Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre
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The men's sabre was one of three fencing
Fencing
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 events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896...

 programme. It was held on 9 April, the fourth day of competition.

The five competitors were the Greeks
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 Telemachos Karakalos
Telemachos Karakalos
Telemachos Karakalos was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Karakalos competed in the men's sabre event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, Karakalos won three of his four matches. He defeated Georgios Iatridis, Adolf Schmal, and Holger Nielsen but lost to...

, Ioannis Georgiadis
Ioannis Georgiadis
Ioannis Georgiadis was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 1906 Intercalated Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris....

, and Georgios Iatridis
Georgios Iatridis
Georgios Iatridis was a Greek fencer. He participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Iatridis competed in the sabre event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, he lost all four of his matches. He was defeated by Ioannis Georgiadis, Adolf Schmal, Telemachos Karakalos and Holger...

; the Dane
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 Holger Nielsen
Holger Nielsen
Holger Louis Nielsen was a Danish fencer, shooter, and athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is probably best known for drawing up the first modern set of rules for the game of handball.-Fencing:Nielsen's main sport was fencing, in which he competed in the sabre...

; and the Austria
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n Adolf Schmal
Adolf Schmal
Felix Adolf Schmal was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

. Ten matches were held. Each fencer faced every other fencer. Georgiadis was undefeated and thus won the gold medal
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. Karakalos had lost only to Georgiadis, while Nielsen had lost to those two and no others. Schmall's only victory was over Iatridis, who lost all four of his matches.

Results

Place Fencer TF TA W L
1 12 6 4 0
2 11 5 3 1
3 10 9 2 2
4 7 11 1 3
5 3 12 0 4

Match Winner Touches Loser
1 3-0
2 3-0
3 3-2
4 3-2
5 3-1
6 3-1
7 3-2
8 3-2
9 3-0
10 3-2
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