Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's épée
Women's épée at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Green Convention Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | 13 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Épée | men | women |
Team épée | men | |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | women | |
Sabre | men | women |
Team sabre | men | women |
The women's épée fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.
The épée competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then.
At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.
Draw[]
Finals[]
Semifinals | Final | |||||
Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 | |||||
Li Na (CHN) | 13 | |||||
Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 | |||||
Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 11 | |||||
Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 14 | |||||
Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
Li Na (CHN) | 11 | |||||
Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 |
Section 1[]
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Britta Heidemann (GER) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Kelley Hurley (USA) | 6 | 16 | Jung Hyo-Jung (KOR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
16 | Jung Hyo-Jung (KOR) | 15 | 1 | Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Tatiana Logounova (RUS) | 6 | 24 | Emma Samuelsson (SWE) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
24 | Emma Samuelsson (SWE) | 15 | 24 | Emma Samuelsson (SWE) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
25 | Aya El Sayed (EGY) | 7 | 8 | Hajnalka Kiraly Picot (FRA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Hajnalka Kiraly Picot (FRA) | 15 | 1 | Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Li Na (CHN) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Zhong Weiping (CHN) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Noam Mills (ISR) | 8 | 12 | Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
12 | Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 15 | 12 | Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
13 | Sophie Lamon (SUI) | 15 | 4 | Li Na (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
20 | María Martínez (VEN) | 9 | 13 | Sophie Lamon (SUI) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Li Na (CHN) | 15 |
Section 2[]
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Imke Duplitzer (GER) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Jesika Jiménez (PAN) | 15 | 19 | Jesika Jiménez (PAN) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
14 | Yana Shemyakina (UKR) | 13 | 3 | Imke Duplitzer (GER) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | 11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
22 | Yeung Chui Ling (HKG) | 11 | 11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Sherraine Schalm (CAN) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Lubov Shutova (RUS) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Hadia Bentaleb (ALG) | 4 | 10 | Emese Szász (HUN) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Emese Szász (HUN) | 15 | 7 | Lubov Shutova (RUS) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
15 | Megumi Harada (JPN) | 15 | 2 | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
18 | Amber Parkinson (AUS) | 9 | 15 | Megumi Harada (JPN) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 |
Final classification[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation |
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Britta Heidemann | Germany | |
Ana Maria Brânză | Romania | |
Ildikó Mincza-Nébald | Hungary | |
4 | Na Li | China |
5 | Imke Duplitzer | Germany |
6 | Lubov Shutova | Russia |
7 | Laura Flessel-Colovic | France |
8 | Emma Samuelsson | Sweden |
9 | Sherraine Schalm | Canada |
10 | Weiping Zhong | China |
11 | Hajnalka Kiraly Picot | France |
12 | Emese Szász | Hungary |
13 | Sophie Lamon | Switzerland |
14 | Hyo-Jung Jung | South Korea |
15 | Megumi Harada | Japan |
16 | Jesika Jiménez | Panama |
17 | Tatiana Logounova | Russia |
18 | Yana Shemyakina | Ukraine |
19 | Amber Parkinson | Australia |
20 | Kelley Hurley | United States |
21 | María Martínez | Venezuela |
22 | Noam Mills | Israel |
23 | Chui Ling Yeung | Hong Kong |
24 | Hadia Bentaleb | Algeria |
25 | Aya El Sayed | Egypt |
References[]
Categories:
- Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2008 in women's fencing
- Women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics