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Sabre, Individual, Men

Date12 – 13 August 1932
StatusOlympic
LocationState Armory of the 160th Infantry, Olympic Park, Los Angeles, California
Participants25 from 12 countries

The last fencing event at the 1932 Olympics was the individual sabre. Although expected to be very exciting, the organizational weaknesses here proved distressing as the final pool lasted nearly six hours. The Hungarians were favored as they dominated sabre fencing in this era, with the 1930-31 world championship having gone to György Piller-Jekelfalussy. Piller-Jekelfalussy won the gold medal, as expected, but the silver went to the surprising Giulio Gaudini of Italy, ahead of Hungary’s Endre Kabos, who narrowly edged out Germany’s Erwin Casmir for bronze.

Hungarian Attila Petschauer had been favored for a medal, but came in fifth. Petschauer, who was Jewish, was arbitrarily arrested by the Nazis in the summer of 1942 and assigned to hard labor in the Davidovka concentration camp, which was effectively a death sentence, and as a prominent prisoner, he was singled out for the harshest treatment. When in January 1943 his former teammate and current overseer Kálmán Cseh von Szent-Katolna identified him as an Olympic champion, Petschauer was beaten with a wire whip until his spine was exposed, until Colonel General Burdenko, chief surgeon of the Red Army, arrived a bit later, and stopped the brutality, but could not save his life. Petschauer was forced to climb a tree naked in the frigid weather, and had cold water sprayed on him. He died shortly thereafter. A documentation of this case appeared in the 1970s in Hungary and Petschauer’s death by torture was the subject of the 1999 movie Sunshine starring Ralph Fiennes.

PosCompetitor(s)NOC
1György PillerHUNGold
2Giulio GaudiniITASilver
3Endre KabosHUNBronze
4Erwin CasmirGER
5Attila PetschauerHUN
6John HuffmanUSA
7Ivan OsiierDEN
8Arturo De VecchiITA
9Norman ArmitageUSA
10Emilio SalafiaITA
6 p1 r2/3Edward GardèreFRA
6 p2 r2/3Peter BruderUSA
7 p1 r2/3Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
7 p2 r2/3Jean PiotFRA
8 p1 r2/3Adam PapéePOL
8 p2 r2/3Antonio HaroMEX
9 p1 r2/3Francisco ValeroMEX
9 p2 r2/3Władysław SegdaPOL
7 p1 r1/3Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX
7 p2 r1/3Axel BlochDEN
7 p3 r1/3Carmelo MerloARG
8 p1 r1/3Pat FarrellCAN
8 p2 r1/3Georges de BourguignonBEL
8 p3 r1/3Doris de JongNED
9 p3 r1/3Aage LeidersdorffDEN

Round One (12 August 1932 — 8:00)

Top six finishers in each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Pool 1

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1Attila PetschauerHUN502512Q
2Giulio GaudiniITA512916Q
3Ivan OsiierDEN322117Q
4Jean PiotFRA332120Q
5Peter BruderUSA332621Q
6Władysław SegdaPOL332323Q
7Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX151229
8Pat FarrellCAN061130

Bout #1 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 4Giulio GaudiniITA
Bout #2 1Attila PetschauerHUN Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #3 2Attila PetschauerHUN Jean PiotFRA
Bout #4 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 4Peter BruderUSA
Bout #5 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 3Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #6 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 0Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX
Bout #7 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 1Pat FarrellCAN
Bout #8 3Giulio GaudiniITA Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #9 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 1Jean PiotFRA
Bout #10 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Peter BruderUSA
Bout #11 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #12 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX
Bout #13 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 1Pat FarrellCAN
Bout #14 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 2Jean PiotFRA
Bout #15 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 2Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX
Bout #16 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 3Pat FarrellCAN
Bout #17 Jean PiotFRA 5 – 4Peter BruderUSA
Bout #18 Jean PiotFRA 5 – 1Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX
Bout #19 Jean PiotFRA 5 – 0Pat FarrellCAN
Bout #20 Peter BruderUSA 5 – 3Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #21 Peter BruderUSA 5 – 2Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #22 Peter BruderUSA 5 – 1Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX
Bout #23 4Peter BruderUSA Pat FarrellCAN
Bout #24 Władysław SegdaPOL 5 – 3Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #25 Władysław SegdaPOL 5 – 3Jean PiotFRA
Bout #26 5Władysław SegdaPOL Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX
Bout #27 Władysław SegdaPOL 5 – 2Pat FarrellCAN
Bout #28 Gerónimo DelgadilloMEX 5 – 4Pat FarrellCAN

Pool 2

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1Endre KabosHUN603018Q
2Emilio SalafiaITA422516Q
3Norman ArmitageUSA422418Q
4Erwin CasmirGER30155Q
5Adam PapéePOL332219Q
6Francisco ValeroMEX252029Q
7Axel BlochDEN161233
8Georges de BourguignonBEL162434

Bout #1 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 4Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #2 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 2Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #3 6Endre KabosHUN Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #4 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 3Adam PapéePOL
Bout #5 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 2Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #6 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 3Axel BlochDEN
Bout #7 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 4Georges de BourguignonBEL
Bout #8 Emilio SalafiaITA 5 – 2Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #9 7Emilio SalafiaITA Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #10 Emilio SalafiaITA 5 – 0Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #11 Emilio SalafiaITA 5 – 0Axel BlochDEN
Bout #12 Emilio SalafiaITA 5 – 4Georges de BourguignonBEL
Bout #13 8Norman ArmitageUSA Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #14 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 2Adam PapéePOL
Bout #15 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 2Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #16 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 0Axel BlochDEN
Bout #17 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 4Georges de BourguignonBEL
Bout #18 9Erwin CasmirGER Adam PapéePOL
Bout #19 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 2Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #20 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 1Axel BlochDEN
Bout #21 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 2Georges de BourguignonBEL
Bout #22 Adam PapéePOL 5 – 1Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #23 Adam PapéePOL 5 – 1Axel BlochDEN
Bout #24 Adam PapéePOL 5 – 2Georges de BourguignonBEL
Bout #25 Francisco ValeroMEX 5 – 2Adam PapéePOL
Bout #26 Francisco ValeroMEX 5 – 2Axel BlochDEN
Bout #27 Axel BlochDEN 5 – 3Georges de BourguignonBEL
Bout #28 Georges de BourguignonBEL 5 – 4Francisco ValeroMEX

Pool 3

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1Edward GardèreFRA523016Q
2György PillerHUN512621Q
3Antonio HaroMEX533328Q
4Arturo De VecchiITA422717Q
5Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL422322Q
6John HuffmanUSA443425Q10
7Carmelo MerloARG152027
8Doris de JongNED161433
9Aage LeidersdorffDEN171937

Bout #1 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 1Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #2 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 1Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #3 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 3John HuffmanUSA
Bout #4 11Edward GardèreFRA Carmelo MerloARG
Bout #5 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 1Doris de JongNED
Bout #6 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 0Aage LeidersdorffDEN
Bout #7 György PillerHUN 5 – 4Edward GardèreFRA
Bout #8 György PillerHUN 5 – 3Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #9 12György PillerHUN Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #10 13György PillerHUN Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #11 György PillerHUN 5 – 4Carmelo MerloARG
Bout #12 György PillerHUN 5 – 2Doris de JongNED
Bout #13 György PillerHUN 5 – 3Aage LeidersdorffDEN
Bout #14 Antonio HaroMEX 5 – 4Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #15 Antonio HaroMEX 5 – 4John HuffmanUSA
Bout #16 Antonio HaroMEX 5 – 3Carmelo MerloARG
Bout #17 Antonio HaroMEX 5 – 1Doris de JongNED
Bout #18 Antonio HaroMEX 5 – 1Aage LeidersdorffDEN
Bout #19 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 1Edward GardèreFRA
Bout #20 14Arturo De VecchiITA Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #21 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Carmelo MerloARG
Bout #22 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Doris de JongNED
Bout #23 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Aage LeidersdorffDEN
Bout #24 Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL 5 – 4Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #25 Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL 5 – 4Carmelo MerloARG
Bout #26 Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL 5 – 1Doris de JongNED
Bout #27 Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL 5 – 3Aage LeidersdorffDEN
Bout #28 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 1György PillerHUN
Bout #29 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 3Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #30 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 2Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #31 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 2Doris de JongNED
Bout #32 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 2Aage LeidersdorffDEN
Bout #33 Carmelo MerloARG 5 – 2John HuffmanUSA
Bout #34 15Carmelo MerloARG Doris de JongNED
Bout #35 Doris de JongNED 5 – 3Aage LeidersdorffDEN
Bout #36 Aage LeidersdorffDEN 5 – 2Carmelo MerloARG

Semi-Finals (12 August 1932 — 13:00)

Top five finishers in each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Pool 1

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1Endre KabosHUN613420Q
2Attila PetschauerHUN623724Q
3John HuffmanUSA623625Q
4Ivan OsiierDEN433024Q
5Arturo De VecchiITA443231Q
6Edward GardèreFRA352737
7Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL262635
8Adam PapéePOL262736
9Francisco ValeroMEX262037

Bout #1 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 2John HuffmanUSA
Bout #2 16Endre KabosHUN Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #3 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 3Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #4 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 4Edward GardèreFRA
Bout #5 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 2Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #6 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 3Adam PapéePOL
Bout #7 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 1Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #8 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 4Endre KabosHUN
Bout #9 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 2Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #10 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 4Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #11 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 0Edward GardèreFRA
Bout #12 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 2Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #13 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 2Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #14 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 3Attila PetschauerHUN
Bout #15 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 4Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #16 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 3Edward GardèreFRA
Bout #17 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 3Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #18 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 1Adam PapéePOL
Bout #19 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 1Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #20 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 1Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #21 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 2Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #22 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 4Adam PapéePOL
Bout #23 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 2Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #24 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 4John HuffmanUSA
Bout #25 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Edward GardèreFRA
Bout #26 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 3Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #27 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Adam PapéePOL
Bout #28 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 4Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #29 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 4Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL
Bout #30 Edward GardèreFRA 5 – 4Adam PapéePOL
Bout #31 Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL 5 – 3Adam PapéePOL
Bout #32 Leszek Lubicz-NyczPOL 5 – 2Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #33 Adam PapéePOL 5 – 4Attila PetschauerHUN
Bout #34 Adam PapéePOL 5 – 2Francisco ValeroMEX
Bout #35 Francisco ValeroMEX 5 – 4Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #36 Francisco ValeroMEX 5 – 3Edward GardèreFRA

Pool 2

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1György PillerHUN603012Q
2Giulio GaudiniITA512919Q
3Erwin CasmirGER412314Q
4Norman ArmitageUSA342724Q
5Peter BruderUSA342327Q
6Emilio SalafiaITA342530
7Jean PiotFRA051125
8Antonio HaroMEX151629
9Władysław SegdaPOL0115

Bout #1 György PillerHUN 5 – 4Giulio GaudiniITA
Bout #2 17György PillerHUN Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #3 György PillerHUN 5 – 4Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #4 György PillerHUN 5 – 1Peter BruderUSA
Bout #5 György PillerHUN 5 – 1Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #6 György PillerHUN 5 – 2Jean PiotFRA
Bout #7 György PillerHUN 5 – 0Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #8 18György PillerHUN Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #9 19Giulio GaudiniITA Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #10 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #11 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 4Peter BruderUSA
Bout #12 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #13 20Giulio GaudiniITA Jean PiotFRA
Bout #14 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #15 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 1Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #16 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 2Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #17 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 3Peter BruderUSA
Bout #18 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 2Jean PiotFRA
Bout #19 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 2Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #20 21Erwin CasmirGER Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #21 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 0Peter BruderUSA
Bout #22 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 1Jean PiotFRA
Bout #23 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 3Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #24 22Norman ArmitageUSA Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #25 Peter BruderUSA 5 – 2Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #26 Peter BruderUSA 5 – 2Jean PiotFRA
Bout #27 Peter BruderUSA 5 – 3Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #28 23Peter BruderUSA Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #29 Emilio SalafiaITA 5 – 3Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #30 Emilio SalafiaITA 5 – 3Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #31 Emilio SalafiaITA 5 – 4Jean PiotFRA
Bout #32 24Emilio SalafiaITA Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #33 25Jean PiotFRA Antonio HaroMEX
Bout #34 26Jean PiotFRA Władysław SegdaPOL
Bout #35 Antonio HaroMEX 5 – 4Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #36 27Antonio HaroMEX Władysław SegdaPOL

Final Pool (13 August 1932 — 13:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBouts WonBouts LostTDTR
1György PillerHUN814219
2Giulio GaudiniITA723928
3Endre KabosHUN543629
4Erwin CasmirGER543230
5Attila PetschauerHUN543732
6John HuffmanUSA543835
7Ivan OsiierDEN453235
8Arturo De VecchiITA362736
9Norman ArmitageUSA362337
10Emilio SalafiaITA092045

Bout #1 György PillerHUN 5 – 2Endre KabosHUN
Bout #2 György PillerHUN 5 – 0Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #3 György PillerHUN 5 – 2Attila PetschauerHUN
Bout #4 György PillerHUN 5 – 3John HuffmanUSA
Bout #5 György PillerHUN 5 – 2Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #6 György PillerHUN 5 – 2Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #7 György PillerHUN 5 – 2Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #8 György PillerHUN 5 – 1Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #9 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 2György PillerHUN
Bout #10 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Endre KabosHUN
Bout #11 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 4Attila PetschauerHUN
Bout #12 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 4Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #13 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 2Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #14 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 0Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #15 Giulio GaudiniITA 5 – 3Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #16 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 4Attila PetschauerHUN
Bout #17 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 2John HuffmanUSA
Bout #18 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 1Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #19 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 1Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #20 Endre KabosHUN 5 – 1Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #21 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 1Giulio GaudiniITA
Bout #22 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 4Endre KabosHUN
Bout #23 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 2Attila PetschauerHUN
Bout #24 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 2Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #25 Erwin CasmirGER 5 – 1Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #26 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 4John HuffmanUSA
Bout #27 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 2Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #28 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 1Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #29 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 1Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #30 Attila PetschauerHUN 5 – 4Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #31 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 3Giulio GaudiniITA
Bout #32 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 3Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #33 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 3Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #34 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 2Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #35 John HuffmanUSA 5 – 4Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #36 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 2Endre KabosHUN
Bout #37 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 2Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #38 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 4Arturo De VecchiITA
Bout #39 Ivan OsiierDEN 5 – 2Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #40 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Erwin CasmirGER
Bout #41 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Norman ArmitageUSA
Bout #42 Arturo De VecchiITA 5 – 2Emilio SalafiaITA
Bout #43 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 4John HuffmanUSA
Bout #44 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 1Ivan OsiierDEN
Bout #45 Norman ArmitageUSA 5 – 2Emilio SalafiaITA