Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

Men's sabre at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date	29 July
Competitors	37 from 20 nations
Medalists
Áron Szilágyi  Hungary Diego Occhiuzzi  Italy Nikolay Kovalev  Russia

Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Épée		men		women
Team épée				women
Foil		men		women
Team foil		men		women
Sabre		men		women
Team sabre		men

The men's sabre competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 29 July at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Hungary's Áron Szilágyi won the gold medal, beating Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy won took silver. Nikolay Kovalev from Russia won the bronze.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, 29 July 2012	09:00	Qualifications and finals

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	Nikolay Kovalev (RUS)	7
	Áron Szilágyi (HUN)	15
					Áron Szilágyi (HUN)	15
					Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA)	8
					Bronze medal match
	Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA)	15		Nikolay Kovalev (RUS)	15
	Rareș Dumitrescu (ROU)	11			Rareș Dumitrescu (ROU)	10

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Nicolas Limbach (GER)		15
	Lam Hin Chung (HKG)		10			Adam Skrodzki (POL)		8
	Adam Skrodzki (POL)		15								Nicolas Limbach (GER)		15
											Benedikt Wagner (GER)		7
						Renzo Agresta (BRA)		6
						Benedikt Wagner (GER)		15
																Nicolas Limbach (GER)		12
																Nikolay Kovalev (RUS)		15
						Nikolay Kovalev (RUS)		15
						James Williams (USA)		12
											Nikolay Kovalev (RUS)		15
											Won Woo-young (KOR)		11
						Wang Jingzhi (CHN)		6
						Won Woo-young (KOR)		15

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Áron Szilágyi (HUN)		15
	Yu Peng Kean (MAS)		15			Yu Peng Kean (MAS)		1
	Mannad Zeid (EGY)		12								Áron Szilágyi (HUN)		15
											Zhong Man (CHN)		10
						Zhong Man (CHN)		15
						Kim Jung-hwan (KOR)		14
																Áron Szilágyi (HUN)		15
																Max Hartung (GER)		13
						Luigi Tarantino (ITA)		14
						Max Hartung (GER)		15
											Max Hartung (GER)		15
	Florin Zalomir (ROU)		15								Gu Bon-gil (KOR)		14
	Mojtaba Abedini (IRI)		7			Florin Zalomir (ROU)		12
						Gu Bon-gil (KOR)		15

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Aldo Montano (ITA)		15
	James Honeybone (GBR)		9			Valery Pryiemka (BLR)		9
	Valery Pryiemka (BLR)		15								Aldo Montano (ITA)		13
											Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA)		15
						Liu Xiao (CHN)		9
						Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA)		15
																Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA)		15
																Tim Morehouse (USA)		9
						Dmitry Lapkes (BLR)		15
						Philippe Beaudry (CAN)		10
											Dmitry Lapkes (BLR)		13
											Tim Morehouse (USA)		15
						Tim Morehouse (USA)		15
						Veniamin Reshetnikov (RUS)		6

Section 4

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Rareș Dumitrescu (ROU)		15
						Dmytro Boyko (UKR)		12
											Rareș Dumitrescu (ROU)		15
											Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR)		6
						Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR)		15
						Bolade Apithy (FRA)		11
																Rareș Dumitrescu (ROU)		15
																Daryl Homer (USA)		13
						Tiberiu Dolniceanu (ROU)		11
						Daryl Homer (USA)		15
											Daryl Homer (USA)		15
	Hicheim Samandi (TUN)		13								Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS)		14
	Hernan Jansen (VEN)		15			Hernan Jansen (VEN)		4
						Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS)		15