Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's sabre fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 9 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

Women's sabre at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date	9 August 2008
Competitors	39 from 20 nations
Medalists
Mariel Zagunis  United States Sada Jacobson  United States Rebecca Ward  United States

The sabre 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
	Sada Jacobson (USA)	15
	Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)	11
					Sada Jacobson (USA)	8
					Mariel Zagunis (USA)	15
	Mariel Zagunis (USA)	15
	Rebecca Ward (USA)	11
					Bronze medal match
					Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)	14
					Rebecca Ward (USA)	15

Section 1

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals
						1	Sada Jacobson (USA)	15
	33	Nafi Toure (SEN)	7			32	Mailyn González (CUB)	11
	32	Mailyn González (CUB)	15								1	Sada Jacobson (USA)	15
											16	Olga Kharlan (UKR)	13
						17	Gioia Marzocca (ITA)	8
						16	Olga Kharlan (UKR)	15
																1	Sada Jacobson (USA)	15
																25	Olena Khomrova (UKR)	11
						9	Ekaterina Dyachenko (RUS)	15
						24	Madoka Hisagae (JPN)	10
											9	Ekaterina Dyachenko (RUS)	14
											25	Olena Khomrova (UKR)	15
						25	Olena Khomrova (UKR)	15
						8	Aleksandra Socha (POL)	11

Section 2

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals
						5	Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)	15
	37	Adele du Plooy (RSA)	7			28	Halyna Pundyk (UKR)	7
	28	Halyna Pundyk (UKR)	15								5	Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)	15
											12	Ilaria Bianco (ITA)	6
						21	Huang Haiyang (CHN)	12
						12	Ilaria Bianco (ITA)	15
																5	Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)	15
																4	Xue Tan (CHN)	9
						13	Kim Keum-Hwa (KOR)	15
						20	Carole Vergne (FRA)	14
											13	Kim Keum-Hwa (KOR)	8
	29	Alexandra Bujdoso (GER)	15								4	Xue Tan (CHN)	15
	36	Julie Cloutier (CAN)	2			29	Alexandra Bujdoso (GER)	6
						4	Xue Tan (CHN)	15

Section 3

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals
						3	Elena Nechaeva (RUS)	12
	35	Siobhan Claire Byrne (IRL)	8			30	Irena Więckowska (POL)	15
	30	Irena Więckowska (POL)	15								30	Irena Więckowska (POL)	6
											14	Bao Yingying (CHN)	15
						19	Chow Tsz Ki (HKG)	5
						14	Bao Yingying (CHN)	15
																14	Bao Yingying (CHN)	9
																6	Mariel Zagunis (USA)	15
						11	Bogna Jóźwiak (POL)	15
						22	Alejandra Benítez (VEN)	11
											11	Bogna Jóźwiak (POL)	13
	27	Sandra Sassine (CAN)	15								6	Mariel Zagunis (USA)	15
	38	Elvira Wood (RSA)	2			27	Sandra Sassine (CAN)	10
						6	Mariel Zagunis (USA)	15

Section 4

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals
						7	Léonore Perrus (FRA)	11
	39	Jyoti Chetty (RSA)	2			26	Azza Besbes (TUN)	15
	26	Azza Besbes (TUN)	15								26	Azza Besbes (TUN)	15
											23	Olga Ovtchinnikova (CAN)	12
						23	Olga Ovtchinnikova (CAN)	15
						10	Lee Shin-Mi (KOR)	13
																26	Azza Besbes (TUN)	14
																2	Rebecca Ward (USA)	15
						15	Anne-Lise Touya (FRA)	13
						18	Orsolya Nagy (HUN)	15
											18	Orsolya Nagy (HUN)	5
	31	Angélica Larios (MEX)	4								2	Rebecca Ward (USA)	15
	34	Araceli Navarro (ESP)	15			34	Araceli Navarro (ESP)	7(WD)
						2	Rebecca Ward (USA)	12

Final classification

Rank	Athlete	Nation
	Mariel Zagunis	United States
	Sada Jacobson	United States
	Rebecca Ward	United States
4	Sofiya Velikaya	Russia
5	Xue Tan	China
6	Yingying Bao	China
7	Azza Besbes	Tunisia
8	Olena Khomrova	Ukraine
9	Ekaterina Dyachenko	Russia
10	Bogna Jóźwiak	Poland
11	Ilaria Bianco	Italy
12	Keum-Hwa Kim	South Korea
13	Olga Kharlan	Ukraine
14	Orsolya Nagy	Hungary
15	Olga Ovtchinnikova	Canada
16	Irena Więckowska	Poland
17	Elena Nechaeva	Russia
18	Aleksandra Socha	Poland
19	Léonore Perrus	France
20	Shin-Mi Lee	South Korea
21	Anne-Lise Touya	France
22	Gioia Marzocca	Italy
23	Tsz Ki Chow	Hong Kong
24	Carole Vergne	France
25	Haiyang Huang	China
26	Alejandra Benítez	Venezuela
27	Madoka Hisagae	Japan
28	Sandra Sassine	Canada
29	Halyna Pundyk	Ukraine
30	Alexandra Bujdoso	Germany
31	Mailyn González	Cuba
32	Araceli Navarro	Spain
33	Angélica Larios	Mexico
34	Nafi Toure	Senegal
35	Julie Cloutier	Canada
36	Siobhan Claire Byrne	Ireland
37	Adele du Plooy	South Africa
38	Elvira Wood	South Africa
39	Jyoti Chetty	South Africa

References

• Competition format