Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 5 December 1956. 35 fencers from 17 nations competed.
Competition format
The competition used a pool play format, with each fencer facing the other fencers in the pool in a round robin. Bouts were to 5 touches. Barrages were used to break ties necessary for advancement. However, only as much fencing was done as was necessary to determine advancement, so some bouts never occurred if the fencers advancing from the pool could be determined.Results
Round 1
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. Fencers from the four teams that advanced to the final of the men's team épée event received byes through round 1:- France: Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, and Jacques Roulot
- Hungary: Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, and Pál Kovács
- Poland: Marian Kuszewski, Jerzy Pawłowski, and Wojciech Zabłocki
- Soviet Union: Yevhen Cherepovsky, Lev Kuznetsov, and Yakov Rylsky
Pool 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 23 | Qualified for quarterfinals 2–0 in barrage | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 1–1 in barrage | ||
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 0–2 in barrage |
Pool 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
Pool 3
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | Qualified for quarterfinals Won barrage vs. Asselin 5–3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | Won barrage vs. Van Der Auwera 3–5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
Pool 4
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 21 | Qualified for quarterfinals | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | Qualified for quarterfinals Won barrage vs. Theisen 5–1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | Won barrage vs. Van Der Auwera 3–5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Quarterfinals
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 14 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | Qualified for semifinals 1–1 in barrage | ||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | Qualified for semifinals 1–1 in barrage | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 1–1 in barrage | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | Qualified for semifinals | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals 1–1 in barrage | ||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | Qualified for semifinals 1–0 in barrage | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 0–1 in barrage | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
Semifinals
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 22 | Qualified for final | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 25 | Qualified for final | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 24 | Qualified for final | ||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 27 | Qualified for final | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 31 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 35 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 13 | Qualified for final | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 25 | Qualified for final | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 23 | Qualified for final | ||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 27 | Qualified for final | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 29 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 32 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 32 |
Final
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 6 | 1 | 32 | 19 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 30 | 22 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | Won barrage vs. Lefèvre 5–2 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 25 | Lost barrage vs. Kuznetsov 2–5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 31 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 30 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 31 |