fencing
Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fe ...
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fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.
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programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 August 1936 to 8 August 1936. 108 fencers from 21 nations competed.Official Olympic Report la84.org. Retrieved 2 September 2018. Each team could have a maximum of six fencers, with four participating in any given match.Official Report, p. 755.
The competition format continued the pool play round-robin from prior years. Each of the four fencers from one team would face each of the four from the other, for a total of 16 bouts per match. Individual bouts were to 3 touches. Individual bouts awarded 2 points to the victor's team, or 1 point to each team if the individual bout was a 3–3 tie. The team with more points won the match, with competition potentially stopping when one team reached 17 points out of the possible 32, if further competition was not necessary to determine tie-breakers for advancement. If the points were tied at 16, touches received was used to determine the winning team. Pool matches unnecessary to the result were not played.Official Report, p. 756.
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Raúl Saucedo
Raúl Saucedo (12 September 1904 – 21 February 1966) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
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Luis Lucchetti
Luis Lucchetti (18 November 1902 – 6 August 1990) was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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Antonio Villamil
Antonio Wenceslao Villamil Ramognino (born 8 October 1904, date of death unknown) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
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Roberto Larraz
Roberto Larraz (20 August 1898 – 27 November 1978) was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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Karl Hanisch
Karl Hanisch (20 January 1900 – 5 March 1957) was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Raymond Stasse
Raymond Stasse (30 April 1913 – 9 July 1987) was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
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Charles Debeur
Charles Debeur (24 March 1906 – 1981) was a Belgian fencer who competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
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Tomas Barraza
Tomas Barraza (20 December 1907 – 21 March 1948) was a Chilean fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Robert Bergmann
Robert Bergmann (born 17 February 1905, date of death unknown) was a Czechoslovak fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Bohuslav Kirchmann
Bohuslav Kirchmann (15 April 1902 – 24 January 1990) was a Czech military officer and fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics, representing Czechoslovakia.
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Marcel Boulad
Marcel Boulad (Arabic: مارسيل بولاد) (1 March 1905 – 5 April 1977) was an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Bernard Schmetz
Bernard Schmetz (21 March 1904 – 11 June 1966) was a French fencer. He won a gold, silver and bronze medal at three different Olympic Games in the team épée
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Georges Buchard
Georges Buchard (21 December 1893 – 22 January 1987) was a French fencing, fencer. He won medals in the épée competition at four Olympic Games.
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Michel Pécheux
Michel Pécheux (24 May 1911 – 29 August 1985) was a French Fencing, fencer.
Pécheux competed in the Men's Team Épée event at the Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal for France. He ...
Paul Wormser
Paul Wormser (11 June 1905 – 17 August 1944) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Sepp Uhlmann
Josef "Sepp" Uhlmann (21 October 1902 – 20 July 1968) was a German fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Hans Esser
Hans Esser (15 January 1909 – 26 August 1988) was a German fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Khristos Zalokostas
Christos Zalokostas (, 1894–1975) was a Greek industrialist, fencer and sport shooter. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Zalokostas was an Aromanian. He also engaged in writing. Christos married Roxane Manos, daughter of C ...
Jenő Borovszki
Jenő Borovszki (24 October 1899 – April 1969) was a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Tibor Székelyhidy
Tibor Székelyhidy (20 February 1904 – 21 November 1989) was a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He is buried in Farkasréti cemetery in Budapest
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Béla Bay
Béla Bay (8 February 1907 – 26 July 1999) was a Hungarian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
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Edoardo Mangiarotti
Edoardo Mangiarotti (; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual ...
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Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici (16 December 1904 – 23 November 1970) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.
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Saverio Ragno
Saverio Ragno (6 December 1902 – 22 April 1969) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Olympics and won a gold and three silver medals. He also won 14 medals at the world championships and five Italian titles. His daught ...
Giancarlo Brusati
Giancarlo Brusati (6 March 1910 – 30 June 2001) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
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Alfredo Pezzana
Alfredo Pezzana (31 March 1893 – 7 May 1986) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Nicolaas van Hoorn
Nicolaas van Hoorn (25 August 1904 – 17 June 1946) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Roman Kantor
Roman Józef Kantor (15 March 1912 – 1943) was a Polish Olympic épée fencer.
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Antoni Franz
Antoni Franz (26 January 1905 – 16 July 1965) was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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António de Menezes
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João Sassetti
João Vicente de Freitas Branco Sassetti (22 January 1892 – 28 May 1946) was a Portuguese épée fencer. He competed individually at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Hans Granfelt
Hans Granfelt (26 October 1897 – 5 September 1963) was a Swedish fencer and discus thrower. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he competed in the discus throw and served as the Swedish flag bearer.Gösta Almgren
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Birger Cederin
Birger Cederin (20 April 1895 – 22 March 1942) was a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Édouard Fitting
Édouard Fitting (15 August 1898 – 7 July 1945) was a Swiss épée and foil fencing, fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.
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Frédéric Fitting
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Paul de Graffenried
Paul de Graffenried (10 June 1900 – 17 November 1945) was a Swiss fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.
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The top two teams in each pool advanced to round 2.Official Report, p. 782.
Pool 1
Poland defeated Portugal, 18 points to 14 (9–7). Switzerland defeated Poland on touches received, 32–35, after the points were tied at 16–16 with bouts won 8–8. Portugal defeated Switzerland 9–7 (18–14 on points). Switzerland was eliminated.Official Report, p. 783.
Pool 2
The Netherlands defeated Denmark, 18 points to 14, with an 8–6–2 individual bout result. The United States–Denmark match was stopped after 12 of 16 bouts when the Americans reached 18 points, 9–3. The United States did not play the Netherlands, as both advanced while Denmark was eliminated.Official Report, p. 784.
Pool 3
Great Britain defeated Chile, 26 points to 6, with a 12–2–2 individual bout result. The France–Chile match was stopped after 9 of 16 bouts when the French team reached 17 points, 8–0–1. France did not play Great Britain, as both advanced while Chile was eliminated.
Pool 4
Egypt defeated Austria, 18 points to 14, with a 9–7 individual bout result. The Sweden–Austria match was stopped after 10 of 16 bouts when the Swedes reached 18 points, 9–1. Sweden did not play Egypt, as both advanced while Austria was eliminated.Official Report, p. 785.
Pool 5
Argentina defeated Greece, 26 points to 6, with an 11–1–4 individual bout result. The Belgium–Greece match was stopped after 11 of 16 bouts when the Belgians reached 17 points, 8–2–1. Belgium did not play Argentina, as both advanced while Greece was eliminated.
Pool 6
Czechoslovakia defeated Hungary, 17 points to 15, with an 8–7–1 individual bout result. The Italy–Hungary match was stopped after 11 of 16 bouts when the Italians reached 17 points, 8–2–1. Italy did not play Czechoslovakia, as both advanced while Hungary was eliminated.Official Report, p. 786.
Pool 7
Germany defeated Canada, 22 points to 10, with an 11–5 individual bout result. Canada then defeated Brazil, 17–15 points (8–7–1 bouts). The Germany–Brazil match resulted in a German win, 19–13 on points (9–6–1 bouts). This put Germany in first place at 2–0, Canada second at 1–1, and Brazil eliminated in third place at 0–2.Official Report, p. 787.
Round 2
The top two teams in each pool advanced to the semifinals.Official Report, p. 788.
Pool 1
The United States defeated Czechoslovakia, 20 points to 12 (10–6). Italy also defeated Czechoslovakia, with the match stopped when Italy reached 17 points as it was then clear that Czechoslovakia was eliminated and the other two teams advanced.
Pool 2
Sweden and Egypt were from the same first-round pool, but had not played each other yet. Both of those teams won their first matches, over the Netherlands and Germany, respectively (with Egypt winning on touches received 34–36 in a very close match). Both teams then lost their second matches, with the Sweden–Germany match also very close (Germany winning this time, 17 points to 15 in an 8–7–1 result). This left all four teams at 1–1, with the Sweden–Egypt and Netherlands–Germany matches both being winner-advances. Egypt was unable to win a single bout, with Sweden prevailing at 8–0–1; Germany defeated Netherlands with 9 wins in the first 13 bouts.Official Report, pp. 789–90.
Pool 3
Belgium and Argentina advanced from the same first-round pool, but had not yet faced each other. They did so in the first match of this round, with Belgium prevailing on touches received (34–35) after the individual bouts were 8–8. Argentina then lost to Portugal, with the match stopped when Portugal reached 18 points (9–5).Official Report, p. 790
Pool 4
The Poland–Canada match came down to touches received after the bouts were 8–8, which Poland won 35–36. France defeated Great Britain 19 points to 13 (9–6–1). The victors in the first matches also won the second matches, with Poland beating Great Britain 18 points to 8 (13 bouts, 8–3–2) and France prevailing over Canada 26 points to 6 (13–3).Official Report, p. 791.
Semifinals
The top two teams in each pool advanced to the final.Official Report, p. 794.
Semifinal 1
France and Poland advanced from the same second-round pool, but had not faced each other. France beat Germany and Belgium beat Poland in the first pair of matches. Germany defeated Belgium while France beat Poland in the second pair, putting France at 2–0, Germany and Belgium at 1–1, and Poland at 0–2. Poland's best hope was for a three-way tie for second at 1–2, but was unable to defeat Germany (falling 17 points to 5). France defeated Belgium, eliminating the latter team as well.Official Report, pp. 792–94.
Pool 2
Italy and the United States were from the same second-round pool, but had not played each other yet. Italy won in the match between them in the first pairing, with Sweden prevailing over Portugal in the other first pairing. Sweden then defeated the United States and Italy beat Portugal. This left Italy and Sweden at 2–0 while Portugal and the United States were at 0–2, so the third set of matches was not played as unnecessary to determine advancement.Official Report, pp. 794–95.
Final
France defeated Germany again, while Italy faced Sweden for the first time and won. In the second set of pairings, Sweden defeated Germany and Italy beat France. This put Italy at 2–0, Sweden and France at 1–1, and Germany at 0–2 (and out of contention for the gold medal). In the final matches, Italy bested Germany without much difficulty (17 points to 4) to give the former the gold medal and the latter fourth place. The match between Sweden and France then became a silver/bronze match. It was as close as could be, with the individual bouts finishing 8–8. Sweden just barely prevailed on touches received, however, winning 31–32 to take silver and give France bronze.Official Report, pp. 795–96.