Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

Fencing at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Épée   men   women
Team épée men
Foil men women
Team foil women
Sabre men women
Team sabre men women

The men's sabre fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 12 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The sabre competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

Contents

Medalists

Gold  Zhong Man
China (CHN)
Silver   Nicolas Lopez
France (FRA)
Bronze   Mihai Covaliu
Romania (ROU)

Draw

Finals

  Semifinals Final
  Zhong Man (CHN)   15  
  Julien Pillet (FRA)   12  
 
      Zhong Man (CHN)   15
    Nicolas Lopez (FRA)   9
Bronze medal match
  Nicolas Lopez (FRA)   15   Julien Pillet (FRA)   11
  Mihai Covaliu (ROU)   13     Mihai Covaliu (ROU)   15

Section 1

  First Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
      
         1   Luigi Tarantino (ITA) 15  
33   Renzo Agresta (BRA) 15     33   Renzo Agresta (BRA) 8  
32   Mahmoud Samir (EGY) 10       1   Luigi Tarantino (ITA) 15  
           16   Boris Sanson (FRA) 7  
         17   Tim Morehouse (USA) 12  
         16   Boris Sanson (FRA) 15  
           1   Luigi Tarantino (ITA) 13
           9   Zhong Man (CHN) 15
         9   Zhong Man (CHN) 15  
         24   Wiradech Kothny (THA) 7  
           9   Zhong Man (CHN) 15  
25   Nikolay Kovalev (RUS) 15       8   Jaime Marti (ESP) 14  
40   Alex O'Connell (GBR) 14     25   Nikolay Kovalev (RUS) 12       
         8   Jaime Marti (ESP) 15       
      

Section 2

  First Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
      
         5   Keeth Smart (USA) 15  
37   Abdoulaye Thiam (SEN) 10     28   Jason Rogers (USA) 3  
28   Jason Rogers (USA) 15       5   Keeth Smart (USA) 15  
           21   Aron Szilagyi (HUN) 10  
         21   Aron Szilagyi (HUN) 15  
         12   Tamas Decsi (HUN) 9  
           5   Keeth Smart (USA) 13
           20   Julien Pillet (FRA) 15
         13   Wang Jingzhi (CHN) 14  
         20   Julien Pillet (FRA) 15  
           20   Julien Pillet (FRA) 15  
29   Mamadou Keita (SEN) 15       4   Rares Dumitrescu (ROU) 13  
36   Satoshi Ogawa (JPN) 14     29   Mamadou Keita (SEN) 7       
         4   Rares Dumitrescu (ROU) 15       
      

Section 3

  First Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
      
         3   Aldo Montano (ITA) 15  
35   Gamal Fathy (EGY) 8     30   Philippe Beaudry (CAN) 4  
30   Philippe Beaudry (CAN) 15       3   Aldo Montano (ITA) 14  
           15   Jorge Pina (ESP) 15  
         19   Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA) 9  
         14   Jorge Pina (ESP) 15  
           15   Jorge Pina (ESP) 10
           27   Nicolas Lopez (FRA) 15
         11   Oh Eun-Seok (KOR) 15  
         22   Dmitri Lapkes (BLR) 8  
           11   Oh Eun-Seok (KOR) 11  
27   Nicolas Lopez (FRA) 15       27   Nicolas Lopez (FRA) 15  
38   Julien Ouedraogo (BUR) 6     27   Nicolas Lopez (FRA) 15       
         6   Stanislav Pozdniakov (RUS) 8       
      

Section 4

  First Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
      
         7   Mihai Covaliu (ROU) 15  
39   Shadi Talaat (EGY) 7     26   Valery Pryiemka (BLR) 9  
26   Valery Pryiemka (BLR) 15       7   Mihai Covaliu (ROU) 15  
           23   Zhou Hanming (CHN) 12  
         23   Zhou Hanming (CHN) 15  
         10   Zsolt Nemcsik (HUN) 13  
           7   Mihai Covaliu (ROU) 15
           18   Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) 13
         15   Alexey Yakimenko (RUS) 9  
         18   Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) 15  
           18   Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) 15  
31   Carlos Bravo (VEN) 10       2   Nicolas Limbach (GER) 14  
34   Marcin Koniusz (POL) 15     34   Marcin Koniusz (POL) 7       
         2   Nicolas Limbach (GER) 15       
      

Final classification

Rank Athlete Nation
Zhong, ManMan Zhong China
Lopez, NicolasNicolas Lopez France
Covaliu, MihaiMihai Covaliu Romania
4 Pillet, JulienJulien Pillet France
5 Tarantino, LuigiLuigi Tarantino Italy
6 Smart, KeethKeeth Smart United States
7 Pina, JorgeJorge Pina Spain
8 Buikevich, AliaksandrAliaksandr Buikevich Belarus
9 Limbach, NicolasNicolas Limbach Germany
10 Montano, AldoAldo Montano Italy
11 Dumitrescu, RaresRares Dumitrescu Romania
12 Marti, JaimeJaime Marti Spain
13 Oh, Eun-SeokEun-Seok Oh South Korea
14 Sanson, BorisBoris Sanson France
15 Szilagyi, AronAron Szilagyi Hungary
16 Zhou, HanmingHanming Zhou China
17 Pozdniakov, StanislavStanislav Pozdniakov Russia
18 Nemcsik, ZsoltZsolt Nemcsik Hungary
19 Decsi, TamasTamas Decsi Hungary
20 Wang, JingzhiJingzhi Wang China
21 Yakimenko, AlexeyAlexey Yakimenko Russia
22 Morehouse, TimTim Morehouse United States
23 Occhiuzzi, DiegoDiego Occhiuzzi Italy
24 Lapkes, DmitriDmitri Lapkes Belarus
25 Kothny, WiradechWiradech Kothny Thailand
26 Kovalev, NikolayNikolay Kovalev Russia
27 Pryiemka, ValeryValery Pryiemka Belarus
28 Rogers, JasonJason Rogers United States
29 Keita, MamadouMamadou Keita Senegal
30 Beaudry, PhilippePhilippe Beaudry Canada
31 Koniusz, MarcinMarcin Koniusz Poland
32 Agresta, RenzoRenzo Agresta Brazil
33 Bravo, CarlosCarlos Bravo Venezuela
34 Samir, MahmoudMahmoud Samir Egypt
35 Fathy, GamalGamal Fathy Egypt
36 Ogawa, SatoshiSatoshi Ogawa Japan
37 Thiam, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Thiam Senegal
38 Ouedraogo, JulienJulien Ouedraogo Burkina Faso
39 O'Connell, AlexAlex O'Connell Great Britain
40 Talaat, ShadiShadi Talaat Egypt

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