Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre


The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 28 to 29, 1980. 63 fencers from 8 nations competed.

Rosters

;Bulgaria
;Cuba
;East Germany
;Hungary
;Italy
;Poland
;Romania
;Soviet Union

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Cuba defeated Romania 9–7, followed by Romania defeating the Soviet Union 9–7. In the final match of the pool, Cuba needed a win to take first place while the Soviet team needed to reach at least 10 bouts won to guarantee first place. The Soviets got to 10–5 to win the pool, with the final bout unnecessary.

Round 1 Pool B

Poland defeated East Germany 9–7, followed by East Germany and Bulgaria tying 8–8. Poland defeated Bulgaria 9–7 to win the pool. East Germany and Bulgaria were tied on matches, bouts, and touches received, but East Germany had 2 more touches scored than Bulgaria.

Round 1 Pool C

In the only match of the pool, Italy defeated Hungary 8–7.

Elimination rounds