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Fencing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's singlestick

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Men's singlestick
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Gymnasium, Washington University in St. Louis
DateSeptember 8
Competitors3 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albertson Van Zo Post  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) William O'Connor  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Grebe  United States

The men's singlestick was an event held as part of the fencing programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the only time the event was held at the Olympics. Three fencers competed. The competition was held on Thursday, September 8, 1904. Van Zo Post was credited as Cuban in the IOC's database despite the fact that he was an American, this was corrected in 2021.[1][2]

Results

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Final

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Place Name Score
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Albertson Van Zo Post (USA) 11
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  William O'Connor (USA) 8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  William Grebe (USA) 2

References

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  1. ^ Albertson Van Zo Post at Sports Reference
  2. ^ "St. Louis 1904 Fencing Stick Single Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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