Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July 2024 at the Grand Palais strip.

Men's sabre at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic fencing
Venue	Grand Palais strip
Date	27 July 2024
Competitors	34 from 18 nations
Medalists
Oh Sang-uk  South Korea Farès Ferjani  Tunisia Luigi Samele  Italy

Background

This was the 30th appearance of the event, which was the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The three-time defending champion Áron Szilágyi lost in the round of 32, making his first loss since 2008.

Qualification

Main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Competition format

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. Fencing was done to 15 touches. Standard sabre rules regarding target area, striking, and priority were used.

Schedule

The competition was held over a single day, Saturday, 27 July. Men's sabre bouts alternate with the women's épée event bouts.

All times use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 27 July 2024	10:25 12:30 15:00 16:15 19:50 21:05	Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Results

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Ziad El-Sissy (EGY)	11
	Farès Ferjani (TUN)	15
					Farès Ferjani (TUN)	11
					Oh Sang-uk (KOR)	15
	Oh Sang-uk (KOR)	15
	Luigi Samele (ITA)	5
					Bronze medal bout
					Ziad El-Sissy (EGY)	12
					Luigi Samele (ITA)	15

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
					Ziad El-Sissy (EGY)	15
					Pascual di Tella (ARG)	11
	François Cauchon (CAN)	13
	Pascual di Tella (ARG)	15
									Ziad El-Sissy (EGY)	15
									Mitchell Saron (USA)	13
					Mitchell Saron (USA)	15
					Maxime Pianfetti (FRA)	12
													Ziad El-Sissy (EGY)	15
													Matyas Szabo (GER)	14
					Matyas Szabo (GER)	15
					Yousef Al-Shamlan (KUW)	6
									Matyas Szabo (GER)	15
									Sébastien Patrice (FRA)	13
					Mohammad Rahbari (IRI)	13
					Sébastien Patrice (FRA)	15

Section 2

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
					Colin Heathcock (USA)	10
					Park Sang-won (KOR)	15
									Park Sang-won (KOR)	11
									Shen Chenpeng (CHN)	15
					Shen Chenpeng (CHN)	15
					Michele Gallo (ITA)	6
													Shen Chenpeng (CHN)	14
													Farès Ferjani (TUN)	15
					Farès Ferjani (TUN)	15
					Gu Bon-gil (KOR)	8
									Farès Ferjani (TUN)	15
									Csanád Gémesi (HUN)	14
					Csanád Gémesi (HUN)	15
					Eli Dershwitz (USA)	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
					Oh Sang-uk (KOR)	15
					Evann Girault (NIG)	8
									Oh Sang-uk (KOR)	15
									Ali Pakdaman (IRI)	10
					Kento Yoshida (JPN)	11
					Ali Pakdaman (IRI)	15
													Oh Sang-uk (KOR)	15
													Fares Arfa (CAN)	13
					Boladé Apithy (FRA)	15
					András Szatmári (HUN)	13
									Boladé Apithy (FRA)	8
									Fares Arfa (CAN)	15
					Fares Arfa (CAN)	15
					Áron Szilágyi (HUN)	8

Section 4

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
					Luigi Samele (ITA)	15
					Shaul Gordon (CAN)	10
									Luigi Samele (ITA)	15
									Luca Curatoli (ITA)	12
					Enver Yıldırım (TUR)	10
					Luca Curatoli (ITA)	15
													Luigi Samele (ITA)	15
													Mohamed Amer (EGY)	13
					Adham Moataz (EGY)	8
					Mohamed Amer (EGY)	15
									Mohamed Amer (EGY)	15
									Sandro Bazadze (GEO)	14
	Mohammad Fotouhi (IRI)	13
	Gibrán Zea (MEX)	15
					Gibrán Zea (MEX)	6
					Sandro Bazadze (GEO)	15

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