Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics.

Six of the quarterfinalists from 1984 returned: gold medalist Jean-François Lamour of France, silver medalist Marco Marin of Italy, bronze medalist Peter Westbrook of the United States, and quarterfinal losers Pierre Guichot of France, Giovanni Scalzo of Italy, and Ioan Pop of Romania. Lamour's 1984 gold was won amidst the Soviet-led boycott keeping out dominant powers Hungary and the Soviet Union, but Lamour had won the 1987 world championship with the Hungarians and Soviets competing; he was a serious contender to repeat.

The other two inter-Games world championships had been won by György Nébald of Hungary (1985) and Sergey Mindirgasov of the Soviet Union (1986). Also returning to Olympic competition after the boycott were 1980 bronze medalist Imre Gedővári of Hungary and finalists Vasil Etropolski and Khristo Etropolski, twins from Bulgaria.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/109473 |work=Olympedia |title=Sabre, Individual, Men |access-date=24 November 2020}}

Bolivia, Chinese Taipei, the Philippines, and South Korea each made their debut in the men's sabre. Italy made its 19th appearance in the event, most of any nation, having missed the inaugural 1896 event and the 1904 Olympics.

The 1988 tournament used a three-phase format very similar to that of 1984. Unlike the foil and épée competitions, the sabre tournament kept the size of the second phase (double elimination) round at 16 fencers (compared to expanding to 32 for foil and épée).

The first phase was a multi-round round-robin pool play format; each fencer in a pool faced each other fencer in that pool once. There were three pool rounds:

• The first round had 6 pools of 6 or 7 fencers each, with the top 5 in each pool advancing.
• The second round had 6 pools of 5 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.
• The third round had 4 pools of 6 fencers each, with the top 4 in each pool advancing.

The second phase was a truncated double-elimination tournament. Four fencers advanced to the final round through the winners brackets and four more advanced via the repechage.

The final phase was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match.

Bouts in the round-robin pools were to 5 touches; bouts in the double-elimination and final rounds were to 10 touches.

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

class="wikitable" ! Date ! Time ! Round
Thursday, 22 September 1988	8:30 13:00 15:00	Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
style=background:lemonchiffon | Friday, 23 September 1988	14:00	Double elimination round Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Final

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|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Stephan Thönnessen|FRG|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Wang Zhiming|CHN|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 18 | ta_AA = 13

| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 19 | ta_BB = 12

| win_CC = 1 | loss_CC = 3 | tf_CC = 10 | ta_CC = 15

| win_DD = 3 | loss_DD = 1 | tf_DD = 19 | ta_DD = 10

| win_EE = 0 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 4 | ta_EE = 20

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for round 3}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|IB|Imre Bujdosó}}

|match_AA_BB=3–5

|match_AA_CC=5–2

|match_AA_DD=5–4

|match_AA_EE=5–2

|short_BB = {{Abbr|GDB|Gianfranco Dalla Barba}}

|match_BB_AA=5–3

|match_BB_CC=5–2

|match_BB_DD=4–5

|match_BB_EE=5–2

|short_CC = {{Abbr|ST|Stephan Thönnessen}}

|match_CC_AA=2–5

|match_CC_BB=2–5

|match_CC_DD=1–5

|match_CC_EE=5–0

|short_DD = {{Abbr|JO|Janusz Olech}}

|match_DD_AA=4–5

|match_DD_BB=5–4

|match_DD_CC=5–1

|match_DD_EE=5–0

|short_EE = {{Abbr|WZ|Wang Zhiming}}

|match_EE_AA=2–5

|match_EE_BB=2–5

|match_EE_CC=0–5

|match_EE_DD=0–5

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 379

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team5=AA|team2=BB|team4=CC|team3=DD|team1=EE

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Antonio García|ESP|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-Paul Banos|CAN|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Sergey Mindirgasov|URS|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Marco Marin|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 0 | loss_AA = 4 | tf_AA = 12 | ta_AA = 20

| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 18 | ta_BB = 15

| win_CC = 1 | loss_CC = 3 | tf_CC = 12 | ta_CC = 19

| win_DD = 3 | loss_DD = 1 | tf_DD = 18 | ta_DD = 16

| win_EE = 3 | loss_EE = 1 | tf_EE = 19 | ta_EE = 9

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for round 3}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|AG|Antonio García}}

|match_AA_BB=3–5

|match_AA_CC=4–5

|match_AA_DD=4–5

|match_AA_EE=1–5

|short_BB = {{Abbr|JFL|Jean-François Lamour}}

|match_BB_AA=5–3

|match_BB_CC=5–3

|match_BB_DD=3–5

|match_BB_EE=5–4

|short_CC = {{Abbr|JPB|Jean-Paul Banos}}

|match_CC_AA=5–4

|match_CC_BB=3–5

|match_CC_DD=4–5

|match_CC_EE=0–5

|short_DD = {{Abbr|SM|Sergey Mindirgasov}}

|match_DD_AA=5–4

|match_DD_BB=5–3

|match_DD_CC=5–4

|match_DD_EE=3–5

|short_EE = {{Abbr|MM|Marco Marin}}

|match_EE_AA=5–1

|match_EE_BB=4–5

|match_EE_CC=5–0

|match_EE_DD=5–3

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 379

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team3=AA|team1=BB|team2=CC|team5=DD|team4=EE

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Pierre Guichot|FRA|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Andrey Alshan|URS|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Felix Becker|FRG|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Lee Byeong-Nam|KOR|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Zheng Zhaokang|CHN|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 2 | loss_AA = 2 | tf_AA = 15 | ta_AA = 16

| win_BB = 4 | loss_BB = 0 | tf_BB = 20 | ta_BB = 9

| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 1 | tf_CC = 19 | ta_CC = 12

| win_DD = 0 | loss_DD = 4 | tf_DD = 9 | ta_DD = 20

| win_EE = 1 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 10 | ta_EE = 16

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for round 3}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|PG|Pierre Guichot}}

|match_AA_BB=1–5

|match_AA_CC=4–5

|match_AA_DD=5–3

|match_AA_EE=5–3

|short_BB = {{Abbr|AA|Andrey Alshan}}

|match_BB_AA=5–1

|match_BB_CC=5–4

|match_BB_DD=5–2

|match_BB_EE=5–2

|short_CC = {{Abbr|FB|Felix Becker}}

|match_CC_AA=5–4

|match_CC_BB=4–5

|match_CC_DD=5–3

|match_CC_EE=5–0

|short_DD = {{Abbr|LBN|Lee Byeong-Nam}}

|match_DD_AA=3–5

|match_DD_BB=2–5

|match_DD_CC=3–5

|match_DD_EE=1–5

|short_EE = {{Abbr|ZZ|Zheng Zhaokang}}

|match_EE_AA=3–5

|match_EE_BB=2–5

|match_EE_CC=0–5

|match_EE_DD=5–1

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 379

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team5=DD|team4=EE

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Heorhiy Pohosov|URS|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Imre Gedővári|HUN|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Robert Kościelniakowski|POL|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Jia Guihua|CHN|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Peter Westbrook|USA|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 0 | tf_AA = 20 | ta_AA = 12

| win_BB = 2 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 16 | ta_BB = 13

| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 17 | ta_CC = 17

| win_DD = 0 | loss_DD = 4 | tf_DD = 11 | ta_DD = 20

| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 2 | tf_EE = 15 | ta_EE = 17

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for round 3}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|HP|Heorhiy Pohosov}}

|match_AA_BB=5–3

|match_AA_CC=5–4

|match_AA_DD=5–2

|match_AA_EE=5–3

|short_BB = {{Abbr|IG|Imre Gedővári}}

|match_BB_AA=3–5

|match_BB_CC=3–5

|match_BB_DD=5–1

|match_BB_EE=5–2

|short_CC = {{Abbr|RK|Robert Kościelniakowski}}

|match_CC_AA=4–5

|match_CC_BB=5–3

|match_CC_DD=5–4

|match_CC_EE=3–5

|short_DD = {{Abbr|JG|Jia Guihua}}

|match_DD_AA=2–5

|match_DD_BB=1–5

|match_DD_CC=4–5

|match_DD_EE=4–5

|short_EE = {{Abbr|PW|Peter Westbrook}}

|match_EE_AA=3–5

|match_EE_BB=2–5

|match_EE_CC=5–3

|match_EE_DD=5–4

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 379

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team3=AA|team2=BB|team4=CC|team1=DD|team5=EE

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Khristo Etropolski|BUL|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Steve Mormando|USA|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|György Nébald|HUN|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Wulfe Balk|CAN|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 2 | loss_AA = 2 | tf_AA = 15 | ta_AA = 15

| win_BB = 2 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 17 | ta_BB = 15

| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 15 | ta_CC = 16

| win_DD = 4 | loss_DD = 0 | tf_DD = 20 | ta_DD = 10

| win_EE = 0 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 9 | ta_EE = 20

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for round 3}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|GS|Giovanni Scalzo}}

|match_AA_BB=1–5

|match_AA_CC=5–2

|match_AA_DD=4–5

|match_AA_EE=5–3

|short_BB = {{Abbr|KE|Khristo Etropolski}}

|match_BB_AA=5–1

|match_BB_CC=4–5

|match_BB_DD=3–5

|match_BB_EE=5–4

|short_CC = {{Abbr|SM|Steve Mormando}}

|match_CC_AA=2–5

|match_CC_BB=5–4

|match_CC_DD=3–5

|match_CC_EE=5–2

|short_DD = {{Abbr|GN|György Nébald}}

|match_DD_AA=5–4

|match_DD_BB=5–3

|match_DD_CC=5–3

|match_DD_EE=5–0

|short_EE = {{Abbr|WB|Wulfe Balk}}

|match_EE_AA=3–5

|match_EE_BB=4–5

|match_EE_CC=2–5

|match_EE_DD=0–5

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 380

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team1=AA|team6=BB|team4=CC|team3=DD|team5=EE|team2=FF

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Pierre Guichot|FRA|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-Paul Banos|CAN|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Felix Becker|FRG|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Imre Bujdosó|HUN|1988 Summer}}

|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Andrey Alshan|URS|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 23 | ta_AA = 15

| win_BB = 0 | loss_BB = 5 | tf_BB = 15 | ta_BB = 25

| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 18 | ta_CC = 20

| win_DD = 3 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 22 | ta_DD = 20

| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 20 | ta_EE = 21

| win_FF = 3 | loss_FF = 2 | tf_FF = 22 | ta_FF = 19

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for elimination rounds}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|PG|Pierre Guichot}}

|match_AA_BB=5–1

|match_AA_CC=5–1

|match_AA_DD=3–5

|match_AA_EE=5–4

|match_AA_FF=5–4

|short_BB = {{Abbr|JPB|Jean-Paul Banos}}

|match_BB_AA=1–5

|match_BB_CC=4–5

|match_BB_DD=4–5

|match_BB_EE=3–5

|match_BB_FF=3–5

|short_CC = {{Abbr|GS|Giovanni Scalzo}}

|match_CC_AA=1–5

|match_CC_BB=5–4

|match_CC_DD=5–3

|match_CC_EE=5–3

|match_CC_FF=2–5

|short_DD = {{Abbr|FB|Felix Becker}}

|match_DD_AA=5–3

|match_DD_BB=5–4

|match_DD_CC=3–5

|match_DD_EE=5–3

|match_DD_FF=4–5

|short_EE = {{Abbr|IB|Imre Bujdosó}}

|match_EE_AA=4–5

|match_EE_BB=5–3

|match_EE_CC=3–5

|match_EE_DD=3–5

|match_EE_FF=5–3

|short_FF = {{Abbr|AA|Andrey Alshan}}

|match_FF_AA=4–5

|match_FF_BB=5–3

|match_FF_CC=5–2

|match_FF_DD=5–4

|match_FF_EE=3–5

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 380

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team2=AA|team5=BB|team6=CC|team1=DD|team4=EE|team3=FF

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Vasil Etropolski|BUL|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Robert Kościelniakowski|POL|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Stephan Thönnessen|FRG|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Gianfranco Dalla Barba|ITA|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Steve Mormando|USA|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 2 | tf_AA = 22 | ta_AA = 18

| win_BB = 2 | loss_BB = 3 | tf_BB = 20 | ta_BB = 19

| win_CC = 0 | loss_CC = 5 | tf_CC = 14 | ta_CC = 25

| win_DD = 4 | loss_DD = 1 | tf_DD = 24 | ta_DD = 20

| win_EE = 3 | loss_EE = 2 | tf_EE = 21 | ta_EE = 22

| win_FF = 3 | loss_FF = 2 | tf_FF = 21 | ta_FF = 18

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for elimination rounds}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|VE|Vasil Etropolski}}

|match_AA_BB=5–4

|match_AA_CC=5–2

|match_AA_DD=3–5

|match_AA_EE=4–5

|match_AA_FF=5–2

|short_BB = {{Abbr|RK|Robert Kościelniakowski}}

|match_BB_AA=4–5

|match_BB_CC=5–2

|match_BB_DD=4–5

|match_BB_EE=5–2

|match_BB_FF=2–5

|short_CC = {{Abbr|ST|Stephan Thönnessen}}

|match_CC_AA=2–5

|match_CC_BB=2–5

|match_CC_DD=4–5

|match_CC_EE=4–5

|match_CC_FF=2–5

|short_DD = {{Abbr|GDB|Gianfranco Dalla Barba}}

|match_DD_AA=5–3

|match_DD_BB=5–4

|match_DD_CC=5–4

|match_DD_EE=5–4

|match_DD_FF=4–5

|short_EE = {{Abbr|JFL|Jean-François Lamour}}

|match_EE_AA=5–4

|match_EE_BB=2–5

|match_EE_CC=5–4

|match_EE_DD=4–5

|match_EE_FF=5–4

|short_FF = {{Abbr|SM|Steve Mormando}}

|match_FF_AA=2–5

|match_FF_BB=5–2

|match_FF_CC=5–2

|match_FF_DD=5–4

|match_FF_EE=4–5

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 380

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team2=AA|team3=BB|team6=CC|team1=DD|team5=EE|team4=FF

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|György Nébald|HUN|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Philippe Delrieu|FRA|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Zheng Zhaokang|CHN|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Sergey Mindirgasov|URS|1988 Summer}}

|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Jürgen Nolte|FRG|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 2 | tf_AA = 20 | ta_AA = 15

| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 19 | ta_BB = 17

| win_CC = 0 | loss_CC = 5 | tf_CC = 4 | ta_CC = 25

| win_DD = 4 | loss_DD = 1 | tf_DD = 24 | ta_DD = 14

| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 19 | ta_EE = 16

| win_FF = 3 | loss_FF = 2 | tf_FF = 19 | ta_FF = 18

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for elimination rounds}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|GN|György Nébald}}

|match_AA_BB=5–1

|match_AA_CC=5–1

|match_AA_DD=2–5

|match_AA_EE=5–3

|match_AA_FF=3–5

|short_BB = {{Abbr|PD|Philippe Delrieu}}

|match_BB_AA=1–5

|match_BB_CC=5–1

|match_BB_DD=3–5

|match_BB_EE=5–3

|match_BB_FF=5–3

|short_CC = {{Abbr|ZZ|Zheng Zhaokang}}

|match_CC_AA=1–5

|match_CC_BB=1–5

|match_CC_DD=1–5

|match_CC_EE=0–5

|match_CC_FF=1–5

|short_DD = {{Abbr|JO|Janusz Olech}}

|match_DD_AA=5–2

|match_DD_BB=5–3

|match_DD_CC=5–1

|match_DD_EE=5–3

|match_DD_FF=4–5

|short_EE = {{Abbr|SM|Sergey Mindirgasov}}

|match_EE_AA=3–5

|match_EE_BB=3–5

|match_EE_CC=5–0

|match_EE_DD=3–5

|match_EE_FF=5–1

|short_FF = {{Abbr|JN|Jürgen Nolte}}

|match_FF_AA=5–3

|match_FF_BB=3–5

|match_FF_CC=5–1

|match_FF_DD=5–4

|match_FF_EE=1–5

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 380

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing

|team_header=Fencer

|team4=AA|team6=BB|team3=CC|team1=DD|team2=EE|team5=FF

|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Tadeusz Piguła|POL|1988 Summer}}

|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Khristo Etropolski|BUL|1988 Summer}}

|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Heorhiy Pohosov|URS|1988 Summer}}

|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Imre Gedővári|HUN|1988 Summer}}

|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Marco Marin|ITA|1988 Summer}}

|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Peter Westbrook|USA|1988 Summer}}

| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 2 | tf_AA = 20 | ta_AA = 20

| win_BB = 1 | loss_BB = 4 | tf_BB = 17 | ta_BB = 23

| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 19 | ta_CC = 19

| win_DD = 4 | loss_DD = 1 | tf_DD = 23 | ta_DD = 18

| win_EE = 3 | loss_EE = 2 | tf_EE = 23 | ta_EE = 19

| win_FF = 1 | loss_FF = 4 | tf_FF = 20 | ta_FF = 23

|res_col_header = Notes

|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for elimination rounds}}

|col_Q = green1

|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q | result4 = Q

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|short_AA = {{Abbr|TP|Tadeusz Piguła}}

|match_AA_BB=5–2

|match_AA_CC=2–5

|match_AA_DD=3–5

|match_AA_EE=5–4

|match_AA_FF=5–4

|short_BB = {{Abbr|KE|Khristo Etropolski}}

|match_BB_AA=2–5

|match_BB_CC=3–5

|match_BB_DD=5–3

|match_BB_EE=4–5

|match_BB_FF=3–5

|short_CC = {{Abbr|HP|Heorhiy Pohosov}}

|match_CC_AA=5–2

|match_CC_BB=5–3

|match_CC_DD=2–5

|match_CC_EE=2–5

|match_CC_FF=5–4

|short_DD = {{Abbr|IG|Imre Gedővári}}

|match_DD_AA=5–3

|match_DD_BB=3–5

|match_DD_CC=5–2

|match_DD_EE=5–4

|match_DD_FF=5–4

|short_EE = {{Abbr|MM|Marco Marin}}

|match_EE_AA=4–5

|match_EE_BB=5–4

|match_EE_CC=5–2

|match_EE_DD=4–5

|match_EE_FF=5–3

|short_FF = {{Abbr|JN|Peter Westbrook}}

|match_FF_AA=4–5

|match_FF_BB=5–3

|match_FF_CC=4–5

|match_FF_DD=4–5

|match_FF_EE=3–5

|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 2, p. 380

}}

{{4TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=n|byes=1

| RD1=Round of 16

| RD2=Round of 8

| team-width=250

| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=10

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=7

| RD1-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Imre Gedővári|HUN|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score3=6

| RD1-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Felix Becker|FRG|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score4=10

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=7

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Felix Becker|FRG|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=10

}}

{{4TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=n|byes=1

| RD1=Round of 16

| RD2=Round of 8

| team-width=250

| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Gianfranco Dalla Barba|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=8

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Philippe Delrieu|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=10

| RD1-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Steve Mormando|USA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score3=1

| RD1-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Andrey Alshan|URS|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score4=10

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Philippe Delrieu|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=10

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Andrey Alshan|URS|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=6

}}

{{4TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=n|byes=1

| RD1=Round of 16

| RD2=Round of 8

| team-width=250

| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Vasil Etropolski|BUL|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=9

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Jürgen Nolte|FRG|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=10

| RD1-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score3=9

| RD1-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Heorhiy Pohosov|URS|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score4=10

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Jürgen Nolte|FRG|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=10

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Heorhiy Pohosov|URS|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=7

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| RD1=Round of 16

| RD2=Round of 8

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| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Marco Marin|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=9

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Pierre Guichot|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=10

| RD1-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Tadeusz Piguła|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score3=5

| RD1-team4={{flagIOCathlete|György Nébald|HUN|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score4=10

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Pierre Guichot|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=5

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|György Nébald|HUN|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=10

}}

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| RD1=Round of 4

| RD2=Round of 2

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| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=10

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Imre Gedővári|HUN|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=8

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=10

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Andrey Alshan|URS|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=8

}}

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| RD1=Round of 4

| RD2=Round of 2

| team-width=250

| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Gianfranco Dalla Barba|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=10

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Steve Mormando|USA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=7

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Gianfranco Dalla Barba|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=7

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Heorhiy Pohosov|URS|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=10

}}

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| RD1=Round of 4

| RD2=Round of 2

| team-width=250

| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Vasil Etropolski|BUL|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=6

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=10

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=10

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Ioan Pop|ROU|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=4

}}

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| RD1=Round of 4

| RD2=Round of 2

| team-width=250

| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Marco Marin|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=9

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Tadeusz Piguła|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=10

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Tadeusz Piguła|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=6

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=10

}}

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| team-width=250

| score-width=20

| RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|György Nébald|HUN|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score1=8

| RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score2=10

| RD1-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score3=10

| RD1-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Jürgen Nolte|FRG|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score4=7

| RD1-team5={{flagIOCathlete|Philippe Delrieu|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score5=10

| RD1-team6={{flagIOCathlete|Heorhiy Pohosov|URS|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score6=9

| RD1-team7={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score7=10

| RD1-team8={{flagIOCathlete|Felix Becker|FRG|1988 Summer}}

| RD1-score8=6

| RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score1=9

| RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score2=10

| RD2-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Philippe Delrieu|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score3=7

| RD2-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD2-score4=10

| RD3-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Janusz Olech|POL|1988 Summer}}

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Jean-François Lamour|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD3-score2=10

| RD3-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Scalzo|ITA|1988 Summer}}

| RD3-score3=10

| RD3-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Philippe Delrieu|FRA|1988 Summer}}

| RD3-score4=2

}}

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