ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ wɜː lˈɛs səksˈɛsfəl ɪn sˈeɪbɚ, wɪð nˈoʊ fˈɛnsɚz mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt tə ðə fˈaɪnəl ɪnðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ænd ðə tˈiːm bˌiːɪŋ ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd.
The British were less successful in sabre, with no fencers making it to the final in the individual competition and the team being eliminated in the first round.