Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
Men's épée at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||
Ramon Fonst, champion olympique à l'épée aux JO de Paris 1900.jpg Gold medalist Ramón Fonst | |||||||
Venue | Tuileries Garden | ||||||
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Dates | 1–14 June | ||||||
Competitors | 102 from 11 nations | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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Épée | men |
Masters épée | men |
Amateurs-masters épée | men |
Foil | men |
Masters foil | men |
Sabre | men |
Masters sabre | men |
The épée was an amateur event in the 1900 Summer Olympics. There were 102 fencers. These fencers were from 11 different nations. 91 of the fencers were from France.[1] Ramón Fonst of Cuba won. French fencers won 2nd place and 3rd place. These fencers were Louis Perrée and Léon Sée. The 1900 Olympic Games were badly organized.They were called the “The Farcical Games”. Some of the competitors did not know that they were in the Olympics in 1900.[2] There are no official records for these games.[2] This event was not mentioned in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.[3] This was the first time the épée was in the Olympic Games. In 1896, they only did foil and sabre. The Men's épée event has been at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[1]
Competition
[change | change source]The event had 4 rounds. The rounds were split into round 1, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. and a final. Each round had a pool. A pool is where people in the same section(or "pool") go against each other.
In round 1, the 102 fencers were put into into 17 pools. Each pool had 6 or 7 fencers. The best 2 fencers in each pool went to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals had 34 fencers. There were 6 pools. Each pool had 5 or 6 fencers. 3 men quit the tournament, however. Now, there was only 5 pools. Each pool had 6 fencers. There was also a special pool. In this pool, there was a fencer and 4 losers from the 1st round. The best 3 fencers in each pool went to the semifinals.
The semifinals had 18 men. There were 3 pools. Each pool had 6 fencers. The best 3 fencers in a pool went to the final.
The final was one pool. It had 9 men.
In each pool, it is not sure how the fencers competed. Only the results from the final round are known. In the final, each fencer had 5 or 6 rounds. The places are counted by the number of wins.[1]
Schedule
[change | change source]Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 1 June 1900 | Round 1 pools A–D | |
2–5 June 1900 | Round 1 pools E–L | |
Wednesday, 6 June 1900 | Round 1 pools M–Q | |
7–9 June 1900 | 9:00 | Quarterfinals |
Sunday, 10 June 1900 | Semifinals | |
Wednesday, 13 June 1900 | Final | |
Thursday, 14 June 1900 | Final, continued |
Results
[change | change source]Round 1
[change | change source]The first round had round-robin tournaments. Each fencer played every other fencer once. There were 17 pools. 15 pools had 6 fencers. 2 pools had 7 fencers. The best 2 fencers went to the quarterfinals.
Pool A
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Joseph-Marie Rosé | France | Q |
2 | Élie, Count de Lastours | France | Q |
3–6 | H. Georges Berger | France | |
Luquetas | France | ||
Mosso | France | ||
André Tintant | France | [4][2] |
Pool B
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Jules de Pradel | France | Q |
2 | Jean Dreyfus | France | Q |
3–6 | Jacques de la Chevalerie | France | |
Gardiès | France | ||
Hérrison | France | ||
Ivan Ivanovitch | France |
Pool C
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jules Roffe | France | Q |
2 | Édouard Fouchier | France | Q |
3–6 | Pierre Georges Louis d'Hugues | France | |
Moreil | France | ||
Max Rodrigues | France | ||
Véve | France |
Pool D
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Ramón Fonst | Cuba | Q |
2 | Edmond Wallace | France | Q |
3 | Willy Sulzbacher | France[5] | |
4–6 | Bazin | France | |
Maurice Fleury | France | ||
Pierre Thomegeux | France |
Pool E
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Gaston Alibert | France | Q |
2 | Georges de la Falaise | France | Q |
3–6 | Olivier Collarini | Italy | |
Grad | France | ||
Massé | France | ||
Achille Morin | France |
Pool F
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Jean-Joseph Renaud | France | Q |
2 | Maurice Boisdon | France | Q |
3–6 | Laurent de Champeaux | France | |
Charles Loizillon | France | ||
Salvanahac | France | ||
de Segonzac | France |
Pool G
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Henri Plommet | France | Q |
2 | Léon Thiébaut | France | Q |
3 | Lariviére | France | |
4–6 | Adam | France | |
Robert Marc | France | ||
Jean Taillefer | France |
Pool H
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | André-Marie Rabel | France | Q |
2 | Josiah Bowden | Great Britain | Q |
3–6 | de Lastic | France | |
Georges Leroy | France | ||
Miller | France | ||
Ivan, Viscount d'Oyley | United States[6] |
Pool I
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Richard Wallace | France | Q |
2 | Freydoun Malkom | Iran | Q |
3–6 | Marie Joseph Anatole Elie | France | |
de Laugardière | France | ||
Georges Redeuil | France | ||
Joseph Sénat | France |
Pool J
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Marcel Lévy | France | Q |
2 | Maurice Jay | France | Q |
3–6 | Henri de Laborde | France | |
Adjutant Lemoine | France | ||
Charles Robinson | Great Britain | ||
André de Romilly | France |
Pool K
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Giuseppe Giurato | Italy | Q |
2 | Raoul Bideau | France | Q |
3–6 | Clément de Boissière | France | |
Albert Cahen | France | ||
Fernandès | France | ||
de la Tournable | France |
Pool L
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Alexandre Guillemand | France | Q |
2 | Jacques Holzschuch | France | Q |
3 | Ducreuil | France | |
4–6 | Andreac | France | |
Costiesco | France | ||
Paul Robert | Switzerland |
Pool M
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Léon Sée | France | Q |
2 | Eduardo Camet | Argentina | Q |
3–6 | Carlos de Candamo | Peru | |
Mauricio, 4th Duke of Gor | Spain | ||
de Meuse | France | ||
Joseph Rodrigues | France |
Pool N
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Henri Hébrard de Villeneuve | France | Q |
2 | Alphonse Moquet | France | Q |
3–7 | de Cazenove | France | |
René Jules Thion de la Chaume | France | ||
de Pradines | France | ||
Prosper | France | ||
Pierre Rosenbaum | France |
Pool O
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Louis Perrée | France | Q |
2 | Henri-Georges Berger | France | Q |
3–6 | Louis Bastien | France | |
Stan François | France | ||
Peberay | France | ||
Preurot | France |
Pool P
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Tony Smet | Belgium | Q |
2 | Henri Jean Début | France | Q |
3–7 | Gaston Achille | France | |
Duclos | France | ||
Giunio Fedreghini | Italy | ||
Fichot | France | ||
Weber | France |
Pool Q
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Adrien Guyon | France | Q |
2 | Jean-André Hilleret | France | Q |
3–6 | Delprat | France | |
Lafontaine | France | ||
Adolphe Thomegeux | France | ||
de Vars | France |
Quarterfinals
[change | change source]The quarterfinals were also round-robin. The original schedule said there was 6 pools. 2 pools would have 5 fencers. 4 pools would have 6 fencers. The best 3 fencers in each pool would go to the semifinals.
3 of the quarterfinalists quit the tournament. (Maurice Jay, André Rabel, and Jean-Joseph Renaud) The quarterfinals were then reorganized. There were now 5 pools. These pools each had 6 fencers. The 6th pool had Holzchuch. In this pool, there were also 4 fencers who had lost in the quarterfinals. They were given another chance to go to the semifinals.
Quarterfinal A
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Jean Dreyfuss | France | Q |
2 | Henri Plommet | France | Q |
3 | Marcel Lévy | France | Q |
4–6 | Jean-André Hilleret | France | |
Alphonse Moquet | France | ||
Jules Roffe | France |
Quarterfinal B
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Richard Wallace | France | Q |
2 | Élie, Count de Lastours | France | Q |
3 | Georges de la Falaise | France | Q |
4–6 | Josiah Bowden | Great Britain | |
Alexandre Guillemand | France | ||
Léon Thiébaut | France |
Quarterfinal C
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Edmond Wallace | France | Q |
2 | Eduardo Camet | Argentina | Q |
3 | Jules de Pradel | France | Q |
4–6 | Raoul Bideau | France | |
Tony Smet | Belgium | ||
Henri Hébrard de Villeneuve | France |
Quarterfinal D
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Gaston Alibert | France | Q |
2 | Léon Sée | France | Q |
3 | Ramón Fonst | Cuba | Q |
4–6 | Henri-Georges Berger | France | |
Giuseppe Giurato | Italy | ||
Freydoun Malkom | Iran |
Quarterfinal E
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Maurice Boisdon | France | Q |
2 | Louis Perrée | France | Q |
3 | Joseph-Marie Rosé | France | Q |
4–6 | Henri Jean Début | France | |
Édouard Fouchier | France | ||
Adrien Guyon | France |
Quarterfinal F
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jacques Holzschuch | France | Q |
2 | Léon Thiébaut | France | Q |
3 | Alexandre Guillemand | France | Q |
4–5 | Unknown[7] |
Semifinals
[change | change source]The semifinals had 18 fencers left. They were all round-robin. Each pool had 6 fencers. The best 3 fencers went to the finals.
Semifinal A
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
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1 | Gaston Alibert | France | Q |
2 | Henri Plommet | France | Q |
3 | Léon Sée | France | Q |
4–6 | Élie, Count de Lastours | France | |
Jacques Holzschuch | France | ||
Joseph-Marie Rosé | France |
Semifinal B
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Georges de la Falaise | France | Q |
2 | Louis Perrée | France | Q |
3 | Eduardo Camet | Argentina | Q |
4–6 | Maurice Boisdon | France | |
Jean Dreyfuss | France | ||
Jules de Pradel | France |
Semifinal C
[change | change source]Rank | Fencer | Nation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Léon Thiébaut | France | Q |
2 | Edmond Wallace | France | Q |
3 | Ramón Fonst | Cuba | Q |
4–6 | Alexandre Guillemand | France | |
Marcel Lévy | France | ||
Richard Wallace | France |
Final
[change | change source]In the final, each fencer either 5 or 6 bouts rounds. Fonst and Perrée tied with 4 wins. They had a tie-breaker for 1st place. Fonst won this tie-breaker.
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses |
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Ramón Fonst | Cuba | 4 | 2 | |
Louis Perrée | France | 4 | 1 | |
Léon Sée | France | 3 | 2 | |
4 | Georges de la Falaise | France | 3 | 3 |
5 | Eduardo Camet | Argentina | 2 | 3 |
6 | Edmond Wallace | France | 2 | 4 |
7 | Gaston Alibert | France | 2 | 3 |
8 | Léon Thiébaut | France | 2 | 4 |
9 | Henri Plommet | France | 0 | 6 |
Results summary
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mallon, Bill (July 11, 2015). The 1900 Olympic Games Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary (Ebook). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 271. ISBN 9780786489527.
- ↑ Robinson, Charles Edmund Newton (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). pp. 667–669.
- ↑ "André Tintant". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sulzbacher was named to the Olympic Games by a German fencing club and is therefore listed in some sources, including the IOC's database at Olympic.org, as German. However, he was a French national living in France at the time of the Games; other sources, including Olympedia, more accurate list him as French.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Viscount d'Oyley was historically counted as French, but has been discovered to have been an American living in Paris. Modern sources, such as Olympedia, count him as competing for the United States.
- ↑ These two competitors were among the 13 other quarterfinalists that had been defeated in quarterfinals A-E.