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Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

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Men's épée
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Pavel Kolobkov (2007)
VenueSydney Exhibition Centre
Dates16 September
Competitors42 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pavel Kolobkov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hugues Obry  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Sang-ki  South Korea
← 1996
2004 →

The men's épée was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-third appearance of the event. The competition was held on 16 September 2000. 42 fencers from 22 nations competed.[1] Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Pavel Kolobkov of Russia, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's individual épée (Aleksandr Beketov had won in 1996). Russia joined a five-way tie for third-most gold medals in the event at two (behind Italy at six and France at five). Kolobkov, who had a silver medal in 1992 representing the Unified Team, was the 11th man to win multiple medals in the event. France's Hugues Obry took silver in Sydney, returning France to the podium after a one-Games absence snapped a four-Games medal streak. Lee Sang-ki earned South Korea's first medal in the event with his bronze.

Background

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This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.[2]

Three of the eight quarterfinalists from 1996 returned: silver medalist Iván Trevejo of Cuba, fourth-place finisher Iván Kovács of Hungary, and seventh-place finisher Kaido Kaaberma of Estonia. Also returning were 1992 gold medalist Éric Srecki of France and silver medalist Pavel Kolobkov of the Unified Team (representing Russia since 1996), both of whom had been defeated in the Round of 16 in 1996, as well as 1988 gold medalist Arnd Schmitt of West Germany (now Germany). Schmitt was the reigning World Champion, having won in 1999. Srecki had won both World Championships before (1995) and after (1997) his Olympic victory. Hugues Obry (1998) and Kolobkov (1993 and 1994) joined them, with the Sydney field including the last four World Champions having won the last six World Championships.[2]

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine each made their debut in the event. France, Sweden, and the United States each appeared for the 21st time, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

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The competition continued to use the entirely single-elimination (with bronze medal match) format introduced in 1996. All bouts were to 15 touches.

Schedule

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All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 16 September 2000 9:30
17:30
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

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Preliminary round

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As there were more than 32 entrants in this event, ten first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers.

Meelis Loit  Estonia 15–7 Wang Weixin  China
Aleksandr Poddubny  Kyrgyzstan 15–13 Andrus Kajak  Estonia
Michael Switak  Austria 14–13 Sergey Shabalin  Kazakhstan
Oleksandr Horbachuk  Ukraine 15–14 Nelson Loyola  Cuba
Mauricio Rivas  Colombia 15–10 Nick Heffernan  Australia
Vladimir Pchenikin  Belarus 15–11 Jonathan Peña  Puerto Rico
Gerry Adams  Australia 15–13 Carlos Pedroso  Cuba
Laurie Shong  Canada 15–8 David Nathan  Australia
Zhao Gang  China 15–12 Muhannad Saif El-Din  Egypt
Tamir Bloom  United States 8–4 Andrey Murashko  Belarus

Main tournament bracket

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The remaining field of 32 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
Pavel Kolobkov
 Russia
15
Meelis Loit
 Estonia
9  Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 15
Lee Sang-Yeop
 South Korea
15  Lee Sang-Yeop (KOR) 8
 Vitaly Zhakarov (BLR) 14  Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 15
 Ivan Trevejo (CUB) 15  Ivan Trevejo (CUB) 14
Aleksandr Poddubny
 Kyrgyzstan
10  Ivan Trevejo (CUB) 15
Alfredo Rota
 Italy
15  Alfredo Rota (ITA) 12
Michael Switak
 Austria
11  Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 13
Oleksandr Horbachuk
 Ukraine
9  Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 9
 Jörg Fiedler (GER) 8  Oleksandr Horbachuk (UKR) 11
 Éric Srecki (FRA) 15  Éric Srecki (FRA) 15
 Christoph Marik (AUT) 10  Éric Srecki (FRA) 14
 Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15  Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15
 Marc-Konstantin Steifensand (GER) 8  Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15
 Mauricio Rivas (COL) 15  Mauricio Rivas (COL) 13
 Kaido Kaaberma (EST) 13  Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) 15
 Peter Vánky (SWE) 15  Hugues Obry (FRA) 12
 Vladimir Pchenikin (BLR) 9  Peter Vánky (SWE) 15
 Paolo Milanoli (ITA) 15  Paolo Milanoli (ITA) 6
 Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) 13  Peter Vánky (SWE) 12
 Hugues Obry (FRA) 15  Hugues Obry (FRA) 15
 Jean-François Di Martino (FRA) 12  Hugues Obry (FRA) 15
 Gerry Adams (AUS) 15  Gerry Adams (AUS) 5
 Iván Kovács (HUN) 14  Hugues Obry (FRA) 15
 Attila Fekete (HUN) 14  Marcel Fischer (SUI) 13
 Laurie Shong (CAN) 13  Attila Fekete (HUN) 8 Bronze medal final
 Zhao Gang (CHN) 15  Zhao Gang (CHN) 9
 Oliver Kayser (AUT) 12  Zhao Gang (CHN) 10  Lee Sang-Gi (KOR) 15
 Marcel Fischer (SUI) 13  Marcel Fischer (SUI) 15  Marcel Fischer (SUI) 14
 Yang Noe-Seong (KOR) 12  Marcel Fischer (SUI) 15
 Arnd Schmitt (GER) 15  Arnd Schmitt (GER) 10
 Tamir Bloom (USA) 12

Results summary

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Rank Fencer Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pavel Kolobkov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hugues Obry  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Sang-Gi  South Korea
4 Marcel Fischer  Switzerland
5 Péter Vánky  Sweden
6 Iván Trevejo  Cuba
7 Éric Srecki  France
8 Zhao Gang  China
9 Arnd Schmitt  Germany
10 Alfredo Rota  Italy
11 Attila Fekete  Hungary
12 Lee Sang-Yeop  South Korea
13 Paolo Milanoli  Italy
14 Mauricio Rivas  Colombia
15 Gerry Adams  Australia
16 Oleksandr Horbachuk  Ukraine
17 Kaido Kaaberma  Estonia
18 Jörg Fiedler  Germany
19 Iván Kovács  Hungary
20 Oliver Kayser  Austria
21 Jean-François Di Martino  France
22 Marc-Konstantin Steifensand  Germany
23 Angelo Mazzoni  Italy
24 Vitaly Zakharov  Belarus
25 Yang Noe-Seong  South Korea
26 Christoph Marik  Austria
27 Michael Switak  Austria
28 Laurie Shong  Canada
29 Tamir Bloom  United States
30 Meelis Loit  Estonia
31 Vladimir Pchenikin  Belarus
32 Aleksandr Poddubny  Kyrgyzstan
33 Andrus Kajak  Estonia
34 Carlos Pedroso  Cuba
35 Nelson Loyola  Cuba
36 Jonathan Peña  Puerto Rico
37 Wang Weixin  China
38 Andrey Murashko  Belarus
39 Nick Heffernan  Australia
40 Sergey Shabalin  Kazakhstan
41 David Nathan  Australia
42 Muhannad Saif El-Din  Egypt

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 2000 Olympic Results – Men's épée". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Épée, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.