Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 28 to 29 July 1980. 63 fencers from 8 nations competed.[2]

Men's team sabre
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueCentral Army Sports Club Complex
Dates28 – 29 July 1980
Competitors63 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktor Sidyak
Vladimir Nazlymov
Viktor Krovopuskov
Mikhail Burtsev
Nikolay Alyokhin [ru][1]
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mario Aldo Montano
Michele Maffei
Ferdinando Meglio
Marco Romano
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Imre Gedővári
Pál Gerevich
Ferenc Hammang
Rudolf Nébald
György Nébald
 Hungary
← 1976
1984 →

Rosters

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Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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Cuba defeated Romania 9–7, followed by Romania defeating the Soviet Union 9–7. In the final match of the pool, Cuba needed a win to take first place while the Soviet team needed to reach at least 10 bouts won to guarantee first place (a 9–7 Soviet win would result in a three-way tie, broken by touches). The Soviets got to 10–5 to win the pool, with the final bout unnecessary.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS ROU CUB
1   Soviet Union 1 1 17 14 QS 7–9 10–5
2   Romania 1 1 16 16 QQ 9–7 7–9
3   Cuba 1 1 14 17 5–10 9–7
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 247

Round 1 Pool B

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Poland defeated East Germany 9–7, followed by East Germany and Bulgaria tying 8–8 (with 63 touches apiece). Poland defeated Bulgaria 9–7 to win the pool. East Germany and Bulgaria were tied on matches, bouts, and touches received, but East Germany had 2 more touches scored than Bulgaria (having scored 60–62 against Poland, to Bulgaria's 58–62).

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. POL GDR BUL
1   Poland 2 0 18 14 QQ 9–7 9–7
2   East Germany 0.5 1.5 15 17 7–9 8–8
3   Bulgaria 0.5 1.5 15 17 7–9 8–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 247–48

Round 1 Pool C

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In the only match of the pool, Italy defeated Hungary 8–7. (The final bout was unnecessary, as Italy's 65–52 touches lead ensured that Italy would win the tie-breaker even if Hungary won the last bout 5–0.)

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA HUN
1   Italy 1 0 8 7 QS 8–7
2   Hungary 0 1 7 8 QQ 7–8
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 248

Elimination rounds

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
C2   Hungary 9
B2   East Germany 7
C2   Hungary 6
A1   Soviet Union 8
A1   Soviet Union
Bye
A1   Soviet Union 9
C1   Italy 2
A2   Romania 7
B1   Poland 9
B1   Poland 5 Third place
C1   Italy 10
C1   Italy C2   Hungary 9
Bye B1   Poland 6
Fifth Place
   
B2   East Germany 6
A2   Romania 9

References

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  1. ^ Olympedia page
  2. ^ "Fencing: 1980 Olympic Results – Men's team sabre". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.