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The sabre (US English: saber, both pronounced / ˈ s eɪ b ər /) is one of the three disciplines of modern fencing. [1] The sabre weapon is for thrusting and cutting with both the cutting edge and the back of the blade [ 2 ] (unlike the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil , where a touch is scored only using the point of the blade).
Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. [1] The three disciplines of modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also saber); each discipline uses a different kind of blade, which shares the same name, and employs its own rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one discipline.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified fencers in the men's sabre. Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of men's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two.
Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre (2004 and 2008) [2] [3] and the first American woman to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics (which happened in 2004). [4] She was Team USA flag bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. She has ...
Japan qualified one men's sabre fencer through normal individual qualification and used two host quota places to complete a men's sabre team. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for fencing, moving the close of the rankings period back to April 5, 2021 rather than the original April 4, 2020.
In 2017, Dershwitz represented the United States, fencing sabre at the 2017 Maccabiah Games held in Israel. [66] [67] [68] He was awarded the honor of being a banner bearer during the Opening Ceremony, and came back with two gold medals. [69] He won the individual men's saber event, beating Harvard teammate Philippe Guy in the finals. [70]
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified fencers in the women's sabre. Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1928 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of women's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two.
The Men's team sabre competition at the 2022 World Fencing Championships was held on 20 and 21 July 2022. [1] Draw. Finals ...