The men's team sabre was one of four fencing

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

 events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested.The 1908 Games were the first to lack a foil competition. Foil fencing, "not being in the opinion of the organisers a form of sport which is improved by competition," was held only as a display. The 1908 Olympics did introduce team...

 programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre

Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...

 event.

First round

Winners advanced, losers out. The team that was defeated by the eventual champions moved to the repechage.

Winners			Losers
Nation	Fencers	Bouts lost	Bouts lost	Fencers	Nation
	Marcello Bertinetti Marcello Bertinetti Marcello Bertinetti was an Italian fencer. He won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze.-References:...   Sante Ceccherini Sante Ceccherini Sante Ceccherini was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Abelardo Olivier Abelardo Olivier Abelardo Olivier was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and two golds at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli	5	11	H. Evan James H. Evan James H. Evan James was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...   William Marsh William Marsh (fencer) William Marsh was a British fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...   Arthur Murray Arthur Murray (fencer) Arthur Murray was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Charles Wilson Charles Wilson (fencer) Charles Wilson was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...
	Georges de la Falaise Georges de la Falaise Comte Louis Gabriel Venant de La Falaise, known as Georges de La Falaise was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century....   Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Bertrand Marie de Lesseps was a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of Ismaël de Lesseps.-References:...   Marc Perrodon Marc Perrodon Marc Perrodon was a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Jean-Joseph Renaud	6	10	André du Bosch André du Bosch André du Bosch was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Etienne Grade Étienne Grade Étienne Grade was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Antoine van Tomme Antoine Van Tomme Antoine Van Tomme was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Joseph van der Voodt Joseph Van der Voodt Joseph Van der Voodt was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...
	Otakar Lada Otakar Lada Otakar Lada was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf was a Bohemian fencer and olympic medalist in sabre competition.He received a bronze medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...   Bedrich Schejbal Bedřich Schejbal Bedřich Schejbal was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	8	9	Jetze Doorman Jetze Doorman Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Adrianus de Jong Adrianus de Jong Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals...   Jacob van Löben Sels  George van Rossem George van Rossem George van Rossem was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.-References:...
	Jenö Fuchs Jeno Fuchs Dr. Jenő Fuchs was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.-Fencing career:...   Oszkar Gerde Oszkár Gerde Dr. Oszkár Gerde, also spelled "Oskar" , born in Budapest, Hungary, was a Hungarian sabre fencer.-Olympics:...   Péter Tóth Péter Tóth Péter Tóth was a Hungarian sabre and foil fencer.-Olympics:Tóth won gold medals in team sabre at the 1908 Olympics in London, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm....   Lajos Werkner Lajos Werkner Lajos Werkner was a Hungarian sabre fencer.- Olympic career :He won gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games....	0	9	Jakob Erkrath de Bary  Fritz Jack Fritz Jack Fritz Jack was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Robert Krünert Robert Krünert Robert Krünert was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...   August Petri August Petri August Petri was a German Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1906 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Semifinals

Winners advanced to play for the gold medal, loser to eventual champion was sent to repechage.

Winners			Losers
Nation	Fencers	Bouts lost	Bouts lost	Fencers	Nation
	Otakar Lada Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Bedrich Schejbal	7	9	Georges de la Falaise Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Marc Perrodon Jean-Joseph Renaud
	Deszö Földes  Jenö Fuchs Oszkar Gerde Péter Tóth	5	11	Marcelo Bertinetti Sante Ceccherini Abelardo Olivier Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli

Final

The winner received the gold medal, while the loser had to play the winner of the repechage in the silver medal match.

Winners			Losers
Nation	Fencers	Bouts lost	Bouts lost	Fencers	Nation
	Jenö Fuchs Oszkar Gerde Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner	7	9	Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Bedrich Schejbal Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek

Repechage

Germany and Italy had been defeated by Hungary, the winner of the final, in the first two rounds. The two teams faced each other for the right to advance to the silver medal match against the loser of the final.

Winners			Losers
Nation	Fencers	Bouts lost	Bouts lost	Fencers	Nation
	Marcelo Bertinetti Riccardo Nowak Riccardo Nowak Riccardo Nowak was an Italian fencer who took part in the 1908 Olympic Games in London.... Abelardo Olivier Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli	4	10	Jakob Erkrath de Bary Fritz Jack Robert Krünert August Petri

Silver medal match

The winner took the silver medal, with loser receiving bronze. The Bohemian team refused to play the match, arguing that as finalists they had already secured second place. The organizing committee awarded silver medals to Italy, relegating the Bohemian team to bronze medals.

Winners			Losers
Nation	Fencers	Hits against	Hits against	Fencers	Nation
	No match; Bohemia did not start

Sources

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Fencing 1908". Accessed 1 May 2006. Available electronically at .