Bohemia at The 1912 Summer Olympics - Fencing

Fencing

Thirteen fencers represented Bohemia. It was the second appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Bohemia had previous competed in 1908. Three of the fencers on the 1908 team returned. Vilém Goppold, who had won Bohemia's lone individual medal in 1908 with a bronze in the sabre, competed again, this time alongside two sons, Karel and Vilém, Jr. The sabre team, which had also won a bronze medal in 1908, was the only Bohemian fencing entry to reach the finals in 1912; the team lost all three of its round-robin matches in the final to finish in fourth place.

Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank
Zdeněk Bárta Épée 1 loss 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sabre 1 win 4 Did not advance
Karel Goppold Épée 2 losses 3 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Vilém Goppold, Jr. Foil 2 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 4 losses 6 Did not advance
Josef Javůrek Foil 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sabre 3 wins 2 Q Did not start Did not advance
Miloš Klika Foil 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 3 losses 3 Q 2 losses 3 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advance
František Kříž Foil 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée 2 losses 2 Q 1 loss 1 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Josef Pfeiffer Foil 2 losses 3 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Viliam Tvrzský Foil 1 loss 2 Q 1 loss 2 Q 4 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée Disqualified Did not advance
Zdeněk Vávra Foil 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Zdenek Bárta
Josef Čipera
Vilém Goppold
Josef Javurek
František Kríz
Josef Pfeiffer
Bedrich Schejbal
Otakar Švorcík
Team sabre N/A Bye 3–0 1 Q 0–3 4
Vilém Goppold
Vilém Goppold, Jr.
Josef Javurek
Miroslav Klika
František Kríz
Josef Pfeiffer
Vilém Tvrzský
Zdenek Vávra
Team épée N/A 1–0 1 Q 0–3 4 Did not advance

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