Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre


The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 to 8 September 1960. 70 fencers from 29 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. The competition involved 5 rounds:

Round 1

The top three fencers in each pool advanced.

Round 1 Pool A

Round 1 Pool B

Round 1 Pool C

Menendez of Cuba was entered in this pool, but did not start.

Round 1 Pool D

; Barrage

Round 1 Pool E

Round 1 Pool F

Round 1 Pool G

; Barrage

Round 1 Pool H

; Barrage

Round 1 Pool I

Round 1 Pool J

Schwende of Canada was entered in this pool but did not start.
; Barrage

Round 1 Pool K

Round 1 Pool L

; Barrage

Round 2

Round 2 Pool A

Round 2 Pool B

Round 2 Pool C

Round 2 Pool D

Round 2 Pool E

Round 2 Pool F

; Barrage

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal A

Quarterfinal B

Quarterfinal C

Quarterfinal D

Semifinals

Semifinal A

; Barrage

Semifinal B

; Barrage

Final

A four-way tie for second place required a barrage to determine the silver and bronze medals. The tie for 7th and 8th place was broken based on touches received.
; Barrage

Overall standings