# Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

These are the results of the men's sabre team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 31 men from nine nations competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 19.
For the first time since 1988, a non-Russian team won gold in the event.

## Tournament results

The team competition was a single-elimination tournament among eight teams. Quarterfinal losers continued to play classification matches to determine final placement from first to eighth. Each team match consisted of a set of nine individual matches, comprising a full round-robin schedule among the three fencers on each team.

### Brackets

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal final | Gold medal final |
| 11:15 | 11:15 | | | |
| France | 45 | | | |
| France | 45 | 12:30 | 12:30 | | |
| China | 35 | 12:30 | 12:30 | |
| China | 35 | France | 45 | |
| 11:15 | 11:15 | | France | 45 | |
| 11:15 | 11:15 | United States | 44 | |
| United States | 45 | United States | 44 | |
| United States | 45 | | | | 19:40 | 19:40 |
| Hungary | 43 | | | | 19:40 | 19:40 |
| Hungary | 43 | | | | France | 45 |
| 11:15 | 11:15 | | | | | France | 45 |
| 11:15 | 11:15 | | | | Italy | 42 |
| Italy | 45 | | | | Italy | 42 |
| Italy | 45 | 12:30 | 12:30 | | | |
| Ukraine | 44 | 12:30 | 12:30 | | | |
| Ukraine | 44 | Italy | 45 | | | |
| 11:15 | 11:15 | | Italy | 45 | | | |
| 11:15 | 11:15 | Russia | 42 | | Bronze medal final | Bronze medal final |
| Russia | 45 | Russia | 42 | | Bronze medal final | Bronze medal final |
| Russia | 45 | | | | 18:30 | 18:30 |
| Greece | 22 | | | | 18:30 | 18:30 |
| Greece | 22 | | | | Russia | 45 |
| | | | | | United States | 44 |
| Classification matches | Classification matches | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| 12:30 | 12:30 |
| Hungary | 45 |
| Hungary | 45 | 13:40 | 13:40 |
| China | 40 | 13:40 | 13:40 |
| China | 40 | Hungary | 45 |
| 12:30 | 12:30 | | Hungary | 45 |
| 12:30 | 12:30 | Ukraine | 40 |
| Ukraine | 45 | Ukraine | 40 |
| Greece | 39 | | |
| Greece | 39 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | 13:40 | 13:40 |
| | | China | 45 |
| | | Greece | 42 |

### Preliminary match

As there were nine teams in the competition, one preliminary match was held to reduce the field to eight teams. The losing team, Algeria, therefore had a final classification of ninth place in the tournament.
| Greece | 45 – 25 | Algeria |
| Marios Basmatzian | 5 – 2 | Raouf Salim Bernaoui |
| Constantine Manetas | 5 – 2 | Nassim Islam Bernaoui |
| Jason Dourakos | 5 – 2 | Reda Benchehima |
| Marios Basmatzian | 5 – 2 | Nassim Islam Bernaoui |
| Jason Dourakos | 5 – 2 | Raouf Salim Bernaoui |
| Constantine Manetas | 5 – 4 | Reda Benchehima |
| Jason Dourakos | 5 – 3 | Nassim Islam Bernaoui |
| Marios Basmatzian | 5 – 3 | Reda Benchehima |
| Constantine Manetas | 5 – 5 | Raouf Salim Bernaoui |

### Quarterfinals

| France | 45 – 35 | China |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 3 | Zhou Hanming |
| Gaël Touya | 3 – 7 | Chen Feng |
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 5 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Gaël Touya | 7 – 5 | Zhou Hanming |
| Damien Touya | 3 – 5 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Julien Pillet | 8 – 4 | Chen Feng |
| Gaël Touya | 5 – 2 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Julien Pillet | 5 – 2 | Zhou Hanming |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 2 | Chen Feng |
| United States | 45 – 43 | Hungary |
| Ivan Lee | 3 – 5 | Domonkos Ferjancsik |
| Keeth Smart | 7 – 3 | Balázs Lengyel |
| Jason Rogers | 2 – 7 | Zsolt Nemcsik |
| Ivan Lee | 8 – 3 | Balázs Lengyel |
| Jason Rogers | 4 – 7 | Domonkos Ferjancsik |
| Keeth Smart | 1 – 5 | Zsolt Nemcsik |
| Jason Rogers | 7 – 5 | Balázs Lengyel |
| Ivan Lee | 6 – 5 | Zsolt Nemcsik |
| Keeth Smart | 7 – 3 | Domonkos Ferjancsik |
| Italy | 45 – 44 | Ukraine |
| Luigi Tarantino | 5 – 1 | Vladyslav Tretiak |
| Giampiero Pastore | 5 – 8 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 4 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Giampiero Pastore | 5 – 5 | Vladyslav Tretiak |
| Luigi Tarantino | 5 – 3 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 3 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Giampiero Pastore | 5 – 9 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 6 | Vladyslav Tretiak |
| Luigi Tarantino | 5 – 5 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Russia | 45 – 22 | Greece |
| Sergey Sharikov | 4 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 6 – 3 | Jason Dourakos |
| Aleksey Dyachenko | 5 – 3 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Sergey Sharikov | 5 – 4 | Jason Dourakos |
| Aleksey Dyachenko | 5 – 0 | Constantine Manetas |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 5 – 0 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Aleksey Dyachenko | 5 – 3 | Jason Dourakos |
| Sergey Sharikov | 5 – 2 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 5 – 3 | Constantine Manetas |

### Semifinals

| France | 45 – 44 | United States |
| Damien Touya | 3 – 5 | Ivan Lee |
| Gael Touya | 7 – 3 | Keeth Smart |
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 7 | Jason Rogers |
| Gael Touya | 6 – 2 | Ivan Lee |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 4 | Jason Rogers |
| Julien Pillet | 5 – 8 | Keeth Smart |
| Gael Touya | 5 – 3 | Jason Rogers |
| Julien Pillet | 5 – 6 | Ivan Lee |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 6 | Keeth Smart |
| Italy | 45 – 42 | Russia |
| Luigi Tarantino | 4 – 5 | Sergey Sharikov |
| Giampiero Pastore | 3 – 5 | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |
| Aldo Montano | 4 – 5 | Aleksey Yakimenko |
| Giampiero Pastore | 4 – 5 | Sergey Sharikov |
| Luigi Tarantino | 8 – 5 | Aleksey Yakimenko |
| Aldo Montano | 7 – 4 | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |
| Giampiero Pastore | 4 – 6 | Aleksey Yakimenko |
| Aldo Montano | 5 – 5 | Sergey Sharikov |
| Luigi Tarantino | 6 – 2 | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |

### Classification matches

| Hungary | 45 – 40 | China |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 0 | Wang Jingzhi |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 3 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 4 – 12 | Chen Feng |
| Kende Fodor | 4 – 5 | Wang Jingzhi |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 7 – 3 | Chen Feng |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 6 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 2 | Chen Feng |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 3 | Wang Jingzhi |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 6 | Huang Yaojiang |
| Ukraine | 45 – 39 | Greece |
| Volodymyr Lukashenko | 4 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Oleh Shturbabin | 0 – 5 | Jason Dourakos |
| Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy | 5 – 3 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Volodymyr Lukashenko | 5 – 4 | Jason Dourakos |
| Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy | 5 – 2 | Constantine Manetas |
| Oleh Shturbabin | 5 – 4 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy | 5 – 5 | Jason Dourakos |
| Volodymyr Lukashenko | 5 – 5 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Oleh Shturbabin | 5 – 10 | Constantine Manetas |

### Seventh place match

| China | 45 – 42 | Greece |
| Wang Jingzhi | 2 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Huang Yaojiang | 5 – 5 | Dimitris Costakos |
| Chen Feng | 8 – 4 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Wang Jingzhi | 3 – 6 | Dimitris Costakos |
| Chen Feng | 3 – 5 | Constantine Manetas |
| Huang Yaojiang | 9 – 4 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Chen Feng | 3 – 6 | Dimitris Costakos |
| Wang Jingzhi | 5 – 5 | Marios Basmatzian |
| Huang Yaojiang | 7 – 2 | Constantine Manetas |

### Fifth place match

| Hungary | 45 – 40 | Ukraine |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 4 | Oleh Shturbabin |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 5 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 3 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 6 | Oleh Shturbabin |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 4 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 6 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |
| Kende Fodor | 5 – 6 | Volodymyr Lukashenko |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | 5 – 4 | Oleh Shturbabin |
| Zsolt Nemcsik | 5 – 2 | Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy |

### Bronze medal match

| Russia | 45 – 44 | United States |
| Sergey Sharikov | 3 – 5 | Keeth Smart |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 7 – 1 | Jason Rogers |
| Aleksey Yakimenko | 5 – 4 | Ivan Lee |
| Sergey Sharikov | 4 – 10 | Jason Rogers |
| Aleksey Yakimenko | 5 – 5 | Keeth Smart |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 5 – 5 | Ivan Lee |
| Aleksey Yakimenko | 4 – 5 | Jason Rogers |
| Sergey Sharikov | 2 – 5 | Ivan Lee |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 10 – 4 | Keeth Smart |

### Gold medal match

| France | 45 – 42 | Italy |
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 5 | Luigi Tarantino |
| Damien Touya | 3 – 5 | Giampiero Pastore |
| Gaël Touya | 6 – 5 | Aldo Montano |
| Julien Pillet | 7 – 2 | Giampiero Pastore |
| Gaël Touya | 5 – 1 | Luigi Tarantino |
| Damien Touya | 5 – 11 | Aldo Montano |
| Gaël Touya | 5 – 4 | Giampiero Pastore |
| Julien Pillet | 4 – 7 | Aldo Montano |
| Damien Touya | 6 – 2 | Luigi Tarantino |