Men's masters épée
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gold medalist Albert Ayat fencing
VenueTuileries Garden
Dates11–14 June
Competitors54 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albert Ayat
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gilbert Bougnol
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henri Laurent
 France

The professional event in épée at the 1900 Summer Olympics had 54 fencers from 5 nations compete.[1] The event took place from 11 to 14 June at the Tuileries Garden.[1] The event was won by Albert Ayat of France, leading a French sweep with Gilbert Bougnol taking silver and Henri Laurent bronze.

Background

Fencing was the only sport that had professional competitions at the Olympics in 1900 and 1904. A professional foil event was held in 1900, with épée and sabre joining in 1904. The professional events were not held again afterwards (excepting the 1906 Intercalated Games, so this was the only time that masters épée was contested. The épée events also featured a unique competition: an amateurs-masters épée event. The top 4 fencers in this event, as well as the top 4 fencers in the amateurs épée event, were eligible for that competition.[1]

Competition format

The event used a three-round format: quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. Each round consisted of pool play. For the quarterfinals, the fencers were divided into 9 pools of 6 fencers each; the top two fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. The semifinals had the 18 men compete in 3 pools of 6, with the top 3 in each pool advancing to a 9-man final.

The actual competition format within pools is not entirely clear. No results are known beyond the rankings.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Round
Monday, 11 June 1900Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 12 June 1900Quarterfinals continued
Wednesday, 13 June 1900Semifinals
Thursday, 14 June 1900Final

Results

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, the fencers were divided into 9 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top two advancing from each pool to the semifinal. The first round was held on 11 and 12 June.

Quarterfinal A

RankFencerNationNotes
1Aufort FranceQ
2Lézard[2] FranceQ
3–6Debrinay France
Deprey France
Alfred Nau France
Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen Netherlands

Quarterfinal B

RankFencerNationNotes
1Henri Pantin FranceQ
2Louis Haller FranceQ
3–6Assé France
Flahaut France
Joseph-Auguste Métais France
Francis Sabourin France

Quarterfinal C

RankFencerNationNotes
1Georges Jourdan FranceQ
2Jean Jeanvoix FranceQ
3–6Bormel France
Roquais France
Surzet France
Léon Thiércelin Haiti

Quarterfinal D

RankFencerNationNotes
1Brassart FranceQ
2Sylvain Lézard[2] FranceQ
3–6Céré France
Élie Dufraisse France
Louis Garnoty France
Charles Marty France

Quarterfinal E

RankFencerNationNotes
1Gilbert Bougnol FranceQ
2Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud FranceQ
3–6Charles Cléry France
Constant Dulau France
Jean Lafoucrière France
Nègrout France

Quarterfinal F

RankFencerNationNotes
1Jean Michel FranceQ
2Félix Ayat FranceQ
3–6Xavier Anchetti France
Emmanuel Andrieu France
Márton Endrédy Hungary
Launay France

Quarterfinal G

RankFencerNationNotes
1Albert Ayat FranceQ
2Henri Laurent FranceQ
3–6Unknown[3]

Quarterfinal H

RankFencerNationNotes
1Marie-Louis Damotte FranceQ
2Henri Yvon FranceQ
3–6Unknown[3]

Quarterfinal I

RankFencerNationNotes
1Georges-Louis Bézy FranceQ
2Charles Clappier FranceQ
3–6Unknown[3]

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 13 June. 3 pools with 6 fencers each competed in round-robin format, with the top 3 fencers in each pool advancing.

Semifinal A

RankFencerNationNotes
1Georges Jourdan FranceQ
2Lézard[2] FranceQ
3Marie-Louis Damotte FranceQ
4-6Aufort France
Jean Jeanvoix France
Henri Pantin France

Semifinal B

RankFencerNationNotes
1Gilbert Bougnol FranceQ
2Brassart FranceQ
3Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud FranceQ
4-6Félix Ayat France
Louis Haller France
Jean Michel France

Semifinal C

RankFencerNationNotes
1Albert Ayat FranceQ
2Henri Laurent FranceQ
3Georges-Louis Bézy FranceQ
4-6Charles Clappier France
Sylvain Lézard[2] France
Henri Yvon France

Final

The final was conducted on 14 June.

RankFencerNation
1st place, gold medalist(s)Albert Ayat France
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Gilbert Bougnol France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Henri Laurent France
4Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud France
5Marie-Louis Damotte France
6Brassart France
7Lézard[2] France
8Georges Jourdan France
9Georges-Louis Bézy France

Results summary

RankFencerNationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1st place, gold medalist(s)Albert Ayat France1st1st1st
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Gilbert Bougnol France1st1st2nd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Henri Laurent France2nd2nd3rd
4Hippolyte-Jacques Hyvernaud France2nd3rd4th
5Marie-Louis Damotte France1st3rd5th
6Brassart France1st2nd6th
7Lézard[2] France2nd2nd7th
8Georges Jourdan France1st1st8th
9Georges-Louis Bézy France1st3rd9th
10Aufort France1st4th–6thDid not advance
Félix Ayat France2nd4th–6th
Charles Clappier France2nd4th–6th
Louis Haller France2nd4th–6th
Jean Jeanvoix France2nd4th–6th
Sylvain Lézard[2] France2nd4th–6th
Jean Michel France1st4th–6th
Henri Pantin France1st4th–6th
Henri Yvon France2nd4th–6th
19Xavier Anchetti France3rd–6thDid not advance
Emmanuel Andrieu France3rd–6th
Assé France3rd–6th
Bormel France3rd–6th
Céré France3rd–6th
Charles Cléry France3rd–6th
Debrinay France3rd–6th
Deprey France3rd–6th
Élie Dufraisse France3rd–6th
Constant Dulau France3rd–6th
Márton Endrédy Hungary3rd–6th
Flahaut France3rd–6th
Louis Garnoty France3rd–6th
Jean Lafoucrière France3rd–6th
Launay France3rd–6th
Charles Marty France3rd–6th
Joseph-Auguste Métais France3rd–6th
Alfred Nau France3rd–6th
Nègrout France3rd–6th
Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen Netherlands3rd–6th
Roquais France3rd–6th
Francis Sabourin France3rd–6th
Surzet France3rd–6th
Léon Thiércelin Haiti3rd–6th
12 unknown competitors[3]3rd–6th

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Épée, Masters, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 There were two French fencers with the last name Lézard. The one who competed in round 1 pool A continued in semifinal A and advanced to the final. The one who competed in round 1 pool D was eliminated in semifinal C.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The identities of the non-qualifying fencers in the G, H, and I pools are unknown. Entry numbers by nationality indicate that of the 12 unknowns, 8 were French, 2 Hungarian, and 2 Italian.
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