Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
Men's sabre at the Games of the Olympiad
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Venue | Makuhari Messe | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 July 2021 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
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Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics |
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List of fencers Qualification |
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Épée | men | women |
Team épée | men | women |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | men | women |
Sabre | men | women |
Team sabre | men | women |
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The men's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe.[1] Thirty-six fencers from 18 nations competed.[2] Hungary's Áron Szilágyi completed a three-peat by winning the gold medal.
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Background
This was the 29th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics.
The two-time reigning Olympic champion was Áron Szilágyi of Hungary. The reigning World Champion was Oh Sang-uk of South Korea. A preview from Olympics.com identified Szilágyi and Oh as among the strongest contenders in the event, although Oh was eliminated by Sandro Bazadze and failed to medal.[3]
Qualification
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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified fencers in the men's sabre. Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of men's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two. Men's sabre was the third event this applied to, so each nation could enter a maximum of two fencers in the event in 2016. The 2020 Games eliminated this rotation and all weapons had team events.[2]
There are 34 dedicated quota spots for men's sabre. The first 24 spots go to the 3 members of each of the 8 qualified teams in the team sabre event. Next, 6 more men are selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 2 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Finally, 4 spots are allocated by continental qualifying events: 1 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Each nation can earn only one spot through rankings or events.[2]
Additionally, there are 8 host/invitational spots that can be spread throughout the various fencing events.[2] Japan used 2 host places to fill its men's sabre team (adding to the 1 place earned through general qualification).
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for fencing, moving the close of the rankings period back to April 5, 2021 rather than the original April 4, 2020.[2][4]
Competition format
The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2020 tournament continued to use that format. Fencing is done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer is the winner; a tie results in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period is further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scores a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner wins the bout. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority are used.[5]
Schedule
The competition was held over a single day, Saturday, 24 July. The first session was scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to approximately 4:20 p.m. (when the quarterfinals were expected to conclude), after which there was a break until 6 p.m. before the semifinals and medal bouts were held. Men's sabre bouts alternate with the women's épée event bouts.[1]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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Results
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References
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External links
- Draw Archived 23 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine