Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
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The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 20 to 21 October 1968. 56 fencers from 12 nations competed.[1]
| Men's team sabre at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall |
| Dates | 20 – 21 October |
| Competitors | 56 from 12 nations |
| Medalists | |
Results
Round 1
Ties between teams were broken by individual victories (in parentheses), then by touches received.
| Pool A | |||
| 1. |  Soviet Union | 2-0 (24:2) | Q2 |
| 2. |  Great Britain | 1-1 (12:4) | Q2 |
| 3. |  Mexico | 0-2 (6:26) | |
| Pool B | |||
| 1. |  Hungary | 2-0 (29:3) | Q2 |
| 2. |  West Germany | 1-1 (17:15) | Q2 |
| 3. |  Ireland | 0-2 (2:30) | |
| Pool C | |||
| 1. |  Italy | 2-0 (24:3) | Q2 |
| 2. |  United States | 1-1 (13:14) | Q2 |
| 3. |  Argentina | 0-2 (6:26) | |
| Pool D | |||
| 1. |  France | 2-0 (22:10) | Q2 |
| 2. |  Poland | 1-1 (20:12) | Q2 |
| 3. |  Cuba | 0-2 (6:26) | |
Championship rounds
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | 9 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | 9 | |||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||
| France | 9 | |||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | 9 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||
| Italy | 9 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| Hungary | 9 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 9 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
Fifth place semifinal
| Fifth place semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
| Poland | 9 | |||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||
| Poland | 9 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| United States | 9 | |||||
| West Germany | 7 | |||||
Rosters
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