# Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 28 to 29, 1988. 53 fencers from 11 nations competed.

## Rosters

* Bulgaria
* Khristo Etropolski
* Vasil Etropolski
* Nikolay Marincheshki
* Nikolay Mateev
* Georgi Chomakov
* Canada
* Wulfe Balk
* Jean-Marie Banos
* Jean-Paul Banos
* Bruno Deschênes
* Tony Plourde
* China
* Jia Guihua
* Wang Ruiji
* Wang Zhiming
* Zheng Zhaokang
* France
* Philippe Delrieu
* Franck Ducheix
* Pierre Guichot
* Jean-François Lamour
* Hungary
* György Nébald
* Bence Szabó
* Imre Bujdosó
* Imre Gedővári
* László Csongrádi
* Italy
* Giovanni Scalzo
* Marco Marin
* Gianfranco Dalla Barba
* Ferdinando Meglio
* Massimo Cavaliere
* Poland
* Marek Gniewkowski
* Robert Kościelniakowski
* Andrzej Kostrzewa
* Janusz Olech
* Tadeusz Piguła
* South Korea
* Kim Sang-Uk
* Lee Byeong-Nam
* Lee Hyo-Geun
* Lee Hyeon-Su
* Lee Uk-Jae
* Soviet Union
* Sergey Mindirgasov
* Mikhail Burtsev
* Heorhiy Pohosov
* Andrey Alshan
* Sergey Koryazhkin
* United States
* Bob Cottingham
* Paul Friedberg
* Mike Lofton
* Steve Mormando
* Peter Westbrook
* West Germany
* Felix Becker
* Jörg Kempenich
* Jürgen Nolte
* Dieter Schneider
* Stephan Thönnessen

## Results
### Round 1
#### Round 1 Pool A

Hungary and France each defeated Bulgaria, 9–2 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–4.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | FRA | BUL |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | QQ | | 9–4 | 9–2 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | QQ | 4–9 | | 9–3 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | | 2–9 | 3–9 | |

#### Round 1 Pool B

In the first set of matches, Italy beat South Korea 9–2 and West Germany defeated the United States 9–3. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as Italy prevailed over the United States 9–4 and West Germany won against South Korea 9–1. Finally, Italy took the top spot in the group by beating West Germany 9–5 while South Korea finished last after losing to the United States 9–5.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ITA | FRG | USA | KOR |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 27 | 11 | QS | | 9–5 | 9–4 | 9–2 |
| 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | QQ | 5–9 | | 9–3 | 9–1 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 16 | 23 | | 4–9 | 3–9 | | 9–5 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27 | | 2–9 | 1–9 | 5–9 | |

#### Round 1 Pool C

In the first set of matches, the Soviet Union beat Canada 9–1 and Poland defeated China 9–1. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the losers both lose again (resulting in elimination), as the Soviet Union prevailed over China 9–1 and Poland won against Canada 9–3. Finally, the Soviet Union took the top spot in the group by beating Poland 9–7 while China finished last after losing to Canada 9–7.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | POL | CAN | CHN |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 | QS | | 9–7 | 9–1 | 9–1 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | QQ | 7–9 | | 9–3 | 9–1 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 13 | 25 | | 1–9 | 3–9 | | 9–7 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 3 | 9 | 27 | | 1–9 | 1–9 | 7–9 | |

### Elimination rounds

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Hungary | 8 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Poland | 8 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Poland | 8 | A1 | Hungary | 9 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Italy | 5 | | | |
| B1 | Italy | | B1 | Italy | 5 | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | A1 | Hungary | 8 |
| | | | | | | C1 | Soviet Union | 8 |
| A2 | France | 9 | | | | | | | C1 | Soviet Union | 8 |
| B2 | West Germany | 5 | | | |
| B2 | West Germany | 5 | A2 | France | 7 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | C1 | Soviet Union | 9 |
| C1 | Soviet Union | | C1 | Soviet Union | 9 | B1 | Italy | 8 |
| | Bye | | | | | A2 | France | 8 |
| Fifth Place | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| C2 | Poland | 9 |
| B2 | West Germany | 4 |