Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
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Men's sabre at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 22 – 23 September 1988 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-first appearance of the event. The competition was held from 22 to 23 September 1988. 40 fencers from 18 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by defending champion Jean-François Lamour of France, the fourth man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the sabre and the 11th man overall to win multiple medals in the event. It was France's third victory in the event, matching the Soviet Union for second-most all-time (behind Hungary at 11 gold medals). Janusz Olech took silver, Poland's first medal in the event since 1968. Italian Giovanni Scalzo earned bronze.