Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 28 to 29, 1988. 53 fencers from 11 nations competed.^[1]

Men's team sabre at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates	September 28 – 29, 1988
Competitors	53 from 11 nations
Medalists
György Nébald Bence Szabó Imre Bujdosó Imre Gedővári László Csongrádi  Hungary Sergey Mindirgasov Mikhail Burtsev Heorhiy Pohosov Andrey Alshan Sergey Koryashkin  Soviet Union Giovanni Scalzo Marco Marin Gianfranco Dalla Barba Ferdinando Meglio Massimo Cavaliere  Italy
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Rosters

Bulgaria
Khristo Etropolski Vasil Etropolski Nikolay Marincheshki Nikolay Mateev Georgi Chomakov

Canada
Wulfe Balk Jean-Marie Banos Jean-Paul Banos Bruno Deschênes Tony Plourde

China
Jia Guihua Wang Ruiji Wang Zhiming Zheng Zhaokang

France
Philippe Delrieu Franck Ducheix Pierre Guichot Jean-François Lamour

Hungary
György Nébald Bence Szabó Imre Bujdosó Imre Gedővári László Csongrádi

Italy
Giovanni Scalzo Marco Marin Gianfranco Dalla Barba Ferdinando Meglio Massimo Cavaliere

Poland
Marek Gniewkowski Robert Kościelniakowski Andrzej Kostrzewa Janusz Olech Tadeusz Piguła

South Korea
Kim Sang-Uk Lee Byeong-Nam Lee Hyo-Geun Lee Hyeon-Su Lee Uk-Jae

Soviet Union
Sergey Mindirgasov Mikhail Burtsev Heorhiy Pohosov Andrey Alshan Sergey Koryazhkin

United States
Bob Cottingham Paul Friedberg Mike Lofton Steve Mormando Peter Westbrook

West Germany
Felix Becker Jörg Kempenich Jürgen Nolte Dieter Schneider Stephan Thönnessen

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Hungary and France each defeated Bulgaria, 9–2 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–4.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		HUN	FRA	BUL
1	Hungary	2	0	18	6	QQ			9–4	9–2
2	France	1	1	13	12			4–9		9–3
3	Bulgaria	0	2	5	18			2–9	3–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 394

Round 1 Pool B

In the first set of matches, Italy beat South Korea 9–2 and West Germany defeated the United States 9–3. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Italy prevailed over the United States 9–4 and West Germany won against South Korea 9–1. Finally, Italy took the top spot in the group by beating West Germany 9–5 while South Korea finished last after losing to the United States 9–5.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ITA	FRG	USA	KOR
1	Italy	3	0	27	11	QS			9–5	9–4	9–2
2	West Germany	2	1	23	13	QQ		5–9		9–3	9–1
3	United States	1	2	16	23			4–9	3–9		9–5
4	South Korea	0	3	8	27			2–9	1–9	5–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 394

Round 1 Pool C

In the first set of matches, the Soviet Union beat Canada 9–1 and Poland defeated China 9–1. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as the Soviet Union prevailed over China 9–1 and Poland won against Canada 9–3. Finally, the Soviet Union took the top spot in the group by beating Poland 9–7 while China finished last after losing to Canada 9–7.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	POL	CAN	CHN
1	Soviet Union	3	0	27	9	QS			9–7	9–1	9–1
2	Poland	2	1	25	13	QQ		7–9		9–3	9–1
3	Canada	1	2	13	25			1–9	3–9		9–7
4	China	0	3	9	27			1–9	1–9	7–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 394–95

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

Hungary

8

C2

Poland

8

A1

Hungary

9

B1

Italy

5

B1

Italy

Bye

A1

Hungary

8

C1

Soviet Union

8

A2

France

9

B2

West Germany

5

A2

France

7

Third place

C1

Soviet Union

9

C1

Soviet Union

B1

Italy

8

Bye

A2

France

8

	Fifth Place
	C2	Poland	9
	B2	West Germany	4