The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1928 to 1 August 1928. 27 fencers from 11 nations competed.[1]
Women's foil at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Schermzaal | ||||||||||||
Dates | 31 July–1 August 1928 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
Source: Official results;[2] De Wael[3]
Round 1 edit
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.
Pool A edit
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Muriel Freeman | Great Britain | 5 | Q |
2 | Helene Mayer | Germany | 5 | Q |
3 | Marion Lloyd | United States | 4 | Q |
4 | Jeanne Morgenthaler | Switzerland | 3 | Q |
5 | Edith Addams | Belgium | 3 | |
6 | Marguerite Reuche | France | 1 | |
7 | Hanna Olsen | Sweden | 0 |
Pool B edit
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Erna Sondheim | Germany | 5 | Q |
2 | Margit Danÿ | Hungary | 5 | Q |
3 | Peggy Butler | Great Britain | 3 | Q |
4 | Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink | Netherlands | 3 | Q |
5 | Hilda Deswarte | Belgium | 2 | |
6 | Inger Klint | Denmark | 2 | |
7 | Oda Mahaut | France | 1 |
Pool C edit
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Jo de Boer | Netherlands | 5 | Q |
2 | Jarmila Chalupová | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Q |
3 | Jenny Addams | Belgium | 4 | Q |
4 | Erna Bogen-Bogáti | Hungary | 4 | Q |
5 | Ebba Gripenstedt | Sweden | 2 | |
6 | Irma Hopper | United States | 1 | |
7 | Else Ahlmann-Ohlsen | Denmark | 0 |
Pool D edit
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Olga Oelkers | Germany | 4 | Q |
2 | Lucie Prost | France | 4 | Q |
3 | Gladys Daniell | Great Britain | 3 | Q |
4 | Gizella Tary | Hungary | 2 | Q |
5 | Margot Bærentzen | Denmark | 2 | |
6 | Friederike Koderitsch | Netherlands | 0 |
Semifinals edit
Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the final.
Semifinal A edit
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Helene Mayer | Germany | 6 | Q |
2 | Muriel Freeman | Great Britain | 4 | Q |
3 | Olga Oelkers | Germany | 4 | Q |
4 | Gladys Daniell | Great Britain | 4 | Q |
5 | Gizella Tary | Hungary | 3 | |
6 | Marion Lloyd | United States | 3 | |
7 | Lucie Prost | France | 2 | |
8 | Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink | Netherlands | 2 |
Semifinal B edit
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Notes |
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1 | Jo de Boer | Netherlands | 7 | Q |
2 | Margit Danÿ | Hungary | 5 | Q |
3 | Erna Sondheim | Germany | 4 | Q |
4 | Jenny Addams | Belgium | 4 | Q |
5 | Jeanne Morgenthaler | Switzerland | 3 | |
6 | Peggy Butler | Great Britain | 3 | |
7 | Jarmila Chalupová | Czechoslovakia | 1 | |
8 | Erna Bogen-Bogáti | Hungary | 1 |
Final edit
The final was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches.
Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins |
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Helene Mayer | Germany | 7 | |
Muriel Freeman | Great Britain | 6 | |
Olga Oelkers | Germany | 4 | |
4 | Erna Sondheim | Germany | 3 |
5 | Gladys Daniell | Great Britain | 2 |
6 | Jenny Addams | Belgium | 2 |
Margit Danÿ | Hungary | 2 | |
8 | Jo de Boer | Netherlands | 2 |
References edit
- ^ "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
- ^ "Fencing 1928".