Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
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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 12 August 1948 to 13 August 1948. 60 fencers from 24 nations competed.[1] Nations were limited to three fencers each. The event was won by Aladár Gerevich, the fifth of nine straight Games in which a Hungarian would win the event. Gerevich became the third man to win multiple medals in the individual sabre, adding to his 1936 bronze. Vincenzo Pinton of Italy took silver and Pál Kovács of Hungary took bronze; it was the third straight Games where the sabre podium was Hungary-Italy-Hungary.
Men's sabre at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Wembley Palace of Engineering, London | ||||||||||||
Dates | 12 – 13 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 60 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
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