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Sabre, Team, Men

Date	10 – 11 August 1948
Status	Olympic
Location	Palace of Engineering, Wembley, London
Participants	85 from 17 countries

Hungary had dominated this event throughout the 1930s but they had missed the 1947 World Championships and so Italy arrived at the London Olympics as World Champions. The depth of talent amongst the Hungarians proved decisive as they retained their title with little difficulty. Tibor Berczelly was the outstanding performer and won 15 out of 17 bouts in the tournament. Three members of the Hungarian were also involved in the gold medal victory in Berlin. Italy and the USA tied 8-8 in what was the decisive match for the silver medal with Italy winning on combined hits 61 to 59.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC
1	–	Hungary	HUN	Gold
		Aladár Gerevich • Tibor Berczelly • Rudolf Kárpáti • Pál Kovács • László Rajcsányi • Bertalan Papp
2	–	Italy	ITA	Silver
		Vincenzo Pinton • Gastone Darè • Carlo Turcato • Mauro Racca • Aldo Montano • Renzo Nostini • Vittorio Stagni (DNS)
3	–	United States	USA	Bronze
		Norman Armitage • George Worth • Tibor Nyilas • Dean Cetrulo • Miguel de Capriles • James Flynn
4	–	Belgium	BEL
		Robert Bayot • Georges de Bourguignon • Ferdinand Jassogne • Eugène Laermans • Marcel Nys • Édouard Yves
=5	–	Argentina	ARG
		Manuel Agüero • José D'Andrea • Edgardo Pomini • Jorge Cermesoni • Fernando Huergo • Daniel Sande
=5	–	France	FRA
		Jean-François Tournon • Jean Parent • Maurice Gramain • Jacques Lefèvre • Jean Levavasseur • Georges Lévêque
=5	–	Netherlands	NED
		Henny ter Weer • Antoon Hoevers • Willem van den Berg • Frans Mosman • Eddy Kuijpers • Johannes Zoet (DNS)
=5	–	Poland	POL
		Antoni Sobik • Bolesław Banaś • Teodor Zaczyk • Jerzy Wójcik • Jan Nawrocki • Zygmunt Fokt (DNS)
3 p1 r2/4	–	Egypt	EGY
		Salah Dessouki • Mohamed Zulficar • Mahmoud Younes • Farid Abou-Shadi • Helmi Abdel Rahman (DNS)
3 p2 r2/4	–	Great Britain	GBR
		Arthur Pilbrow • George Moore • Emrys Lloyd • Roger Tredgold • Robin Brook • Charles de Beaumont (DNS)
3 p3 r2/4	–	Czechoslovakia	TCH
		Jindřich Kakos • Svatopluk Skýva • Jaroslav Starý • Alois Sokol • Jindřich Chmela
3 p4 r2/4	–	Austria	AUT
		Werner Plattner • Heinz Putzl • Heinz Lechner • Hubert Loisel • Karl Hanisch (DNS)
3 p1 r1/4	–	Mexico	MEX
		Benito Ramos • Francisco Valero • Antonio Haro • Fidel Luna • José Martínez (DNS)
3 p2 r1/4	–	Switzerland	SUI
		Roland Turian • Alphonse Ruckstuhl • Otto Greter • Walter Widemann • Robert Lips (DNS) • Oswald Zappelli (DNS)
3 p3 r1/4	–	Turkey	TUR
		Merih Sezen • Nihat Balkan • Rıza Arseven • Sabri Tezcan • Vural Balcan • Orhan Adaş (DNS)
3 p4 r1/4	–	Canada	CAN
		Robert Desjarlais • Alf Horn • Roland Asselin • Georges Pouliot
3 p5 r1/4	–	Greece	GRE
		Nikolaos Christogiannopoulos • Athanasios Nanopoulos • Ioannis Karamazakis • Andreas Skotidas

Round One

Date	10 August 1948
Format	Top two teams in each pool advanced to quarter-finals.

Pool #1

Time	09:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Egypt	EGY	1-0	13-3	Q
		Salah Dessouki • Mohamed Zulficar • Mahmoud Younes • Farid Abou-Shadi
2	–	Czechoslovakia	TCH	1-0	9-2	Q
		Jindřich Kakos • Svatopluk Skýva • Jaroslav Starý • Alois Sokol
3	–	Mexico	MEX	0-2	5-22
		Benito Ramos • Francisco Valero • Antonio Haro • Fidel Luna

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	Egypt	EGY	13 – 3	Mexico	MEX
Match #2	10 Aug	Czechoslovakia	TCH	9 – 2	Mexico	MEX

Pool #2

Time	09:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Austria	AUT	1-0	14-2	Q
		Werner Plattner • Heinz Putzl • Heinz Lechner • Hubert Loisel
2	–	France	FRA	1-0	9-1	Q
		Jean-François Tournon • Jean Parent • Maurice Gramain • Jacques Lefèvre
3	–	Switzerland	SUI	0-2	3-23
		Roland Turian • Alphonse Ruckstuhl • Otto Greter • Walter Widemann

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	Austria	AUT	14 – 2	Switzerland	SUI
Match #2	10 Aug	France	FRA	9 – 1	Switzerland	SUI

Pool #3

Time	10:30

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Poland	POL	1-0	11-5	Q
		Antoni Sobik • Bolesław Banaś • Teodor Zaczyk • Jerzy Wójcik
2	–	Belgium	BEL	1-0	9-2	Q
		Robert Bayot • Eugène Laermans • Marcel Nys • Édouard Yves
3	–	Turkey	TUR	0-2	7-20
		Merih Sezen • Nihat Balkan • Rıza Arseven • Sabri Tezcan • Vural Balcan

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	Poland	POL	11 – 5	Turkey	TUR
Match #2	10 Aug	Belgium	BEL	9 – 2	Turkey	TUR

Pool #4

Time	10:30

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Netherlands	NED	1-0	13-3	Q
		Henny ter Weer • Antoon Hoevers • Willem van den Berg • Frans Mosman
2	–	Italy	ITA	1-0	9-1	Q
		Vincenzo Pinton • Gastone Darè • Carlo Turcato • Mauro Racca
3	–	Canada	CAN	0-2	4-22
		Robert Desjarlais • Alf Horn • Roland Asselin • Georges Pouliot

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	Netherlands	NED	13 – 3	Canada	CAN
Match #2	10 Aug	Italy	ITA	9 – 1	Canada	CAN

Pool #5

Time	12:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	United States	USA	1-0	14-2	Q
		Norman Armitage • George Worth • Dean Cetrulo • Miguel de Capriles
2	–	Argentina	ARG	1-0	9-1	Q
		Manuel Agüero • José D'Andrea • Edgardo Pomini • Jorge Cermesoni
3	–	Greece	GRE	0-2	3-23
		Nikolaos Christogiannopoulos • Athanasios Nanopoulos • Ioannis Karamazakis • Andreas Skotidas

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	United States	USA	14 – 2	Greece	GRE
Match #2	10 Aug	Argentina	ARG	9 – 1	Greece	GRE

Pool #6

Time	12:00

Pos	Competitors	NOC
AC	Great Britain	GBR	Q
AC	Hungary	HUN	Q

Quarter-Finals

Date	10 August 1948
Format	Top two teams in each pool advanced to semi-finals.

Pool #1

Time	15:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Belgium	BEL	1-0	13-3	Q
		Georges de Bourguignon • Ferdinand Jassogne • Eugène Laermans • Édouard Yves
2	–	Hungary	HUN	1-0	9-3	Q
		Aladár Gerevich • Tibor Berczelly • László Rajcsányi • Bertalan Papp
3	–	Egypt	EGY	0-2	6-22
		Salah Dessouki • Mohamed Zulficar • Mahmoud Younes • Farid Abou-Shadi

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	Belgium	BEL	13 – 3	Egypt	EGY
Match #2	10 Aug	Hungary	HUN	9 – 3	Egypt	EGY

Pool #2

Time	16:30

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	United States	USA	1-0	11-5	Q
		Norman Armitage • George Worth • Dean Cetrulo • Miguel de Capriles
2	–	Italy	ITA	1-0	9-4	Q
		Gastone Darè • Carlo Turcato • Aldo Montano • Renzo Nostini
3	–	Great Britain	GBR	0-2	9-20
		Arthur Pilbrow • George Moore • Emrys Lloyd • Roger Tredgold • Robin Brook

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	United States	USA	11 – 5	Great Britain	GBR
Match #2	10 Aug	Italy	ITA	9 – 4	Great Britain	GBR

Pool #3

Time	18:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Argentina	ARG	2-0	18-14	Q
		Manuel Agüero • Jorge Cermesoni • Fernando Huergo • Edgardo Pomini
2	–	Netherlands	NED	1-1	17-15	Q
		Henny ter Weer • Willem van den Berg • Frans Mosman • Eddy Kuijpers
3	–	Czechoslovakia	TCH	0-2	13-19
		Jindřich Kakos • Svatopluk Skýva • Jaroslav Starý • Alois Sokol • Jindřich Chmela

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	Argentina	ARG	9 – 7	Netherlands	NED
Match #2	10 Aug	Argentina	ARG	9 – 7	Czechoslovakia	TCH
Match #3	10 Aug	Netherlands	NED	10 – 6	Czechoslovakia	TCH

Pool #4

Time	18:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	France	FRA	1-0	10-6	Q
		Jean-François Tournon • Maurice Gramain • Jacques Lefèvre • Jean Levavasseur
2	–	Poland	POL	1-0	8-8	Q
		Antoni Sobik • Bolesław Banaś • Teodor Zaczyk • Jerzy Wójcik
3	–	Austria	AUT	0-2	14-18
		Werner Plattner • Heinz Putzl • Heinz Lechner • Hubert Loisel

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	France	FRA	10 – 6	Austria	AUT
Match #2	10 Aug	Poland	POL	8 – 8	Austria	AUT

Semi-Finals

Date	11 August 1948
Format	Top two teams in each pool advanced to final.

Pool #1

Time	10:30

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Hungary	HUN	2-0	27-4	Q
		Aladár Gerevich • Tibor Berczelly • Rudolf Kárpáti • Pál Kovács • László Rajcsányi • Bertalan Papp
2	–	Belgium	BEL	2-0	18-11	Q
		Georges de Bourguignon • Ferdinand Jassogne • Eugène Laermans • Marcel Nys • Édouard Yves
3	–	Poland	POL	0-2	10-21
		Antoni Sobik • Bolesław Banaś • Teodor Zaczyk • Jerzy Wójcik • Jan Nawrocki
4	–	Argentina	ARG	0-2	5-24
		Manuel Agüero • José D'Andrea • Edgardo Pomini • Jorge Cermesoni • Fernando Huergo • Daniel Sande

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Hungary	HUN	12 – 3	Poland	POL
Match #2	11 Aug	Hungary	HUN	15 – 1	Argentina	ARG
Match #3	11 Aug	Belgium	BEL	9 – 7	Poland	POL
Match #4	11 Aug	Belgium	BEL	9 – 4	Argentina	ARG

Pool #2

Time	12:00

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Italy	ITA	2-0	22-8	Q
		Vincenzo Pinton • Gastone Darè • Carlo Turcato • Mauro Racca • Aldo Montano • Renzo Nostini
2	–	United States	USA	2-0	20-7	Q
		Norman Armitage • George Worth • Tibor Nyilas • Dean Cetrulo • Miguel de Capriles
3	–	France	FRA	0-2	10-20
		Jean-François Tournon • Maurice Gramain • Jacques Lefèvre • Jean Levavasseur • Georges Lévêque
4	–	Netherlands	NED	0-2	5-22
		Henny ter Weer • Willem van den Berg • Frans Mosman • Eddy Kuijpers

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Italy	ITA	9 – 5	France	FRA
Match #2	11 Aug	Italy	ITA	13 – 3	Netherlands	NED
Match #3	11 Aug	United States	USA	11 – 5	France	FRA
Match #4	11 Aug	United States	USA	9 – 2	Netherlands	NED

Final Pool

Date	11 August 1948

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Matches	Bouts
1	–	Hungary	HUN	3-0	29-13
		Aladár Gerevich • Tibor Berczelly • Rudolf Kárpáti • Pál Kovács • László Rajcsányi
2	–	Italy	ITA	2-1	24-24
		Vincenzo Pinton • Gastone Darè • Carlo Turcato • Mauro Racca • Renzo Nostini
3	–	United States	USA	1-2	24-23
		Norman Armitage • George Worth • Tibor Nyilas • Dean Cetrulo • Miguel de Capriles • James Flynn
4	–	Belgium	BEL	0-3	12-29
		Robert Bayot • Georges de Bourguignon • Ferdinand Jassogne • Eugène Laermans • Marcel Nys • Édouard Yves

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug 15:00	Hungary	HUN	10 – 6	Italy	ITA
Match #2	11 Aug 15:00	Hungary	HUN	10 – 6	United States	USA
Match #3	11 Aug 17:00	Hungary	HUN	9 – 1	Belgium	BEL
Match #4	11 Aug 17:00	Italy	ITA	8 – 8	United States	USA
Match #5	11 Aug 19:00	Italy	ITA	10 – 6	Belgium	BEL
Match #6	11 Aug 19:00	United States	USA	10 – 5	Belgium	BEL