pool advanced to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals: There were 4 pools of 7 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals: There were 2 pools of 8 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each semifinal advanced to the final. Final: The final pool had 8 fencers. Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results Round 1 The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. Fencers from the four teams that advanced to the final of the men's team sabre event received byes through round 1: France: Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, and Jacques Roulot Hungary: Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, and Pál Kovács Poland: Marian Kuszewski, Jerzy Pawłowski, and Wojciech Zabłocki Soviet Union: Yevhen Cherepovsky, Lev Kuznetsov, and Yakov Rylsky Pool 1 Barrage Pool 2 Pool 3 Barrage Pool 4 Barrage Quarterfinals The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2 Barrage Quarterfinal 3 Quarterfinal 4 Barrage Semifinals The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final Barrage References Sabre men Men's events at the 1956 Summer Olympics