The event was won by Ioannis Georgiadis of Greece, with his countryman Telemachos Karakalos.

The five competitors were the Greeks Telemachos Karakalos, Ioannis Georgiadis, and Georgios Iatridis; the Dane Holger Nielsen; and the Austrian Adolf Schmal.

Sabre rules were used, except that the target area was the entire body (rather than being limited to above the waist).

[1][2][3] The sabre was held in the morning of the fourth day of events..

The competition began before the king and crown prince arrived to watch; when they arrived after two rounds of fencing, the officials restarted the competition.