Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 12, 1948 to August 13, 1948. 60 fencers from 24 nations competed.
The competition format was pool play round-robin, with bouts to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Ties were broken through fence-off bouts in early rounds if necessary for determining advancement, but by touches received in final rounds.
Results
Round 1
The top 3 finishers in each pool advanced to round 2.Fencers from the four teams that advanced to the final of the men's team sabre event received byes through round 1, though Belgium had no individual competitors:
- Hungary: Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich, and Pál Kovács
- Italy: Gastone Darè, Vincenzo Pinton, and Carlo Turcato
- United States: Dean Cetrulo, Tibor Nyilas, and George Worth
Pool 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Salah Dessouki | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Antonio Haro | 4 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Svatopluk Skýva | 4 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Roberto Mañalich | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Arthur Pilbrow | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Rıza Arseven | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Kauko Jalkanen | 0 | 5 |
Pool 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Jacques Lefèvre | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Willem van den Berg | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Robin Brook | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Benito Ramos | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Sabri Tezcan | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Erkki Kerttula | 0 | 4 |
Pool 3
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Hubert Loisel | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Jean Levavasseur | 4 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Ahmed Abou-Shadi | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Jaroslav Starý | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Ivan Osiier | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Nils Sjöblom | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Fidel Luña | 0 | 4 |
Pool 4
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Alois Sokol | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Heinz Putzl | 4 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Juan Paladino | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Ivan Ruben | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Andrés Neubauer | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Merih Sezen | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Ioannis Karamazakis | 1 | 5 |
Pool 5
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Eddy Kuijpers | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Fernando Huergo | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Aage Leidersdorff | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Werner Plattner | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Otto Greter | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Nikolaos Khristogiannopoulos | 1 | 4 |
Pool 6
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Edgardo Pomini | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Antoni Sobik | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Frans Mosman | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Walter Widemann | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Roland Asselin | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Juan Antonio Martínez | 0 | 5 |
Pool 7
Gramain and Zulficar defeated Zaczyk in a three-way barrage for second and third place.| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Jorge Cermesoni | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Maurice Gramain | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Mohamed Zulficar | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Teodor Zaczyk | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Ignacio Goldstein | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Athanasios Nanopoulos | 0 | 5 |
Pool 8
Sarria defeated Eriksson in a barrage for third place.| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Roger Tredgold | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Etienne Molnar | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Sarria | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Bo Eriksson | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Bolesław Banaś | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Alphonse Ruckstuhl | 0 | 5 |
Round 2
The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.Pool 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Jean Levavasseur | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Tibor Berczelly | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Dean Cetrulo | 4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Hubert Loisel | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Frans Mosman | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Ahmed Abou-Shadi | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Jorge Sarria | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Jorge Cermesoni | 1 | 6 |
Pool 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Gastone Darè | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Jacques Lefèvre | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | George Worth | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Antoni Sobik | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Willem van den Berg | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Fernando Huergo | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Etienne Molnar | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Heinz Putzl | 0 | 5 |
Pool 3
Haro defeated Tredgold and Kuijpers in a three-way barrage for fourth place.| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Aladár Gerevich | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Vincenzo Pinton | 5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Salah Dessouki | 4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Antonio Haro | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Roger Tredgold | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Eddy Kuijpers | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Juan Paladino | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Svatopluk Skýva | 1 | 6 |
Pool 4
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Pál Kovács | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Tibor Nyilas | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Aage Leidersdorff | 5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Carlo Turcato | 5 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Robin Brook | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Edgardo Pomini | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Alois Sokol | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Maurice Gramain | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Mohamed Zulficar | 0 | 8 |
Semifinals
The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Pál Kovács | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2 | George Worth | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Vincenzo Pinton | 5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Tibor Nyilas | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Jean Levavasseur | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Carlo Turcato | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Salah Dessouki | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Aage Leidersdorff | 0 | 7 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| 1 | Jacques Lefèvre | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Aladár Gerevich | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Gastone Darè | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Antonio Haro | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Tibor Berczelly | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Dean Cetrulo | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Antoni Sobik | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Hubert Loisel | 0 | 7 |
Final
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | ||
| Aladár Gerevich | 7 | 0 | 35 | 18 | ||
| Vincenzo Pinton | 5 | 2 | 32 | 23 | ||
| Pál Kovács | 5 | 2 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 4 | Jacques Lefèvre | 4 | 3 | 27 | 26 | |
| 5 | George Worth | 2 | 5 | 26 | 27 | |
| 6 | Gastone Darè | 2 | 5 | 25 | 30 | |
| 7 | Tibor Nyilas | 2 | 5 | 20 | 31 | |
| 8 | Antonio Haro | 1 | 6 | 15 | 34 |