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Fencing at the Olympics
Men's masters epee
at the Games of the II Olympiad
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 Gold medalist Albert Ayat fencing
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| Venue
| Tuileries Garden
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| Dates
| 11?14 June
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| Competitors
| 54 from 5 nations
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The professional event in
epee
at the
1900 Summer Olympics
had 54 fencers from 5 nations compete.
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The event took place from 11 to 14 June at the
Tuileries Garden
.
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The event was won by
Albert Ayat
of France, leading a French sweep with
Gilbert Bougnol
taking silver and
Henri Laurent
bronze.
Background
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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 epee 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 epee was contested. The epee events also featured a unique competition: an
amateurs-masters epee event
. The top 4 fencers in this event, as well as the top 4 fencers in the
amateurs epee event
, were eligible for that competition.
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Competition format
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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.
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Schedule
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| Date
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Time
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Round
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| Monday, 11 June 1900
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Quarterfinals
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| Tuesday, 12 June 1900
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Quarterfinals
continued
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| Wednesday, 13 June 1900
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Semifinals
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| Thursday, 14 June 1900
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Final
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Results
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Quarterfinals
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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
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Quarterfinal B
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Quarterfinal C
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Quarterfinal D
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Quarterfinal E
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Quarterfinal F
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Quarterfinal G
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Quarterfinal H
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Quarterfinal I
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Semifinals
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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
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Semifinal B
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Semifinal C
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Final
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The final was conducted on 14 June.
Results summary
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References
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"Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Epee, Masters, Individual, Men"
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Olympedia
. Retrieved
20 July
2020
.
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There were two French fencers with the last name Lezard. 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.
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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.
