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Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900. The competition was held from 11 to 13 July at the Östermalm Athletic Grounds.[1] There were 93 competitors from 15 nations.[1] Each nation could enter up to 12 fencers. The event was won by Paul Anspach of Belgium. His countryman Philippe le Hardy took bronze. Silver went to Denmark's Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, the only medal won by the perennial Olympian who competed in seven Games over 40 years. The medals were the first in the men's épée for both nations.

Men's épée
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Gold medalist Paul Anspach
VenueÖstermalm Athletic Grounds
DatesJuly 11–13, 1912
Competitors93 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Anspach
 Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier
 Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philippe le Hardy
 Belgium
← 1908
1920 →

Background

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This was the fourth appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[1]

Three of the eight finalists from the 1908 Games returned: fourth-place finisher Robert Montgomerie of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Paul Anspach of Belgium, and eighth-place finisher Martin Holt of Great Britain. 1904 bronze medalist Albertson Van Zo Post (this time correctly recognized as American rather than Cuban) also returned. The event was heavily impacted by boycotts by two of the top fencing nations over rules disputes. A dispute over the target area for foil fencing resulted in France initially boycotting the foil events and, at the last minute, expanding the boycott to all fencing events. A dispute over the maximum length of the épée blade resulted in Italy boycotting the épée events (though Italy did compete in other fencing events). These disputes would result in the creation of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime to establish a governing body for the sport.[1][2][3]

Austria, Greece, Portugal, and the Russian Empire each made their debut in the event. Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States each appeared for the third time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

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The competition was held over four rounds. In each round, each pool held a round-robin, with bouts to 1 touch. Double-touches counted as touches against both fencers. Rather than hold separate barrages to separate fencers tied in the advancement spot (as had been done in 1908), the head-to-head results of bouts already fenced were used.[1]

  • First round: 16 pools of between 3 and 8 fencers each. The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the quarterfinals. This resulted in some pools where all fencers received a bye.
  • Second round: 8 pools of 6 fencers each. The 3 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals: 4 pools of 6 fencers each. The 2 fencers in each pool with the fewest touches against advanced to the final.
  • Final: 1 pool of 8 fencers.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 11 July 19129:00
12:00
15:00		Round 1 pools A–D
Round 1 pools E–H
Round 1 pools I–L
Friday, 12 July 19129:00
12:00
15:00		Round 1 pools M–P
Quarterfinals pools A–D
Quarterfinals pools E–H
Saturday, 13 July 19129:00
14:00		Semifinals
Final

Results

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Round 1

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Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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RankFencerNationLossesNotes
1Vilém Goppold, Jr. Bohemia1Q
Einar Sörensen Sweden1Q
3Severin Finne Norway2Q
4Sherman Hall United States4
George van Rossem Netherlands4
Vladimir Sarnavsky Russian Empire4

Pool E

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Pool F

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Pool G

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Pool H

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Pool I

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Pool J

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Pool K

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RankFencerNationLossesNotes
1Edgar Amphlett Great Britain—Q
Henri Anspach Belgium—Q
Frederic Schenck United States—Q

Pool L

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RankFencerNationLossesNotes
1Ivan Osiier Denmark0Q
2Zdeněk Bárta Bohemia1Q
3William Bowman United States2Q
4Ernest Stenson-Cooke Great Britain3

Pool M

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Pool N

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RankFencerNationLossesNotes
1Albertson van zo Post United States—Q
Pál Rosty Hungary—Q
Charles Vanderbyl Great Britain—Q

Pool O

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Pool P

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Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinal A

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Quarterfinal B

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Quarterfinal C

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Quarterfinal D

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Quarterfinal E

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Quarterfinal F

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Quarterfinal G

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Quarterfinal H

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Semifinals

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Semifinal A

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Semifinal B

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Semifinal C

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Semifinal D

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Final

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Three of Holt's matches were double-losses: those against le Hardy, Boin, and Seligman.

RankFencerNationWinsLosses
1st place, gold medalist(s)Paul Anspach Belgium61
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ivan Osiier Denmark52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Philippe le Hardy Belgium43
4Victor Boin Belgium43
5Einar Sörensen Sweden34
6Edgar Seligman Great Britain25
7Léon Tom Belgium16
8Martin Holt Great Britain07

Results summary

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RankFencerNationRound 1
Rank		Quarterfinals
Rank		Semifinals
Rank		Final
WinsLosses
1st place, gold medalist(s)Paul Anspach Belgium1st1st2nd61
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ivan Osiier Denmark1st1st1st52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Philippe le Hardy Belgium2nd1st1st43
4Victor Boin Belgium1st2nd1st43
5Einar Sörensen Sweden1st1st1st34
6Edgar Seligman Great Britain1st3rd1st25
7Léon Tom Belgium2nd1st1st16
8Martin Holt Great Britain2nd3rd1st07
9Henri Anspach Belgium1st1st3rdDid not advance
William Bowman United States3rd2nd3rd
Adrianus de Jong Netherlands2nd2nd3rd
Petros Manos Greece1st2nd3rd
Georgios Petropoulos Greece1st3rd3rd
14Gerald Ames Great Britain2nd2nd4th
Georg Branting Sweden1st2nd4th
Einar Levison Denmark1st3rd4th
Gustaf Lindblom Sweden1st2nd4th
Robert Montgomerie Great Britain1st2nd4th
Pál Rosty Hungary1st2nd4th
20Edgar Amphlett Great Britain1st2nd5th
Zdeněk Vávra Bohemia1st1st5th
22Vilém Goppold, Jr. Bohemia1st1st6th
Miloš Klika Bohemia3rd3rd6th
František Kříž Bohemia2nd1st6th
25Jan de Beaufort Netherlands2nd4thDid not advance
George Breed United States3rd4th
Arthur Griez Austria3rd4th
Konstantinos Kotzias Greece1st4th
Sigurd Mathiesen Norway3rd4th
Fernand de Montigny Belgium2nd4th
Sotirios Notaris Greece3rd4th
Jacques Ochs Belgium1st4th
Frederic Schenck United States1st4th
Hans Thomson Germany1st4th
Trifon Triantafyllakos Greece2nd4th
Georgios Versis Greece3rd4th
37Zdeněk Bárta Bohemia2nd5th
Gavriil Bertrain Russian Empire2nd5th
Arthur Everitt Great Britain2nd5th
Karel Goppold Bohemia3rd5th
Albertson van zo Post United States1st5th
Louis Sparre Sweden3rd5th
Charles Vanderbyl Great Britain1st5th
44Lars Aas Norway1st6th
Jens Berthelsen Denmark3rd6th
Severin Finne Norway3rd6th
Hendrik de Iongh Netherlands1st6th
Emil Schön Germany2nd6th
49Hans Bergsland Norway4thDid not advance
Willem van Blijenburgh Netherlands4th
Bjarne Eriksen Norway4th
Sherman Hall United States4th
Graeme Hammond United States4th
Vladimir Kayser Russian Empire4th
Marc Larimer United States4th
Sydney Martineau Great Britain4th
Lauritz Østrup Denmark4th
Hermann Plaskuda Germany4th
Harald Platou Norway4th
George van Rossem Netherlands4th
Gaston Salmon Belgium4th
Vladimir Sarnavsky Russian Empire4th
Alfred Sauer United States4th
Friedrich Schwarz Germany4th
Ernest Stenson-Cooke Great Britain4th
Christopher von Tangen Norway4th
Victor Willems Belgium4th
68Oluf Berntsen Denmark5th
John Blake Great Britain5th
Percival Davson Great Britain5th
Knut Enell Sweden5th
Jacob van Geuns Netherlands5th
Josef Javůrek Bohemia5th
Julius Lichtenfels Germany5th
Lev Martyushev Russian Empire5th
Walther Meienreis Germany5th
Albertus Perk Netherlands5th
Josef Pfeiffer Bohemia5th
Aleksandr Soldatenkov Russian Empire5th
80Marcel Berré Belgium6th
Åke Grönhagen Sweden6th
Willem Molijn Netherlands6th
Heinrich Schrader Germany6th
84Gordon Alexander Great Britain7th
Béla Békessy Hungary7th
Walter Gate South Africa7th
John Gignoux United States7th
Pavel Guvorsky Russian Empire7th
John MacLaughlin United States7th
James Moore United States7th
91Hans Olsen Denmark8th
92Fernando Correia PortugalDSQ
Viliam Tvrzský BohemiaDSQ
—A M Hassanein EgyptDNS

References

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