Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's masters sabre
# Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's masters sabre

The professional sabre competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics involved 27 fencers from 7 nations. It was held from 23 to 27 June at the Tuileries Garden. The event was won by Antonio Conte of Italy, with that nation also receiving second place with Italo Santelli. Austria's Milan Neralić finished third.

## 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 sabre was contested.

## 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 4 pools of 6 of 7 fencers each; the top four fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. The semifinals had the 16 men compete in 2 pools of 8, with the top 4 in each pool advancing to an 8-man final.

The actual competition format within pools is not entirely clear. The pool composition in the quarterfinals is unknown.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Saturday, 23 June 1900 | | Quarterfinals |
| Monday, 25 June 1900 | | Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 27 June 1900 | 13:30 | Final |

## Results

### Quarterfinals

The first round was held on 23 June. There were four pools, with the top four fencers advancing to the semifinals from each pool.

| Fencer | Nation | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Xavier Anchetti | France | Q |
| François Brun-Buisson | France | Q |
| Camier | France | Q |
| Alexandre Chantelat | France | Q |
| Charles Clappier | France | Q |
| Antonio Conte | Italy | Q |
| François Delibes | France | Q |
| Hébrant | Belgium | Q |
| Lajos Horváth | Hungary | Q |
| Julian Michaux | Russian Empire | Q |
| Louis Midelair | France | Q |
| Milan Neralić | Austria | Q |
| Georges Pinault | France | Q |
| Italo Santelli | Italy | Q |
| Orazio Santelli | Italy | Q |
| Petro Zakovorot | Russian Empire | Q |
| Aufort | France | |
| Charles Bersin | France | |
| Henri Coquelin | France | |
| Dambremat | France | |
| Vincent Dargein | France | |
| Henri Delamaide | France | |
| Márton Endrédy | Hungary | |
| Flahaut | France | |
| Marie-Joseph Gabriel | France | |
| Otto Schoenfeld | United States | |
| Schoenfeld | France | |

### Semifinals

The 16 fencers were divided into 2 pools of 8 each, playing round-robin tournaments on 25 and 26 June. The top four in each pool advanced to the final.

**Semifinal A**

| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Antonio Conte | Italy | 6 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Hébrant | Belgium | 5 | 2 | Q |
| 3 | François Delibes | France | 5 | 2 | Q |
| 4 | Milan Neralić | Austria | 5 | 2 | Q |
| 5 | Lajos Horváth | Hungary | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | François Brun-Buisson | France | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Charles Clappier | France | 0 | 7 | |
| 8 | Orazio Santelli | Italy | 3 | 4 | |

**Semifinal B**

| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italo Santelli | Italy | 6 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Julian Michaux | Russian Empire | 6 | 1 | Q |
| 3 | Petro Zakovorot | Russian Empire | 5 | 2 | Q |
| 4 | Xavier Anchetti | France | 4 | 3 | Q |
| 5 | Alexandre Chantelat | France | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Georges Pinault | France | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Camier | France | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Louis Midelair | France | 0 | 7 | |

### Final

The final was held on 27 June, with a round-robin among the final 8 fencers. Ties were broken by an extra bout.

| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Antonio Conte | Italy | 7 | 0 |
| | Italo Santelli | Italy | 6 | 1 |
| | Milan Neralić | Austria | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | François Delibes | France | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Julian Michaux | Russian Empire | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Xavier Anchetti | France | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Petro Zakovorot | Russian Empire | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Hébrant | Belgium | 1 | 6 |

**Barrage for 4th place**

| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | François Delibes | France | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Julian Michaux | Russian Empire | 0 | 1 |

**Barrage for 6th place**

| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Xavier Anchetti | France | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Petro Zakovorot | Russian Empire | 0 | 1 |

## Results summary

| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Quarterfinals | Wins | Losses | Rank | Wins | Losses |
| | Antonio Conte | Italy | 1st–4th | 6 | 1 | 1st | 7 | 0 |
| | Italo Santelli | Italy | 1st–4th | 6 | 1 | 1st | 6 | 1 |
| | Milan Neralić | Austria | 1st–4th | 5 | 2 | 4th | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | François Delibes | France | 1st–4th | 5 | 2 | 3rd | 3+1 | 4+0 |
| 5 | Julian Michaux | Russian Empire | 1st–4th | 6 | 1 | 2nd | 3+0 | 4+1 |
| 6 | Xavier Anchetti | France | 1st–4th | 4 | 3 | 4th | 2+1 | 5+0 |
| 7 | Petro Zakovorot | Russian Empire | 1st–4th | 5 | 2 | 3rd | 2+0 | 5+1 |
| 8 | Hébrant | Belgium | 1st–4th | 5 | 2 | 2nd | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Alexandre Chantelat | France | 1st–4th | 3 | 4 | 5th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 9 | Lajos Horváth | Hungary | 1st–4th | 3 | 4 | 5th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 11 | François Brun-Buisson | France | 1st–4th | 1 | 6 | 6th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 11 | Georges Pinault | France | 1st–4th | 2 | 5 | 6th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 13 | Camier | France | 1st–4th | 2 | 5 | 7th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 13 | Charles Clappier | France | 1st–4th | 0 | 7 | 7th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 15 | Louis Midelair | France | 1st–4th | 0 | 7 | 8th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 15 | Orazio Santelli | Italy | 1st–4th | 3 | 4 | 8th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Aufort | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Charles Bersin | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Henri Coquelin | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Dambremat | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Vincent Dargein | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Henri Delamaide | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Márton Endrédy | Hungary | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Flahaut | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Marie-Joseph Gabriel | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Otto Schoenfeld | United States | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17–27 | Schoenfeld | France | 5th–7th | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
