Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 3 to 4, 1972. 63 fencers from 13 nations competed.[1]

Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
DatesSeptember 3 – 4, 1972
Competitors63 from 13 nations
Medalists
Michele Maffei, Rolando Rigoli, Cesare Salvadori, Mario Aldo Montano, Mario Tullio Montano  Italy
Mark Rakita, Viktor Sidyak, Vladimir Nazlymov, Eduard Vinokurov, Viktor Bazhenov  Soviet Union
Tibor Pézsa, Péter Marót, Péter Bakonyi, Tamás Kovács, Pál Gerevich  Hungary
Fencing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Rosters

Results

Round 1 Pool A

Romania and Hungary each defeated Bulgaria, 11–5 and 12–4, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Hungary won 9–3.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN ROU BUL
1  Hungary 2 0 21 7 Q 9–3 12–4
2  Romania 1 1 14 14 3–9 11–5
3  Bulgaria 0 2 9 23 4–12 5–11
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Round 1 Pool B

Cuba and France each defeated the United States, 9–7 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–5.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRA CUB USA
1  France 2 0 20 10 Q 9–5 11–5
2  Cuba 1 1 14 16 5–9 9–7
3  United States 0 2 12 20 5–11 7–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Round 1 Pool C

The Soviet Union and Italy each defeated Great Britain, 10–6 and 13–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–7.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS ITA GBR
1  Soviet Union 2 0 19 13 Q 9–7 10–6
2  Italy 1 1 20 12 7–9 13–3
3  Great Britain 0 2 9 23 6–10 3–13
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Round 1 Pool D

In the first set of matches, West Germany defeated Switzerland and Poland prevailed over Austria, both 12–4. In the second, West Germany and Austria drew 8–8 (with 57 touches apiece) and Poland won over Switzerland 12–4. In the third round, Poland defeated West Germany 11–5 to secure first place while Austria and Switzerland drew at 8–8 (61 touches apiece), keeping Austria in third place and allowing West Germany to advance in second.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POL FRG AUT SUI
1  Poland 3 0 35 13 Q 11–5 12–4 12–4
2  West Germany 1.5 1.5 25 23 5–11 8–8 12–4
3  Austria 1 2 20 28 4–12 8–8 8–8
4  Switzerland 0.5 2.5 16 32 4–12 4–12 8–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 267–68

Elimination rounds

The final was a rematch of the preliminary round match between the Soviet Union (which had won) and Italy. In this second meeting, Italy won the gold medal by defeating the Soviets 9–5.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
  A1  Hungary 9  
B2  Cuba 2  
  A1  Hungary 7  
  C1  Soviet Union 9  
C1  Soviet Union 9
  D2  West Germany 4  
    C1  Soviet Union 5
  C2  Italy 9
  D1  Poland 2  
C2  Italy 9  
  C2  Italy 9 Third place
  A1  Romania 7  
B1  France 4 A1  Hungary 8
  A2  Romania 9   A1  Romania 7
 
  Consolation Round Fifth Place
 
  B2  Cuba 9  
D2  West Germany 6  
  B2  Cuba 5
  D1  Poland 9
D1  Poland 9
  B1  France 6  

References
  1. "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
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