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Sabre, Individual, Men

Date27 July 2024
StatusOlympic
LocationGrand Palais, Paris, France
Participants34 from 18 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

The big question coming in was if Hungary’s Áron Szilágyi would win his fourth consecutive gold medal in the event. He was seeded only #6 and the question was answered early, as he lost his first match to the #27 seeded Canadian, Farès Arfa. With Szilágyi out, the focus settled on the #1 seed, Egyptian Ziad El-Sissy, and the second seed, Georgia’s Sandro Bazadze. Bazadze was world ranked #1 early in 2024, but he fared no better than Szilágyi, losing in the round of 16 to El-Sissy’s teammate, Mohamed Amer, 15-14.

Upsets continued as El-Sissy made it to the semi-finals but then lost to Tunisian Fares Ferjani, the 13th seed. In the other half, Korea’s Oh Sang-Uk defeated Italian Luigi Samele to advance to the final. Oh was the 2019 World Champion and favored over the unknown Ferjani, and he won gold relatively easily, 15-11. This was the fifth gold medal for Korea in men’s fencing, moving them to sixth all-time among NOCs.

This was the first Olympic fencing medal by a Tunisian man, although Inès Boubakri won bronze in the 2016 women’s individual foil. Tunisia’s previous best finish in this event had been 22nd by Ferjani at Tokyo 2020. Their previous best finish in a men’s individual fencing event was 17th by Mohamed Samandi in 2012 individual foil. Luigi Samele took the bronze medal, defeating El-Sissy in the bronze medal match, 15-12.

PosSeedCompetitorNOC
13Oh Sang-UkKORGold
212Fares FerjaniTUNSilver
37Luigi SameleITABronze
41Ziad El-SissyEGY
55Matyas SzaboGER
618Mohamed AmerEGY
721Shen ChenpengCHN
827Farès ArfaCAN
92Sandro BazadzeGEO
108Sébastien PatriceFRA
1110Luca CuratoliITA
1211Boladé ApithyFRA
1314Ali PakdamanIRI
1417Mitchell SaronUSA
1528Park Sang-WonKOR
1629Csanád GémesiHUN
174Eli DershwitzUSA
186Áron SzilágyiHUN
195Colin HeathcockUSA
2012Michele GalloITA
2116Maxime PianfettiFRA
2215Adham MoatazEGY
2319Kento YoshidaJPN
2420Gu Bon-GilKOR
2522András SzatmáriHUN
2623Enver YıldırımTUR
2724Yousef Al-ShamlanKUW
2825Mohammad RahbariIRI
2926Shaul GordonCAN
3030Evann GiraultNIG
3132Pascual di TellaARG
3234Gibrán ZeaMEX
3331Mohammad FotouhiIRI
3433François CauchonCAN

Round One

Date27 July 2024 — 10:25
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #127 JulZiad El-Sissy (1)EGYbye
Bout #227 JulBlue PistePascual di Tella (32)ARG15 – 13François Cauchon (33)CAN
Bout #327 JulMitchell Saron (17)USAbye
Bout #427 JulMaxime Pianfetti (16)FRAbye
Bout #527 JulMatyas Szabo (9)GERbye
Bout #627 JulYousef Al-Shamlan (24)KUWbye
Bout #727 JulMohammad Rahbari (25)IRIbye
Bout #827 JulSébastien Patrice (8)FRAbye
Bout #927 JulColin Heathcock (5)USAbye
Bout #1027 JulPark Sang-Won (28)KORbye
Bout #1127 JulShen Chenpeng (21)CHNbye
Bout #1227 JulMichele Gallo (12)ITAbye
Bout #1327 JulFares Ferjani (13)TUNbye
Bout #1427 JulGu Bon-Gil (20)KORbye
Bout #1527 JulCsanád Gémesi (29)HUNbye
Bout #1627 JulEli Dershwitz (4)USAbye
Bout #1727 JulOh Sang-Uk (3)KORbye
Bout #1827 JulEvann Girault (30)NIGbye
Bout #1927 JulKento Yoshida (19)JPNbye
Bout #2027 JulAli Pakdaman (14)IRIbye
Bout #2127 JulBoladé Apithy (11)FRAbye
Bout #2227 JulAndrás Szatmári (22)HUNbye
Bout #2327 JulFarès Arfa (27)CANbye
Bout #2427 JulÁron Szilágyi (6)HUNbye
Bout #2527 JulLuigi Samele (7)ITAbye
Bout #2627 JulShaul Gordon (26)CANbye
Bout #2727 JulEnver Yıldırım (23)TURbye
Bout #2827 JulLuca Curatoli (10)ITAbye
Bout #2927 JulAdham Moataz (15)EGYbye
Bout #3027 JulMohamed Amer (18)EGYbye
Bout #3127 JulRed PisteGibrán Zea (34)MEX15 – 13Mohammad Fotouhi (31)IRI
Bout #3227 JulSandro Bazadze (2)GEObye

Round Two

Date27 July 2024 — 12:30
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #127 JulBlue PisteZiad El-Sissy (1)EGY15 – 11Pascual di Tella (32)ARG
Bout #227 JulBlue PisteMitchell Saron (17)USA15 – 12Maxime Pianfetti (16)FRA
Bout #327 JulBlue PisteMatyas Szabo (9)GER15 – 6Yousef Al-Shamlan (24)KUW
Bout #427 JulBlue PisteSébastien Patrice (8)FRA15 – 13Mohammad Rahbari (25)IRI
Bout #527 JulYellow PistePark Sang-Won (28)KOR15 – 10Colin Heathcock (5)USA
Bout #627 JulYellow PisteShen Chenpeng (21)CHN15 – 6Michele Gallo (12)ITA
Bout #727 JulYellow PisteFares Ferjani (13)TUN15 – 8Gu Bon-Gil (20)KOR
Bout #827 JulYellow PisteCsanád Gémesi (29)HUN15 – 10Eli Dershwitz (4)USA
Bout #927 JulGreen PisteOh Sang-Uk (3)KOR15 – 8Evann Girault (30)NIG
Bout #1027 JulGreen PisteAli Pakdaman (14)IRI15 – 11Kento Yoshida (19)JPN
Bout #1127 JulGreen PisteBoladé Apithy (11)FRA15 – 13András Szatmári (22)HUN
Bout #1227 JulGreen PisteFarès Arfa (27)CAN15 – 8Áron Szilágyi (6)HUN
Bout #1327 JulRed PisteLuigi Samele (7)ITA15 – 10Shaul Gordon (26)CAN
Bout #1427 JulRed PisteLuca Curatoli (10)ITA15 – 10Enver Yıldırım (23)TUR
Bout #1527 JulRed PisteMohamed Amer (18)EGY15 – 8Adham Moataz (10)EGY
Bout #1627 JulRed PisteSandro Bazadze (2)GEO15 – 6Gibrán Zea (34)MEX

Round Three

Date27 July 2024 — 15:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #127 JulBlue PisteZiad El-Sissy (1)EGY15 – 13Mitchell Saron (17)USA
Bout #227 JulBlue PisteMatyas Szabo (9)GER15 – 13Sébastien Patrice (8)FRA
Bout #327 JulYellow PisteShen Chenpeng (21)CHN15 – 11Park Sang-Won (28)KOR
Bout #427 JulYellow PisteFares Ferjani (13)TUN15 – 14Csanád Gémesi (29)HUN
Bout #527 JulGreen PisteOh Sang-Uk (3)KOR15 – 10Ali Pakdaman (14)IRI
Bout #627 JulGreen PisteFarès Arfa (27)CAN15 – 8Boladé Apithy (11)FRA
Bout #727 JulRed PisteLuigi Samele (7)ITA15 – 12Luca Curatoli (10)ITA
Bout #827 JulRed PisteMohamed Amer (18)EGY15 – 14Sandro Bazadze (2)GEO

Quarter-Finals

Date27 July 2024 — 16:15
FormatWinner of each match advanced to semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #127 JulBlue PisteZiad El-Sissy (1)EGY15 – 14Matyas Szabo (9)GER
Bout #227 JulYellow PisteFares Ferjani (13)TUN15 – 14Shen Chenpeng (21)CHN
Bout #327 JulGreen PisteOh Sang-Uk (3)KOR15 – 13Farès Arfa (27)CAN
Bout #427 JulRed PisteLuigi Samele (7)ITA15 – 13Mohamed Amer (18)EGY

Semi-Finals

Date27 July 2024 — 19:50
FormatWinner of each match advanced to final.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #127 Jul 19:50Final PisteFares Ferjani (13)TUN15 – 11Ziad El-Sissy (1)EGY
Bout #227 Jul 20:15Final PisteOh Sang-Uk (3)KOR15 – 5Luigi Samele (7)ITA

Final Round

Date27 July 2024
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout 1/227 Jul 21:55Final PisteOh Sang-Uk (3)KOR15 – 11Fares Ferjani (12)TUN
Bout 3/427 Jul 21:05Final PisteLuigi Samele (7)ITA15 – 12Ziad El-Sissy (1)EGY