1904 Summer Olympics / Fencing

Fencing at the 1904 Olympics
information
venue	St. Louis
Competition venue	Francis High School
Nations	3
Athletes	11 (11 )
date	7th-8th September 1904
decisions	5
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With the III. Olympics 1904 in St. Louis found five competitions in fencing instead. The venue was Francis Gymnasium , a gym next to the Francis Field Stadium .

Eleven fencers from three countries took part. The competition was fought with foil , rapier and saber , there was also a competition in stick fencing ( single stick ) and a non-Olympic foil competition for juniors.

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Cuba	4th	2	3	9
2	Mixed team	1	-	-	1
3	United States	-	3	1	4th

Results

Foil single

space	country	athlete	Victories
1	CUB	Ramón Fonst	3-0
2	CUB	Albertson Van Zo Post	2: 1
3	CUB	Charles Tatham	1: 2
4th	GER	Gustav Casmir	0: 3

Date: September 7th, 1904
9 participants from 3 countries

The tournament began with two groups of five or four participants, in which everyone fought against each other. The first two of the group made it to the final round, in which the same system was used. In the final round, Fonst prevailed with 3-0 wins. Each battle lasted four minutes.

Foil team

space	country	athlete	Victories
1	XXZ	Ramón Fonst ( CUB )   Albertson Van Zo Post ( USA )   Manuel Díaz Martínez ( CUB )	7: 2
2	United States	Fitzhugh Townsend Arthur Fox Charles Tatham	2: 7
3	-	not forgiven

Date: September 8, 1904
6 participants from 2 countries

Two teams of three were involved, each fighting against each other. The "mixed" American-Cuban team won 7-2.

Epee single

space	country	athlete
1	CUB	Ramón Fonst
2	CUB	Charles Tatham
3	CUB	Albertson Van Zo Post
4th	GER	Gustav Casmir
5	United States	Fitzhugh Townsend

Date: September 7, 1904
5 participants from 3 countries

Everyone fought against everyone. A fight was decided with the first hit.

Saber single

space	country	athlete	Victories
1	CUB	Manuel Díaz Martínez	3-0
2	United States	William Grebe	2: 1
3	CUB	Albertson Van Zo Post	2: 1
4th	United States	Theodore Carstens	1: 2
5	United States	Arthur Fox	0: 4

Date: September 8, 1904
5 participants from 2 countries

Each participant fought against all others. Whoever scored seven goals first had won. The result is not known in all fights. A decisive battle took place for second place, which Grebe won against Van Zo Post.

Single stick

space	country	athlete	Hit
1	CUB	Albertson Van Zo Post	11
2	United States	William Scott O'Connor	8th
3	United States	William Grebe	2

Date: September 8, 1904
3 participants from 1 country

Stick fencing was only on the Olympic program in St. Louis and was a demonstration sport in Paris in 1924 .

Web links

• Fencing at the 1904 Olympic Games in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Official report of the 1904 Summer Olympics (PDF, 3.1 MB)

Remarks

1. ^ ^{A b c d e} Albertson Van Zo Post was - contrary to the information in the IOC database - not a Cuban, but an American.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} The IOC database lists Charles Tatham in the individual competitions as a Cuban, but in the team competition as an American.