine |
France |
| Robinson |
France |
| de Romilly |
France |
| Pool K |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Giuseppe Giurato |
Italy |
| 2 |
Bideau |
France |
| 3-6 |
de Boissière |
France |
| Cahan |
France |
| Fernandès |
France |
| de la Tournable |
France |
| Pool L |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Guillemard |
France |
| 2 |
Holzchuch |
France |
| 3 |
Ducreuil |
France |
| 4-6 |
Andreac |
France |
| Costiesco |
France |
| A. Robert |
France |
| Pool N |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
de Villeneuve |
France |
| 2 |
Moquet |
France |
| 3-7 |
de Cazenove |
France |
| Thion de la Chaume |
France |
| de Pradines |
France |
| Prosper |
France |
| Rosenbaum |
France |
| Pool O |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Louis Perrée |
France |
| 2 |
Henri-Georges Berger |
France |
| 3-6 |
Louis Bastien |
France |
| François |
France |
| Peberay |
France |
| Preurot |
France |
| Pool P |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Tony Smet |
Belgium |
| 2 |
Début |
France |
| 3-7 |
Gaston Achille |
France |
| Duclos |
France |
| Fedreghini |
Italy |
| Fichot |
France |
| Weber |
France |
| Pool Q |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Adrien Guyon |
France |
| 2 |
Hileret |
France |
| 3-6 |
Delprat |
France |
| Lafontaine |
France |
| Thomeguex[2] |
France |
| de Vars |
France |
[edit] Épée quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were again round-robin affairs. The original plan was that of the 6 pools, 2 would have five fencers each and 4 would have six. The top three in each pool were to advance. Three quarterfinalists dropped out, so the quarterfinals were reorganized. There were 5 pools with 6 fencers each; the sixth pool included Holzchuch and four fencers who had lost in other quarterfinals and got a second chance to advance.
| Quarterfinal A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Jean Dreyfuss |
France |
| 2 |
Plommet |
France |
| 3 |
Levé |
France |
| 4-6 |
Hileret |
France |
| Moquet |
France |
| Roffo |
France |
| Quarterfinal B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Richard Wallace |
France |
| 2 |
de Lastours |
France |
| 3 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
| 4-6 |
Bowden |
France |
| Guillemard |
France |
| Léon Thiébaut |
France |
| Quarterfinal C |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Edmond Wallace |
France |
| 2 |
Eduardo Camet |
 Argentina |
| 3 |
de Pradel |
France |
| 4-6 |
Bideau |
France |
| Tony Smet |
Belgium |
| de Villeneuve |
France |
| Quarterfinal D |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Gaston Alibert |
France |
| 2 |
Léon Sée |
France |
| 3 |
Ramón Fonst |
Cuba |
| 4-6 |
Henri-Georges Berger |
France |
| Giuseppe Giurato |
Italy |
| Freydoun Malkom |
Iran |
| Quarterfinal E |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Maurice Boisdon |
France |
| 2 |
Louis Perrée |
France |
| 3 |
J. M. Rosé |
France |
| 4-6 |
Début |
France |
| Fouchier |
France |
| Adrien Guyon |
France |
| Quarterfinal F |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Holzchuch |
France |
| 2 |
Léon Thiébaut |
France |
| 3 |
Guillemard |
France |
| 4-5 |
Unknown[3] |
| Withdrew |
| Name |
Nation |
| Maurice Jay |
France |
| André Rabel |
France |
| Jean-Joseph Renaud |
France |
[edit] Épée semifinals
The semifinals, with 18 fencers left, were conducted in three pools of round-robin play. Each pool had six fencers, with the top three advancing to the final.
| Semifinal A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Gaston Alibert |
France |
| 2 |
Plommet |
France |
| 3 |
Léon Sée |
France |
| 4-6 |
Delastours |
France |
| Holzchuch |
France |
| J. M. Rosé |
France |
| Semifinal B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
| 2 |
Louis Perrée |
France |
| 3 |
Eduardo Camet |
Argentina |
| 4-6 |
Maurice Boisdon |
France |
| Jean Dreyfuss |
France |
| de Pradel |
France |
| Semifinal C |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Léon Thiébaut |
France |
| 2 |
Edmond Wallace |
France |
| 3 |
Ramón Fonst |
Cuba |
| 4-6 |
Guillemard |
France |
| Levé |
France |
| Richard Wallace |
France |
[edit] Épée final
In the final, each fencer had either 5 or 6 bouts. Fonst and Perrée initially tied for first with 4 wins each, then Fonst won the barrage to break the tie.
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Ramón Fonst |
Cuba |
4 |
2 |
| 2 |
Louis Perrée |
France |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Léon Sée |
France |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Eduardo Camet |
Argentina |
2 |
3 |
| 6 |
Edmond Wallace |
France |
2 |
4 |
| 7 |
Gaston Alibert |
France |
2 |
3 |
| 8 |
Léon Thiébaut |
France |
2 |
4 |
| 9 |
Plommet |
France |
0 |
6 |
23 fencers from 7 nations competed in the amateur sabre competition.
[edit] Sabre round 1
The fencers competed in four round-robin pools in the first round on 19 June and 20 June. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. Which fencers competed in which pools is unknown, as are the names of many of the fencers.
[edit] Sabre semifinals
The 16 remaining fencers were divided into two pools of 8. They played round-robin tournaments on 22 June, with four advancing from each pool to the final.
| Semifinal A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Gyula von Iványi |
 Hungary |
| 2 |
Camillo Müller |
Austria |
| 3 |
Siegfried Flesch |
Austria |
| 4 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
| 5-8 |
Maurice Boisdon |
France |
| Harstein |
Austria |
| Pierre Georges Louis d'Hughes |
France |
| Fedreghini |
Italy |
| Semifinal B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Amon Ritter von Gregurich |
Hungary |
| 2 |
Heinrich von Tenner |
Austria |
| 3 |
de Boissière |
France |
| 4 |
Léon Thiébaut |
France |
| 5-8 |
Hugó Hoch |
Hungary |
| Mauricio Ponce de Léon |
Spain |
| Stagliano |
Italy |
| Todoresku |
Hungary |
[edit] Sabre final
The final was a round-robin among the 8 remaining fencers.
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Georges de la Falaise |
France |
6 |
1 |
| 2 |
Léon Thiébaut |
France |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Siegfried Flesch |
Austria |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Amon Ritter von Gregurich |
Hungary |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Gyula von Iványi |
Hungary |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
de Boissière |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Heinrich von Tenner |
Austria |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Camillo Müller |
Austria |
1 |
6 |
[edit] Masters foil
The foil event for professionals involved 60 fencers from 8 nations.
[edit] Masters foil round 1
Held on 22 May and 23 May, the masters foil used jury verdicts on art and skill in the bout rather than winning or losing to advance to the second round.
| Name |
Nation |
| Xavier Anchetti |
 Russia |
| Bergès |
France |
| Bettenfeld |
France |
| Bormel |
France |
| Borringes |
France |
| Boulanger |
France |
| Boulège |
France |
| Brassart |
France |
| Brau |
France |
| Carrichon |
France |
| Antonio Conte |
Italy |
| François Delibes |
France |
| Dizier[5] |
France |
| Michel Filippi |
France |
| Fontaine |
France |
| Gauthier |
France |
| Haller |
France |
| Alphonse Kirchhoffer |
France |
| Laborderie |
France |
| Lucien Largé |
France |
| Georges Lefèvre |
France |
| Lemoine |
France |
| Charles Marty |
France |
| Lucien Merignac |
France |
| Métais |
France |
| Millet |
France |
| Jean-Baptiste Mimiague |
France |
| Montuel |
France |
| Muller |
France |
| Pantin |
France |
| Léopold Ramus |
France |
| Raynaud |
France |
| Ringnet |
France |
| Jules Rossignol |
France |
| Adolphe Rouleau |
France |
| Sabouric |
France |
| Samiac |
France |
| Italo Santelli |
Italy |
| Pierre Selderslagh |
Belgium |
| Tassart |
France |
| Cyrille Verbrugge |
Belgium |
| Viquier |
France |
| Yvon |
France |
| Bersin |
France |
| Jens Peter Berthelsen |
 Denmark |
| Bouard |
France |
| Brun-Biusson |
France |
| Coquelin |
France |
| Coudurier |
France |
| Daussy |
France |
| F. Després |
Belgium |
| Dizier[5] |
France |
| Márton Endrédi |
Hungary |
| L. Garnoty |
France |
| Jolliet |
France |
| Masselin |
France |
| Pietory |
France |
| Plisson |
 Great Britain |
| Léon Thiércelin |
 Haiti |
| Wineuwanheim |
France |
[edit] Masters foil quarterfinals
The second round also used jury verdicts to determine advancement from the second round, held on 24 May. The top 10 fencers received automatic qualification to the semifinals while the rest competed in a repechage.
| Name |
Nation |
| Antonio Conte |
Italy |
| Alphonse Kirchhoffer |
France |
| Lucien Merignac |
France |
| Jean-Babtiste Mimiague |
France |
| Léopold Ramus |
France |
| Jules Rossignol |
France |
| Adolphe Rouleau |
France |
| Italo Santelli |
Italy |
| Pierre Selderslagh |
Belgium |
| Cyrille Verbrugge |
Belgium |
| Xavier Anchetti |
Russia |
| Bergès |
France |
| Bormel |
France |
| Borringes |
France |
| Boulanger |
France |
| Boulège |
France |
| Brassart |
France |
| Brau |
France |
| Carrichon |
France |
| François Delibes |
France |
| Dizier |
France |
| Michel Filippi |
France |
| Fontaine |
France |
| Gauthier |
France |
| Haller |
France |
| Laborderie |
France |
| Lucien Largé |
France |
| Georges Lefèvre |
France |
| Lemoine |
France |
| Chares Marty |
France |
| Métais |
France |
| Millet |
France |
| Montuel |
France |
| Muller |
France |
| Pantin |
France |
| Raynaud |
France |
| Ringnet |
France |
| Sabouric |
France |
| Samiac |
France |
| Tassart |
France |
| Viquier |
France |
| Yvon |
France |
[edit] Masters foil repechage
The repechage on 25 May was also conducted by jury selection following bouts. 6 fencers advanced to the semifinals.
| Name |
Nation |
| Boulanger |
France |
| Michel Filippi |
France |
| Haller |
France |
| Lefèvre |
France |
| Lemoine |
France |
| Millet |
France |
| Xavier Anchetti |
Russia |
| Bergès |
France |
| Bettenfeld |
France |
| Bormel |
France |
| Borringes |
France |
| Boulège |
France |
| Brassart |
France |
| Brau |
France |
| Carrichon |
France |
| François Delibes |
France |
| Dizier |
France |
| Fontaine |
France |
| Gauthier |
France |
| Laborderie |
France |
| Lucien Largé |
France |
| Charles Marty |
France |
| Métais |
France |
| Montuel |
France |
| Muller |
France |
| Pantin |
France |
| Raynaud |
France |
| Ringnet |
France |
| Sabouric |
France |
| Samiac |
France |
| Tassart |
France |
| Viquier |
France |
| Yvon |
France |
[edit] Masters foil semifinals
The 16 remaining rencers were divided into two pools of 8. They competed in round-robin tournaments on 27 May and 28 May, with the top four in each pool advancing to the final. The others played in the consolation pool.
| Semifinal A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Lucien Merignac |
France |
7 |
0 |
| 2 |
Alphonse Kirchhoffer |
France |
6 |
1 |
| 3 |
Antonio Conte |
Italy |
5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Léopold Ramus |
France |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Haller |
France |
2 |
5 |
| Lemoine |
France |
2 |
5 |
| 7 |
Millet |
France |
1 |
6 |
| Cyrille Verbrugge |
Belgium |
1 |
6 |
| Semifinal B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Adolphe Rouleau |
France |
7 |
0 |
| 2 |
Jean-Baptiste Mimiague |
France |
6 |
1 |
| 3 |
Jules Rossignol |
France |
5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Italo Santelli |
Italy |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Pierre Selderslagh |
Belgium |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Boulanger |
France |
1 |
6 |
| Michel Filippi |
France |
1 |
6 |
| Georges Lefèvre |
France |
1 |
6 |
[edit] Masters foil consolation pool
The consolation pool was held on 29 May. The bottom four fencers from each of the semifinals competed for 9th through 16th places.
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 (9th) |
Haller |
France |
| 2 (10th) |
Pierre Selderslagh |
Belgium |
| 3 (11th) |
Lemoine |
France |
| 4 (12th) |
Georges Lefèvre |
France |
| 5 (13th) |
Boulanger |
France |
| 6 (14th) |
Millet |
France |
| 7 (15th) |
Cyrille Verbrugge |
Belgium |
| 8 (16th) |
Michel Filippi |
France |
[edit] Masters foil final
The final was conducted on 29 May. The format was a round-robin among the top 8 fencers. Ties were broken by an extra bout (ignoring the head-to-head results of the fencers during the round-robin).
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Lucien Merignac |
France |
6 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alphonse Kirchhoffer |
France |
6 |
1 |
| 3 |
Jean-Baptiste Mimiague |
France |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Antonio Conte |
Italy |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Jules Rossignol |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Léopold Ramus |
France |
2 |
5 |
| 7 |
Italo Santelli |
Italy |
0 |
7 |
| 8 |
Adolphe Rouleau[6] |
France |
3 |
4 |
[edit] Masters épée
The professional event in épée had 54 fencers from 6 nations compete.
[edit] Masters épée round 1
In the first round, the fencers were divided into 9 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top two advancing from each pool to the semifinal. The first round was held on 11 June and 12 June.
| Pool A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Aufort |
France |
| 2 |
Lézard[7] |
France |
| 3-6 |
Debrinay |
France |
| Deprey |
France |
| Nau |
France |
| van Nieuwenhuizen |
 Netherlands |
| Pool B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Pantin |
France |
| 2 |
Haller |
France |
| 3-6 |
Assé |
France |
| Flahaut |
France |
| Métais |
France |
| Sahourin |
France |
| Pool C |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Jourdan |
France |
| 2 |
Jeanvoix |
France |
| 3-6 |
Bormel |
France |
| Roquais |
France |
| Surzet |
France |
| Léon Thiércelin |
Haiti |
| Pool D |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Brassart |
France |
| 2 |
Lézard[7] |
France |
| 3-6 |
Céré |
France |
| Dufraissé |
France |
| L. Garnoty |
France |
| Charles Marty |
France |
| Pool E |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Emile Bougnol |
France |
| 2 |
Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud |
France |
| 3-6 |
Cléry |
France |
| Dulau |
France |
| Lafouerière |
France |
| Nègrout |
France |
| Pool F |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Michel |
France |
| 2 |
Félix Ayat |
France |
| 3-6 |
Xavier Anchetti |
Russia |
| Emmanuel Andrieu |
France |
| Márton Endrédi |
Hungary |
| Launay |
France |
| Pool H |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Damotte |
France |
| 2 |
Yvon |
France |
| 3-6 |
Unknown[8] |
| Pool I |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Bézy |
France |
| 2 |
Clappier |
France |
| 3-6 |
Unknown[8] |
[edit] Masters épée semifinals
The semifinals were held on 13 June. 3 pools with 6 fencers each competed in round-robin format, with the top 3 fencers in each pool advancing.
| Semifinal A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Jourdan |
France |
| 2 |
Lézard |
France |
| 3 |
Damotte |
France |
| 4-6 |
Aufort |
France |
| Jeanvoix |
France |
| Pantin |
France |
| Semifinal B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Emile Bougnol |
France |
| 2 |
Brassart |
France |
| 3 |
Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud |
France |
| 4-6 |
Félix Ayat |
France |
| Haller |
France |
| Michel |
France |
| Semifinal C |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Albert Robert Ayat |
France |
| 2 |
Henri Laurent |
France |
| 3 |
Bézy |
France |
| 4-6 |
Clappier |
France |
| Lézard |
France |
| Yvon |
France |
[edit] Masters épée final
The final was conducted on 14 June.
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
| 1 |
Albert Robert Ayat |
France |
| 2 |
Emile Bougnol |
France |
| 3 |
Henri Laurent |
France |
| 4 |
Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud |
France |
| 5 |
Damotte |
France |
| 6 |
Brassart |
France |
| 7 |
Lézard |
France |
| 8 |
Jourdan |
France |
| 9 |
Bézy |
France |
[edit] Masters sabre
The professional sabre competition involved 29 fencers from 7 nations.
[edit] Masters sabre round 1
The first round was held on 23 June. There were four pools, with the top four fencers advancing to the semifinals from each pool.
| Name |
Nation |
| Xavier Anchetti |
Russia |
| Brun-Biusson |
France |
| Camier |
France |
| Chantelat |
France |
| Clappier |
France |
| Antonio Conte |
Italy |
| François Delibes |
France |
| Hébrant |
Belgium |
| Horwath |
Austria |
| Michaux |
France |
| Midelair |
France |
| Milan Neralić |
Austria |
| Pinault |
France |
| Italo Santelli |
Italy |
| Otello Santelli |
Italy |
| Zachavrot |
Russia |
| Alessandri |
Italy |
| Aufort |
France |
| Bersin |
France |
| Coquelin |
France |
| Dambremat |
France |
| Dargein |
France |
| Delamaide |
France |
| Márton Endrédi |
Hungary |
| Flahaut |
France |
| Gabriel |
France |
| N. Orleans |
United States |
| J. Santelli |
Italy |
| Schoenfeld |
France |
[edit] Masters sabre semifinals
The 16 fencers were divided into 2 pools of 8 each, playing round-robin tournaments on 25 June and 26 June. The top four in each pool advanced to the final.
| Semifinal A |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Antonio Conte |
Italy |
6 |
1 |
| 2 |
Hébrant |
Belgium |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
François Delibes |
France |
5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Milan Neralić |
Austria |
5 |
2 |
| 5 |
Horwath |
Austria |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Brun-Buisson |
France |
1 |
6 |
| 7 |
Clappier |
France |
0 |
7 |
| 8 |
Otello Santelli |
Italy |
3 |
4 |
| Semifinal B |
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Italo Santelli |
Italy |
6 |
1 |
| 2 |
Michaux |
France |
6 |
1 |
| 3 |
Zachavrot |
Russia |
5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Xavier Anchetti |
Russia |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Chantelat |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Pinault |
France |
2 |
5 |
| 7 |
Camier |
France |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Midelair |
France |
0 |
7 |
[edit] Masters sabre final
The final was held on 27 June, with a round-robin among the final 8 fencers. Ties were broken by an extra bout.
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Antonio Conte |
Italy |
7 |
0 |
| 2 |
Italo Santelli |
Italy |
6 |
1 |
| 3 |
Milan Neralić |
Austria |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
François Delibes |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Michaux |
France |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Xavier Anchetti |
Russia |
2 |
5 |
| 7 |
Zachavrot |
Russia |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Hébrant |
Belgium |
1 |
6 |
[edit] Amateurs-masters épée
This event highlighted the singular position of the sport of fencing in the early Olympic movement. In most of the other sports on the program, competitors had to be amateurs. Furthermore, amateur standing was typically lost when one competed against a professional, even if there was no money involved in that particular competition. In fencing, however, professionals were allowed to compete in the Olympics.
The 1900 amateurs-masters épée fencing event pitted the best amateur épéeists against the best professionals. The top four placers in each of those two events were qualified to compete in the open event, which consisted of a single round-robin tournament with single-touch bouts. The gold medal in the event was taken by a master, but the next three places all went to amateurs.
- ^ Mallon's count of 8 is based on Smet being labelled French in the first round and quarterfinals of Mallon's book; Mallon correctly has Smet as Belgian in the semifinals and final. Adding Belgium gives the 9th nation.
- ^ a b Two French fencers had the surname Thomeguex; the given name of neither is known.
- ^ These two competitors were among the 13 other quarterfinalists that had been defeated in quarterfinals A-E.
- ^ a b c d Dutertre withdrew after the first round, to be replaced by Stagliano. It can therefore be inferred that Stagliano was the fifth-place fencer in the same preliminary pool as Dutertre. Similarly, Todoresku replaced Lécuyer.
- ^ a b Two difference French fencers with the surname Dizier competed in the masters foil competition; the given name of neither is known.
- ^ Rouleau was given 8th place because he did not finish his final bout.
- ^ a b There were two French fencers with the last name Lézard. The one who competed in round 1 pool A continued in semifinal A and advanced to the final. The one who competed in round 1 pool D was eliminated in semifinal C.
- ^ a b c The identities of the non-qualifying fencers in the G, H, and I pools are unknown. Entry numbers by nationality indicate that of the 12 unknowns, 8 were French, 2 Hungarian, and 2 Italian.
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Fencing 1900". Accessed 21 January 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
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