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At the 1900 Summer Olympics , seven Fencing events were contested. WEEKLY SUMMARY The fencing events were spread out over a good deal of time. The competitions began on Monday, 14 May . 14-20 May
21-27 May
28 May-3 June
4-10 June
11-17 June
18-24 June
25-27 June
MEDAL TABLE MEDAL SUMMARY EVENTS Foil The amateur foil competition had 54 fencers from 9Mallon's count of 8 is based on Smet being labelled French in the first round and quarterfinals of Mallon's book; Mallon correctly has Smet as Belgian in the semifinals and final. Adding Belgium gives the 9th nation. nations compete. For the first round, quarterfinals, and repechage, skill and art with the foil was more important to advancing than actually winning the bout. Foil round 1 Each fencer had one bout. The result of the bout did not determine advancement; a jury determined which fencers displayed the most skill. The winner of each bout is unknown. 37 fencers advanced to the quarterfinals. Foil quarterfinals Again, jury verdicts were used in place of match results to determine those advancing to the semifinals. 10 fencers were selected to advance to the semifinals directly, while 14 were sent to the repechage. =Foil repechage The matchups in the repechage are not known. Once again, jury verdicts rather than match results mattered. 6 fencers were selected to advance to the semifinals. De Saint-Agnan was selected as an alternate, later competing in the consolation final after the withdrawal of Renaud. Foil semifinals The semifinals were the first round of the foil tournament to use actual match results in determining advancement. The 16 fencers were divided into two pools. Each fencer then faced each other fencer in his pool once. The four fencers with the best record in each pool moved on to the finals, with the other four competing in the consolation. A barrage was used to break a tie between 4th and 5th place. =Foil consolation pool The eight fencers who had placed in the bottom four of each pool in the semifinals competed for 9th to 16th places in the consolation pool. Renaud withdrew, making room for de Saint-Aignan to be activated from alternate status. Foil final The final was held on 21 May 1900 . The top four fencers in each of the two semifinals competed against each other, each fencing the other seven once. Épée The épée event for amateurs was one of three épée events. 104 fencers from 9 nations competed. Épée round 1 The first round of the event consisted of pool play Round-robin tournaments. Each fencer faced each other fencer once. Of the 17 pools, 15 had six fencers each and 2 had seven. The top two placers in each advanced to the quarter-finals. Épée quarterfinals The quarterfinals were again round-robin affairs. The original plan was that of the 6 pools, 2 would have five fencers each and 4 would have six. The top three in each pool were to advance. Three quarterfinalists dropped out, so the quarterfinals were reorganized. There were 5 pools with 6 fencers each; the sixth pool included Holzchuch and four fencers who had lost in other quarterfinals and got a second chance to advance. Épée semifinals The semifinals, with 18 fencers left, were conducted in three pools of round-robin play. Each pool had six fencers, with the top three advancing to the final. Épée final In the final, each fencer had either 5 or 6 bouts. Fonst and Perrée initially tied for first, with Fonst winning the barrage to break the tie. Sabre 23 fencers from 7 nations competed in the amateur sabre competition. Sabre round 1 The fencers competed in four round-robin pools in the first round on 19 June and 20 June . The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. Which fencers competed in which pools is unknown, as are the names of many of the fencers. Sabre semifinals The 16 remaining fencers were divided into two pools of 8. They played round-robin tournaments on 22 June , with four advancing from each pool to the final. Sabre final The final was a round-robin among the 8 remaining fencers. Masters foil The foil event for professionals involved 60 fencers from 8 nations. Masters foil round 1 Held on 22 May and 23 May , the masters foil used jury verdicts on art and skill in the bout rather than winning or lossing to advance to the second round. Masters foil quarterfinals The second round also used jury verdicts to determine advancement from the second round, held on 24 May . The top 10 fencers received automatic qualification to the semifinals while the rest competed in a repechage. =Masters foil repechage The repechage on 25 May was also conducted by jury selection following bouts. 6 fencers advanced to the semifinals. Masters foil semifinals The 16 remaining rencers were divided into two pools of 8. They competed in round-robin tournaments on 27 May and 28 May , with the top four in each pool advancing to the final. The others played in the consolation pool. =Masters foil consolation pool The consolation pool was held on 29 May . The bottom four fencers from each of the semifinals competed for 9th through 16th places. Masters foil final The final was conducted on 29 May . The format was a round-robin among the top 8 fencers. Ties were broken by an extra bout (ignoring the head-to-head results of the fencers during the round-robin). Masters épée The professional event in épée had 54 fencers from 6 nations compete. Masters épée round 1 In the first round, the fencers were divided into 9 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top two advancing from each pool to the semifinal. The first round was held on 11 June and 12 June . Masters épée semifinals The semifinals were held on 13 June . 3 pools with 6 fencers each competed in round-robin format, with the top 3 fencers in each pool advancing. Masters épée final The final was conducted on 14 June . Masters sabre The professional sabre competition involved 29 fencers from 7 nations. Masters sabre round 1 The first round was held on 23 June . There were four pools, with the top four fencers advancing to the semifinals from each pool. Masters sabre semifinals The 16 fencers were divided into 2 pools of 8 each, playing round-robin tournaments on 25 June and 26 June . The top four in each pool advanced to the final. Masters sabre final The final was held on 27 June , with a round-robin among the final 8 fencers. Ties were broken by an extra bout. Amateurs-masters épée This event highlighted the singular position of the sport of fencing in the early Olympic movement. In most of the other sports on the program, competitors had to be amateurs. Furthermore, amateur standing was typically lost when one competed against a professional, even if there was no money involved in that particular competition. In fencing, however, professionals were allowed to compete in the Olympics. The 1900 amateurs-masters épée fencing event pitted the best amateur épéeists against the best professionals. The top four placers in each of those two events were qualified to compete in the open event, which consisted of a single round-robin tournament with single-touch bouts. The Gold Medal in the event was taken by a master, but the next three places all went to amateurs. NOTES REFERENCES
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