Date | 31 July – 1 August 1928 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Schermzaal, Amsterdam |
Participants | 54 from 23 countries |
The favorite was likely Italy’s Oreste Puliti, the 1927 world champion, although he was fortunate to be able to compete at all. At the 1924 Olympics he was incensed by a decision in the sabre competition, and withdrew from the event, and his entire Italian fencing team then withdrew. By a decision of the IOC, Puliti was then banned from future Olympic participation, but two years later, after a request by the Italian fencing federation, this decision was reconsidered and Puliti was allowed to compete in 1928.
Both he and France’s Lucien Gaudin were undefeated in qualifying for the final pool. There Puliti lost three matches to drop to fourth place, while Gaudin had nine wins and two losses, tying him with Erwin Casmir (GER) and Giulio Gaudini (ITA). Casmir had beaten Gaudin in their pool match but in the barrage for medals, Gaudin reversed that outcome. He then faced Gaudini. With the score tied 2-2, Gaudini grazed Gaudin’s jacket but the referee ruled “no touch”. The Italians immediately protested but Gaudin walked over to the jury and magnanimously told them, “I was touched”. Gaudini went ahead 4-2, but Gaudin came back to win the final three points, winning the match 5-4, and secure the gold medal. Gaudini also lost to Casmir, which gave the German the silver medal.
Gaudin was competing in his third Olympics and competed in six events. He won a medal in all six, with four golds. Six days after this victory, he won the individual épée in Amsterdam, only the second time that a fencer would win both the individual foil and épée at the same Olympics (after Ramón Fonst (CUB) in 1904). This was Gaudini’s second Olympics, after competing in team foil in 1924, and he would compete again in 1932 and 1936, and finish his Olympic career with nine medals – three gold, four silver, and two bronzes. Erwin Casmir was the greatest German fencer of the 1920s. He would also compete in 1932 and 1936 but this would be his only individual Olympic medal.
Top three finishers in each pool advanced to semi-finals.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
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1 | Albert De Roocker | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | |||
2 | Zoltán Schenker | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 24 | 16 | |||
4 | Frans Mosman | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | |||
5 | Jens Berthelsen | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |||
6 | Mahmoud Abdin | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
Pool One | Albert De Roocker | ![]() | 5 – 3 | George Calnan | ![]() |
Pool One | Albert De Roocker | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Frans Mosman | ![]() |
Pool One | Albert De Roocker | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Jens Berthelsen | ![]() |
Pool One | Albert De Roocker | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Mahmoud Abdin | ![]() |
Pool One | Zoltán Schenker | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Albert De Roocker | ![]() |
Pool One | Zoltán Schenker | ![]() | 5 – 1 | George Calnan | ![]() |
Pool One | Zoltán Schenker | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Jens Berthelsen | ![]() |
Pool One | Zoltán Schenker | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Mahmoud Abdin | ![]() |
Pool One | George Calnan | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Frans Mosman | ![]() |
Pool One | George Calnan | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Jens Berthelsen | ![]() |
Pool One | George Calnan | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Mahmoud Abdin | ![]() |
Pool One | Frans Mosman | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Zoltán Schenker | ![]() |
Pool One | Frans Mosman | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Jens Berthelsen | ![]() |
Pool One | Frans Mosman | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Mahmoud Abdin | ![]() |
Pool One | Jens Berthelsen | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Mahmoud Abdin | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Osiier | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | |||
2 | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |||
3 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | |||
4 | Johan Falkenberg | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | |||
5 | Gusztáv Kálniczky | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 13 | 23 | |||
6 | Fernando García | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
Pool Two | Ivan Osiier | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Erwin Casmir | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ivan Osiier | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ivan Osiier | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Johan Falkenberg | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ivan Osiier | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Gusztáv Kálniczky | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ivan Osiier | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Fernando García | ![]() |
Pool Two | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() |
Pool Two | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Johan Falkenberg | ![]() |
Pool Two | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Gusztáv Kálniczky | ![]() |
Pool Two | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Fernando García | ![]() |
Pool Two | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Johan Falkenberg | ![]() |
Pool Two | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Gusztáv Kálniczky | ![]() |
Pool Two | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Fernando García | ![]() |
Pool Two | Johan Falkenberg | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Gusztáv Kálniczky | ![]() |
Pool Two | Johan Falkenberg | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Fernando García | ![]() |
Pool Two | Gusztáv Kálniczky | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Fernando García | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
2 | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | |||
3 | Joe Levis | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | |||
4 | Eugène Empeyta | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | |||
5 | Denis Pearce | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | |||
6 | Konstantinos Botasis | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 |
Pool Three | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() |
Pool Three | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Joe Levis | ![]() |
Pool Three | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Eugène Empeyta | ![]() |
Pool Three | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Denis Pearce | ![]() |
Pool Three | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Konstantinos Botasis | ![]() |
Pool Three | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Joe Levis | ![]() |
Pool Three | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Eugène Empeyta | ![]() |
Pool Three | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Denis Pearce | ![]() |
Pool Three | Joe Levis | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Eugène Empeyta | ![]() |
Pool Three | Joe Levis | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Denis Pearce | ![]() |
Pool Three | Joe Levis | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Konstantinos Botasis | ![]() |
Pool Three | Eugène Empeyta | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Denis Pearce | ![]() |
Pool Three | Eugène Empeyta | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Konstantinos Botasis | ![]() |
Pool Three | Denis Pearce | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Konstantinos Botasis | ![]() |
Pool Three | Konstantinos Botasis | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ugo Pignotti | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 35 | 12 | |||
2 | Oscar Viñas | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 30 | 21 | |||
3 | Pierre Pêcher | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 30 | 24 | |||
4 | Paul Kunze | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 27 | 26 | |||
5 | Sebastião de Herédia | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 24 | 29 | |||
6 | Robert Montgomerie | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 27 | 32 | |||
7 | John Albaret | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 20 | 30 | |||
8 | Kostas Nikolopoulos | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oreste Puliti | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
2 | Saul Moyal | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 24 | 18 | |||
3 | Nicolaas Nederpeld | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 23 | 22 | |||
4 | Thomas Wand-Tetley | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 21 | 22 | |||
5 | Frithjof Lorentzen | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 16 | 25 | |||
6 | Frédéric Fitting | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 19 | 25 | |||
7 | Tomás Goyoaga | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |||
2 | Hans Lion | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | |||
3 | Bertil Uggla | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | |||
4 | Diego García | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |||
5 | Władysław Segda | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |||
6 | Đuro Freund | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
Pool Six | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Hans Lion | ![]() |
Pool Six | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Bertil Uggla | ![]() |
Pool Six | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Diego García | ![]() |
Pool Six | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Władysław Segda | ![]() |
Pool Six | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Đuro Freund | ![]() |
Pool Six | Hans Lion | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Bertil Uggla | ![]() |
Pool Six | Hans Lion | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Diego García | ![]() |
Pool Six | Hans Lion | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Władysław Segda | ![]() |
Pool Six | Hans Lion | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Đuro Freund | ![]() |
Pool Six | Bertil Uggla | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Diego García | ![]() |
Pool Six | Bertil Uggla | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Władysław Segda | ![]() |
Pool Six | Bertil Uggla | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Đuro Freund | ![]() |
Pool Six | Diego García | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Władysław Segda | ![]() |
Pool Six | Diego García | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Đuro Freund | ![]() |
Pool Six | Władysław Segda | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Đuro Freund | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Cattiau | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 30 | 12 | |||
2 | Kurt Ettinger | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 29 | 16 | |||
3 | Raymond Bru | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | |||
4 | Kim Bærentzen | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | |||
5 | Jacob Bergsland | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 21 | 24 | |||
6 | Torvald Appelroth | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 14 | 28 | |||
7 | Gheorghe Caranfil | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Ducret | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 35 | 13 | |||
2 | Dernell Every | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 32 | 24 | |||
3 | Mihai Savu | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | |||
4 | Ivar Tingdahl | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 26 | 26 | |||
5 | Richard Brünner | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | |||
6 | Joseph Misrahi | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 24 | 26 | |||
7 | Julius Thomson | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 17 | 31 | |||
8 | Armando Alemán | ![]() | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
Top four finishers in each pool advanced to final.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 30 | 15 | |||
2 | Ugo Pignotti | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | |||
3 | Philippe Cattiau | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | |||
4 | Joe Levis | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | |||
5 | Hans Lion | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 20 | 25 | |||
6 | Zoltán Schenker | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 11 | 28 | |||
7 | Nicolaas Nederpeld | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 12 | 30 | |||
AC | Albert De Roocker | ![]() | – | – | – | – | WDinjury |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oreste Puliti | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 35 | 16 | |||
2 | Roger Ducret | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 28 | 19 | |||
3 | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 31 | 24 | |||
4 | Bertil Uggla | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 24 | 23 | |||
5 | Mihai Savu | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 21 | 31 | |||
6 | Saul Moyal | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 23 | 31 | |||
7 | Pierre Pêcher | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 23 | 32 | |||
8 | Dernell Every | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 24 | 33 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |||
2 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 31 | 14 | |||
3 | Raymond Bru | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 27 | 20 | |||
4 | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | |||
5 | Ivan Osiier | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 24 | 26 | |||
6 | Kurt Ettinger | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 19 | 32 | |||
7 | George Calnan | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 13 | 33 | |||
8 | Oscar Viñas | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 10 | 33 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 49 | 24 | |||
2 | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 49 | 29 | |||
3 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 53 | 34 | |||
4 | Oreste Puliti | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 51 | 27 | |||
5 | Philippe Cattiau | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 43 | 32 | |||
6 | Raymond Bru | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 42 | 41 | |||
7 | Ugo Pignotti | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 40 | 48 | |||
8 | Fritz Gazzera | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 37 | 49 | |||
9 | Roger Ducret | ![]() | 3 | 8 | 36 | 48 | |||
10 | György Rozgonyi | ![]() | 3 | 8 | 31 | 52 | |||
11 | Joe Levis | ![]() | 2 | 9 | 32 | 49 | |||
12 | Bertil Uggla | ![]() | 1 | 10 | 24 | 54 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |||
2 | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||
3 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Barrage | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Erwin Casmir | ![]() |
Barrage | Lucien Gaudin | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() |
Barrage | Erwin Casmir | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Giulio Gaudini | ![]() |